DONNA FLOWERS MATRON OF HONOR
Sigh...i know God loves me because he gave me the older sister i've always wanted in you. the way i look up to you has evolved from just a little girl wanting to be like you to being truly thankful for the genuine, and deep love i have in you as a sister. for always looking out for the best for me, reading my mind before i even say anything, knowing me inside and out, for protecting me from hurt, filling in where i am lacking, and not ever judging me because you always think the best of me, and through all you have given me, never asking for anything in return because that is who you are - unselfish, thoughtful, caring and giving. Thank you for being my donnabutt. Don't ever leave me. i love you. and oh ya for all you did in the wedding haha - for being the best matron of honor, for seeing and understanding my "vision" for that day, for giving us Leo as a videographer, for bringing me to find my wedding dress, for giving me so much advice/for teaching me how to do everything...i can't list them all down...it's too much!
KATHY LACSON SECONDARY SPONSOR
Nang, i've always looked up to you. i'm extremely honored to have you as an older sister. thank you for always making me laugh, for showing me how to be a good mother (in the future!) by just seeing how you are with Kyrene, for asking me to be her ninang gish - that meant the world to me, you just don't know how much that touched my heart. for being so encouraging and giving me valuable advice for how to handle ray haha, for loving me and making me feel that love everytime i'm with you. i praise God for giving me such an awesome sister in you. i love you. oh and of course for all the countless things you did for the wedding, especially for the beautiful beautiful wedding bands you gave me and ray! it will forever be cherished.
Jeremiah 29:11 is inscribed inside our wedding bands
FRANNY SAMBILAY SECONDARY SPONSOR
For many things, but specifically for referring me to Glen Abog (photographer), originally giving me the idea for the wedding invitation to be in book form, for allowing me to wear your most beautiful and precious jewelry and wedding veil (that meant so much to me), for going out of your way to buy my hair piece in LA, for bringing me around Santi to find my bridesmaids dress material and colors...all while pregnant, making the long and i know not easy trip all the way to Chicago even after having just given birth to beautiful baby Jaenna, but most of all for being my "candle," being that constant light of love and support you have always been for me and i know will continue to be for the rest of our lives. i love you very much ate franny. i'll always be your franabee.
STEPHANIE UBUNGEN SECONDARY SPONSOR
Sigh...where do i begin!! Steph...for bringing me to Jesus! allowing me to see Him in everything, through praying with me, praying FOR me, but most of all through your EXAMPLE. your wedding (and your life) has been a perfect example of how things should be. it has played a big part in inpiring me and many others to do the same. besides that most treasured gift i could never repay you for, i cannot even enumerate the many other awesome things you did...for making sure the wedding rehearsal ran smoothly and beautifully, for staying up all night the night before the wedding, going to kinkos and printing out Ceremony Programs with Jho, for helping emceeing with Gino and being the one responsible for how the reception flowed flawlessly!, for filling in countless other loose ends, for reminding me at every moment to savor it with Jesus, for your self-lessness and considerate and thoughtful heart for me always as your sister. for being one of my best friends/sisters that i look up to, words cannot express how much i love you and appreciate the gift of you in my life. God loves you so much. Ray and I cherish you and Mark in our lives.
MONICA DINGLASAN BRIDESMAID
Monsters. for being there when i needed you most. for being used and chosen exactly by God to calm me and speak to me in praying over me right after the rehearsal and right before we left the house to the church on the wedding day. you know, what you spoke were from the lips of God Himself and i am honored to have a sister like you to love and be loved by in my life. you give meaning to what sister really means. i love you.
CORINNE MAH BRIDESMAID
For giving me my fake nails! haha...that was my first time! for being my prayer warrior, giving me that extra sense of peace and comfort knowing you were there. it warms my heart to think of how much we have been through together and for you to be part of this day with me meant so much. i love you c-head. you are beautiful (after all you are the first bride of Christ! haha)
YVETTE MALICAY BRIDESMAID
Bet...my favorite yvette. thank you for your encouragement and love, your prayers and your joy. for holding my hand as we sang "Refiner's Fire" right before we headed to the church. you are one of my dearest and bestest friends God has blessed me with and i thank God for the person you have been through the years. for your big heart and your thoughtfulness. thank you for loving me.
MELISSA SEVILLA BRIDESMAID
Oh melis. for spending all your money on me. haha! seriously...dude you spent WAY too much! you spoiled me. for your self-lessness and being so considerate and thoughtful. for setting up that Spa day (that was soooo nicee aahh). i needed that time with you and yvette...for being ready to just do anything! you are one of my bestest friends and i thank you for understanding me, who i really am...defending me, supporting me and encouraging me (when you're not making fun of me). i love you very much melis.
JHOANNE SY BRIDESMAID
Jho! For decorating the beautiful chairs and kneelers we used for our Wedding ceremony, for going to kinkos in the middle of the night to print out the Ceremony Programs, for your fast thinking and thoughtfulness out of care for me and ray throughout the whole wedding. and for your positive mindset in every situation. really, you meant so much to us. you are so so so special to us, jho...we love you! you're next! ahhh!
MIKE & MARKHERMANO
Mikey and Mark, thank you for being the best older brothers a baby sister could ask for. I love you both so very much. Thank you for being my protectors. Thank you for spoiling me, putting up with me, ecouraging me, believing in me and even for teasing and picking on me through the years. because it all made me who i am today. God gave me the two of you and daddy so i knew i deserved the best in a future husband. that's why i never settled for less, because of the image i had in you both and daddy. loving, noble, good-hearted, caring, funny, smart, sensitive and handsome all in one! haha. your love means the world to me and i don't know who i would be without you. i love you and thank you for being my favorite brothers.
MICHAELFUNTERA & LUKEFLOWERS
For helping Ray get the tuxes for the whole entourage! for being great brothers and friends to us. for all the other extra things you did for the wedding, but most of all for being always there to count on through thick and thin. the two of you truly are like blood brothers to us and we love you so so much. thank you for being in our life.
TONPINGOY, XAVYPADILLA, PACSLACSON, ALEXRUPERTO, ANGELOBANARIA, AIRESPATULOT
For being Ray's best friends, keeping him focused, and all the things you did for the wedding, big and small! Thanks so much guys. We love you.
