Any Filipino gathering can easily turn into a celebration. Weddings are an obsession.Around 40 years ago, my parents Dennis and Evelyn Magdaraog- Juban set up what must have been the very first wedding coordinating service in Manila, Wedding Philippines. And their very first project: their own.
*cover cake by Baba Ibazeta-Benedicto
The Philippines' extended family network provides a deep pool of assistance from parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, cousins of cousins, neighbors, even cousins of neighors, everything is made a community effort. WP attempted to infiltrate what was a mostly DIY culture and professionalize it. But then, the pace of life was more laid back, and it was not only impractical but unheard of to loosen grip on a very personal affair and entrust it to strangers. In the 60's it was firmly so, which made Wedding Philippines ahead of its time.
These days, the wedding industry thrives like never before. Evidently so, for MARTHA STEWERT WEDDINGS has joined the local picture. A collaboration of foreign expertise and local talent, this Philippine issue is a warmer version because it strikes home. The Real
Weddings section showcases actual brides and grooms and their uniquely styled affairs. Very well received was our POTS DU CREME made for Dino and Criselle Panlilio-Alejandro, sugarpaste terra cotta vessels for dreamy layers of cake and cream topped with hand-piped spring flowers.
The wedding scene just got more interesting.
2 comments:
Hi Chef Peachy!:)
I am very proud of you and I miss our monday baking class a lot! As in a lot!:)
Cheers!
RV
i chanced up reading your entire blog while having dinner. you are superb! indeed a great writer and a chef! your family and friends must have been very proud. continue inspiring your readers Godbless you...
i'm now a fan of yours and would definitely be looking forward to every blog that you'll post. i made a blogger account just so i could post a comment. that's how i sincerely admire you.
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