Randell and Joy... together as one...

 "I take you, as my lawful wife/husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, til death do us part." - Randell Marco and Josephine Manalo

the newly weds: Randell and Joy

January 8, 2011, Saturday. One of the most important days of my life. It's my dear Tatay's birthday. And this year, another special occasion has been celebrated. It's the wedding day of my dear niece and closest friend Joy. Randell Marco, a man from San Luis, Batangas who works in Korea is married to her. After almost five years of knowing each other through this man's brother who lives here in Brescia, Italy, they finally got the chance to meet uplcose in person for the first time. And I know they were both happy and so inlove with each other. :) As one of Joy's closest friend, i know some of their sad and happy moments in the duration of their relationship. Four long years of being into a long distance relationship. Long years of abundant patience and understanding, lots of sacrifices towards each other, a bunch of trust and honesty. These are the important keys to survive an LDR. They sacrificed a lot. And their love for each other answers every question that comes along their way. There are lots of hindrances, tests and trials from the start, people who question their relationship, people who throw unecessary words on them. But because they both love each other, they still ended up being one. 

It was wonderful to have started their lives together on this very day. Getting married and living a life as husband and wife, making and raising a family of their own together. I wish i was there to witness the wedding ceremony. I know I missed that day, i missed the exchanging of wedding vows, the ceremony itself and the ocassion of meeting our dear families, relatives and friends. But anways, even if i wasnt on that special day, i still wish you both a never ending love for each other. Now that you're living away from each other after being married, i know its a lot more difficult at this point. But i know all the difficulties in life have their own answers. You just have to sacrifice again, to wait for the time to be together again. Life is sacrifice, love is sacrifice. Love is understanding and patience. Just wait... time will let you stay together. :)

This is another proof that love really saves an LDR. That even two people in a relationship lives away from each other, with LOVE together with the other keys of relationship survival, two people end up stronger holding on to each other. They end up as one, in marriage. In sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, till death do they part. <3

I wish you both a happy life together, full of God's blessings.

At the same time, i wish myself and my babe the same hope, that we will end up together as one, in love and in marriage, build a family of our own and be blessed for the rest of our lives together. :)