June is one of the busiest month for me. It’s the start of the school year, my mom’s birthday, who will be turning 73 this June 13. My brother’s birthday, who will be 45 and of course the most important of all my mom and dads wedding anniversary. If my dad was still with us they would be celebrating their 37th wedding anniversary this year.
That pic is my parents 37 years ago. Like any June brides and weddings their wedding was elaborate and well celebrated. Imagine their wedding was sponsored by a local magazine Bannawag (Ilocano version of Liwayway from Manila Bulletin) and Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile was among the high profile person to be included in their sponsor list among others. The editor of Manila Bulletin’s lifestyle section Christina Martinez-Belen, who was single at that time, made my mom’s wedding dress. My dad looks dashing in that suit, but I don’t know who made it. Their wedding cake is the most elaborate cake you could ever find during their time I don’t know who made them mom never mentioned it whenever we have this wedding chat.
I guess who made the stuff in the wedding was not important at all, who was there and what happened before and after was what mattered most. But in fact it’s not the wedding that counts it’s the marriage. But who am I kidding of course I want a nice wedding for myself maybe top my parents wedding or maybe do a Judy Ann and Ryan Agoncillo type of wedding.
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