Hubby was all too proud to have our wedding done in the Philippines. According to him, the ceremony in a Filipino church is fuller and more complete than the one that he attended here in the US. I also thought so because the Philippine culture are manifested during the ceremony.
The thing that truly fascinated him was the veil and cord part. He fondly said that he was tied with a rope around his neck and to him it symbolized strong union between a couple.
Another thing that he did not about was the Money. He did not know that the dollar coins that I got from our bank here would be inside the pouch that the priest gave him after blessing. Then he was told to give the pouch of money to me. After hearing and saying what the pastor said, he realized what it means. To him, that part showed a shared responsibility between husband and wife - the husband being the key earner and the wife being the keeper. He said that it's only in the Philippines where money thing is integrated in a wedding ceremony.
When we got to the reception, all the guests were already there waiting. As agreed, my parents went through the main entrance and we went through the stairs on the opposite side. My parents released 50 golden balloons. I did not know what that really means but hubby and I gave meaning to the event as we watched the balloons went up together. It's been 50 years through thick or thin and in sickness or in health.
My parents with their 50 balloons...
Sweet! hehh!
Then our turn came. Ours were two doves tied loosely together. Those doves were meant to fly independently but something happened. The male dove wanted to fly away but the female dove pulled him in. They never got separated and together they flew to the top of the tree.
Sweet! hehh!
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