Too much ado about nothing

I attended the wedding of my friend Emolyne yesterday. It was held at 4pm at the National Shrine of St. Michael & The Archangels near Malacañang.

Here are the sidelights:

For the Nth time, nag-panic na naman ako!!!

You could just imagine my disgust when i learned that at 1:30pm, my pianist is just about to get dressed for the occassion...and to think we agreed to meet at 1:30! Ang nakakaloka pa, i texted him and asked him to get a cab on his way to our place para sasakay na lang kami 'coz we need to pick up Ryan at BPI...after a few minutes, text ulit ako kung san na sya at kung nakasakay na sya ng taxi...he replied: "kukuha na ba ako ng taxi?" hello!?

Shift to panic mode (highest level)

Finally, dumating din sya...dinaanan na namin si Ryan and tumungo na kami sa aming paroroonan (kasama ko na pala si Darline)...clock reads: 3:00pm ...nay, panic ulit!...only to find out na ang relo ni Ryan ay 30mins advance (ganda!)...hay, salamat, walang traffic...pagdating sa church...tenenen...kami pa lang ang tao! Nakakaloka ito!!!

In short, nasayang ang pag-exert ko ng effort para mag-panic!

So there, rehease-rehearse, chika-chika...dumating si jen...chika ulit...finally, the wedding started...it went well, ok naman ang pag-awit ko dahil hindi ako pumiyok...ok din yung awit ni Ryan...

Fast forward: Manila Hotel, 6pm

Masarap ang pagkain...chicken terriyaki with leeks (eto yung mga green-green tienes na nasa ibabaw nung teriyaki na sa tingin ko ay "for beautification purposes" lamang)...Ryan sang Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin...sarap ng dessert, baked alaska (strawberry-vanilla ice cream cake, yummy!)...nabunot din ang pangalan ko sa bouquet game (sabi ko na nga ba't malas ako pagdating sa draw lots)...ok lang kung mapili ako, naka-slacks naman ako...buti na lang hindi...maganda ang souvenir: rosaries from Rome...at ang walang kamatayang kulay pulang tin can na hugis puso ng Manila Hotel na may lamang cookies sa loob!

picture, picture...

After nun, punta kami nina darline at jen sa strumm's jupiter...ang saya!!! galing ng banda...maganda rin ang repertoire kasi they sang songs that are not too common...love moves in mysterious ways...after 2 smirnoff mules, 2 san mig light, at 4 na vodka blue...sign off na kami...laughing trip si jen...marathon chika si darline...at ako ay nahirapang maglakad sa aking 3-inch strappy shoes...hay!