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You know what they say: If you've got it, flaunt it. And flaunt it Shanna Siegmund did as maid of honor at her sister Laura's recent wedding. Instead of your run-of-the-mill wedding speech, Shanna performed a mash-up of their favorite songs
Here's a list of real wedding guest faux pas that’ll make you want to crawl under a rock. Cue the secondhand embarrassment.
Loving Beyond The Distance
“Trust played a big role in our relationship. Becauseof our love for each other, we were able to build a strong enough relationship to make it through the bumps.”
· The Love Story
It was an ordinary night of December 2004 when Rachelle and her barkada had an evening bike ride in their subdivision in Bulacan, but not until she saw Andrew and his brother sitting outside their house. They didn’t seem familiar to Rachelle since they were originally from the US and just having a vacation. During the subdivision’s Christmas party, her friend, Eric, introduced
them to their group of friends. This is where they formally met and knew each other. From that day on, they started hanging out with the barkada and eventually became friends.
“Although Andrew only stayed for 3 weeks during his first visit, we had already become good friends and even better friends during his second visit two years later in 2006,” said Rachelle.
But their friendship has gotten into a higher level when both of them develop a closer bond and mutual understanding.
It wasn’t hard for Rachelle to befriend Andrew because he is the kind of person who would do anything to help his friends. “The thing I love about him most is how understanding and patient he is. I’m not the nicest person, and I feel so fortunate to have someone who understands me and who accepts me despite my flaws. His good look is a bonus. I guess I hit the jackpot,”, said Rachelle.
Throughout Andrew’s six-month stay in the Philippines, he courted Rachelle with the help of their friend, Gio, who acted as a middle man. They’ve spent every moment getting to know each other more through hanging out, watching movies, wandering around the subdivision and keeping in touch when they weren’t together.
On April 28, 2008,which was also Rachelle’s birthday, Andrew presented his gift asking her to be his girlfriend and without further ado, Rachelle said the magical word, “YES!” because of the mutual feeling she shares with him. “It was the best birthday present I had ever received,” said Rachelle.
They were as happy as they could be, but of course they’d fear on risking a relationship in a long distance set-up since Andrew had to go back to US. “I felt very sad and scared of what was going to happen to us…..but I took the risk because I loved him,” Rachelle assured.
However, they did not let the distance obstruct their relationship. They’ve overcome the struggles of being parted from each other by communicating through email, IM, video calls and text messages. Long distance relationship is not an easy set-up, it requires a lot of sacrifice and adjustments to keep the relationship going.
“She takes care of me and I know that she always will. Even when we were on opposite sides of the world, she would do her best to love and care for me. Being so far apart can be tough on relationships, but one reason we stayed so strong is because Rachelle is so faithful. I’ve never second guessed her love for me and have never doubted our relationship,” Andrew said.
Andrew would work every school’s summer break so he could save money and come visit Rachelle in the Philippines every year, treasuring every single day they have together and making the most out of it. Misunderstandings may be inevitable but they are able to strengthen their commitment in the course of transparency and honesty.
As their love for each other grew deeper and stronger, they have learned to respect and accept each other differences and flaws before finally wedding 5 years and 6 months later.
· The Proposal
Just two days before Andrew’s flight to US, a big revelation has been told. On a very special night of August 19, 2012, Andrew picked up Rachelle, who had no idea about anything, from work and went hurriedly went to Sun Cruises. Unfortunately, the dinner cruise in Manila Bay was cancelled due to the bad weather. He then asked Rachelle where to go, and they decided to go to Mall of Asia. When they got there, Andrew lightened up when he saw the MOA Eye.
After having a dinner in Abe restaurant, they rode the Ferris wheel. Before reaching the top, Andrew held her hand and asked, “Would you like to spend forever with me?” and with a pounding heart, Rachelle replied, “Yes,” Andrew then knelt in front of her, holding a small box and opening it saying, “Will you marry me?” and in Rachelle’s surprise, she hugged him tight as she could and answered a big and joyous, “YES!”. Right then and there, they knew that nothing could stop them, not even the distance, from spending the rest of their lives together in love.
Perfect Two
Kerwin Ang& Diana Natividad
Church:Santuario De San Antonio
Reception:Century Seafood Restaurant
July 21, 2013
“I agree that no one is perfect but, I can proudly say that he is my perfect half.”
Diana Natividad-Ang
The Love Story
Love has gotten into Kerwin and Diana when they met in college as blockmates in UST. It started when one indescribable moment struck Kevin and can’t keep his eyes off Diana.
“It was hard not to notice her because she really does stand out in any crowd”, said Kerwin.
There is something in Diana that made Kerwin eager to know her more so he kept asking his classmates and Diana’s barkada about her. He even offered himself in helping Diana with some of the assignments or projects in school just so he can be with her. Well, obviously, Kevin courted Diana. They started talking, telling stories, texting and chatting on the internet.
What Kerwin likes about Diana is that she is sweet and funny at jokes and pretty clever especially in numbers. Despite of her being “masungit” and terrifying sometimes, he loved Diana for who she is. “I accept her for who she is then, now, and will be”, said Kervin.
Then finally, after all Kerwin’s hardwork and “hard” challenges on winning Diana’s heart, she finally gave the big “YES” on February 24, 2008. From that moment on, they started a whole new chapter of their lives.
Diana is delighted to have his sweet Kerwin by her side as he makes her feel like a princess like no one else can. “We don’t have any pretensions when we’re together. He accepts me as I am, I accept him as he is”, Diana said.
These two have undeniably loved each other beyond their imperfections. They been together for six years and amazingly haven’t gotten into a major fight. Of course they were some unexpected situations but the two have learned to shrug them off, not get affected, just be happy and cherish what they have. “What matters most is we love each other and we take care of each other”, the couple said.
Though Diana is more bubbly and more of a social person, the couple have a lot in common and shares the same interest. They love to travel a lot, going to spa, love all those pampering and shopping. “We are that compatible!”,Kerwin and Diana proudly exclaimed.
The Proposal
The couple was in one of their busiest days on work and having a great deal to do but Kerwin had in his mind this brilliant idea that would ease Diana’s rush.
One morning, they had an appointment with a supplier. Kerwin had his driver picked Diana at her house and told Diana to go into his room as soon as they arrived on Kevin’s house. However, Diana was kinda in a hurry and didn’t want to go in his room but Kerwin insisted asked his driver to tell her to go up. “I knew this was one of the moments I could surprise her and pop the question”, Kerwin said.
When Diana went to his room, the proposal ring was in a giant makeup trolley case with lights pointing at the ring then Kerwin knelt on one knee and asked her hand in marriage. Diana, in surprise, had tears in her eyes and mesmerizingly said, “YES!”.
The Wedding Preparation
It was challenging for the couple prepare for their wedding day. With both of them coming from a Chinese family, hardest part was the guest list. They had around thousand guests on their wedding. While they really appreciate and are happy that everyone will celebrate the wedding with them, the preparation for the seat plans, printing of invitations and sending out invites really gave Kevin and Diana a hard time.
“We wanted to invite everyone important to us so the number of our guest list kept adding up even up to the last few days which meant we had to revise our seat plan again and again“, the couple said.
Since they had a large number of guests, they just made a very long list of entourage and it was never a problem for them.
We can’t and don’t want to choose between so many important persons in our lives that we just had to include them all. And of course, Kerwin’s mom, Ms. Naty Ang, was really a big help on this part of our wedding planning, she made sure that we won’t miss an important relatives close friends on our entourage list”, Diana explained.
Kerwin and Diana had a Russian inspired motif on their wedding day as they fell in love with grand and elegant details of the Russian castles and a restaurant during their visit in Moscow and St. Petersburg last 2012. To turn their dream wedding motif into reality, they have their partner duo supplier Ms. Zyndee Co, wedding coordinator and Mr. Larry Natividad, event stylist.
