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Jay Contreras & Sarah Abad’s Rockstar Wedding!

celeb_jaysarah.jpg(photo by Edwin Tuyay) Last February 12, Jay Contreras (frontman of the band Kamikaze) married Sarah Abad (sister of actress Kaye Abad) in a ceremony held at Paco Park.  Their color motif?  BLACK.  The entourage and wedding guests were all wearing dresses and suits in that color yet the general tone didn’t look morbid at all.  At best, it came out unconventional and fun simply looking at the pictures.  Even the bride’s gown was accentuated by a black waistband which looked elegant.  The groom’s long hair was even braided while the couple’s tattoos provided a refreshing contrast to the typical wedding photos.

Their chosen wedding ceremony venue was a bit controversial for a few as we read some comments in couple of personal blogs who have posted about this celebrity wedding. A few felt that having a ‘cemetery’ for a venue was a bit too weird or creepy for their taste. So we feel a little clarification is in order:

[source: wikipedia] “Paco Park  was once Manila’s municipal cemetery during the Spanish colonial period.  But burial or interment at the place already ceased in 1912. Descendants of those who were buried in the park had the remains of their ancestors transferred.  A Roman Catholic chapel was built inside the walls of the Paco Park (Chapel of St. Pancratius).  It has since become a very popular venue for weddings and receptions for couples who prefer a garden-like settings.”

Here are a few more links to see the wedding pictures of Jay & Sarah:

Below is the Jay & Sarah’s onsite wedding video as edited by Marvin Gobaco of MG Digital.

  1. bangs Says:

    astig!

  2. sharon Says:

    wow very nice wedding i loved it!!! mine is in sept n am planning for a black n red motif now that i saw ur pix i will surely pursue with the black n red motif!!!!

  3. Arvee Says:

    I got an email of their photos. I thought pictorial lang! But at least tama guess ko Mangored kumuha. Ang ganda!

  4. charleene Says:

    wow grabe ang astig nio…..super tlga ,,,,,,,,it so nice and so elegant but simple

  5. victoria Says:

    Impressive video coverage! Lovely bride…!

  6. 21 Says:

    sobrang astig na wedding! one of a kind! i might use the theme also =)

  7. eeelll.... Says:

    ang astigg…..love iiittt…
    ang shhhwwwwwwweeeeeeetttt at ang khulllett ng kasall….congratz…

  8. lyn Says:

    i love it………very nice wedding……..sana black wedding din ang sa akin…..

  9. Benz Rana Says:

    black is not easy to pull but in their case it is so right you dont think there’s a better color for their personalities :)

    saw him perform in person, bigla akong naging fan!
    :)

  10. jessah lim Says:

    nice wedding

  11. bethskie Says:

    sobrang c00L…

    astig=)
    r0ck oN dudE…

  12. migay Says:

    wow..anlupet nan wedding!! asteeeeeeg! =D

  13. zenkie Says:

    wow! kakainggit naman si sarah! congratz!

  14. laica Says:

    super astig amn!!! hope my wedding (in the future) will be as cool as yours!!! congratulations!!!

  15. carl bataanon Says:

    astig chong

  16. donnamel Says:

    astig,lupet!!!!
    dami ingit at natuwa sa wedding nio!..
    …rock en roll mga dude!
    best wishessssss!…

  17. fanducK: Says:

    um lupet tlga
    ni idol ..

  18. Anonymous Says:

    ayos ahhhhhhhh!

  19. Anonymous Says:

    Rock n roll…only in the phillipines…

  20. kiLdi Says:

    sobrang astig!!!!

  21. WeddingsAtWork.com » Blog Archive » The Best Weddings of 2009! Says:

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  22. glenn wulf Says:

    isa kang alamat jay…u have just defy everything that filipino’s know about wedding superstitious supernatural thinking rock on dude…

  23. medan Says:

    astig talaga too..
    cool**

  24. deedee Says:

    beautiful…ganda ng sister ni kaye…anak b nla un?

  25. shaldan Says:

    um???naksz!!!hihEe…aus ah..vEry stunning., So cOoL and sImpLE..ganyan n gnyan ung gus2 qng weding ceremony…kc ever since bLACK tlga fav. cOLOr q..wIsh i could have a gud and RomanTic weddiNg cEReMony just like dEm…’-)…Belated cOngrat’s nga pla…

  26. miggy Says:

    ang ganda nman ng weding nio idol

  27. chrisette Says:

    wow !
    eaN ang gusto cong wedding :)
    asteeeg talaga ni jay <3
    i just saw him last2 week :))
    lagi co pa tinitignan ueng wedding nila :))

  28. charlen Says:

    astig mo boi! f*ck the rulezzzz!

  29. smile Says:

    Ang LuFet!!!Sooo Cool!!!

  30. smile Says:

    pa share po ha tnx:)

  31. pernaim Says:

    pa share po..tnx..astig!!

  32. Valerie Says:

    what soundtrack was used here?

  33. sheryl Says:

    hi sis!
    kindly help me naman po for giving me ideas on how can i achieve a rock chic wedding themes.. thanks!

  34. Betchi Says:

    HAHA astig ka tlaga jay .. IDOL ko ang kamikazee
    Kahit sa?n ung GIG nila andun ako CONGRATS jay and sarah

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