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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 Pi\u00f1as City.\u00a0 But what got their nuptials featured in Manila Bulletin was the fact that they held their reception in a McDonald\u2019s outlet!<\/p>\n
Below is an excerpt from the said article:<\/p>\n
With \u201cI do\u2019s\u201d already exchanged, the newly-married couple treated their guests to the brand of fast food that they both love. Yes, the wedding reception \u2013 or \u201crecess,\u201d as the couple likes to call it \u2013 took place at a McDonald\u2019s branch along Alabang-Zapote road.<\/p>\n
It was a wedding party that was like a children\u2019s party — and perhaps the first-ever wedding reception in a McDonald\u2019s outlet — with an even more playful twist.<\/p>\n
The chocolate wedding cake (by Truffle Park Co.<\/a>) was fashioned to look like a Big Mac, McDonald\u2019s flagship double-layered burger; instead of Roger and Noemi, two McDonald\u2019s mascots were made to do the traditional Filipino Catholic wedding \u201cmoney dance\u201d while the 120 or so guests who filled the particular branch took home popular \u201cHappy Meal\u201d toys.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the best bite out of a Big Mac that I\u2019ve ever had in my entire life,\u201d<\/em> said the groom. You\u2019d better believe him; he\u2019s had countless Big Macs in his burger-munching career. [READ FULL STORY…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In her email posted in the W@W eGroup<\/a>, 3na shared that she and her groom even went through the drive-thru window with their entourage in tow.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 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.”<\/em><\/p>\n
The groom’s advice is best shared with his quote in the Bulletin article: \u201cMy advice to other couples who want to tie the knot is to personalize their nuptial, if they can,\u201d<\/em> said Roj. \u201cWhy become like a million others, if you can become one in a million?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
Below is Roj & 3na’s onsite video by Kris Matanguihan<\/a>.<\/p>\n