Jul 14 2008

The Bridal Truck

Published by Toe at 5:37 pm under Family, Married Life

Most dreamy-eyed brides go to their grand Cinderella-weddings in flower-laden long white limousines which goes by the name of “bridal car.” Myself, I had no such luck. Instead, I went to my wedding in a “bridal truck”.

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I also dreamed of going to my wedding in an elegant posh bridal car. However, as in life, weddings don’t usually go the way we want them to. First of all, in July 2002, the entire Metro Manila was inundated with floods. It was raining, as old people would say, siyam-siyam (siyam meaning nine, so the saying means that it has been raining vigorously and incessantly for nine days and nine nights… 31 days short of the 40 days and 40 nights in the flood the Bible story Noah’s Ark fame). Except that the siyam-siyam rain before my wedding didn’t go for nine days… it went for almost two weeks… and my wedding reception was OUTDOORS on a rooftop.

So naturally because of the floods, the white BMW limousine Honey borrowed from his cousin which was supposed to be my bridal car was stranded somewhere in the south and couldn’t fetch me. So Sixter, who also happens to be my Ninang (much to her chagrin as she fancies herself as still quite youthful), came to the rescue and lent me her truck. It’s a lucky thing that her husband had the good sense and foresight to choose a white truck which was perfect for inundated wedding purposes. Mom and her cronies, the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart (they fix the flowers in our church in Kamuning, and for my wedding, they also generously volunteered their services to do my wedding flowers) attached a wreath of white flowers in front of the truck, and voila! My bridal truck!

Anyway, one more thing I’m going to share.. we got married at the 17th century Nuestra Senora de Gracia in Guadalupe, Makati (yeah, quite near the creek which was dangerously threatening to overflow). This was also where Billy and Gracia got married in the popular PLDT series of Hello Billy commercials. It’s a small intimate church and my Kamuning choir sounded fabulous in it and I could just see the guests getting quite tearful when they sang Ikaw as I marched down the aisle. Or maybe the guests were tearful because their feet all got wet in the flood… not really sure. Oh… and it was only P5,000 at that time and we had no problem making a reservation with only three months notice.

Oh well! They say that the rains bring the bride and the groom luck. And just look…six whole years! Good thing Honey is crazy about me or else I don’t know how he could put up with me all this time… hrhrhr! :)

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  1. # Abanikoon 14 Jul 2008 at 10:32 pm

    At least it’s a handsome white truck that fetched you and not some dilapidated 10-wheeler monster. Hehe. Cool, huh? :D

  2. # carlottaon 14 Jul 2008 at 10:49 pm

    wow astig naman ang bridal car mo! :D

    may nabasa akong isang website that features weddings, at yung isang wedding feature dumating ang bride and groom in vespa scooters (separately) :D

  3. # myepinoyon 14 Jul 2008 at 10:56 pm

    Pwede magdagdag:

    Good thing Honey is crazy about me else, he would not dare come out from floods (???) and heavy rain. LOL

  4. # Linguist-in-Waitingon 15 Jul 2008 at 1:30 am

    Wow. Bridal truck. Never heard of one before. It sounded more like a truck that delivers brides to different locations! Anyway, it is better to have a bridal truck than to have nothing at all, diba?

  5. # Daphneon 15 Jul 2008 at 11:47 am

    Bridal truck hehe Galing naman at least you made to the church despite the floods. :)

  6. # Sexy Momon 16 Jul 2008 at 12:59 am

    hi, Toe. happy 6th! good thing pala crazy si Honey, para meron pang madaming years to come with him.

  7. # Ewokon 16 Jul 2008 at 1:22 am

    Congratulations on your 6th year. What a nontraditional way to begin your life together. Ni bagyo walang makakapigil pag talagang nanggigigil. Cheers to more wonderful years to come.

  8. # shengon 16 Jul 2008 at 3:37 am

    hello toe! are you already in manila? i don’t know if your Honey checks our friendster group but there’s this friday club thing goin on in Lucena. Once a month, on a friday, classmates meet somewhere to catch up at mag alaskahan. For this month, we will on July 25. I’ll be in the Philippines for two weeks and I hope I’ll finally meet you in person.

    Regards!

  9. # Cookieon 16 Jul 2008 at 10:18 am

    I love it!! That is way too cool!! Happy 6th anniversary :D

    Nga pala, dyan din kami kinasal ng Honey ko..same year…November..pero doble na ang bayad namin!! Hmmm…parang nagoyong ata kami!! Priest nyo rin ba yung bisaya?

  10. # Tingon 16 Jul 2008 at 1:50 pm

    Sabi nila, suwerte daw pag inulan. It rained on my wedding day too kaya heto, suwerteng-suwerte ako (haha). I had my mom’s brother volunteering his Mercedez Benz pero parang hindi yata ako sanay sumakay sa ganoon kaya pinili ko yung generic bridal car na lang. Pero mas sosyal pa rin yang bridal truck mo.

  11. # tin-tinon 16 Jul 2008 at 5:42 pm

    okay lang. maganda naman yung truck.
    i like that church. pero nagulat ako. kala ko sa kamuning church kayo nagpakasal.
    happy anniversary sa inyo ni honey.

    ate toe, can you email me? may itatanong lang kse ako.. di ko alam pano ka macontact. when will you be returning to the philippines ba?

    ate toe, email mo ko ha. thank you :)

  12. # donG hOon 17 Jul 2008 at 11:38 pm

    wow! that’s nice to reminisce those times. never been to guadalupe church yet but they say it’s beautiful. looking at your photo… it confirms what they say. i really need to visit this church one time.

    P5000??? when was that? hehehe…

  13. # hazeon 18 Jul 2008 at 3:00 am

    Eto ang sinasabing kahit anong bagyo tatahakin masunod lamang ang puso :D ! Your bridal car was perfect to finally bring you to the church without the hassle of crossing the inundated streets in Manila..

    Wow, was leaving near Guadalupe Makati (West Rembo) before but never been to this church. I don’t think if it’s coincidence our husband has the same name, we got married July 21, but in 2001 so malapit na rin 7th anniversary namin :D and I call him Honey too ! Yes tmy honey is crazy too because he can support me all these years ;) !

    Happy Anniversary Toe and to your Honey !

  14. # hazeon 18 Jul 2008 at 3:00 am

    ooops was living pala errr .

  15. # zherwinon 18 Jul 2008 at 12:30 pm

    astig nga ang bridal SUV, este, truck mo eh. kakaiba sa ibang weddings.

    the guadalupe church is no longer P5k, matapos ma-feature sa maraming commercials at tv shows, triple na yata ang itinaas nila (actually lahat ng simbahan between P10K-30K na ang bayad kapag magpapakasal tapos de-numero pa ang galaw dahil 1 oras lang ang naka-allot, ay nag-rant pa ako hehehe).

    happy wedding anniversary pala. :D

  16. # tutubion 18 Jul 2008 at 4:36 pm

    at least there’s a contingency car for you. typhoon season kasi talga july. I’ve yet to visit that church though i’ve passed by the place…shame :(

  17. # freezeon 18 Jul 2008 at 6:23 pm

    bliss! the bridal truck isn’t that bad, sometimes it’s nice to be different. :)

  18. # snglguyon 18 Jul 2008 at 11:33 pm

    Sus! di hamak na mas mahal pa rin yang Ford Sport Trac kesa ordinaryong kotse ano? So, sosyal pa rin ang dating, hehehe :-D

    Happy wedding anniversary ba? :-)

  19. # Jasminon 18 Jul 2008 at 11:41 pm

    Happy 6th annivrsary Ma’am!!!

    May God continue to bless you and guide you and strengthen your faith, hope, love and marriage…filled you with peace…LOVE is indeed the greatest gift of all!

  20. # Kenji and Shiela Solison 19 Jul 2008 at 2:02 pm

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  21. # leion 19 Jul 2008 at 3:15 pm

    katuwa naman po ng story mo.. :)

  22. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:16 pm

    Abaniko, a dilapidated 10-wheel monster would be cool too, right? Baka puede ding puti. :)

  23. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:19 pm

    Carlotta, hey… vespas are cool (especially if the bride prefers the wind-blown hairstyle) … getting ideas for your own wedding? ;)

  24. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:23 pm

    myepinoy, muntik na nga siyang hindi makalabas sa baha… hahaha! :)

  25. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:26 pm

    LIW, yeah… definitely better than swimming to the church. :)

  26. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:29 pm

    Daphne, yeah… and it had another purpose… we put all the gifts at the back of the truck so we were able to bring everything with us to our hotel suite. :)

  27. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:32 pm

    Thanks Sexy Mom! :) Nasanay din siya sa kakulitan ko. :)

  28. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:35 pm

    Thanks Ewok! :) Skinedule ba naman yung kasal sa bagyo season e! :)

  29. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:38 pm

    Hi Sheng, naku… hindi ako makakaabot. I’m going home on the 27th. Si Honey, sa September pa. But I’m sure we’ll be able to meet sometime… maybe next year… or maybe we’ll visit you in Marshall Islands. ;)

  30. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:43 pm

    Cookie, wow… isn’t the church just cool? Whaaaat? It doubled in price after just a few months??? No. Our family friend-priest, who also married my five other siblings, married us together with four other priests who were also family friend-priests too of Honey. :)

  31. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Ting, pareho pala tayong inulan ng suwerte! :) Ang hirap sumakay sa bridal truck… kelangan akong tumalan paakyat at pababa! :)

  32. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 4:51 pm

    Dong Ho, six years ago nga e… 2002. :) It’s a wonderful church… no one knew about it at that time so it was a breeze making a reservation on such short notice.

  33. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:26 pm

    Haze, malapit na din anniversary mo. Happy Anniversary to Haze and her Honey! :)

  34. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:30 pm

    Zherwin, how are your own wedding plans going? Basta wag magpadala sa stress. :) Wow, ang laki na ng tinaas ng Guadalupe Church. Dati, konti lang talaga may alam nyan… kaya nagulat lahat ng tao yung nakapunta sila jan!

  35. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:31 pm

    Tutubi, you should visit the place… I’m sure you’d be able to take some fantastic photos… it’s a very picturesque church. :)

  36. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:32 pm

    Hi Freeze… yeah, that truck is cool, isn’t it? :)

  37. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:36 pm

    Snglguy, that’s a Ford Explorer… sosyal naman yung truck. :) Hey, thanks! :)

  38. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:42 pm

    Thanks Jasmin! I really appreciate it! :)

  39. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:44 pm

    Hi Kenji and Sheila. I don’t know if I will qualify. I’m going home next week.

  40. # Toeon 19 Jul 2008 at 10:46 pm

    Salamat Lei! :)

  41. # annon 20 Jul 2008 at 12:26 pm

    At least white truck..hehehe.

    Congrats on your 6th year!

  42. # annamanilaon 20 Jul 2008 at 9:40 pm

    It is the things that go wrong that you remember. If it were a traditional limousine, would you have remembered? These are also the ones that give events some … uhmmm … character? value? In the same way that an imperfectly printed stamp become the more premium collectors’ items.

    Rains are usually associated with plenty, a bountiful harvest.

    Happy anniversary, Toe and her honey. Swerte nyo for having each other. Keep it that way always … pero sana plus one, or two, or three ….

  43. # Leahon 21 Jul 2008 at 9:00 am

    Congrats ! happy 6th sa inyo ni honey mo.

    Buti na lang may ninang ka na always ready miski sa baha. Ready to save the bride. Sosi pa rin ang dating!

  44. # snglguyon 21 Jul 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Hehe, I know it’s an Explorer, but there’s also a version of that called a Sport Trac…

    Uuuy, malapit na siyang umuwi… kita kita ulit ha?

  45. # Adeon 21 Jul 2008 at 5:43 pm

    I love that church! I also want to get married there. :D

  46. # bwon 21 Jul 2008 at 10:14 pm

    Quite creative ! That white truck ( looks like a Ford Explorer sport pick-up) certainly fits the job description with all the decorations hehe :) Looked like you had a wonderful wedding. Congrats :)

  47. # luna mirandaon 22 Jul 2008 at 4:01 pm

    a unique bridal car, indeed…and a beautiful church! i’m sure you had a fabulous wedding despite the rain and flood. happy 6th!

  48. # aueeon 26 Jul 2008 at 4:24 am

    Hey Happy Anniversary.

    Tama sila at least your story has an added twist to the romance.

    6 years… so… do you believe in the 7-year itch? :-P

  49. # sixteron 27 Jul 2008 at 10:20 pm

    Ha ha I’ve forgotten all about that :) Buti na lang pala puti yung Explorer namin. At 4×4 kaya baha-proof. Welcome back home, sis!

  50. # Panaderoson 28 Jul 2008 at 4:06 am

    Congrats on your wedding anniversary! It doesn’t matter if it was a bridal truck or a bridal calesa. What matters is that you guys are happy and continue to be in love with each other. Congrats again! :)

  51. # Major Tomon 28 Jul 2008 at 2:10 pm

    That’s just one grand bridal car and if you ask me, that’s so way cool, like so unique and distinctive, adds flavor to the memories later on, and laugh about it and be giddy about it.

  52. # carynon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:54 am

    hahahaha! at least you were unique! ;-)

    too bad it was raining on your big day; but that just means added blessings to you and your hubby! congrats on your wedding anniversary!

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  54. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:41 pm

    Thanks Ann. :) Suwerte talaga na puti yung truck ng kapatid ko. :)

  55. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:42 pm

    Annamanila, honga… the rains and the truck really made the wedding memorable. :) Okay lang kahit walang plus… basta always “2″ kami. :)

  56. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:43 pm

    Thanks Leah. Ang galing pumili ng ninang no? ;)

  57. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Snglguy, oo nga. :) Sana makapag-blog regularly na ulit ako pag nasa Pilipinias. :)

  58. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:47 pm

    Ade, kelan ba? ;)

  59. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:50 pm

    BW, yes, that’s exactly what it is. :) The wedding was really great (well, everyone thinks that one’s wedding is always the best). ;)

  60. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 8:55 pm

    Thanks Luna Miranda. :) Well yes… it was quite a unique car… and I felt very protected from the rains. Naawa nga ako sa mga guests… but they still came despite the floods. :)

  61. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 9:00 pm

    Thanks Auee. :) We’re together almost 24-7. Except for now… we’re apart for almost a month… and I could never get used to not having him around.

  62. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 9:01 pm

    Sixter, suwerte talaga… bulaklak lang… perfect na sa kasal cum baha. :)

  63. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Thanks Panaderos. Yes, we’re quite lucky that we found each other and our relationship is always growing stronger. :) Kahit nga tricycle o elepante pa yon. :)

  64. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 9:05 pm

    Hi Major Tom. It is grand, isn’t it? :) You are right… it definitely gave the wedding something unique and distinctive to talk about over and over again. :)

  65. # Toeon 29 Jul 2008 at 9:06 pm

    Thanks Caryn! :) Indeed the truck and the rains were all blessings on that special day of ours. :)

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  69. # mom-fka-attyon 11 Aug 2008 at 12:36 pm

    aha! finally a much coveted wedding picture. Here I am talking to my mom casually about my “important” friends at the foreign service, and was telling her how you actually have a website (or more appropriately a blog)…and as conversations and thoughts go, the topic wandered into, hmmm, I haven’t seen a picture of toe’s wedding. And voila! just a few weeks ago turns out you just posted this. you and I really have a lot in common, you know. I think our thoughts travel in the same wavelength, hehehe. Thanks for the photo. Even if it’s just the bridal truck. Next time post naman one on the altar.

  70. # Toeon 13 Aug 2008 at 5:07 pm

    Mom-fka-atty, your important friends in the Foreign Service? That would be Tess and Kit. Floating nga ako ngayon e. :) I haven’t seen your wedding photos either… you should also post in your blog… or send me if you have them somewhere else online. Myself, wala pa akong digital copies… hahaha… hindi pa yata uso yon noong 2002. :) Just that photo… I had it scanned for this post. :)

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