Celebrity Weddings
Love is in the Wedding
Details
(Jomar Lianko - Love Añover
Wedding)
By Jonathan Dionisio
January - February 2011
Weddings, first and foremost,
are personal events. This is why many soon-to-wed couples
make sure that their weddings are very personalized, incorporating
bits and pieces of themselves that reflect who they are and,
in a way, tell their story. For television host Lovella ‘Love’
Añover and husband Jomar Lianko, their wedding was
one whole interesting story worth telling. And how!
Hi,
CTC? (Care to Chat?)
Love, as known by many, is a popular morning TV show host.
Jomar, on the other hand, is part of the information technology
(IT) department of a local bank. The two met each other in
the only place where their two different worlds would likely
meet – the Internet. Just like many Filipinos, both
maintained an account in the social networking site Friendster.
Jomar added Love as a friend out of curiosity. Love, thinking
that he was a regular viewer of the show, confirmed the invitation.
Jomar sent a message to Love asking if it was really her and
not one of those poser accounts. Love replied saying that
it was, indeed, her. From then on, they exchanged messages
online and got to know each other better.
After six months of online
communication, Love finally agreed to entertain Jomar’s
invitation to meet, see each other in person, and watch a
movie. Their first meeting was in August 2007 and it was not
a date, as both explained. It was simply a meet-up. “Was
it love at first sight? No,” said Love. In fact, it
was nothing both expected it to be. Love complained to Jomar
about his ‘bad driving skills,’ he however was
being an ‘alaskador’ (teaser). Despite this, they
began going out together with their circle of friends. Their
constant meet-ups soon developed into something more as they
grew fonder of each other, a fondness that would develop to
a mutual understanding. On August 29, 2008. the two officially
became a couple.
Proposal
'On Air'
To celebrate Jomar's birthday on February 14, Valentine's
Day, he and Love, being adventure- and nature-lovers, booked
a trip to Sagada in the Mountain Province. (Un)fortunately,
no one was able to join the two in their trip. Since they
would be celebrating his birthday there, she planned a surprise
for her boyfriend. Little did Love know that she was the one
who was to receive the biggest surprise of her life. One week
before the Sagada trip, Jomar was already thinking of proposing
to his girlfriend; he just didn't know how.
At the Sagada camp site,
about 12 midnight of Jomar's birthday, Love executed her surprise
for Jomar. She woke him up with a birthday cake placed on
a heart-shaped table. Jomar countered with a surprise of his
own, pulling out a calla lily from under the table and handing
it over to Love. The morning of Valentine's Day then saw Jomar
and Love at the Bomod-ok Falls in Sagada. Jomar initially
planned to propose inside the cave but decided, on the last
minute, to do it by the falls. Jomar enticed Love to create
a video to show their friends what they missed by not coming
to the trip. While Love was talking, Jomar suddenly went down
on one knee, pulled the ring he hid in his pocket, and popped
the all-important question. The highly emotional female traffic
reporter then answered with a ‘yes.’ The proposal
was posted in the video sharing website YouTube and was also
broadcasted on the evening news program, 24 Oras. See video
here:
The
Loveliest Day
On February 21, 2010, Love and Jomar said their “I Do's”
at their chosen wedding ceremony venue, the Holy Spirit Parish
in Quezon City, where they often attend mass. Showbiz reporter
Nelson Canlas, who had some experience in wedding planning,
volunteered to be their wedding coordinator and composed a
song which told their love story. This song was then used
for the bridal march. To incorporate their love for dining
and eating out, their invitation was customized to look like
a restaurant menu. During their wedding day, their chosen
motif was white and yellow, Love's favorite color.
When the ceremony was over,
the two rode out in their own car with their mountain bikes
attached to it. Theirs was a garden wedding, with the reception
venue adorned with bonsai, indoor plants, and of course, calla
lilies (the latter reminiscent of their Sagada trip). Their
wedding cake resembled a falls to remember where Jomar proposed
to Love.
"We wanted everything
to be personal.... may connect sa amin lahat [and has a connection
with us], said Love. And indeed, every inch of their lovely
wedding represented a part of their story and their dreams
for their new life together. What better way to make their
most important occasion more memorable?
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