Ria: 15 minutes pa…

[after a few minutes]

Riza: Ri, kailangan na talagang gumising!

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0’96 at FIRC: Oh my gawd, sa diet-diet natin, puro meat ang breakfast na inakyat nila ha!

Ria: I know!!!! *munching on bacon*

* * * * *

Riza: Shey, tapos na ba hair nito?

Shey: Ang nipis sobra, ang bilis i-curl!

Ria: uy, di ba dapat punta kayo church early?

Shey and Betty: Leaving na, leaving na!See you!

Ria: Pabalikin nyo si Manong Joey and the rented van for my family ha! Aylabsyu!

* * * * *

Ria to photographers: Do I really have to do those drama shots?!So fake eh! What do I do?

Photog: Kunyari look at your bridal things.

Ria: I’ve seen them soooo many times already — ako patahi nyan eh.

Photog: Kunyari read the invite.

Ria: My gawd, memorize ko na mga yan — ako nag-conceptualize and lay-out mga yan eh.

Photog: Study the detail of your train.

Ria: Sayang, had I known okay ang detail, pina-lettering ko ito na “R.” Hahaha, vain!

Photog: O kunyari smell your bouquet.

Ria: Why blue green ribbon?! I said navy blue, navy blue!! Why may yellow calla lilies?! Nyah, baho pala nito!

* * * * *

Ria: Julia?! Where is Julia?! She knows how to put on me the gown.

* * * * *

[Everyone was just waiting for my mom who was allegedly delayed the very late Laoag make-up artist]

Mr. Honrado: We have to start moving.

Ria: I know!What time is it na ba?

Mr. Honrado: Basta, it’s okay pa naman, as long as we start moving.

Ria: Ah, my cellphone! It’s 915am already! Let’s get these pictorials done and over with; then let’s go na to the church!Kris and I hate being late! Gosh, ako yung bride, pero ako ang naghihintay sa mga tao. Let’s go na! Let’s go na!

Aunts: sa lobby na lang tayo mag-pictorials.

Ria: Kuya, David, Si-hyung, Gerard, carry my train. Let’s go; let’s go! Gerard, get off those earphones so you can hear our instructions and ang panget them on!

[At the lobby of Fort Ilocandia…]

Ria: Okay, the veil. You pick one side and go over there. You, over there; you, at the back. Hahaha, sariling sikap talaga, nag-di-direct pa. Parang basketball pa!

[then the dad of Kris arrives with Sec. Gilbert Teodoro.Greet, greet. When they left…]

Ria: Okay, take two!

Riza: Wait, wipe the pawis and fix the hair muna.

* * * * *

Roy/Arvin/Mildred behind the door: ready na?

Ria outside the church: Wait lang, wait lang.

Roy/Arvin/Mildred: wait lang daw, wait lang daw.

Ria: People, please pumasok na po kayo, para mabuksan na yung pintuan ng church.

[David saw someone nearby spit sa ground thus, cannot lay down yung train. Dyoshkopo!]

[Overwhelmed with the first few steps…]

Ria out loud: Fight! Fight!!!

[After a couple of steps more…]

Ria: Oh no, the veil is stuck.

Mildred: Sige lang ri, sige lang.

[A few steps more…the veil went up ‘til my face na]

Ria: oh no, the veil, the veil!

[Riza immediately rushed to pull down the veil and put more pins]

GP: Nag-friction sa carpet yung veil kaya nahila.

Mildz: okay na, okay na.

[A few steps more…shaking and crying like crazy]

Ria’s thought bubble: With all the bad things said and issues surrounding us, I can’t believe I am actually doing this!

Reflection: As I cannot see Kris while walking, the clapping really cheered me on.Because I know my family and friends are mostly behind so — it’s the encouragement I needed ‘coz I know they will be there despite all the “gulo” that is part of marrying Kris.

[Middle of the aisle...]

Kuya EJ: Okay ka lang? Ang lamig ng kamay mo and nanginginig ka na!

* * * * *

[Finally seated in front of the church…]

Ria: What is wrong?Bakit parang bad trip ka?

Kris: Wala.

Ria: You’re not happy, noh?

Kris: No, that is not it.

Ria: Eh, why nga.

Kris: Ang tagal mo raw sabi ni dad.

Ria: Hay, kelan ba pwedeng mag-pause in pleasing others…after all wedding ko rin ‘to?

* * * * *

Ria: Nyahaha! May topak yung video cam. Naka-mix mode!

Kris: Barnett, please tell Chung to fix the videocam.

Ria: Affidavit..

Kris: Oath of Office…

* * * * *

Kris: Mahina mic ni Betty.

Ria: Let’s give her one of our wireless mics.

* * * * *

Ria’s thought bubble (the reason for the sudden head whip towards the music section): Uh-oh, not the Star Trek: The Next Generation theme.The Hana Yori Dango Tsukushi melody for all “wedding-dramah”.Whew, thanks, Maj!

Kris and Ria in unison in the middle of Bishop’s sermon: Ano raw?! Abortion?!

Betty: Ssshh, makinig kayo!

* * * * *

Ria: Will you take communion?

Kris: I will take one for the team!

[Upon approach of the bishop, they immediately said hindi si Kris mag communion because he’s not Catholic nga].

Priest with the wine (after the Bishop gave me the host): Dapat hindi tinatanggal yung cord!Suot pa rin yang cord, padaanin sa ilalim yung veil!

Ria’s sarcastic thought bubble: Soooorry!

* * * * *

Ria: Yehey, maski late nag-start, nahabol naman ng mass eh.That is why I really cut most of the singing part when I made the missalette.

Kris: Yeah, mag-te-twelve pa lang.

Ria: But, we better hurry.  I can hear your dad shouting kanina pa to start the reception there at the garden!

* * * * *

Ria at Sarrat Sta Monica Garden: Hindi ko na ni-O.C. ang reception.Kung table reservations nga kailangan ko pang ipuslit para lang masunod; ang program medyo impossible na.

* * * * *

Kris and Ria at Palazzo: Hindi ito reception; dinner lang for Manila friends!Baka may magalit na naman eh.Dinner lang.

Ria at FIRC:Thank you sa AVP nyo for Uncle.You made him very happy and I am touched with your wonderful gesture for him.