While some girls are lucky enough to find a prince in the first man who plants a kiss on their lips.
Who would have thought that the "NBSB" in our little Grad Girl Group in the PM team would end up to be the first one to walk down the aisle and marry the man of her dreams?
When I joined DKS more than 7 years ago, Mel was the first person outside my grad program batch who became my friend. I was hired by the PM team to take over her tasks so she became my trainer. She's one of the most organized people I know and was the one who taught me to be OC with even the smallest things such as file names and subject lines. Spending most of our working hours with each other allowed us to get to know each other really well and it didn't take a long time for us to realize that we have a lot in common and became good friends even outside work. She was my shoulder to cry on when I was going through a terrible heartbreak, would listen to my stories about attempts to move on, and surprised me with the best frozen brazo cake on my first birthday away from home. In between long working hours and getting frustrated in some meetings, she waited patiently for love to come into her life, the kind of love that makes you excited and giddy like in those chick flicks we watched.
We were on a weekend trip in Subic when she first told me about Jess. Even then, I somehow knew that Jess could potentially be The One. I didn't get to see them together as often as their other friends but in the few instances that I got to spend time with them as a couple, I witnessed just how caring Jess is of Mel. His humor complemented Mel's and his opinions about current issues showed his integrity and that he's someone who would stand up for the things that he believed in and people he loved.
I couldn't be happier that I got to witness Jess and Mel tie the knot. It was such an honor that they chose me to be one of their bridesmaids. While we were waiting for the ceremony to start, we teased Jess that perhaps Mel was already on her way back to Manila instead of heading to the chapel. He played along but we know the joke did not bother him one bit. That Mel was going to come and walk down that aisle was as certain as the beautiful sunset that would later come in sight. I don't know if wedding organizers put some sort of formula in all the brides' drinks on the day of their wedding. Somehow, brides are just glowing and look their most beautiful on the day they get married and this of course was the case for Mel. Tears were already flowing down her father's cheeks a few seconds after they started walking. Theirs was the most emotional bridal march I've seen and Abby and I had to exert much effort to stop our own tears from flowing. It was truly a beautiful ceremony. Their vows were genuine and heartfelt, and the priest's homily made us realize even more just how perfect they are for each other, because God brought them together. :)
Even though the guest list was probably a little more than a hundred, the whole event still felt very intimate. I was certain that every single person present either at the chapel or at the chapel knew the couple at some point and for some of the guests, the wedding reception doubled as a reunion of some sort. High school classmates, college friends, previous workmates had the chance to catch-up over cocktails and snapshots at the photobooth. It was great to see my teammates from the PM team. Though it's been years since the last time all of us were in one place, I still felt that same old feeling of comfort and assurance around them and we still laughed about the same things.
Who's next? :)
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