Archive for the ‘Marriage Vow’ Category

Paolo Trillo + Rissa Mananquil’s wedding
Monday, November 7th, 2011

She is a ramp model who has been her son’s apple of the eye for 12 years.  He is a restaurateur and sportscaster who vowed to be family to her and her son.  The couple got married last October 15.

Below is the onsite video created by Bob Nicolas and shown to all their wedding guests same day. :)

The ceremony and reception were held at Peninsula Manila. Seeing rows of crystal chairs being set up in one scene on the video was ‘magical’.  The wedding gown is by Randy Ortiz, and the bride’s second look (reception gown) is by Rhett Eala.


Bong Revilla & Lani Mercado 25th Wedding Anniversary (photos and onsite video)
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

More than the power guest list which involved the biggest names in showbiz and politics, the focus of Bong & Lani’s silver wedding was family.  Here’s the couple with all their entire brood posing for Lito Sy.

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Bong & Lani first wed in a non-sectarian ceremony at the Forest Lawn Memorial in Glendale, California, in 1986.  Lani then was just 18 and pregnant with their first child. They had their Catholic wedding in Revilla’s hometown in 1998 with Philippine Centennial as their theme and Cavite as backdrop.

The renewal of vows was held last May 28 at the Shrine of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and a grand feast followed at the  Harbour Tent ng Sofitel Philippine Plaza.

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The couple’s sons — Brian and Jolo — stood as best men and their eldest daughter, Inah, was her mom’s matron of honor.  Playing fowergirl & ring bearer are their two grandchildren.

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Below is the onsite video also by Lito Sy’s team.  Watch as the bride candidly say as she delivers her vows, “Sana mahalin mo pa ako, lalo na ngayong lola na ako.” :)

  • Click here to see more images from the wedding.
  • See pictures from the family “pre-nup” in Boracay here.

Celebrity mom Roxanne Guinoo’s altar date with her ginoo
Monday, January 24th, 2011

In September 2010, actress Roxanne Guinoo gave birth to a healthy baby daughter. Yesterday, January 23, she got married to Elton Yap, the father of her child.  It was reported that Roxanne could have married last year if it were not for the wedding of Elton’s sister. According to Filipino superstitions, it is bad luck for siblings to marry on the same year (sukob).

Below is the picture posted by Lito Sy, the couple’s official wedding photographer, in his FB wall.

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More wedding pictures posted here.

Highlights from the wedding (including snippets from Roxanne’s heartfelt wedding vow) were captured by Jason Magbanua in this onsite video.

More details about the wedding:venue -Peninsula Manila (preps), Santuario de San Antonio (ceremony), NBC Tent (reception) | gown - Pepsi Herrera | makeup - Juan Sarte |  stylist - Teddy Manuel | coordinator - Chinkie Uy of MetroEventscape PlannersThe couple’s prenup photos by Bobby delos Santos of RedFox Photography are posted here.


Wedding hitches nearly mar Maggie Wilson and Victor Consunji nuptials
Saturday, January 8th, 2011

After their much talked about prenup video has gone viral and the hullabaloo in our comments section debating if the clip is inappropriate (some even cried “porn!”) or not, the wedding of Victor & Maggie in Misibis Bay in Albay, Bicol last December 18, 2010 proceeded as planned inspite the hitches.

The groom couldn’t have described it any better…

“It spanned three days, and through a unique twist of divine faith, we got married twice in the same day. And with overflowing love and friendship and support, even the heavens cried, with torrential abundance. But it was perfect. It was unforgettable. It meant everything. It is the happiest days of our lives.” -Victor

The bride narrated a detailed account of what transpired on their big day in the article below which originally appeared in The Manila Bulletin.  Read on…

Controversial couple Maggie Wilson and Victor Consunji’s December 18 wedding was nearly marred by hitches.  A beach wedding ceremony held at Misibis Bay Raintree Resort in Albay, it was attended by about 200 guests. As the couple was about to exchange I do’s, they were told that the beach wedding was not possible unless they wed in a church first as ordered by the Catholic Church.  Despite their surprise, the couple remained unfazed.

Fortunately, there was a church nearby the wedding venue so Maggie and Victor got wed there.  “Gusto nu’ng priest ikasal muna kami sa church. Una muna ‘yung church bago ‘yung beach wedding. ‘Yun ‘yung parang bilin ng church kasi nga Catholic wedding siya. Usually, hindi pumapayag ang Catholic church na magpakasal sa beach. Gusto daw talaga nila sa loob mismo ng church,” Maggie shared on “Showbiz Central” on Dec. 26.

“Eh, hindi namin alam. Sinabi lang sa amin that day, nu’ng araw mismo ng kasal, noong araw na ‘yon. Sinabi sa amin na gusto nila sa church muna. So ganoon ang nangyari, kaya nagkaroon muna kami ng ceremony sa church with our family and closest firends. Konti lang kami, siguro 15 lang kami nandoon sa church,” the beauty queen-turned actress added.

“And then right after, nagbihis lang ako, nag-wedding dress and kinasal na naman ako sa beach,” Maggie recalled.

They were surprised that the officiating priest even knew of their controversial pre-nup video.  “Ang pinaka-funny pa ‘yung priest na nagkasal sa amin, doon sa homily niya nabanggit niya ‘yung pre-nup video namin. So parang ginawa talaga niya ‘yung homework niya.”

The rain on Maggie’s parade did not stop there. Literally, the beach wedding was greeted by rains — a “torrential downpour” as Maggie described it. “Noong nag-start kami parang wala munang ulan. And then nag-start mag-rain noong mag-vows na kami. In fact noong nag-start na kaming mag-wedding vow biglang umulan nang sobrang lakas. Umulan siya and then sabi ng pari, ‘Now you may kiss the bride.’”

Although drenched by the rain, the guests remained seated all throughout the ceremony.“At ang pinakamaganda doon sa nangyari is lahat ng guests nag-stay. Walang umalis. Talagang lahat kami nabasa… as in basa ‘yung hair, basa lahat.”

The experience, Maggie recalls, “Para talaga siyang movie.  It couldn’t have been written better. Parang it was such a beautiful wedding that even the heaven cried for us. Parang gano’n. That’s how I feel it. It is the happiest day of our lives. Siyempre gusto namin memorable and, of course, bongga!”

See the beauty of Cagraray Island and the days’ activities in this onsite video shared with us by Mervin Gobaco of MG Digital.


Coffee-Mate’s “ehem” girl got married!
Friday, December 10th, 2010

She got me at “ehem”.

Her name is Anielle Santos. Well, as it turns out, I’m not the only one who had an instant crush on her in the Coffee-Mate TVC.  This particular comment in YouTube cracked me up!

by jaodeballs:  ang ganda mo Anielle! hulog ka ng langit! wag ka nang ngumiti, maraming lalaki mamatay sa pagka inlab sayo. at dahil jan, bibili ako ng limpak2 na coffeemate (kahit di ako nagkakape) para lagi kitang maaalala.

LOL!  Well, too bad jaodeballs.  Anielle is married now.  Not to the dude in the commercial, but to Rapha Banson. Here’s proof…

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(photo by Pat Dy | see more photos here)

Snippets of the couple’s heartfelt wedding vows are in this onsite video is by Bob Nicolas.


music: “Falling in Love” by Taio Cruz

Ceremony was held in Don Bosco Church and reception followed at Blue Leaf.  The bride’s gown is by Michi Calica, and Jojit Dy served as the wedding planner.

Cheers to the Rapha & Anielle! :)