The shot: Me with the bride (Photo taken from my phone)
The story: We went to Bohol today to attend Mapet's wedding. Mapet is one of my closest college friends.
My schedule went something like this:
March 9, 2012
10:15 PM - Ship left the pier. Cebu-Tagbilaran trip began
11:00 PM - Slept despite the urge to watch City Hunter over the TV set near my bed
March 10, 2012
3:00 AM - Arrived at the Tagbilaran Port. I woke up to make chika. Haha, where should we be at three in the morning?!
4:00 AM- Went down the ship to see Mapet who was there with her husband-to-be fetching a LOT of people (including us)
4:30 AM- Took a bath (against my will, LOL) because the bride insisted we have to start getting ready (thank goodness, she did)
5:30 AM- Went to Jollibee to get breakfast. They open at 6 AM but they allowed us to get inside and wait for the time
6:30 AM - Finished breakfast and went back to the hotel to prepare
8:30 AM- Finished with the hair-and-make-up thing + gown repairs (It's a hassle to be a girl sometimes but I have to admit I enjoyed it. Haha!)
9:15 AM- Wedding started, Mapet walked down the aisle to 'Ikaw'. She cried. I cried. We cried. Haha, we are a bunch of drama queens after all.
12:00 NN - Reception began
2:00 PM- Reception ended and we were back at the hotel to fix our things and be ready to leave
2:30 PM- Went around Island City Mall with my friends and I ended drinking a mocha frappe(!?!) from a store named V.I.P. It should be noted that I will not buy that drink again. Hehe.
4:30 PM- I was happily seated in Oceanjet and was on my way back to Cebu
6:45 PM- In SM to buy some things I needed
7:30 PM- In J Centre to buy the blank CDs that my mother needed
8:00 PM- Home sweet home
It was quiet a stressful experience. Even if I was not the bride, I could feel the anxiety, pressure, excitement and ka-warlahan building up as the hour draw near. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful wedding. As I told a good friend of mine, Charlie, I needed that wedding. So to end, I think I will leave you with my FB status (because I am lazy that way, haha!):
My friends' weddings always make me cry. I've witnessed how a lot of people have broken their hearts and yet they still have not stopped believing that what they seek is not just in fairy tales or chick flicks. Yes, marriages are not perfect and weddings do not always conform with the world's concept of 'ideal'. However, it is in these imperfections that we truly see the beauty of life, the miracle of mercy, the strength of His grace and the power of love. Thank you Myrva for reminding me about all of these. I wish you and Roel... happiness.
P.S. During the reception when you asked me to speak and the emcee introduced me as your 'best friend', my heart skipped a beat and hapit ko nihilak balik. Haha! I will forever treasure our friendship. I love you. =)
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