My-then-boyfriend and I agreed that the long wait is over. Yeap, it was a mature decision on both parties minus the kneeling-down-marriage proposal scene. It was the year of our 12th year anniversary and the year we have agreed, as young adults, to graduate from our boyfriend-girlfriend relationship to finally seal the deal and vow to take each other for the rest of our lives. We aimed for a big wedding! We felt that we owe it to ourselves to have a grand wedding since it was freaking 12 years of togetherness and everyone seems to be waiting for it! Besides we can afford a mid-scale celebration because both of us are earning enough to save for something more festive. However, it was also the year of recession...
Just imagine the day my fiance, had to face me and be the bearer of bad news that despite his skills at work their office had to let go half of their personnel because they could no longer afford it and he was included. Will there be any more wedding to look forward to after such news?
Of course!
After recovering from the bad news, we as a couple went back to the drawing board and we started to take on a new mantra -- "by faith" in God this will happen. I would remember the first time I showed the projected expenses to my groom, I already revised it cutting all expenses into something sensible still his highblood shoots up. Worries filled his mind being a firm believer that the man should be the provider for his family. I felt sorry for him and reminded him that those things on the list doesn't really matter because at the end of the day all I really wanted was to be one with him. So as much as we wanted to share the event to all the people who became part of our love story, we kept it simple and intimate but maintaining the class and elegance our money could afford.
But what a wonderful sight to see that God actually use this momentous event to move people and become a channel of his blessings to us. We didn't asked much, we asked only what we needed but people wanted to be involved! It was such amazing sight to see unfold. It was September when we all hit by Ondoy, tragic as it is for all but it was also the que for the blessing to come in right in time for us in giving our reservations to our suppliers. I got my Christmas bonus early as the government mandated the companies to release it to help out people from the last storm. One of our principal sponsor in abroad send out a generous amount of money covering the whole reception expenses. Another sponsor taking the tab for the groom's ensemble, another one providing the bride's transpo, churchmate guests chipping in for the wedding cake, my brother lending his talents for a creative wedding souvenir, his brother adding lechon to our menu. What else could we asked, more than the basic has been taken cared off. If that wasn't enough, it was also this time that my fiance got a new job!
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| Memories of 6th December, 2009 |
Soon, our Dec 6 wedding came despite the knowledge of some colleagues... it was one of the happiest and blessed day of our life together. To see the people come together and be witness of our union as husband and wife under God's blessing.
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