An Ethereal Fantasy

He was not pulling a prank when Christopher Quimbo asked Alodia Gosiengfiao to go steady on April 1.

- ANGELA NICOLE

He did not mind that it coincided with what’s commonly known as April Fools’ Day; what concerned him more was if Alodia would believe him and say yes, even after only a month and a half of meeting each other.

Alodia believed Christopher and seemed equally in a hurry to make their relationship official. On the following Valentine’s Day, one year to the day they first met, she was already walking down the aisle in a Mak Tumang creation.

“We were able to make a lovely gown on time. It was designed with some elements of a dragon since I was born that year,” the bride explains.

Her cousin, Melissa Yeung Yap, also went out of her way to sculpt a beautiful white dragon for the reception.

The theme of the wedding was not usual: ethereal and fantasy, as suggested by the event designer Gideon Hermosa. “Christopher is enigmatic and handsome, and Alodia has the regal presence of someone who lived in a fantastical world of cosplay and games,” the designer shares.