Rich Alvarez & Kyla’s Wedding Photos & Onsite Video

wedding date: November 28, 2011
ceremony: Sanctuario de San Antonio | reception: NBC Tent

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Nonito Donaire + Rachel Marcial’s 11.11.11 wedding (onsite video)


Boxing champ Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire Jr. & Rachel Marcial
November 11, 2011 | Fernbrook Gardens

Paolo Trillo + Rissa Mananquil’s wedding

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.

Kyla & Rich Alvarez’ Prenup Pictorial

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R&B princess Kyla and PBA player Rich Alvarez have been engaged since early this year when she got her surprise marriage proposal as she celebrated her birthday in a hotel last January 5, 2011. The couple have been together for five years and are scheduled to be married later this year.

A little over a week, the couple had their prenup pictorial at a beach in Batangas.  Charisse Tinio of Nice Print Photography emailed us a dozen of pictures of the couple to share with our readers.  Here are just some of them…

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The player for Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters is the signer’s first and only boyfriend.  As for her dream wedding, she related this in one interview:

Gusto ko traditional, ‘yong naglalakad sa church. Medyo may pagka-Filipina ako.  Minsan ka lang kasing ikasal, ‘di ba, kaya maglalakad na ko sa aisle….

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To see the rest of the images from the couple’s engagement session, head on the W@W’s FB Page and LIKE us. 🙂

Bong Revilla & Lani Mercado 25th Wedding Anniversary (photos and onsite video)

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.

Countdown to Prince William & Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding

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The marketing/communications arm of TLC Southeast Asia sent W@W an email with its special programming schedule (dubbed as “Royal Wedding Week”) counting down to the much awaited Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton and we are happy to share it with our readers.

With the venue chosen, the wedding invites sent out to a super VIP guest list, and the royal wedding date fast approaching, the wait is finally coming to an end!

Witness the highly awaited royal nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton when TLC kicks off a week of exclusive programming centered on the royal family and the wedding, beginning Monday, April 25, in a lead up to the wedding day on Friday, April 29. Please refer below to the programme lineup for airing details.

Charles and Di: Once Upon a Time
premieres Monday, April 25 at 2100 hrs (9:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

Relive the most-watched wedding of the 20th century—one billion people, all glued to the television on July 29, 1981, as Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer. This two-hour special takes viewers back to that very day, replaying the memorable romantic moments as well as fascinating, never-seen-before footage. From the quirky to the queenly, poptoid graphics on screen reveal little-known facts and behind-the-scenes trivia about what made this a fairytale wedding come true.

Royally Astounding: 30 Defining Days of the Monarchy
premieres Tuesday, April 26 at 2100 hrs (9:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

This compelling documentary holds up a magnifying glass to 30 days in the life of the royal family over the last 30 years. How did the British Monarchy learn from the mistakes made back in 1981 to ensure the mismatch of Charles and Diana would not be repeated in 2011 with William and Kate? We count the 30 key dates—good and bad—that enabled a many-centuries-old institution to “Keep Calm and Carry On.”

Wild About Prince Harry
premieres Wednesday, April 27 at 2100 hrs (9:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

With his brother William about to tie the knot, Prince Harry, at 26, takes over the top spot on the list of the world’s most eligible bachelors. This hour-long special seeks to answer the question of just how did a teen—so troubled after his mother’s death—manage to transform himself into a war hero, a charity campaigner, and a royal pin-up worthy of best man status?

Making of a Royal Wedding
premieres Thursday, April 28 at 2100 hrs (9:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

What does it take to pull off a once in a lifetime event? This hour-long special brings audiences inside some of the amazing choreography of logistics and details that go into preparing for the wedding of the century.

From security to dresses, from maintenance to meals, we’ll catch up with the tailors, photographers, artisans, vendors and even wedding guests as they all get ready for the Big Day.

Extreme Royal Collections
premieres Thursday, April 28 at 2200 hrs (10:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

Meet the most avid royal collectors from around the world! In the UK, squeeze into Margaret’s home where, after 30 years of non-stop collecting, she lives proudly surrounded by 10,000 plates, cups, spoons, and figurines in an amazing world of regal clutter. In Australia, rub shoulders with Janet and Philip, a couple who regularly open their doors to tour bus parties for tea and a tour of their royal bounty. And in the US, get a glimpse of the glamorous world of Pat, a high-end collector whose haul of royal collectables includes some of Princess Diana’s dazzling gowns.

Countdown to the Royal Wedding
premieres Friday, April 29 at 1500 hrs (3:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

Royal experts and beloved Say Yes to the Dress star Randy Fenoli host a roundtable discussion from the UK, New York and beyond to bring viewers up to speed on everything they need to know for the big day.

Live Royal Wedding coverage
premieres Friday, April 29 at 1700 hrs (5:00 pm SIN/HK/MNL)

Join Clinton Kelly of What Not To Wear, Randy Fenoli of “Say Yes to the Dress”, and entertainment correspondent Amanda Byram, who will be bringing you the day’s events in a special version of the live coverage exclusive to TLC.

John Estrada + Priscilla Meirelles wedding photos & onsite video

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If you’ve gotten hold of the April 2011 ish of YES! magazine with John & Priscilla’s wedding on the cover, you’d surely won’t find these pictures there.  The ones here are the wedding photos by Oly Ruiz of MetroPhoto that he agreed to share with our readers. More of Oly’s pictures will be seen in the upcoming issue of Star Studio. 🙂

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The Bride

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The Groom

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The Bridesmaids

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The Venue

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The Guests

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The Vow

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The Gaze

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Parting Shot

Here’s John & Pricsilla’s onsite wedding video by Nice Print.

John Estrada + Priscilla Meirelles prenup pictures

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On February 26 (Saturday), actor John Estrada and Brazilian beauty queen/model Priscilla Meirelles will exchange I dos in a beach wedding at the Thunderbird Resorts – Poro Point in La Union.

It was reported that they planned for several pre-wedding activities for their guests which include: a Golf Tournament for the gentlemen, a “Sparty!” (Spa Party) for the ladies, a Wedding Ceremony Rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner Party, which are happening the day before the wedding.

Yesterday, Charisse Tinio of Nice Print posted the celebrity couple’s prenup pictures.  In this page are just some of them.

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See the complete set of the couple’s prenups here.

Ponds Girl Nicole Hernandez tied the knot!

Remember Carla Grasa?

She’s Nicole Hernandez in real life and she recently got married to Jaime delos Angeles.

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(photo by Pat Dy | see more wedding pics here)

Here’s the couple’s onsite wedding video uploaded by CJ Lagman of Threelogy Video.


(music: “Kick Drum Heart” by The Avett Brothers)

Cheers to the newlyweds!

Kristine Hermosa and Maggie Wilson on the cover of Metro Weddings (double issue)

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(PRESS RELEASE) Be enthralled by cover bride Kristine Hermosa in Cary Santiago bridal couture in this issue of Metro Weddings. Find out how Kristine recovered from heartache, found love again in her new hubby Oyo Boy Sotto. We decided to make this issue even better by making it a double issue!
Check out the 2010 Best Weddings of the year which comes with its own section cover with the delectable Maggie Wilson-Consunji, also in gorgeous Cary Santiago gowns. Get lots of inspiration and tons of ideas from our featured couples, who really made their day something to remember.

Also in this issue, we featured real-life lovebirds–beautiful bride Nicole Hernandez, in modern bridal fashion, and husband Jaime de los Angeles in a fresh, and very romantic garden fashion editorial. If you’re a modern bride just like Nicole, you might want to check out our featured fabulous gowns in airy, flowy fabrics in luscious cream, gold and orange.

Looking for new ideas for your big day? Be inspired by 2011 bridal trends—which is all about combining the best traditional elements with modern romantic twists. Discover new innovations in bridal bouquets which are sure to add more oomph to your wedding march as well as new alternatives to what you can use as your cake topper. All this and much, much more in the Nov-March issue of Metro Weddings magazine. Grab a copy now! [via metromagazine.ph]

Oyo + Tin wedding onsite video

Up until today, nothing much has been seen, by way of official photo or video releases, of the January 12 wedding of celebrity couple, Oyo Sotto + Kristine Hermosa.  Even links to our post about the newlyweds’ prenup pictures and OBB (A Prelude to Oyo Sotto & Kristine Hermosa’s Wedding) were set to private upon the request of the couple.  Thankfully, those links are finally up and active again for those who weren’t able to view them the first time. 🙂

Thankfully, Oyo + Tin just green-lighted the release of their onsite video for public viewing. In his blog, Bong Sare of Threelogy Video said the groom specifically requested for Howie Day’s “Collide” as music for the video (the exact same song Tin used for the bridal march). For her part, the bride requested soundbites not be included in the same-day edit.

Cheers to the newlyweds!

Celebrity mom Roxanne Guinoo’s altar date with her ginoo

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.

A Prelude to Oyo Sotto & Kristine Hermosa’s Wedding


(photo by Nelwin Uy)

Prior to their wedding, Oyo & Kristine had consistently been mum during interviews whenever asked by the media to give details about their wedding.  It’s clear that the couple would like to keep their wedding as private as possible.

Well, it’s been two days since their January 12 lakeside wedding (also the groom’s birthday) at Club Balai Isabel in Talisay, Batangas, but nothing much has been seen aside from some blurry pictures tweeted by their celebrity friends.  The primetime newscast in their respective home studios didn’t have any wedding picture to accompany their news item about the event.  Even the couple’s prenup pictures taken in Subic late last year were only released to the public the day after the wedding.  The couple’s on-the-day coordinator, Jody Liwanag of EventsExperts, has also been very quiet, revealing via FB stat that she indeed handled the wedding only after the fact.

We know a lot of people are curious to see the photographs and onsite video of this celebrity wedding, but we may all have to wait a little longer until the newlyweds give the greenlight to their suppliers.

In the meantime, see more of Oyo Boy + Tin-tin’s prenup pictures in Nelwin Uy’s blog.

We’re also sharing here the couple’s prenup video (it served as an OBB [opening billboard] for the couple’s onsite video) done by Threelogy.

Ogie & Regine’s Wedding included in 2010’s Best!

Ogie Alcasid + Regine Velasquez
22 December 2010
Terrazas de Punta Fuego, Nasugbu Batangas


(photo + onsite video by Nice Print | see more pictures here)

So who else’s wedding made it in 2010’s best list? Aside from celebrity weddings, there’s a noticeable increase of nuptials held outside the Philippines in last year’s roaster. It’s a solid proof that — due to talent and value-for-money (and of course, the internet!) — the Filipino wedding supplier is one of the country’s growing export. Cheers to that! More importantly, completing our annual list are the beautiful weddings of ordinary couples (W@Wies or not) which made an extra-ordinary impact to their respective wedding supplier.

Without much ado, here’s the list of 2010’s Best Weddings!

Wedding hitches nearly mar Maggie Wilson and Victor Consunji nuptials

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!

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! 🙂