[NOTE: This wedding happened before the COVID-19 pandemic]
At first look, the love story of JD and Kaye looks like the typical serendipity story. They met in a photoshoot where JD was the photographer and Kaye was the model. They fell in love. He proposed. And they live happily ever after!
But what we don’t immediately see are the adjustments they had to make, the bravery they had to muster up, and the practicality they both displayed just to make their wedding day come true.
“At first, we wanted to have a grand wedding. But one year passed and we didn’t have the chance to save up enough. We found out that my mom had cancer and having that kind of sickness is not cheap at all. We had to set aside our plans.” -Kaye, Bride
Upon knowing of her mom’s condition, Kaye had to take her in and care of her. It was always her mom’s humble dream to see Kaye walk down the aisle and get married but because of her sickness, she felt unsure if she can still make it come true. JD and Kaye made sure it would.
“Since we didn’t have a lot of budget and we just wanted to make my mom happy, we opted first to have a civil wedding. But then, we are also Christians, and JD’s mom requested to have a Pastor unite us instead. I initially also wanted a garden wedding so considering both requests and what my dream wedding idea was, we went for it.” -Kaye, Bride