“Once in a while right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.”
In this day and age when engaged couples can get very easy access to the services of whole teams of hardworking professional wedding planners and coordinators—and just leave everything to them—Carl and Twinkle are almost a rarity.
From being clueless lovebirds who didn’t know where to go on day one, to becoming real hands-on, inspired clients towards the build-up for the wedding, the two have come a long way. Perhaps it was their vision of a heavenly, quiet and elegant wedding which guided them, and got them through almost a year of intense prepping for their big day.
They spared no expense in hiring the best wedding suppliers from Cebu and Bohol: wedding gown designer Protacio; event stylist Boy Dumadag of Blue Grass Project who transformed the Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption in Dauis, Bohol into a dreamy garden whitescape; Debbie Huang of Simple wishes who conjured an Italian vineyard vignette inside the Dagohoy Grand Hall of Bohol Tropics Resort Club; passionate wedding photographer Lemuel Arrogante and Videographer Arneil Dawal of Papicture; top maquillage expert Wen-wen Zaspa; mega efficient, detail-obsessed wedding planner Ritchie Mendoza; and more.
As the dashing scion danced with his ravishing new wife amidst a crowd of 600 well-coiffed, well-heeled attendees—well, actually, Tagbilaran’s top 600—an Audrey Hepburn quote came to mind: “Once in a while right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.”
-Michael Yu
