Wedding Bliss

Two weddings in a week. Three so far in this year. More to come? Maybe.

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Weddings always fascinate me. I am one of those girls who grew a fondness of the celebration of love and unity as a little girl. Ironically, my fondness did not come from being a part of the entourage. I had been a Flower Girl for several couples, including a bride that I hated simply because she was a fan of my most hated team in basketball when I was a kid! haha! A child's mind is amusing, isn't it?! But generally, I am not totally ecstatic by the thought of walking down the aisle in a gown that itches everywhere, holding a basket of ribbons and flowers, usually the less pretty among the flowers of the entourage, wearing a hair so stiff with spray net that the whole entourage can start a forest fire if were lit! haha! I know Flower Girls of the past can attest to this. Even wearing lipstick is a stress! I always pucker up my smackers since I don't want my lipstick to be smudged or faded. I ended up not closing my lips completely..haha! *Manol!*

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My fascination of weddings started with the wedding reception. We, Pinoys have grandiose wedding receptions. As I kid, I am fascinated with the program itself; by the releasing of doves, bouquet and garter toss and the intermission numbers. As I grew up, I have grown a fondness for words and begun to have a soft spot for wedding speeches. At an early age, a fact has dwelt on me - weddings make me cry. I always regard weddings as beautiful and blissful. The look of the couple on their special day just exudes radiance and pure bliss that seems to envelop the whole crowd. It's that same peaceful feeling you get when you are surrounded by babies sleeping quietly and some, sucking their thumbs. Weddings always place me in wishful thinking. A girl can dream, right?!

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Earlier tonight, attended the Silver wedding anniversary of a family friend. Having 25 years of wedded bliss is indeed a blessing. They were a fun couple and something in them projects maturity in love. Love is always by quality and not quantity.

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They say, there is nothing compared to the early years of love. Last Saturday, I happen to attend the wedding of Don's sister, after much demand from him for the reason that I made their script. (Lame reason..haha!) I was hesitant at first but later on I just said yes, after an "insistent demand" from the brother of the bride-slash-groomsmen-slash-emcee. I went with Queenie, Don's co-emcee. It was my first time to attend alone, with only friends to tag along. I had a great time meeting new friends, talking to them and having a good laugh!

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It was also my first time to join the bouquet toss. At first, I thought they were only joking that we need to grab a rose. I did not realize that the person who doesn't have one, will be the winner. haha! How slow of me! After the toss, a rose slipped through a flick of my hand and I did not mind it. It was a bit later that it has come to my consciousness, if I still have one at all, that I need to get one to be safe. Luckily, the conspiracy against Nang Shine and Lech was on. Every girl has to have one except her. haha! Evil us! I think it was Nang Percy who handed me one. (Thanks again!)

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Came the garter toss- Lech's supposed to be moment. But Don, bantay salakay that he is, grabbed the garter in a bat of an eyelash! Of course, the Beast wanted his Snow White more than anything so if he can't grab the garter, he will grab the one who caught it! Haha! Soon enough, we found the two of them flat on the floor with Don holding the garter for dear life! That literally took our breath away from laughing out loud!

"Victory!!!"

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On top of this all, it was really nice to see the couple radiantly happy that night. I caught up a few glances to them while they were looking at the performers and the slide shows. The look was priceless. If that was the look of love, I would like to have the same in the future. I will. We'll see. Being a softie at wedding speeches, it made me teary eyed when the bride expressed he acknowledgments. It is almost the bride at every wedding who gushes at how much it means to her. What more can a girl ask, that a dream come true?

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Nevertheless, I really had a fun time with the bouquet toss, garter toss and the top-billing "Snow White and the Beast" gibbers! Hahaha! Not bad for my first non-family wedding. Not bad at all!

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Weddings are one of the joys in life and every girl has been dreaming of it until their big day. Yes, weddings are milestones. But we must not forget that life itself is one.

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Love and Bliss Frecklesnoots!