Miles's Valentine

We were love struck this month as one of my friends tied the knot with her prince who came all the way from Nottingham, England. Theirs is a wonderful love story worth retelling - Miles or Milagros as we fondly call her, then qualified for an MBA program at Nottingham University around five years ago when, despite the grueling two years of graduate studies, somehow managed to meet a fine man, Calvin, at local pub, during one of her after class night outs with grad school classmates. Fast forward 2008 - their wedding took place at a chapel in Mactan Cebu one breezy February afternoon. Everyone was in high spirits as the sun displayed its majestic splendor and despite the presence of a tad annoying wedding coordinator, the church ceremony went well. The reception set on a beach theme in Plantation Bay was splendid; the usual Filipino wedding ritual was punctuated by some unwitting remarks of the wedding coordinator cum host cum singer entertainer, whew! Good thing I was seated beside the priest celebrant, Fr. Donal O’ Hanlon of the Missionary Society of Saint Columban who chatted about his wonderful adventures from Ipil to London – it managed to keep my attention away from the wedding coordinator (stop laughing Kin! :)). But the stars of the night, Calvin and Miles who exchanged adoring looks all throughout, felt exultant to be wed at last!