(photo courtesy of Oly Ruiz of Metro Photo)
Well, you’re not really invited, but you might as well feel like you were there merely by watching this onsite video.
Fact is, this is one of the few times an SDE (same-day edit) captured ample live audio snippets where viewers get a glimpse of the personality of the couple. Their sense of humor shines through every clip in a familair Pinoy candor. To me, it felt like they were somebody I know personally. The ceremony presided by a judge in Makati City Hall felt very relaxed, a refreshing departure from the ’sobfest’ we typically expect in a solemn church ceremony.
I know this is not a typical ‘get-it-over-and-done-with’ kinda civil wedding. But who ever said that a civil ceremony should be plain non-event?
I’ve been told the couple wore a Randy Ortiz during the ceremony, after which, the bride slipped into a Paul Cabral creation in time for their Blue Leaf reception. Add the fact that they got Jason Magbanua to do their video speaks that this is no ordinary civil ceremony. Despite these, the video didn’t come off as trying to show off; on the contrary, it felt very spontaneous and unrestrained. Unpretentious is the word. 
Props to David & Jorene for proving that a simple civil wedding ceremony can be equally beautiful!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:37 am
i loveee it!! grabe, goosebumps sa kilig.. haays.. cant wait for my wedding.. hehehe
March 12th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Nice one, inspiring. Usually civil weddings are very low-key compared to church weddings.
And are those how courtrooms in Makati look? Might just vote for Binay huh? My cousin got married in a Manila City courtroom and it was a bit dilapidated/dingy … not very picturesque/photogenic.
March 12th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
hays, love ko to. kakakilig nmn
March 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
i SUPER love this!!!
pwede parepost?? i love love the video. omg, goosebumps from the start til the end of the video!
March 12th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
i’m proud to say that i was one of the guests during this event. it was my first time to attend a civil wedding that is really BIG TIME. imagine, their suppliers include jason magbanua, madge lejano, blue leaf, starbucks, paul cabral, randy ortiz and etc. they even had pido, the bloomfields and juris as their performers! super beautiful wedding… =)
March 12th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
that’s my cousin jorene!!! so proud!!!
March 13th, 2010 at 11:17 am
It’s so nice to see another Civil Wedding that was presided by Judge Winlove Dumayas. I also got married to my Good Hunnybunchie in the same courtroom. Super funny si Judge and warm ang reception nila. Congratulations and God bless you two!
May 27th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
i didn’t know this was jorene until i watched it! i still remember her wearing braces on our highschool years! surely they had the best wedding!