25 years after our wedding we visited the hotel were we got married – the Waterfront Insular Hotel in Davao. It was very special after many years to be back at this place. Some things changed – but still it is very much the place of our wedding. One highlight of our wedding was, that all members of both families were there to celebrate with us.
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Some impressions from the wedding of our friends Monik and Carlo. We were asked to be Ninang and Ninong (God parents). It was a wonderful party. Both Monik and Carlo grow up in Davao – Rosemarie knows both parents for many years – but the met in Sidney, Australia. Both families and many friends came to this special celebration – around 350 guests. We were asked to give a speech during the reception. Find out in the video what these items have to do with marriage: One thing which also blessed us, is that both families really stick together. Even after being married Monik and Carlo will still be very much part of their big families. They both expressed that during the celebration and it is so different from the way many western young couples deal with their families.
25 years ago – exactly on January 21st 1993 at 7 am – we celebrated the start of our union with a garden wedding. Yes it was 7 am and not pm: we choose a nice location facing the beach at Insular Hotel Davao City. During the day it gets so hot and we had the choice of either morning or late afternoon. Since it was often raining at night during the rainy season we choose to have the ceremony in the morning. We started 7 am Filipino time (meaning to say it was around 8 am …) We were very thankful for around 200 friends and relatives to be there. But the very highlight was that the family of Thomas came from Germany to attend the wedding. Our pastor Ernie Abella really gave good insights on marriage. He knew both of us as we were attending his church – “The Jesus Fellowship” in Davao City. We were so blessed to have him at our wedding. But there was a number of