O Blogs: Cebu? B?

So this is my husband's first entry.   

People always ask us why we decided to get married in Cebu, I usually gave then a quick answer.  My husband, O usually doesn't answer the question.

This is his (late) answer to the big question mark.

Enjoy.

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When Tracy and I got engaged, there was very little doubt between the two of us that our wedding will be held in Cebu. 

Naturally, when we started telling people, the typical conversation was:

"Cebu?"

"Yes, in Cebu"

"But you're from xxxxx. Your wife-to-be is from Cebu?"

"No, she's from xxxxx"

"Why in Cebu?"

A lot of times, you will hear that ladies know what their wedding day will be like, even when they were still little girls.  As a man, you don't put too much thought into these things. 

I have not imagined mine to the smallest detail or much detail actually, but I always imagined that it will not be a hometown wedding. The idea of being in a villa somewhere, where families and friends come for a couple of days ending with a solemn wedding ceremony and reception had always been appealing. I probably had seen it in one too many romantic comedy movies back then. Today, this concept could simply be described as a destination wedding.

Cebu is not particularly special to us, but Shangri-la Mactan is.  A couple of years back, we had our vacation in Bohol and since our flight back to Singapore will be from Cebu, we decided to spend some nights in Shangri-la Mactan before heading home. 

Shangri-la Mactan is a really beautiful resort. It has swimming pools, gardens, spa, restaurants, bars, fitness centres and one long, very well-maintained beachfront. The place has everything you need and when you're there you would probably not want to spend your time elsewhere. 

I imagined it then, having the reception at that beachfront, families and friends laughing, cocktail drinks in their hands, awaiting Cebu lechon to be served.

For our wedding, we had that and more. 

It was fun seeing familiar faces during breakfast time. 

And having them come down for a quick drink before going to bed. 

And staying late because no one has to drive home. 

And having lunch with them before checking out.

October 2013. 

We had our wedding. 

We had a vacation with Tracy's family.

We had a vacation with my family.

We caught up with old friends.

We partied with new ones.

In Cebu.