If you've been here before, most probably, your guess won't be wrong.
Gian and I in Boracay
photographer: Lei (Naks. hehe!)Gian came home with me. His primary purpose is his pamamanhikan. We were also initially planning to get married in Boracay so a few days after his pamamanhikan, we flew off to Bora with my mom, lei and his dad. We were so excited having our wedding there. We were already imagining how it would be like. We met our prospective wedding coordinator, Ms. Amanda Tirol. We're both looking forward to working with her. I would really recommend her to anyone who wants to get married in Bora (she only does Boracay weddings). We even befriended Ate Sugar, a super nice lady in Discovery Shores Boracay and she said she's hoping to see us again next year, on our wedding day.
Gian and I love the beach so much. I, for one, am such a water baby! I learned how to swim by accident. When we were still small, my cousins and I would go swimming; and I would pretend I am swimming free style while holding the railing since I don't know yet how to swim, or float even. My hand slipped and I was so surprised that I didn't sink. Probably because I didn't panic. Before I knew it, I was already swimming freestyle (Read: Not the freestyle freestyle. Freestyle as in walang style. hehe). Then we took formal swimming lessons. Gian, on the other hand, took swimming lessons in an olympic size pool. Hehe! He's also a certified diver. Naks! He has a very nice pic in his diver's ID. Haha! I wish I could scan it and post it here but I know he won't let me. Hehe.
I've never really imagined getting married in Boracay or in any beach. Partly because at that time, I thought it's more expensive, only to find out years later that destination weddings are less expensive than traditional ones. The guests get to share with the expenses though because they pay for their airfare and accomodation. Honestly, I've only imagined that my wedding will be a very intimate and simple one. I prefer intimate gatherings. Anyone close to me would agree with me on that. I guess God has a different plan, I must say a better one; or, should I say, the best one? Yeah... Paulie once said, "God has the best thing in mind when He thinks of you."
Rewind to: a few days before we left for the Philippines... Gian and I prayed for our trip. He prayed for the pamamanhikan, for the wedding preps, etc. I can remember, he prayed na hindi yung mga plans namin yung masunod, but God's plan for us... He prayed that God would go ahead of us and lead us.
For some, I must admit, very logical and practical reasons (for the guests' comfort, first and foremost), the Boracay wedding won't push through anymore. I have to be honest... we were really sad about it at first. But then we were reminded of our prayer. I'd like to think this is God's plan for us. My heart is once again expectant... joyful... excited.
Please continue praying for our wedding. It isn't really about us, but about the Author of our love story.
Gian and I love the beach so much. I, for one, am such a water baby! I learned how to swim by accident. When we were still small, my cousins and I would go swimming; and I would pretend I am swimming free style while holding the railing since I don't know yet how to swim, or float even. My hand slipped and I was so surprised that I didn't sink. Probably because I didn't panic. Before I knew it, I was already swimming freestyle (Read: Not the freestyle freestyle. Freestyle as in walang style. hehe). Then we took formal swimming lessons. Gian, on the other hand, took swimming lessons in an olympic size pool. Hehe! He's also a certified diver. Naks! He has a very nice pic in his diver's ID. Haha! I wish I could scan it and post it here but I know he won't let me. Hehe.
I've never really imagined getting married in Boracay or in any beach. Partly because at that time, I thought it's more expensive, only to find out years later that destination weddings are less expensive than traditional ones. The guests get to share with the expenses though because they pay for their airfare and accomodation. Honestly, I've only imagined that my wedding will be a very intimate and simple one. I prefer intimate gatherings. Anyone close to me would agree with me on that. I guess God has a different plan, I must say a better one; or, should I say, the best one? Yeah... Paulie once said, "God has the best thing in mind when He thinks of you."
Rewind to: a few days before we left for the Philippines... Gian and I prayed for our trip. He prayed for the pamamanhikan, for the wedding preps, etc. I can remember, he prayed na hindi yung mga plans namin yung masunod, but God's plan for us... He prayed that God would go ahead of us and lead us.
For some, I must admit, very logical and practical reasons (for the guests' comfort, first and foremost), the Boracay wedding won't push through anymore. I have to be honest... we were really sad about it at first. But then we were reminded of our prayer. I'd like to think this is God's plan for us. My heart is once again expectant... joyful... excited.
Please continue praying for our wedding. It isn't really about us, but about the Author of our love story.
