A Year After...

Last weekend, April 19 to be exact, Joseph and I marked our first year as husband and wife. It’s cliché to say that it’s been a roller-coaster ride but really there’s no other perfect description for it. Good thing that in reality I love theme parks and I’m a sucker for crazy rides. So basically the past year had been fun… crazy, wild, scary, thrilling, emotional, but all in all – FUN! It’s fun to be my husband’s wife. It’s fun to be married to someone who doesn’t mind (and even adores) my endless quirks. It’s fun to be married to someone who listens to my drama queen moments… who cheers my pussycat doll renditions (hahaha)… who is a big fan of my culinary skills… who remains faithful to every word he said in his wedding vow.

We had so much fun being married that we just casually pushed aside any other wedding detail that needed to be accomplished such as our wedding video and photo album. Seriously, after preparing for the wedding day itself, we were just thankful that it was over and we opted to take a breather from it. Alas we totally forgot about those pending matters. We actually just “saw” our wedding this week as we finally claimed the video and photo album after ALMOST ONE YEAR. We were able to bring it along to our Anniversary Dinner Party at Adarna Food & Culture.



Watching the wedding on screen, we were even more thankful to God for making it beautiful. Praise God that my rashes were not so visible on video. Praise God for the generous Jerome Chang (make-up artist to Lucy Torres, Vicki Belo, Zsa Zsa among others) who didn’t charge me an arm and a leg for my glamorous “tears-proof, camera-tested, all-night-beauty-guaranteed” make-up. The rate was probably the “friendliest” rate he has ever given to a bride. Thanks again Jerome, God bless you.

Praise God for the weather that it wasn’t this dreadfully hot last year and that it didn’t rain too. God indeed reserved that date. Praise Him even more for the wisdom in selecting our Principal Sponsors. We just didn’t want to get anybody who “could give us a generous gift” to start with. We didn’t want Ninongs and Ninangs for the sake of having some. We just didn’t want to put bigwigs or famous people on our invitation even if we could, considering that we do know a lot of these kinds. We really wanted people who could guide and counsel us… couples who can inspire and disciple us. We wanted more than just “Sponsors”… we needed “Spiritual Allies”… Prayer Partners and Shepherds who can really provide wisdom and example on the Biblical portrait of marriage.

Here's a clip from our Wedding Anniversary Party