The last time I blogged, I remembered I was talking about an experience of being able to have a photo beside one of the Philippines' most prominent persona (Former Chief Justice Davide). Now, after 7 months of preparations and making arrangements, a different experience for Sonata singers went by. This time we're finally able to set our foot on the shores of Boracay. Yup, this is, by far, the best thing that ever happened to us as Sonata Singers! Thanks for the tremendous trust Rev Reyes (bride) gave to us. All arrangements and requests were done basically through email. Whew, how I love technology indeed! It's the first time for all of us to go there and I just can't tell you how excited all of us were. Although the trip was almost a 6 hour ride from Cebu to Iloilo to Kalibo to Caticlan then finally to Boracay, it was all worth it!

The wedding was held along the beach front of Waling-waling Beach resort, located at Station 1. And if you look at the photos I got, you can surmise that this is one unique wedding that's worth remembering. For this wedding, we prepared love songs as requested by Vince (groom) and Rev, like Beautiful In My Eyes, Your Love (composed by Jim Brickman) and the rest of it were taken from our collection of love songs. One of the many unique setup of their wedding was the way they'd setup their tables for their guests... yup, no chairs for some tables which is, on my opinion, a very cool way to go. It was also the first time I saw a wedding with all their guests dressed in white! It felt like I'm in heaven surrounded by angels (or am I just being so imaginative here). There's also this fire dance that totally blew me away. He or she (if you get my point here ) was so graceful and the stunt was nerve cracking, breathtaking and simply stunning and flawless. Another first for me is the performance of the couple as they danced to the tune of "I've had the Time of My Life". Never have I seen a couple go through such preparation such as this one (sorry guys, I've no photo of their dance). But I tell you this, it was worth seeing them express their love and desire for each other through that dance. And finally, to top it all, the wedding ended with a fearsome 15 to 20 minutes of fireworks display. Whew! I can't describe how my neck felt like from watching it coz it's almost a 75 degree angle from where I stand. And that was it, the culmination of their wedding but the start of friendship between the couple and the Sonata singers.

The next day, Sonata Singers went out early morning to face the sunrise of Boracay once more and have that soothing cold plunge on its coastline before going back to reality. I must say our stay was not enough but all in all, the experience was the best! And bringing my family there was twice as best! (Yup, I brought them with me too so that we can, at the same time, enjoy our first!) Thanks to Vince and Rev for believing and opening this door for us!

This one now goes to the list of weddings we serenaded and I’m pretty much having an idea now that this Boracay escapade won't be the last for Sonata singers.