LUIS AND JESSY'S SECOND WEDDING A '100-PERCENT COMPLETE' FAMILY AFFAIR

PROUD MOTHER OF THE GROOM, Vilma Santos, has shared the most touching moments from her son Luis Manzano's recent Catholic wedding to Jessy Mendiola in Palawan.

- NATHALIE TOMADA

Three years after their civil nuptials in February 2021, the celebrity couple pushed through with their "dream wedding," which was to "get the Lord's blessing on our union" and have "both our families present during that special moment," as Jessy wrote in a social media post.

Luis quipped in his vlog that he has married Jessy three times to date, with two ceremonies held in Palawan. The STAR learned that, following Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) guidelines, they had the Sacrament of Marriage at a Catholic chapel in the morning with a few witnesses, while a beachside ceremony was held in the afternoon with everyone present. The wedding was officiated by Fr.Tito Caluag.

"Ang saya-saya! Complete ang family ni Jessy, complete din ang family ni Lucky. During the civil wedding kasi hindi, kami-kami lang yun. Because it was also pandemic time... with 30 or 35 people only. But this one, we were 100-percent complete," happily noted Ate Vi in an exclusive interview with this paper.

One of the most heartwarming scenes at the ceremony was when Luis and Jessy's one-yearold daughter Rosie (nicknamed Baby Peanut) accompanied her father while waiting for her mother to walk down the aisle.

"Sa tagal na ng buhay ko, sa dami ng kasal na inatenan ko, hindi dahil anak ko si Lucky and Jessy, but isa itong kasal nila sa Palawan na very, very memorable and pinaka-masaya," Ate Vi further shared.

"It was well-prepared in a way na...pagdating mo, alam mo yung light, nagbibiruan... Hindi yung masyadong detailed na scripted, hindi eh.

"Even my apo. When it was time for her to walk, she was carried instead. That's when I got emotional, especially when Lucky held Peanut...