Wedding in Siquijor
A couple of weeks after we left Siquijor for Christmas, we returned again. But this time it was for our cousin’s wedding. Matt and I were asked to be sponsors, Kalani was a flower girl and Mason was an escort. It was a fun experience to see how they do weddings in the province. And the day before the wedding was our little cousin’s 4 year old birthday party as well…it was a short trip, but full of fun and memories.
We finally stayed at Coco Grove Beach Resort and wished we could have spent more time there. The downside is that this resort is an hour away from our family
Many villagers from where our cousin is originally from showed up for the 4 year old birthday party
The Filipinos love lechon and a “free” meal
We had to leave the resort around 6am to get to our cousin’s place to get hair and make-up done
The 12 passenger van we rented, turned into an 18 passenger van as we transported many people to the church
Our family is ready for the wedding to start
Our lovely flower girl who had to wear a different dress since the other one was the wrong measurements…she is growing up too fast
Our handsome escort was bribed to behave for the 2-3 hours we were at the church
Right after the parents walked down the aisle, it was our turn
During the wedding they had live singers and a church choir
The bride (our cousin) and groom with the flower girls and escorts
Since we were the “sponsors” we got to sign the marriage contract
When we arrived at the reception location, the village people were already eating before the wedding party showed up…that was very different than what we are use to
These boys wanted a photo with our kids…not sure if it is because they are “white” or because they are cute. I’m not ready for these older boys to be taking photos with our daughter
At the reception we found more relatives…these sisters are my second cousins
More photos from the wedding here.
