Close your eyes and try to see yourself walking in a sanctuary surrounded by a stunning garden of luscious trees, mainly mango trees, or having the ambiance of a well-kept haven of greens while the sun is slowly setting down. Imagine the trees with multitude capiz drop lights lighting the place, dramatically emphasizing the trees, as you smell the sweet scent of flowers and hear the harmonious sounds of birds and insects singing. As you continue to conjure this image into your mind, try picturing yourself walking down an aisle of birds of paradise while the man who you're going to spend the rest of your life with waits on the other side.
Is this picture close enough as to what you've imagined? Isn't the picture just perfect?
This was my wedding day.
On February 8, 2011, Bryan and I finally decided to exchange our vows in front of God, our families and friends. And as the sun began to set, we sealed it with a kiss.
Our wedding was a fusion of a modern and traditional Filipino wedding. We used indigenous materials and earth colours as our wedding theme to perfectly complement the garden setting. Coming from different provinces, we tried to incorporate notable details to our souvenirs and bouquet that represents Pangasinan (where Bryan came from) and South Cotabato (my hometown).
My wedding gown wasn't ordinary either. It was a champagne/gold stretch tulle over satin gown with fabulous wooden beadwork.
The bouquet, which was beautifully wrapped in jute cloth, was composed of Mickey Mouse Tulips, Yellow Snapdragons, Red Hypericum Berries and White Wax flowers. T'boli brass bells were added as accents to represent South Cotabato
The Abel Iloko ribbon rosette and flower represent the handwoven tradition of the people from the Northern part of the Philippines while the gold bead pistil, the beaded stamen and tassel represent the rich bead traditions of tribes found in and around the region of South Cotabato.
My wedding gown wasn't ordinary either. It was a champagne/gold stretch tulle over satin gown with fabulous wooden beadwork.
The gown was made with a beaded waistband and a detachable train. The lower part of the gown has curlicues in rope and wooden beads.
We had Kontra-Gapi perform during our reception, adding an ethnic vibe to our wedding, and played some traditional Filipino games as opposed to the usual bouquet and garter throw.
Kontra-Gapi dancers performing while the guests were having dinner
For the bouquet throw, we had the ladies play the Pabitin game where they were instructed to grab one T'boli pouch. They were told it contains a mystery prize. Of course, the person who gets that mystery prize gets to have the bouquet.
For the guys, they did the Palayok game where the lucky guy who breaks the clay pot gets the garter.
Sigh...
Talking about my wedding still gives me butterflies in my stomach that while writing this post, I literally had to stop a lot of times because my mind just starts wandering back to that wonderful day. It was so perfect that I'd like to get married again! Ha-ha!
To know more about our wedding, here are some sites where our wedding was featured:
http://www.bridalbook.ph/articles/featured-wedding-majal-bryan&page=3
A photo of it even came out in the Manila Bulletin (a national newspaper) for their Eco-Wedding article!
To view more pictures, visit our wedding site at http://www.mywedding.com/bryanmajal/galleries.html. But for now, simply enjoy watching our wedding video.
This is one of those afternoons that you break into crying not for yourself but for your friend! To say that this was a perfect afternoon, is an understatement. It is more than perfect, there isn't even any word for it! <3
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Thank you, Dax! I feel so blessed to have you girls there. I love you! Mwah!
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