Anette and Anton, 27 January 08, Josephine’s Tagaytay

I first met Anette and Anton after hosting Jacq and Alvin’s wedding at the Philam Life Hall in Las Piñas on 08 December 07. After some emails, text messages and that first meeting, they booked me on the spot.

Yesterday was the big day. It was a perfect rainy day! The rain was not the drenching type – just a cool shower – maybe symbolizing the blessings that heaven will continue to pour down on this couple. Anette and Anton have very loving families and friends, more loving nanays at that (I’ll tell you why in a while) and are too grateful for these wonderful people to be dismayed by the rains.

Gestures of True Friendship

Ninang Marta, a former project manager of Anette, came all the way from Slovakia and traveled for 2 days just to witness this union. Ninong Arun, Anton’s manager and mentor is a Sri Lankan who is based in Singapore who together with his family crossed the seas to be present. Anette and Anton are blessed to have worked with these mentors and developed a kind of relationship that goes beyond the walls of the office. I was touched that these people took the time and really exerted effort to be there – present for their friends. In these days, time is valued as such a precious commodity. To give time is to love.

Words of Love

The nanays gave beautiful and almost similar messages…

Nanay ni Anette kay Anton: Anton, mahalin mo ang anak ko…mahal na mahal namin ‘yang si Anette…

Nanay ni Anton kay Anette: Anette, mahalin mo ang anak ko…. mahal na mahal ka niya…

Mothers and their habilins… really sounded funny after the second nanay somewhat echoed the first nanay’s bilin. I’m pretty sure Anette and Anton will be able to remember these words and practice them.  But in case they forget, they just have to look back to  their wedding day and remember what their nanays told them!

What I’m actually most happy about were the words that Anette’s Tatay shared. It went something like…

“Anette at Anton, maging sukatan nawa ng inyong pagmamahalan at kaligayan ay hindi lamang sa kung kayo’y maligaya, kung hindi kung maligaya din ang iyong asawa at mga anak nang dahil sa inyo…”

Kay gandang sukatan.