The month of June has always been attached to weddings, thus it is often referred to as the “Wedding Month”. Not sure of the real historical background why it was called as such but my guess is because it’s the start of the rainy season, a perfect time for couple’s to tie the knot.
And in celebration of the wedding month, LionhearTV will asked you to choose which among the most celebrated and most talked about celerity weddings you think deserve the title of the “Most Lavish Pinoy Celebrity Wedding”.
Contenders for this category are as follows:
1. Escudero-Ongpauco Wedding (Sen. Francis Escudero and Love Marie “Heart Evangelista” Ongpauco) – February 15, 2015
What can you expect when showbiz and politics combined? Of course it will be one big lavish event. And that is how Sen. Chiz Escudero and Heart Evangelista’s wedding took place. Held in the exclusive Balesin Resort in Quezon their marriage was dubbed as the wedding of the year for it’s grandeur. While many have raised their eyebrows with Escudero for coming up with such grand wedding despite being the 2nd poorest senator, the couple insisted that friends and family have helped them to make the wedding of the year happen.
2. Dantes – Rivera Wedding (Jose Sixto “Dingdong” Dantes III and Marian Rivera Gracia) – December 30, 2014
Dubbed as the “Royal Wedding”, Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera’s wedding has attracted big media (both traditional and social media) attention not only because of their celebrity status but because of its extravagance. Their reported 7 million-peso 12-foot wedding cake has reached international media and Marian’s wedding gown which cost 2 million pesos did not only amazed netizens but was also criticized for being too lavish.
3. Soriano – Gonzaga Wedding (Paul David Soriano and Celestine “Toni” Gonzaga) – June 12, 2015
Simple yet elegant. The June 12, 2015 wedding of film director Paul Soriano and the country’s multi-media star Toni Gonzaga cannot be left out from the list of grand wedding ceremonies. Attended by big names in the industry plus the simply extravagant reception, their wedding can be well picked as one of the most lavish pinoy celebrity weddings.
4. Sotto – Luna Wedding (Marvic Sotto and Pauleen Marie Luna) – January 30, 2016
Who wouldn’t follow this much talked about wedding of comedic icon Vic Sotto and Pauleen Luna. Their wedding was not only controversial because of their age gap but also how the private details has been leaked to the media. Their wedding has been one of the most covered event in Television especially their home network GMA.
To Vote:
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Voting will be from June 2, 2016 to 11:59pm of June 15, 2016.