My brother got married to the girl of his dreams last summer. It was a long dream they shared - they’ve been together for 12 years! Pristine and I flew to the Philippines to attend the grand event.
The couple had a Catholic wedding, held at a local church. Here are 13 photos taken during the special day and some details on what happens on a traditional Filipino (Catholic) wedding.
I’ll start the tour with the photos of the bride and the groom while they were preparing for their big day in their respective hotel rooms. The bride and groom dress in separate rooms and old tradition even says it’s bad luck if the couple meet before the wedding day.
~ the bride in her room ~
~ the best man is helping the groom ~
It is also considered bad luck to try out the wedding dress so the bride only gave her measurements and prayed the dress to perfectly fit her on her most important day.
When everyone finished dressing up, the bride came down.
Dang, she was so ready to face a new chapter of her life!
She got into the car that will take her to church.
The groom was already waiting for his bride in the church.
~ the groom with his parents (my mother and father) ~
~ the wedding venue ~
The wedding started with the wedding entourage marching to the altar. The bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls, sponsors and finally the bride:
~ the jittery bride almost cried during the wedding march ~
The groom, waiting at the altar thanked the parents of the bride by kissing their hands. He then received his bride and the wedding mass started.
The typical Filipino wedding means one full mass and within it, cord, veil, candle and coin ceremonies but I will not bore you with the lengthy details.
~ veil ceremony: to cloth the couple as one ~
~ the cord ceremony: to bind the couple as one ~
~ I do. ~
Finally, the beautiful couple is pronounced man and wife. Congratulations to Dante and Vicky!
One day when I finish sorting out all things calling for my attention, I’ll post more random photos of the wedding and at the reception.
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No TT this week. But yours is beautiful! Great idea and a lovely wedding!
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Fabulous photos! You did a professional’s job!
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The couple is wonderful. I’m sure you had a lot of fun at the wedding:)
All the best for them, and may their marriage to be blessed with Love, Health and Prosperity!!!
You look so much asame with your father:)
The wedding procedure is so much different than our ortodox wedding!
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What a beautiful wedding, everyone looks radiant.
Her dress is gorgeous, and does fit perfectly. It must be very stressful not to be able to try it on in advance!
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your brother look so proud and so handsome …
congratulations to the groom and best wishes to the bride.
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Your brother is so handsome and his bride so beautiful!
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What a beautiful wedding. Great pictures. My favorite is the bride in her room before the wedding. Thanks for sharing.
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Such a beautiful wedding. I love her dress. Congrats to the happy couple.
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I especially love the throwing of the petals and #5!
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What a great wedding! You got some wonderful shots here.
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What great pics…such a nice ceremony. Happy TT and thanks for stopping by. I love that dress!!
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What a stunning wedding dress!!!
Lovely photos. Looks like your camera was working well.
My husband and I had a full Catholic mass, but we had no cultural traditions like the cord or veil ceremony.
What a beautiful event. That bride is PERFECT!!
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What a beautiful wedding and of course a beautiful bride! I would have been so nervous to not try on my dress until the day of the ceremony!!!
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Aww, They look so happy and handsome together! Terrific photos:)
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