They say the reward is much sweeter when one has to patiently wait for it, and I had the pleasure of being witness to this truth for Vanessa and Luigi’s beautiful church wedding.

Vanessa and Luigi knew that they wanted a wedding that was warm, elegant, and surrounded by beauty. But due to health restrictions in 2020, they were forced to put their grand celebration on hold. This bump in the road did not deter them from their ultimate goal of having their lives forever intertwined together as man and wife.

They were blessed with an addition to their beautiful family, and the couple couldn’t be more ecstatic. It seemed that they had everything they have ever wanted and more… except for the big wedding celebration they initially planned.

As some of the pandemic protocols became more lenient this year, Vanessa and Luigi decided that after all that time they spent patiently waiting, they were finally going to pursue the wedding that they had always dreamed of, including a heart-stopping portrait session in the middle of the newly built Skyway.

I had the honor of shooting Vanessa and Luigi’s special day, especially since it was so easy to shoot this beautiful couple. The journey that the couple had to undertake to achieve their larger-than-life wedding serves as a great reminder that sometimes when it seems like things aren’t going the way we had planned for it to go, it is because there is something much better waiting for us on the other side of all these challenges. And Vanessa and Luigi’s heartwarming and resplendent celebration has proven that it was indeed all worth the wait.

Suppliers:

Video: Mayad Studios
Make-up: Jelly Eugenio
Hairstyling: Bianca Anne Vergara
Wedding Gown: Michael Leyva
Groom’s Suit: Joey Espiritu
Groom’s Shoes: RE Craftsman
Planning: Kutchie Zaldarriaga | Getting Married Phils
Flowers and Styling: Gary Abar Dacanay
Emcee: Sam YG