Nothing would stop Filipino couple from getting married, not even the typhoon

Record ID: 1736623

  • Title: Nothing would stop Filipino couple from getting married, not even the typhoon
  • Date: 4th August 2023
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 4, 2023) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) BRIDE, DIANNE VICTORIANO - PADILLA, SAYING: "One thing we were worried about was not only did we have to pass through the floods but also the godfathers and godmother and all our other visitors. We needed a few minutes to think if it was a good idea to push through or if there were other alternatives."
  • Embargoed: 18th August 2023 16:47
  • Keywords: BRIDE FLOOD GROOM PHILIPPINES TYPHOON WEDDING
  • Location: MANILA, MALOLOS, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, MALOLOS, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
  • Reuters ID: LVA006233404082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE SEE EDIT 1451-ASIA-WEATHER/PHILIPPINES-WEDDING UGC FOR ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE FROM THE WEDDING
    A couple in the Philippines who braced flood waters on their wedding day last weekend (July 30) said they were ready for a challenge on their big day in Malolos, but not for the church itself to be totally flooded.
    Speaking to Reuters in an interview, organized by the wedding planner AGEM, the couple said they expected problems because of typhoon Doksuri.
    The bride, Dianne Victoriano - Padilla, said she struggled to keep her balance as she waded through the water and up the church aisle. But she was delighted to see that the guests were there too having braved the wet conditions to see the couple tie the knot.
    Several guests including the groom, Paulo Jayvee Padilla were seen wearing rubber shoes to protect their feet in the flooded church.
    Eyewitness footage shared by the groom's cousin showed the bride, groom and their families walking down the flooded aisle as guests cheered.
    The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, was last week hit by Typhoon Doksuri which brought winds of up to 175 km an hour (108 miles an hour) to its northern and most populated Luzon island.
    (Production: Adrian Portugal, Deniz Uyar, Anna Lubowicka)
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