here comes the bride

while standing just outside the entrance to the chapel, some of the guests who arrived saw me dancing or laughing. i bet they were wondering what in the world is the bride doing? dang and bel caught me chewing gum and consequently demanded me to throw out the gum. it was so "unbride-like" on second thought, buti na lang kasi kung hindi, the video would've caught me chewing my way down the aisle .... i also turned off my cell phone and asked arnold to keep it for me. it was almost 6 and i said, we're right on time.

now, a few minutes later, i could see the entourage starting to march and i said, "this is it..." me-ann & her companion said good-bye while julie & flor kept reassuring me that they'd be around...

i approached the doors and i caught my sister walking down the aisle and my parents who were about to march down 'til the middle and wait for me...marlet motioned for me to walk and then i heard the first few lines of minsan lang kitang iibigin -- i knew it was my turn

they say that when you're marching down the aisle, you won't get to see anyone except the groom. in my case, i couldn't see ricky. actually, i couldn't see really far from where i was through the veil. and even if i desperately tried to summon the tears, i couldn't cry! everytime i see someone marching down the aisle, hear/read about the bride's march or even in the movies, the bride cries. i couldn't! now, i don't know if that was wrong but then again, i'm glad i didn't cry.

as i approached the middle of the aisle, i hooked my arms with dad and mom's and we proceeded to walk the length of the aisle towards ricky. at the end, i saw the junasan crew and riza, the secretary from the parish office who "oversaw" the sequence of events. i kissed my dad & mom and ricky took my hand and we both walked up the stairs to the altar and stood in front of fr. dennis salazar.