My Anniversary Present to W@W
by
Christine A. Icban, a W@Wie
 WeddingsAtWork.com is a prominent figure in my personal life. I
don't remember exactly when I first read about W@W but it must have
been 1998 or 1999. I do remember that I read about it in a local
newspaper. At that time, I was busy pursuing my masters degree in
public health, my sister was getting married in May 1999 and I was
dreaming of my own wedding in 2000.
It was interesting to read about this Filipino site, at that time
when I had to visit The Knot, or Wedding Channel for ideas. I cut
out the newpaper article and tried to to access the website. It must
have been the slow dial-up connection that was very prevalent then
or maybe the site was still under construction, but for whatever
reason, I could not access the site. I would be reasearching in the
World Health Organization website and other public health related
sites while waiting for W@W to load but it would never do. All I
ever got was a blank page with a Weddings at Work headliner.
I stopped trying to visit W@W. First, I got busier with my masters
degree. Second, the marriage plans were put on hold until 2002 since
the boyfriend got busy with his MBA. I graduated in 2000, started
teaching in nursing school in 2001 and in October of the same year I
got the marriage proposal.
With the marriage proposal, W@W was right back in my mind. Since the
first few times I tried accessing the site to 2001, I was already
hearing more good things about W@W. Surely the site is now working,
I thought. It sure was. I was pleased with what I found out at W@W.
But in December of 2001, we broke the engagement, said goodbye to
six years of dating and went our separate years. W@W retreated to
the dark recesses of my mind.
In 2002, I met the man I would marry. There was such a flurry of
events from the time we met until we got civilly married in 2003.
W@W was barely rousing up from its two-year hiatus and I was already
married! However, the love of my life and I vowed that we would go
back to the Philippines and have our formal wedding this year. For
two years W@W was there, like a child, whispering, urging,
enchanting me to come back to W@W.
Now I am back. Dreaming my wedding, planning it with W@W, with all
the precious W@Wie couples here. My marriage plans may have taken
the longer and different route but there was never, never a doubt
that I would have planned this wedding with W@W.
Thanks John and Benette! Thanks and Happy Anniversary W@W!
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About the Author: In 2002, Nenet was savoring singlehood bliss until she joined a hike to Mt. Cristobal where she met Edwin. Since then, they became hiking buddies on to Mounts Pulag and Tapulao. On Dec. 2006, they'll embark on one special hike as they trek down the aisle in the cool mountains of Tagaytay. Visit their website for more about them.
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