The love story of Alfred Vargas and Yasmine Espiritu-Vargas culminated in their exchange of marriage vows before God in a dream-like ceremony witnessed by their respective families, relatives, and dearest friends.
Their guests totaled about 250 guests, a relatively small number considering that Alfred belongs to two highly visible worlds—show business and politics.

Model-actress Regine Angeles married her beau, model Van Victor Leaño in a solemn ceremony held at the Iglesia ni Cristo – Lokal ng Capitol. The bride was stunning in a body-hugging dress with lace appliqué details by designer Jo Rubio. The glorious church stood witness to the years when the couple were going steady before tying the knot.

The Hollywood Art Deco movement and the Gatsbyesque style of the 1930s have always fascinated Joseph. Thus, it was not surprising at all that the conceptual framework of his wedding zeroed in on this particular milieu and its elements. Her bride, Marnely, arrived at the St. John Bosco Parish Church in Makati in a restored 1950s Mercedes Benz.

As resident doctors who want to get away occasionally from the busy life they live, Dennis and Marian thought it best to make their wedding as a mini vacation, and, at the same time, as a relaxing treat to their family and friends. The couple confessed that they are “old” souls who knew that their celebration in Tagaytay should have a classic and elegant setting.

When Cheska and Alain started planning their wedding, they agreed on two critical key design principles: 1) they wanted the wedding to be an intimate and meaningful celebration officiated by God; and 2) it should encapsulate their love story. They made sure that every element incorporated in their theme will remind everyone of who they really are. Nothing rehearsed. No frills. No production numbers. Everything should be authentic and natural as possible.

Both Emil and Teegee were drawn to Pangalusian Island’s natural beauty and wanted to have a destination wedding there that doubled as an exciting trip for their 50 guests. The entire island was closed and made exclusive for their 3-day wedding getaway.

Like other couples, Michael and Katrina have common or similar traits but a gulf of differences separates them as well. These differences range from the minute to the mundane and the monumental. One of the most significant differences between them concerns the issue of what is reasonably affordable and what is extravagant. Katrina personifies the simple and the thrifty, while Michael symbolizes the opulent and the spendthrift. Surely, this clash of characteristics and preferences manifests itself in the wedding planning.

Rieger and Catherine met in an unlikely place and at an unlikely time to find love that was yet to blossom: Boracay, Summer of 2013. He was then based in Singapore, and she was starting a business in Manila. They kept in constant touch and would see each other whenever he came home to the Philippines. However, they still had not ascertained their feelings for each other. They would even crossed paths, coincidentally, in some foreign lands during family holidays. She thought fate enjoyed playing cupid.

Chinee had her heart broken many times through the years when she and Mark dated. Her family went through financial difficulties and their house was submerged in flood waters during typhoon Ondoy. They eventually lost the same house—and everything in it—to a fire in the early hours of November 15, 2014. That was a date to remember for all the wrong reasons. But Mark, being the optimist that he is, decided to erase the bad memories of that day and replace them with good ones.

Both Anton and Steph come from large, rambunctious, loud, and loving families. With over 45 first cousins each, they both grew up with built-in barkadas and best friends and an army of relatives who are there for every major event of their lives. They are also the eldest in their respective families who are expected to get married first and whose consciousness of living revolves around the idea that they are part of a huge collective of siblings, parents, uncles, aunts and cousins.

Chris and Ena wanted a destination wedding and they chose Baguio City—one of Ena’s favorite places—as the ideal site. “Rekindle old friendships and create new, beautiful memories—this is how the idea of planning for a Baguio wedding started for them. Admitting that the planning was more hard work that she originally anticipated, Ena enlisted the help of Ernest Pascual of Bespoke Manila.

Andrew and Anna shared the same vision for their wedding: they intended the occasion to be a celebration of love—not just their love for each other but the love they feel and share with their respective families and friends. Inspired by botanical prints, they personally designed their monogrammed invitations which became the running theme of the wedding.

Gino and Mae, both doctors, wanted at the outset a Beatles-inspired wedding theme. Yet, this decision came with a proviso: no yellow submarines, Granny Smith apples, and sunflowers. Mae couldn’t imagine how to inject The Beatles into a wedding without being tacky, but Ernest of Bespoke Manila embraced the challenge. They couple chose black with touches of gold to complete the theme they wanted: classic, understated elegance. That, and perhaps to symbolize the coming back from a dark time and spending what is now so precious of the circumstances that shaped it.