WaW Funny Wedding Proposals Part 3

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Editor’s Note: This is the third of our 3-part blog series on WaW Funny Wedding Proposal Stories that we’ve gathered from our WaWies. This time, we’ve got sprockets and buses involved. Enjoy![/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Melly

Franz proposed on July 5, 2015 at Breakfast at Antonio’s in Tagaytay. Even before the proposal, we were already preparing for our 2017 wedding. He knew that I was expecting a proposal any time soon. I was even reminding him of the things I wanna experience during the proposal, haha. You see, nearly every girl in this world dreams of receiving an engagement ring from her prince charming.

I told Franz that I do not need an expensive ring. I even (half) joked about only wanting a cheap ring from since my kuripot self will probably turn hysterical at the sight of a fancy ring on proposal day.

That joke seemed to have backfired when he said he would give me 11 titanium rings, instead. He was actually referring to the sprockets found on racing bikes, since my road bike then only had an entry level gear set and the one he mentioned will surely level up my game (we’re newbie triathletes kasi).

Anyway, this made my eyes roll and told him, “bigyan mo naman ako ng singsing! (give me a ring!)”

He kept on pushing for that proposal idea, jokingly suggesting that he’d place one “ring” per finger. I’d get upset whenever he’d tell me that, but I always convince myself that he’s just trying to veer me away from finding out about his plan.

Franz chose to propose on the same day our friend proposed to his girlfriend because I was busy helping ironing out the plan. He knew I wouldn’t suspect his proposal plan as I was too preoccupied.

To make the long story short(er), our friend’s proposal was a success and we planned to have a celebratory lunch somewhere in Tagaytay. My best friend suggested Breakfast at Antonio’s and we all agreed.

When we’re all seated, our friend Jason handed me a gift. I asked what it is, but he just insisted that I open it to find out. It was then I realized that everyone seemed so giddy. “Mag po-propose na ata,” I thought.

I didn’t want to open it at first, because I felt that it was going to be THAT day. After a while, I decided to open it, and Voila! There they were! The 11 titanium sprockets that he’d been joking about!!!

Of course, I freaked out! Cameras were all out, but Franz wasn’t able to kneel and pop the question because I gave him an upset stare and violently asked where my engagement ring was.

“Asan yung singsing?!?!?!” I asked.

My friends all laughed and the restaurant guests seemed to have felt sorry for Franz, hahaha. He pulled out the ring and slid it on my finger, and that’s it. We’re finally engaged!

We had a little argument after that, because he knew I wanted a private proposal – only us! Franz laughed and said he did not forget about that. He explained that I was too suspicious and that I gave him a hard time executing his proposal. Somehow, he said, his plan was a success because I was clueless. Hahahaha!
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One afternoon, sinundo niya ako sa work. Our routine was we will just wait for the bus bound to Laguna inside the car. So while waiting, he asked me “Pa’no mo gusto ako mag-propose sayo?”

I answered, “Hay nako! Mag-propose ka na lang, okay na sa akin!” I was just teasing him kasi nga mukhang wala naman s’ya balak mag propose with a ring.

Madalas naman s’ya magtanong if I will marry him. Feeling ko lang hindi binding pag walang ring, HAHAHA!

And then, right there and then, bigla niya binuksan yung small compartment sa harap ng passenger seat – may red box!

We were both laughing. No one’s talking.

Nangingilid na luha ko kakatawa. Siya din tawa ng tawa. Ganun kami for quite some time.

Tapos biglang may bus. Hindi pa nya nao-open yung box!

I had to go kasi if I let the bus leave me, 45 minutes ang aantayin ko. And I was so overwhelmed. I needed to breathe, haha!

Sabi ko, “next time na lang, bye!” And we were still laughing. He didn’t get to open the box.

He didn’t feel bad that I left. The question came 2 weeks later.

Sabi niya buti daw nagkaroon ako ng 2 weeks to think kasi feeling niya hindi pa din ako makakasagot kung nung time na `yun s’ya nagtanong.

Atat lang daw ako for the proposal pero alam n’yang hindi ako makakasagot agad, haha!
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WaW Funny Wedding Proposal Stories Part 1

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WaW Funny Wedding Proposals Part 2

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Have a good laugh as you read the wedding proposal story of WaWie Allia Donna Go a.k.a. Ang Assumptionista. [/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]The First Time
Every Christmas naman ay may exchange gift kami ni H2B (Husband-to-be).

Year 2013 nung nagsimula na ‘ko magpahiwatig sa kanya na gusto ko na lumagay sa tahimik. So nung napag-usapan namin ‘yung exchange gift, talaga namang excited ako. Tinanong ko s’ya ano’ng gift n’ya sa ‘kin. Siyempre ayaw nya sabihin.

Tapos humingi ako ng clue. Sabi nya sobrang matutuwa raw ako, maiiyak pa raw ako. Eh di lalo akong na-excite. Then sabi ko starts with letter ano yung gift nya. He said ‘S’.

Aba yung puso ko tuwang-tuwa na nung mga panahong ‘yun! Nak’wento ko rin sa mga friends ko, mas atat kasi sila sa `kin.

Sabi pa nung isang friend ko, hindi naman siguro ako papaasahin ni Erick nang ganun since he knew I wanted to get married already. Kaya talagang yung ‘S’ na yun ay naiisip kong “sing-sing”.

Come the assumed proposal day, napag-usapan namin mag-exchange gift sa araw ng kasal ng barkada n’ya. Nagpunta ako sa house nila para sabay na kami punta sa kasal.

Pagpasok ko palang sa gate nila, tumatakbo sya sa `kin may dalang malaking box. Then he greeted me Merry Christmas sabay abot ng gift.

It was a minion! Si Stuart. Heartbreaking (Mimma)! At naiyak nga ako nang slight. Pero nagsasalita naman yung minion eh, saka favorite ko talaga `yung mga alien na `yun. Kaya sige patawarin na.

The Second Time
Despite incident #1, hindi pa rin ako tumigil mag-expect. On our 3rd anniversary, we went to Batanes to celebrate. Sobrang scenic ng lugar, nakakaiyak sa ganda. So ayun, expect na naman ako. Nakakita pa kami ng proposal mismo on one of our tours.

On our last night, nagpa-reserve kami sa Bunkers Cafe para magdinner, `yun din kasi exact date ng anniv namin. So ayun mega expect ako. Sinisipat ko yung bulsa n’ya kung may umbok. Hahaha!

Dumating na `yung dessert at natapos na kami kumain. Walang question at walang sing-sing. Oh well, mas marami lang talagang magagandang bato sa Batanes, hindi pa nga lang kasali yung bato para sa `kin.

The Third Time
On our 4th anniversary and his 32nd birthday, we went to HK and Macau. Ako nag-ayos ng itinerary, pero shine-share ko sa kanya saka tinatanong ko sya kung may gusto s’ya puntahan for dinner, hehe, s’yempre eto na naman ako.

Saka nabi-buildup din kasi ng friends and officemates na tuwing may trip kami eh this is it na. Saka eto rin ‘yung first out of the country trip namin na kami lang. Kaya ayun!

So, pinangarap ko na habang nagfa-fireworks sa Disneyland eh ayun na. Bago mag-fireworks, pumasok kami sa isang store para mamili ng souvenirs. Ang haba ng pila sa bayaran, tapos malapit na mag-fireworks. Ayun nagsimula na, nakapila pa rin kami. Sabi nya, sya na lang magbabayad, takbo na ko sa labas para manood.

Medyo napaisip ako kung dun na nga, baka kako maghahanda pa s’ya. Kaya lumabas na nga ako. Patapos na ung fireworks nung dumating sya. Hehe nahati tuloy focus ko.

Kaso, natapos na yung fireworks, walang sing-sing ulit. Hayun… pero at least enjoy naman `yung trip na ‘yun.

Fourth Time’s the Charm
On my 29th birthday, we went to New Zealand.

Sabi ko sa sarili ko, last ko na mag-eexpect sa birthday ko. After nun, never na talaga. Ang hirap kasi hindi mag-expect Mimma. O baka ako lang yun? Hahaha!

Ayun, sa mismong birthday ko, nagpunta kami sa snow, naglaro sa snow, gumawa ng snowman. Perfect din pala naisip ko kung sa snow s’ya mag-propose kasi favorite season ko ay winter at kasama pa namin bestfriend ko sa trip na ‘yun, may mag-pipicture hahaha!

Pero sa sobrang enjoy, nakalimutan ko naman expectations ko.

Pero nung kinagabihan, nasa cabin na kami, bumalik na naman. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, hala, matatapos na birthday ko, wala pa rin.

‘Yung mga kasama namin, with my bestfriend, sumamba muna kasi INC sila. So kami lang ni H2B naiwan sa cabin.

Tinulugan ko sya. Sa pagod din siguro saka medyo nalungkot ako kasi mukhang wala na talaga balak yun mag-propose.

Kinabukasan, gala ulit. Luge ride, picture sa Rotorua, Hobbiton…. Lumipas na naman ang araw, pero hindi na ko ganun nag-eexpect.

Yung last part ng trip namin eh stargazing sa Lake Tekapo. Kami lang nagpunta dun, hindi na sumama ung bestfriend ko. Ine-enjoy ko na lang yung trip na ‘yun, wala na ko expectations. Natanggap ko na hindi sa trip na yun mangyayari.

Niyaya nya ko pumunta sa tabing lake. Ang ganda ng view! Turquoise lake, snowy mountains… Sabi ko sa kanya picture kami. Then sabi n’ya, bago kami mag-picture, may sasabihin siya.

Lumuhod siya bigla sabay labas ng box!

Binuksan niya yung box then “Marry me” sabi nya.

Waaah, ganun pala un! Nakakaiyak talaga sa tuwa!

So ayun, he proposed 3 days after my birthday, when I was no longer expecting it and I’ve accepted already that it won’t happen in NZ.

The Proposal that almost happened
Side-kwento lang din pala. Dapat daw sa cabin sya magpo-propose para sakto birthday ko at intimate. Gusto niya sa private daw mag-propose eh. Eh kaso, tinulugan ko nga sya.

Saka muntik na raw na sa airport sya mag-propose. Hahaha!!! Kasi yung last inspection before kami mag-board ng plane, as in kakalkalin yung gamit.

Nauna ako magpa-inspect, after ako kapain, lumingon ako kasi parang may commotion. Nagtatawanan sila nung inspector. Palusot niya nun hinalungkat daw briefs nya. Hahaha! Tapos nung kinukwento na nya sa `kin, nilabas daw nung inspector yung box saka tinanong sya “Sir, ano laman nito, sing-sing ba? Buksan niyo nga.” Hinablot daw niya yung box tapos sakto nung lumingon ako, nagtatawanan na sila.

Ayun, napa-whew sya. Kasi mapapasubo sya kung sakali. Hahahaha!

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WaW Funny Wedding Proposal Stories

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[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Editor’s Note: Love month is here! As we all know, February does not only bring in a wave of candy hearts and chocolate kisses, it’s also a season for romance and wedding proposals!

So we asked some of our W@Wies to share with us their fondest AND FUNNIEST wedding proposal stories. Enjoy!
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When you have been with your boyfriend for a lot of years and at the stage where marriage have been discussed, it is not surprising to find these women practice what they’re going to say or how they’re going to react once their boyfriends go down on their knees and pop the question.

That’s why we get giddy on every possible event that it could happen. Will he propose? Is it tonight? Will it happen today? Here are some of the funny Hopia stories. Apparently there are plenty of them.

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“Sometime in mid-2014, my boyfriend shared a story to me about how they were teasing one of the girls in their high school barkada that her boyfriend will propose to her during their trip to the US,” shares Bianca Rae Danao. “Apparently, it will be their first time in the US.”

She continues, “During that time, we had a trip planned for October for Bali. It will be our first vacation outside of the Philippines. I suddenly had this feeling that Bali might be “it” for us. In May last year, I lost a ring in a hotel in Baguio. I had this crazy idea that maybe he was keeping it and using it to buy me an engagement ring. Feel ko talaga Bali na.”

Her excitement continued to build that Bianca made sure she brought the right outfits to go with it. “We were vacationing with another couple friend, so may kukuha ng picture if ever, haha!” She laughs.

March 2015 (El Nido, Palawan). We were in El Nido for our 4th anniversary this year. Before that, medyo tinatanong-tanong ko na siya about engagements, and one time, I even asked him when he’ll propose, and he smiled and said, “Soon.” El Nido made sense kasi it was our anniversary. Also, I just felt like Gerald is not the type who’ll just propose in an ordinary place, but I also know he won’t go through anything that will require extensive planning – nothing like the flash mob types. So El Nido seem to fit the bill.

June 19, 2015 (Tinyan-Chamantad Viewpoint, Sabtang, Batanes). Somewhere along the Tinyan-Chamantad Viewpoint, while I stopped to catch my breath, I looked around the rolling hills around me. It was so calming, and then suddenly, I remembered the proposal and I panicked! My heart raced and a voice in my head kept on shouting, “Oh no sana wag dito! Ang daming tao nakakahiya!” Sobrang na-stress ako! Hahaha! And then Gerald led me to the rock – one of the spots in the view point where people go to take photos. Sobra kong kinabahan! I was thinking hindi ko kakayanin pag bigla na lang lumuhod dito si Yayay!! Well, to my relief (and disappointment – I can’t seem to make up my mind about this engagement: gusto ko ba talaga o hinde??) he didn’t propose that day.”

“I really wanted it to happen in a beautiful place and have someone take a photo while it’s happening with the view in the background,” Bianca continues. “I got the beautiful view, but not the photo. Sobrang na-dyahe yung fiance ko at pinaalis niya si manong tour guide namin before he proposed. It was alright, though, kasi I don’t think either of us will ever forget the proposal even without a photo.”
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How about misunderstanding a romantic gesture as “the moment”? We’ve got those stories, too!

“…’eto talaga nangyari sa amin. Anniversary namin,” Leslie Ann Alcala says. “Di ko lang tanda pang-ilang year naming anniversary. We had our dinner date. Then s’yempre exchange gift. Gosh ang gift niya couple ring! In-assume ko na “proposal” na yun kasi nga ring ang gift niya. Tapos bigla siya napaisip. Hindi niya alam paano sasabihin sa akin na hindi pa ‘yun proposal.”

“Tapos bigla siya napaisip. Hindi niya alam paano sasabihin sa akin na hindi pa yun proposal. Dahil kilala ko na siya for so long, kahit wala siya sinasabi alam ko na may iniisip siya. So kakausisa ayun sinabi din niya na hindi pa naman yun proposal. Couple ring lang”

Leslie continues, “S’yempre na-disappoint ako. Parang nag-away/nagtalo pa kami while having our dinner date. Hahaha! Lesson learned. ‘Wag assumera hahaha!”

“But, eventually (Mimma), after the couple ring, wedding ring na ang sunod. He did not propose to me na. He “proposed” to my parents bago siya umalis nun papuntang Dubai para magwork. He told them after a year, he will marry me na,” Leslie shares.[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_image type=”none” src=”https://weddingsatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_2201.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Gem

“Nagpropose din naman on the same day but hindi lang sa way na ine-expect ko,” Gem Alvarez-Andalajao started.

Nag book ako ng trip to Puerto Princesa for our 6th anniv as bf-gf last July 2014. Ine-expect ko talaga na magpo-propose siya sa trip na ‘yun.

Then nung 12AM ng anniv namin, ginising ko siya. Binati ko ng “happy anniversary”. Ine-expect ko 12AM siya magpopropose. Ganun kasi siya, siya lagi nauuna na babati tuwing 12AM ng monthsary/anniv…but, walang proposal na naganap!

Ang itinerary namin for that day is underground river so inisip ko baka dun siya magpropose. Hapon na wala pa ding proposal.

Sumuko na akong mag-expect. Inisip ko na lang baka sa birthday ko sa August.

Then dinner time na, nagpareserve ako ng table sa KaLui, isa sa top resto sa Puerto. Ang ganda ng ambiance. Nag-expect ulit ako na baka “this is it!”

But sad to say, wala pa din. We went back to the hotel na. Sa isip ko, baka sa birthday ko na talaga.

Dahil sa Sobrang busog, I ordered coffee pagbalik ng hotel para matunawan. Habang nasa kubo kami at umiinom ako ng kape at nagyoyosi sia, he proposed… Sobrang iyak ko kasi di ko na ine-expect na magpopropose siya ng time na yun.”
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“Year 2014 when we started talking about wedding. Lagi ko kasing nakikita sa feeds ko sa fb about proposal so im teasing him all the time when he will propose…so 5 years na kami that time,” admits Gem. “Ang expected ko lang talaga na time na magpo-propose siya is yung trip namin sa Palawan.. Kasi it’s our 6th anniversary kaya talaga nag-expect ako.”

Leslie continues, “Hindi kasi mahilig si hubby mag-surprise. He’ll always ask me, ano’ng gusto kong gift sa kahit na ano’ng event na dumarating sa life namin. Then ‘yun nga,nung anniversary namin (either 6th or 7th year anniversary), he said may surprise siya sa akin. Tapos when we met na hindi pa niya binibigay yung couple ring, medyo tensed at excited siya. So I thought, this is it. Yahoo! Finally! Hahaha!”

Bianca, on the other hand, says that she anticipated her boyfriend to propose after dating for more than three years.

Asked on whether their fiancés ever found out that they were expecting to be proposed to, Bianca answers, “He only found out about it after we got engaged. Kasi I was chatting with my friend over Facebook and kinwento ko sa kanya all my expectations tapos sabi niya, “Eh hopia monggo ka pala eh!” Kinwento ko kay Gerald (her boyfriend) ‘yung sinabi ng friend ko at tawang-tawa siya. Lalo siyang tawang-tawa when he read the exact details when I blogged about it.”
“Yes,” Gem replies. “After he proposed, nak’wento ko sa kanya ‘yung mga times na ine-expect ko na magpo-propose siya.. Like yung 12am, underground and dinner namin.”

“Yes,” Leslie laughs. “Kaya nga bigla siya natahimik at na-pressure. Kasi hindi niya expected na in-expect ko na, hahaha! At nagkatampuhan pa kami. Kasi nga emotera na ‘ko dahil disappointed. Haha.”[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_image type=”none” src=”https://weddingsatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Alfie-Mhai_Artists-Choice-0005.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]
No regrets!
We wondered if any of our W@Wies felt that they would have enjoyed the trips more if they did not anticipate a proposal. All of them said “no.”

According to Bianca, “For me, okay lang na umasa ako. It makes for funny stories, haha!”

“Yes,” says Leslie. “Pero saglit lang na na-ruin at hindi ‘yung date. Yung mood. But it gives way kasi na makapag-talk kami ng plans namin sa aming relationship. Mas naging okay kasi nga napag-usapan over dinner ‘yung mga goals, plans, or expectations. Mas naging clear ang lahat.”

[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_image type=”none” src=”https://weddingsatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/NQ-Collection_MarlonYen-106-1.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Tips for Hopias and Assumeras
As usual, we asked our W@Wies for tips to share to women who are hoping (or even expecting) a proposal anytime soon; and here’s what they have to say about it:

“Don’t feel too bad about your umaasa stage kasi nakakatawa sila pag-usapan after you get engaged,” assures Bianca. “Okay lang umasa, but don’t let this get in the way of your relationship, of having fun, and experiencing new things and places with your significant other.”

Gem lightheartedly quips, “Tip to from an officemate: Sabihin mo ang ring size mo para sakto at walang adjustment na kailangan.”[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]More W@W Wedding Proposal Stories

We couldn’t get enough of these memorable Wedding Proposal stories, so instead of just sticking to three, we collected more from our W@Wies to share here.

We’ll be sharing these W@W Wedding Proposals in our next posts. For the meantime, here’s a teaser for you:[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_image type=”none” src=”https://weddingsatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/IMG_4946.jpg” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]”I never thought na mae-experience ko pa ‘yang mga proposal chenelyn and even wear an engagement ring sa ring finger ko; kasi we’re already married civilly.

Pero on our 3rd year civil wedding anniversary, he did.
The kwento. The usual, we ate out kaso naloka ako kasi every anniversary, we splurge.

Talagang we eat sa mga sosyaling resto kahit na super kurips siya, pero this time sa isang pizzeria lang kami.

I asked pa before going out kung mag-aayos ba ako or what, he said no. So ayun, hindi naman sa nalungkot ako pero syempre minsan lang naman kami makakain ng bongga.

Pero moving on, looking forward nalang ako sa exchange of gifts namin. Pagalingan kasi kami mag-gift.

After dinner, he asked kung saan ko gusto pumunta, sa flyer or sa the gardens by the bay. I said sa flyer, so flyer it is.

Then he started reminiscing. May away pang naganap. Tapos kinuha ko ung bag ko at binigay ung gift ko: Wines in a tube.

And then wala siyang binigay! Naloka ako!

Pero after a few minutes, tumayo siya at pinatayo ako. Nung tumayo ako, lumuhod siya saka bumubunot sa bulsa. Napaupo ako saka kahit di ko pa nakikita ung ibibigay niya, naiyak ako. And then he popped the question na, “Will you marry me again?”” —Rose Amistoso[/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section][x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]Want to read more W@W Wedding Proposals? Stay tuned for our next blog on WaW Wedding Proposals![/x_text][/x_column][/x_row][/x_section]

“We believe getting married should not be beyond the reach of the poor…”

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That’s the line that struck me in the email inviting us to witness first-hand a mass wedding organized by a Christ-centered development organization.  KMBI (Kabalikat para sa Maunlad na Buhay, Inc.) helps in transforming lives in poor communities and develop its human resources by providing sustainable micro-finance, training, and demand-driven non-financial services.

Although we couldn’t come due to a previous commitment, we asked them to tell us how the day went by sending us their story and some images after the event.

Wedding was set last June 25 (Saturday), the day Typhoon Falcon stormed Metro Manila. The flooding around the venue made up for some very interesting wedding pictures.

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Here’s their story…

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Rain and floodwater did not stop them! 563 couples in 66 branches nationwide exchanged vows and tied the knot despite of Falcon’s raging winds and rain as KMBI spearheaded its annual mass wedding.

“Malaki ang tulong nito. Una, spiritually blessed ka ng God, blessed ka ng minister, blessed kang society… so malaki ang benefit nito,” says Mr. Joel Clavecilla, branch manager of Tandang Sora, Quezon City.

It was an emotional, spiritual and fun-filled event as the couples made a covenant before men and God in the sanctity of marriage. Couples from Valenzuela branch even had to ride on a truck and pedicab, with the brides’ wedding gowns safely kept in a plastic bag, just to make it to the venue.

For some, it was a dream come true as some couples had concerns as to what kind of wedding and church they would attend because of difference in religious beliefs.

Ronalyn Marino, a program member from Tandang Sora and a Catholic, who got married to Radia Solaiman Disomimba, a Muslim, said that she’s grateful because KMBI has prepared an ecumenical wedding for couples like them aside from the financial support it gave for the wedding.

“Maraming problem – sa religion, sa family. Ngayon, binigay sa amin ng KMBI ang pagsasama na tiyak para sa Kanya. Para maging legal ang pamilya namin, maging legal yung pagsasama namin.” Ronalyn and Radia already have a child.

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The ecumenical mass wedding was joined by couples of different spiritual background and orientation who have been living together and most already have children. This is one of the organization’s major activities that are being taken care of by the Transformation Department. It aims to reach one of the components of its SEES (Spiritual, Economic, Environmental, Social) program, which is to draw people near to God and have a deeper relationship with Him.

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MABUHAY ANG BAGONG KASAL! 🙂

Gender-bender: Here comes the Flower Fella!

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Soon-to-weds welcome the newest member of their wedding entourage, and the role is not for the faint-hearted.  Here’s an excerpt from the New York Times:

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For her otherwise traditional Filipino Catholic wedding last October in Mountain View, Calif., Jen Fernando chose her friend Sean Hopkins, 37, to be the “flower fella.” “She thought it was the perfect way to represent our friendship because it was totally our sense of humor,” Mr. Hopkins said. “When it had to be approved by the priest, I thought that would be it, but he was tickled by the idea.”

The crowd at St. Joseph, a Roman Catholic church, cheered as Mr. Hopkins tossed silk rose petals onto the carpeted path from an onion-shaped basket wrapped in silver ribbon. “I was nervous,” he said. “When I took the first petals out, I saw my hand shaking and I heard whispers, but then everyone started laughing so I could let go.”

As gender roles in weddings have gradually blurred, it is less rare for the bride and bridegroom to have opposite-sex attendants or so-called honor attendants.  The gendered wedding is breaking down, which is allowing heterosexuals to play with the stereotypes in a way they didn’t have permission to do before. Although flower men might bring on waves of laughter, they did not undermine the ritual.

You can play with the traditional mold, but in the end, you’ve had a wedding, Whether you do it on the back of a motorcycle or underwater, it’s the same thing.

Weddings were one of the last institutions to hold on to strict roles for the sexes, but that they were changing.  We continue to have the marriage ceremony, but we’re slowly changing it to represent the greater balance of the genders. It’s a significant shift to have the male be the flower girl because it introduces a male who represents gentility, flowers and femininity. It’s just another step toward the dismantling of the patriarchal formation of the marriage.

Typically, the flower girl settles for a few compliments in the bride’s shadow, so it can be tricky for a man to manage the task without upstaging the bride. [READ FULL STORY]

Zombies attack a Trash-the-Dress session!

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Trash-the-dress is a post-wedding pictorial session where the bride literally gets down & dirty in full bridal frou frou.  It’s not for everybody, especially those who are quite sentimental about their couture bridal gowns.

The trash-the-dress pictorial featured below is inspired by the horror-survival video game “Left 4 Dead.” Here’s the action-packed, movie poster-treatment in one shot:

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Photographer Jervy Santiago said Ingle & Aimee are big fans of the game. Props to Jervy and his team from Visionary Photo Hub for doing styling and production design in this pictorial complete with costume, props and prosthetics.  The whole thing actually played out like stills from a movie shoot.

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The concept is so unique, it was even featured in kotaku.com – an online gamer’s guide based in the US.

As with every story, there is a mandatory parting-shot of our protagonists….

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See the whole set from this trash-the-dress session.

from Pinoy wedding superstitions, to the President’s lovelife: W@W got it covered! ;)

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Ninoy & Cory’s wedding | 11Oct1954

When a dove landed on the bride’s head, the old folks believed it was an omen that she would be president someday.

 

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People Power 25th Anniversary | 25Feb2011

Now when a dove landed on the bachelor President’s head, does that mean he would be a groom someday?

For better or for worse, come hell or high water

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That’s how the Inquirer banner story reads last January 13.  The accompanying story is about a couple, Ryan Cuebillas & Glenda Lorenzo of Legaspi, Albay, who managed to get married last December 27, 2010 despite the rising floodwater in their city.  The bride even had to hitch a ride on a truck just to get to the church.

Ryan & Glenda’s inspiring wedding ordeal also appeared in Manila Bulletin for its new year’s day edition (read story below). The photographs accompanying the story are courtesy of Gil Alpapara of D’ Lokz Studio based in Legaspi City.

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(via Manila Bulletin) It was supposed to be just a simple tying of the knot of two ordinary lovers, but ended as a talk-of-the-town wedding when bad weather that almost canceled the ceremony rattled everyone here, that even forced local disaster officials here to send military trucks and rescue teams just to make sure that it would push through.

It did and all the credits should be given to Glenda Lorenzo who virtually moved heaven and earth on their rainy and flooded wedding day last Thursday in Albay just to attain what she and her sweetheart Ryan Cuebillas dreamed of. Glenda was trapped in a knee-deep floodwater in Casablanca Hotel several minutes before her 3 p.m. wedding day last Thursday at the Albay Cathedral, sending all the couple’s relatives and guests to panic as news of the massive flooding in Legazpi City broke out.

“We planned for this for several years, I will not let anyone and anything to ruin that day,” Glenda told the Manila Bulletin in an interview in their house in Guinobatan, Albay.

Glenda said she did not expect such incident to happen, saying she was even thankful when it started raining here on December 27 as he hoped that the weather would improve on Thursday.

But it was still raining Thursday morning as they travel to the Casablanca Hotel where all the final preparations for her and other female members of the wedding entourage.

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At 2:30 p.m., Glenda said tension began to grip her when she spotted that flood water submerged even the lobby of the hotel.

Even her groom admitted that he started to feel uneasy inside the Church.

It was already 3:15 p.m. and all attempts to fetch her using big sports utility vehicle turned to naught as the bridal car that was supposed to transport her to the Church was stuck in the hotel parking lot.  Even the L-300 van being used to deliver bread that was sent by her relatives was not able to pass the road leading to the hotel.

“I didn’t know what to do that time, it was horrible, I called almost everybody for help but they could not help me,” said Glenda.

Until she devised an impromptu plan which she believed, and prayed, would work out.

Panawagan
Using the local radio station dzGB, Glenda started to cry for help, imploring anyone to do something for her to reach the Church. The radio anchor then promised to help her, starting off with contacting the office of the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

“That was the only thing I could do that time. I contacted dzGB and they put me on air. They allowed me to talk and asked for help to all their listeners,” said Glenda.

But time is running out and the tension that her uncle sees on her face had prompted him to stop a truck delivering metal strips begging the driver to help them. It was a sigh of relief when the driver readily agreed.

Back in the hotel, Ryan had already asked the Church authorities to re-schedule their wedding to 6:30 p.m. and even asked some of them to prepare a place that will be used as makeshift reception area.

“I thought it would solve the problem but the hotel staff told us that we would have to fetch the pack lunch at the hotel. It was impossible to do that because the area was flooded,” said Ryan.

“What I did is to ask some of my relatives to get the food that we prepared in our house in Daraga (town) and bring them to the Church,” he added.

The hotel staff, on the other hand, had lined up all the tables that they could get for the bride to reach the truck. The move is to prevent her gown from being soaked to floodwater.

Her mother, who came all the way to the United States, and her bridesmaids meanwhile were turned into hitchhikers as they were left standing at the back of the truck.

Bayanihan

couple-ryanglenda2.jpgBut the trouble did not end there as they were stuck in a monstrous traffic a few kilometres away from the Church.

Persistent as she had been, Glenda alighted from the truck and decided to walk.

The bystanders and commuters, seeing that incident, immediately lined up pieces of woods and rocks where she could step to avoid the flooding.

While she was walking, Glenda said she was delighted to see that some of the bystanders came to the rescue and assisted her, some of them lifting her gown and the other volunteering to carry her on their back.

It even went to the point that some of the bystanders gave their slippers to them.

“It touched my heart. It felt good to see that a number of people whom you don’t know were there to help you,” said Glenda.

“It made me feel very proud as a Bicolana, because that incident proved the spirit of bayanihan among the Bicolanos,” she added.

At the end of the flooded area, Glenda said she was allowed to ride a passenger jeepney, along with her mother and other members of the wedding entourage.

“The jeepney was already full but some of them alighted to give way for us. On our way to the Church, it was funny to see that all the vehicles are giving way when the driver and some passengers are shouting that they need to give way because there was a bride on board,” she narrated.

Unforgettable experience

couple-ryanglenda3.jpgThe wedding started more than three hours late, with everyone in the Church heaving a sigh of relief that the bride was able to make it. Some of them could not help but to laugh at the most memorable wedding they attended.

When the ceremony ended at around 8:30 p.m., Ryan said all the guests and their relatives decided to leave their car at the parking lot of the Church and willingly boarded the two military 6×6 trucks that were sent by the military.

This, after the flooding started to subside and the roads leading to Casablanca Hotel were declared passable, only to trucks.

“We did not push through with the reception program, everyone was hungry so we just joined them,” said Ryan, adding that even soldiers who were sent by the military to escort them partook of the food.

“It was unforgettable. What happened in our wedding is something that we are excited to tell to our children, and even our grandchildren,” said Glenda.

In various areas in Albay, local rescue teams were busy implementing forced evacuation on the affected residents which numbered to more than 60,000 later that very day.

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‘Dashing’ Bride barely made it to her wedding march!

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Meet Darlene. She is a W@Wie who has recently gotten married to Gboy.

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Their altar date was set last April 17, 2010 in Tagaytay. Wedding ceremony was slated at 1PM but during that time, vehicular traffic was on a standstill because of the Tour of Luzon bikeathon, and in the midst of the gridlock was this classic Mustang bridal car.

The bride got a call from her wedding planner informing her that she would have to forgo her bridal march if she arrived 30 minutes after the scheduled ceremony. Left with no other choice, the bride scooped her skirt, train, and veil of her Veluz wedding gown and started dashing towards the direction of the church. Following Darlene’s lead was her bridesmaid and her make-up artist, Eddie Bruan. Upon seeing them on the street, the photo and video guys also got out of their vehicle.

Oly Ruiz of Metro Photo captured in multiple shots as the bride emerged in the two-way gridlock.

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“After about 15 minutes of running, we came at the intersection where everything was clogged-up and asked — forced actually — a tricycle to take all of us (all seven of us) to the church which was another mile away,” Oly narrated.

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As for the groom, he had tried to hitch a ride with passing motorists but no one stopped. Good thing the couple’s ninang saw Gboy on her way to the church and gave him a ride.

If those weren’t enough trouble for a day, the bride also shared that her wedding gown got burned due to a spotlight under their table at the reception. Darlene further added, “I thought there we were done with all the mishaps, but ‘lo and behold: our big day has almost turned into our last day!!! We almost fell off the cliff due to break dysfunction of our car!!! My goodness! What a day!!! At least we have an exciting story to tell our grandchildren.”

Checkout Gboy & Darlene’s onsite by MG Video. An ample coverage of our dashing bride in the middle of the road and their tricycle ride can be seen towards the end.

Head on to Oly’s blog entry for his eyewitness account and more of the images from the event.

Cheers to Gboy & Darlene for their positive outlook despite the odds. 🙂

Couple held wedding reception at McDonald’s!

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On June 5, 2010, Roger Francis Alcantara and Noemi Katrina dela Paz (Roj & 3na to the W@Wies) tied the knot at the Mary Immaculate Parish, better known as ‘Nature Church’ in Las Piñas City.  But what got their nuptials featured in Manila Bulletin was the fact that they held their reception in a McDonald’s outlet!

Below is an excerpt from the said article:

With “I do’s” already exchanged, the newly-married couple treated their guests to the brand of fast food that they both love. Yes, the wedding reception – or “recess,” as the couple likes to call it – took place at a McDonald’s branch along Alabang-Zapote road.

It was a wedding party that was like a children’s party — and perhaps the first-ever wedding reception in a McDonald’s outlet — with an even more playful twist.

The chocolate wedding cake (by Truffle Park Co.) was fashioned to look like a Big Mac, McDonald’s flagship double-layered burger; instead of Roger and Noemi, two McDonald’s mascots were made to do the traditional Filipino Catholic wedding “money dance” while the 120 or so guests who filled the particular branch took home popular “Happy Meal” toys.

And to symbolize their union in a way utterly unique and special to them, the couple ditched the cake-tasting ceremony in favor of taking simultaneous bites out of a Big Mac.

“It was the best bite out of a Big Mac that I’ve ever had in my entire life,” said the groom. You’d better believe him; he’s had countless Big Macs in his burger-munching career. [READ FULL STORY…]

In her email posted in the W@W eGroup, 3na shared that she and her groom even went through the drive-thru window with their entourage in tow.

In sharing their story, the bride said, “I hope this serves as an inspiration to all the future brides out there. The best pa rin if you make the wedding your own.  Don’t mind what other people say, kasi kami nung una, ilang beses kaming tinanong ng parents namin kung sa McDo ba talaga kami; and they ended up enjoying the party as much as we did.”

The groom’s advice is best shared with his quote in the Bulletin article: “My advice to other couples who want to tie the knot is to personalize their nuptial, if they can,” said Roj. “Why become like a million others, if you can become one in a million?”

Below is Roj & 3na’s onsite video by Kris Matanguihan.

A firetruck for a bridal car!

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We’re not kidding!

Last night, we saw this picture posted by event stylist Teddy Manuel.  It got us curious. 🙂

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(photo and flowers by Teddy Manuel)

As soon as we saw it, we immediately thought the groom’s probably a volunteer firefighter. We were sooo wrong.

It was actually the bride who’s in the fire brigade (she’s a volunteer firemedic)! COOL.

The bride is actually Kimberly Tan — the wedding host!  And she just got married to Gerald Evangelista yesterday. Here’s a shot of the kissing newlyweds atop the firetruck.  Some stunt! 😀

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Cheers to Kimerald!  (sorry, couldn’t resist typing that).  😉

Bridal Bouquet sans Flowers!

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February weddings don’t have it easy. While its past the tail-end of the wedding peak season in the Philippines which is around December/January, it’s the time of the year when prices of blossoms soar to all-time-high due to huge demand in time for Valentine’s Day. And it’s not just the prices that’s the problem, the anxiety over the quality and quantity of stocks become also become major concern. The Dangwa Flower Market in Manila is so chaotic around this time that it feels like there’s a mad fiesta!

With this in mind, we have invited some of the wedding industry’s finest florists to participate in a fun challenge: to make a bridal bouquet without using any flowers. It sounds crazy but these floral artisans immediately agreed the moment we presented them the idea.

It is not our first time to involve suppliers in this kind of undertaking. In 2006, we asked the make-up artists for a Diva-to-Diva Makeover; and the designers, to sketch a Bridal Gown for P20k. In 2008, we had a Wedding Planners’ Challenge: How Low Can You Go? wherein detailed budget breakdown of the most affordable wedding they could muster good for 100 guests. While the price quotes in these previous challenges may now be obsolete, the basic essence remains: that wedding professionals rise up to any challenge and deliver what is expected of them.

For our florists challenge, we asked Mimi + Karl to capture the images of the florists’ unique creations. Their photography tandem are known for the beautiful shoots of wedding details so they were a shoo-in for a project like this. We set our sights for an afternoon shoot at Fernwood Gardens to serve an appropriate backdrop for our (un)floral subjects. On the day of the shoot, the table where all the bouquet were laid down practically looked like cornucopia were fruits and vegetables abound. Felt like harvest time!

Participating in this fun challenge are (in alphanumeric order): 7 Lily, 2171 Floral Creations, April & Karen Yu, Henry Pascual, Jun Hen, Robert Blancaflor, and Teddy Manuel. What they came up with are as colorful as conventional bridal bouquet, except these weren’t conventional at all. Far from it, actually. We even saw some that would be a perfect accent for themed weddings.

Each of us in the shoot has our own favorite, but we are not telling. We’ll let you decide. :) [READ MORE…]

 

Defying Gravity: an Upside Down Wedding Cake

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Upside Down Wedding Cake by Grand Cakes

We’ve all heard of upside-down cakes.  But an Upside Down Wedding Cake?!

A quick search via Google Images would return very limited images.  Above is one of the couple of images that stood out.  It’s a neat trick, it’s creative, and it’s definitely an eye-catcher.  It’s amazing how cake artists make such a reverse, multi-tiered cake stand up without toppling over.  It an ‘engineering’ feat!

It’s definitely for soon-to-weds who want to make a statement. Cutting a slice would take some figuring out though. 😉

9 fashion designers sketch Bella Swan’s wedding dress!

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The Twilight vampire romance novels have gained worldwide recognition, won multiple literary awards and sold over 70 million copies worldwide.  Pure fiction but its romance aspect got so many women swooning!  It even inspired peeps from InStyle.com to reached out to some of their favorite designers to see how they envision Bella Swan’s gown to be like.

Where did they get their inspiration? Author Stephenie Meyer actually hinted on how the dress looks like in the last two installments of the Twilight series.

In Eclipse (the third installment in the Twilight saga), Bella’s dress is described as an early 1900s design (which complements her antique engagement ring) with friend and Maid of Honor Alice Cullen’s modern tweaks to the train and veil. “You look like you just stepped out of an Austen movie,” Bella’s mother says to the bride-to-be when she spies her in the gown in the final book, Breaking Dawn. “It’s gorgeous! So graceful, so elegant.”

Below is the list of the designers who participated with links to their Bella bridal sketches.  We’ve also provided links to each designer’s website to see their design portfolio.

an Out-of-the-Box prenup pictorial

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Engagement sessions (or simply called ‘prenups’) are getting more and more creative, colorful, and complicated.  I was doing some random surfing searching, when I stumbled upon this photograph.

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I honestly don’t know if this concept has been done before, but it surely is my first time to see such.  The ‘naked’ hitch hikers are played by a real life couple, Adrian & Janice, who gamely displayed their stuff by the NLEX roadside, no less.  Here’s what Richrad Buan, their prenup photographer, has to say about the fun shoot.

“It was a sunny and humid Saturday for a roadtrip prenup photo session. We started from NLEX, then Clark and lastly to Subic. We have this “Hitch” concept along NLEX together with the apprehensions if we could pull it through. Remember that even a known celebrity like Diana Zubiri was pressed with charges by the city government. Everyone was game to the idea.  Adrian & Janice started hitching along NLEX. Speeding cars, buses and trucks were honking their horns. Few minutes later we heard a wailing siren of highway patrol! Ha ha ha…. Doing something extraordinary and unique are worth all the sweat and sunburn.”

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