hi there!
congrats in your coming wedding!!!
last year, july 2012, i went home (philippines) for a vacation and to get married as well...i was under the live-in caregiver program then. after our marriage, i went back here in canada and waited for our nso marriage certification/authentication (which was processed by my husband there). whoever processes this authentication in nso need to be prompt in the follow-ups of documents from the local civil registrar. what he did was, he went to the local civil registrar and have it endorsed to nso (to speed up the process because if you don't go there personally, the lcr will send the marriage cert. to nso by batch) then he was advised to go to nso a month after the endorsement date. when i received our nso marriage cert. here, i booked an appointment at the phil. consulate general-vancouver to have my passport renewed and have my last name changed to my husband's surname. it took about 6-7weeks before i received my new passport now bearing my husband's surname...and then i started changing my driver's license, health card, etc... before i submitted my permanent resident application(along with my husband's application and open work permit application)...now, i am just waiting for my work permit to arrive in mail(immigration said i was approved last may8 and the document was sent last may13 but i haven't received it yet until now)...hope these details help you...good luck!!!