Twitter Saves A Couple's Wedding

Couple Lauren Lane and Daniel Welch have been looking forward to their wedding day when  something horrible happened to them weeks before their special day – their wedding venue went bankrupt.

The couple had already shelled out £4,500 for their  wedding venue Chewton Place in Kyensham, UK. Their initial deposit included the cost of the ceremony and dinner reception for 150 guests.

With thousands of pounds worth of savings lost, the bride-to-be made an appeal to Twitter. With a desperate plea for help, Lauren tweeted "Help needed with aspects of our wedding after venue goes bust with 6 weeks to go and with our £4.5k!"

Her bridesmaids and friends all took part in the campaign by tweeting the same message. When celebrities Davina McCall and Dannii Minogue retweeted the same post to their thousands of followers, flocks of wedding suppliers were more than willing to help the engaged couple out.

The tweet that saved a wedding. Photo from SWNS.com

The childhood sweethearts were overwhelmed by the offers they received such as wedding clothes, a pair of gold wedding bands, jewelry and a three-tiered chocolate cake. A make-up artist, a wedding photographer, and a new wedding planner were also willing to offer their services for free or at a reduced rate.

Thanks to the power of Twitter, Lauren and Daniel were able to push through their wedding. Aside from suppliers from the wedding industry, well-wishers helped made their day special. The couple received an estimated £10,000 worth of freebies, thanks to Twitter followers.

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 Posted By: Diane Dominique Ting
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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

Whitelocks, Sadie. “The wedding Tweeting saved: Couple’s big day rescued by £10,000 celebrity Twitter appeal.” Mail Online. Posted on March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2108634/Couples-wedding-saved-raising-10-000-following-celebrity-Twitter-appeal.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Kasal.com Real Weddings: A Royal-Like Wedding

Last Christmas, we created a Christmas Wishing Board in Kasal.com for our dear subscribers and followers. One of them posted the ff. wish: 

"I have two wishes this christmas: we've recently got married this nov. so my wish is to be pregnant the soonest :)i pray that God will bless us with a healthy child! :) and second, I wish that my royal theme wedding will be featured in any reputable wedding site :)"

While we can only help pray for her first wish, the second we are more than glad to fulfill. Hope you'll enjoy reading her story :) 

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A Royal-Like Wedding
Mark Ace Mangilit - Gilsie Savedia Wedding
By Diane Dominique Ting

Not so many months away, the eyes of the world turned to London when Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton finally tied the knot. Now since the royal couple apparently forgot to invite some of their Filipino counterparts, Gilsie Savedia and Mark Ace Mangilit decided to make a royal wedding on their own.

Wedding Couple Mark and Gilsie.

Every detail of the royal wedding was top-secret and the media was going gaga over the what-was and what-was not in the wedding. But when a beaming Kate stepped out of her carriage for the whole world to see, everyone simply agreed that the anticipation was worth the wait. Soon-to-be brides and young little girls then had a glimpse of what it would take to marry a true to life Prince. Gilsie was but one of millions of girls gushing on their TV screens when a fairytale-like story became a reality. But in Gilsie’s reality, she had already found her prince. 

Read Mark Ace Mangilit - Gilsie Savedia Wedding....

Kasal.com Real Weddings: A Match Made (And Wed) In Bicol

Bicol Wedding of
Erickson and Rudilicia

With the couple having time-consuming professions in Manila, having a wedding in Bicol surely presented a dilemma to the couple Erickson Orbon and Rudilicia Espiritu-Orbon. But armed with an intense desire to celebrate their once in a lifetime wedding with family and close friends, nothing could stand in the way of their Bicol wedding.

Were they successful? With God, family and friends as their witness, they could not ask for a more perfect celebration of their “I dos”.

Read Erickson Orbon – Rudilicia Espiritu Wedding....

A Super Mario Wedding Theme

Did Super Mario and Princess Peach finally tie the knot? Well, not in the game, but in the real-life of a couple who were inspired by the dedicated quest of Super Mario to save Princess Peach.

Esther Tanouye and Ryan Henry Watkins chose to demonstrate their nerdy love with a romantic Super Mario theme for their wedding last October 8 in California.

Designer artist Larry Quach, who is a close friend of the couple, was the one behind the video game-themed wedding. Larry said that it was the bride who wanted to kick it old school with the theme.

Larry Quach's Super Mario-themed Wedding Invitations

“When she [the bride] told me she wanted to have a Super Mario Bros (the 8 bit original specifically) themed wedding, I got super excited and asked her if I could help out in any way,” shared Larry on his blog, where he posted pictures of the game-themed wedding invitations and favors.

In designing the wedding invitations, Quach used orange envelope, “because it is one of the official wedding colors”, and grey fibrous cardstock to resemble the original gaming cartridges. The front of the cartridge bears the bride’s surname, Tanouye, instead of the Nintendo logo, and Quach replaced the official seal with the groom’s surname, “Watkins”. The cartridge also shows the date of the wedding, 10-08-11. According to Quach, “[the date] 10-08 was decided because it was [a] wordplay on the bride’s last name.”

The cartridge wedding invitation opens up to reveal wedding details and three cards, bearing some of the symbolic parts of the game – mushroom, star, and flower. The mushroom card is the RSVP postcard, the star card contains the registry information, and the flower card tells the directions to the wedding.

At the back of the cartridge invitation, the list of cautions include, "Do have and hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until game over do us part." Isn’t that geeky sweet?

Larry Quach's Super Mario-themed Wedding Favors

Quach and his team also worked hard on the game-themed wedding favors. Each guest got a little Mario box that contains the guest’s menu choice for the dinner, several fake gold coins, and a “Thank you” card in four different languages.

“[The languages represent] the different ethnic groups represented by the bride (1/2 Japanese, 1/2 Korean) and the groom (1/2 Caucasian 1/2 Mexican),” Quach explained.

With this theme, Esther and Ryan’s wedding “ended up being one of the most beautiful and fun wedding!” Truly, there is nothing more cool, awesome, romantic, and geeky than a Super Mario-themed wedding!

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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

Kooser, Amanda. “Super Mario theme levels up 8-bit wedding.” Cnet. Posted on 17 October 2011. Web. Retrieved on 17 October 2011 from http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20121531-1/super-mario-theme-levels-up-8-bit-wedding/ 

Moore, JP. “These Super Mario Bros. Themed Wedding Invitations Are Awesome.” Buzzfeed. Posted on 18 October 2011. Web. Retrieved on 18 October 2011 from http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/these-super-mario-bros-themed-wedding-invitations   

Quack, Larry. “Wedding Invitations.” Larry T Quack’s Art Blog. Posted on 12 October 2011. Web. Retrieved on 17 October 2011 from http://larryquach.blogspot.com/2011/10/wedding-invitations.html

Kasal.com Real Weddings: Camp Kasal

Wilson and Kei reception outfit

If most couples dream of glamorous formal weddings, this pair of newlyweds we got to know definitely doesn't fall within the category. After 15 years of being acquaintances, 10 years of being best friends and 5 years of being a couple, Wilson George Sison and Kei Mamangun-Sison finally decided to tie the knot in the most exciting and adventurous way they could – a camping vacation.

Both being adventurous types, they decided to share a part of themselves with their friends and family through CAMP KASAL – a three-day celebration of their wedding in Negros. Delicious food, good accommodations and exciting activities, an unforgettable wedding experience awaited their guests.

Read Wilson George Sison and Kei Mamangun Wedding....

The Longest Wedding Veil

Who says that only celebrities can have sensational weddings?

An Italian couple tied the knot lost month and caught the world’s attention by setting the Guinness World Record for the longest wedding veil worn by a bride on her wedding day.

Elena de Angelis and Ferdinand Pucci had a romantic wedding ceremony in Casal di Principe, Naples, Italy. Elena, the bride, wowed the crowd with her epic veil measuring 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) in length and 2 meters in width. The couple passed through the village’s streets on a vintage car, while 600 people, on procession, helped carry the bride’s record-breaking headdress.

Wedding Photo from Dailymail.co.uk

People lined up the streets of the village to watch and applause as Elena unveils her 3 kilometers wedding veil.
Elena, with her cream bridal dress and literally long wedding veil, arrived at the church with Ferdinand blissfully. And as the couple walked out the church and greeted the entire village of Principe as newly-weds, the 600-strong helpers neatly and carefully carried Elena’s larger-than-life wedding headdress.

The epic bridal veil was designed by Gianni Molaro Compania. Gianni Molaro said that he used 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) of white silk cloth to finish his wedding masterpiece, with the help of dozens of seamstresses. Molaro and his team were able to create the record-breaking wedding veil in several months. He said that this creation marks the turning point of his career as a fashion designer. He also added that he wanted this creation to symbolize hope and peace. True enough, Gianni Molaro achieved that goal by uniting the people of Principe, as they gathered and observed in unison Elena’s Guinness-holder wedding headdress.

Indeed, Elena had the most memorable day of her life. She married the person she loves the most and she set a world record at the same time. Who would not love to have that romantic and record-breaking wedding?

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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

“Bride’s Record-Breaking 3km Long Wedding Dress Veil.” CY@CY Says. Posted on 25 September 2011. Web. Retrieved on 05 October 2011 from http://www.cy8cy.com/brides-record-breaking-3km-long-wedding-dress-veil/

“Elena De Angelis wore 1.8 Mile Wedding Veil.” Page Eleven. Posted on 26 September 2011. Web. Retrieved on 05 October 2011 from http://page-eleven.com/2011/09/26/elena-de-angelis-wore-1-8-mile-wedding-veil/

Hull, Stephen. “Here comes the bride and her TWO MILE TRAIN: Italian village brought to standstill by record-breaking wedding dress.” Mail Online. Posted on 23 September 2011. Web. Retrieved on 05 October 2011 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2041103/Brides-record-breaking-2-mile-long-wedding-dress-veil-brings-Italian-village-standstill.html

Kasal.com Real Weddings: Destiny

We got the ff. email from newlywed Darrell and Timmy last August 28:

Darrell and Timmy

Hi! Good day! We are Darrell and Timmy, and we just want to share with you our love story. How we started, how we lost and found again each other, how we planned our big day, and how typhoon falcon almost ruined our wedding. We know that everybody has their own love stories to tell, more interesting and more romantic than ours. But we are sharing this to you for you to share it with your readers and followers too because you’ll never know; maybe other people may learn from it.

- Darrell and Timmy

Darrell and Timmy have been avid visitors of www.kasal.com (check out their wedding announcement in Kasal.com) and we are glad to learn how Kasal.com has helped them in their wedding preparations. Now we are honored to share their love story to everybody, beautifully written in their own words. 

We hope their story will not only inspire you but will also encourage you to share your own story to our wedding community. As they aptly shared, "you’ll never know; maybe other people may learn from it."

 

Read Darrell Rey and Fatima Zamora Wedding.... 

Kasal.com Real Weddings: Italian Mafia - Black Vintage Wedding

Angelica and Marco on their
wedding attires by
Edward Teng Couture
Wedding Photo
by Francis' Portraits

For newlyweds Angelica De Asis and Marco Barinos, black is not simply a color. Black brings back memories of their unforgettable wedding and their true dedication to the meaning of family. Inspired by the movie Godfather and the 1920s theme, the De Asis-Barinos nuptial was certainly a wedding affair to remember forever.

Italian Mafia-Inspired
Angelica and Marco has always been a fan of movies and personalities set in the 1920s where honour, pride and family ties governed all decisions. Al Capone, John Dillinger and other infamous personalities of those times had lifestyles the couple find interesting.

Even though they lived like kings in their own worlds, they never forgot the value of family and honour. These are the values that Angelica and Marco would want to have with the families they have and the family that they will be starting after marriage.

Related Links

· The Day I Saw An Angel: Excerpts of Marco's letter to her bride-to-be Angelica
· Marco and Angelica's Wedding Video

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Kasal.com Real Weddings: A Filipino-Chinese Wedding

West and Coleen after the wedding
Photo by Dino Lara Photography

Weddings are celebrations made up of an array of traditions, beliefs and values. Coming from a purely Chinese family, West Ni and his Filipina wife decided to celebrate their wedding twice to honor both Chinese and Filipino practices. The couple shares with Kasal.com how both cultures made their wedding more colorful and memorable.

On being a “Chi-noy” Couple
Some people would question the compatibility of two persons because of the difference in their culture and nationality. But just as West and Coleen shares, being Chinese and Filipina was never an issue from the start.

Read more about West Ni - Coleen Roxas Wedding...

A 9/11 Wedding

Who said that the date September 11 (9/11) will never bring good memories especially to Americans? Couple Eddie Casinover and Christine Briggs disagree.

Last September 11, 2001, Eddie Casinover was a 19 year old soldier stationed in Europe while Christine Briggs was 20 and unpacking boxes in Raleigh, N.C. when a roommate's mother told her about the news of the attack on the World Trade Center. 

After 10 years since the incident, the couple decided to claim the national day of grief and solemn remembrance and make it into a celebration of friends, family and hope as the Americans victoriously captured the Al Qaeda leader, Bin Laden.

The 9/11 Wedding Contest

Casinover and Briggs where introduced by Casinover's Army buddies. They decided to get married after they got engaged on their fifth anniversary. Money was tight, and at one point, they are considering to just elope or have a simple civil ceremony. Fortunately, Casinover joined Musket Ridge Gold Club's Love and Liberty Wedding Giveaway where the major prize was a wedding hosted by the scenic golf club and a sit-down dinner reception for 150 guests, all of which amounting to $15,000.

They won the contest and will be getting married this Sept. 11, honoring that day with the most important occasion of their lives. 

Sharing the same objective, Musket Ridge opened the contest as a giveaway, noticing how civilians were reluctant to do anything celebratory on that date.  In contrast, first responders and the military feel the opposite. They are proud to have risked their lives defending freedom and they would not let the terrorists have that date. The contest was launched after Bin Laden's capture.

The Winning Couple

Call it a sign or a blessing, even with only two months of wedding planning, everything was coming into place especially because of the community support and appreciation to the significance of their wedding date. Several wedding suppliers – from bridal make up artist to wedding photographer – donated their services for the couple.

Casinover laughingly shared that he has never really won anything in his life til he joined that fateful contest. And they hope that their luck will help change 9/11 to a day of grief no more.  

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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

Lylah M. Alphonse. Yahoo! Shine. “Couple to marry on 9/11: 'Good things will still happen on that day'” (Posted on 22 Aug 2011) Retrieved on 27 Aug 2011 from http://news.yahoo.com/couple-to-marry-on-9-11-good-things-will-still-happen-on-that-day-.html

Kasal.com Real Weddings: Love Across Cultures

The best love stories are often those of love without boundaries.

Think of Romeo and Juliet, Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara, Prince William and Duchess Katherine or even Mother Teresa's love for the poor. These love stories tell us of how love can reconcile differences and surpass all hardships.

Joseph and Nancy in their
Bangladeshi wedding outfits

Joseph Rana Biswas and Nancy de-Sagun Biswas have celebrated their love into marriage despite cultural differences. Joseph being Bangladeshi and Nancy being a Filipina, their love story is a real life testament to love's ability to span across cultures.

Nancy tells Kasal.com how they celebrated both love and cultural diversity in their very special wedding day.

Read more about Joseph Rana Biswas - Nancy de-Sagun Biswas Wedding...

A Wedding Realized Through Skype Technology

Samuel and Helen's Skype Wedding.
Photo from Signs of the Times (SOTT.net)

LOS ANGELES – A California couple was supposed to get married over the weekend but plans became different when the groom had a lung infection which landed him in the isolation ward of a hospital. The couple continued the ceremony anyway via Skype.

Samuel Kim and Helen Oh, both 27, has set their plans to get married in the southern California city of Fullerton on Saturday. Guests from as far as Korea and New York were coming.
Initially, Kim was too nervous to tell his bride that he was spitting up blood last week for fear that it would cause her grief. But he did tell her, later in the week, where the couple improvised a solution by holding the wedding ceremony via Skype’s Wed video conferencing system.

Although not the wedding the couple has dreamed of, the guests said it was inspirational, admiring the bride especially for being able to stand alone at the altar without faltering.

"He said he will make up for it, he promised me he's going to be the best husband in the world," the bride said. "He felt really terrible that he wasn't there."

Reuters reported that, “the Saturday afternoon wedding utilized five live cameramen at the couple's high-tech Korean church capturing the ceremony for guests watching on jumbo screens, and for Kim himself watching on a laptop in the hospital's isolation ward.”

Kim's hospital room was decorated with flowers that nurses bought with their own money, he said.

To make up for his absence, Kim surprised Oh with plane tickets to Europe for their honeymoon. They will visit Paris and Prague as soon as he recovers from his illness.

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Kasal.com thanks the following source for this article:

Reuters. Couple overcomes groom's illness with Skype wedding (Posted on March 8 2011) Retrieved on March 12 2011 from http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/308071/couple-overcomes-grooms-illness-with-skype-wedding