While many areas in the capital Manila, Philippines are experiencing rainy days such as severe flooding and inundation, the couple Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar still hold a wedding ceremony on July 22, entering the journey when the walkway is flooded with water up to the knees.
Days after Typhoon Wipha made landfall on July 19, the Philippines recorded continuous heavy rains, causing flooding across the Manila urban area and disrupting people's lives.
However, the wedding date was set, invitations were sent and guests confirmed their attendance at the wedding ceremony.
"We just need to be brave enough" - Mr. Verdillo shared. The groom and bride considered this experience " merely a challenge". "This is just one of the difficulties we will have to overcome," the groom Verdillo said.
The couple has been together for 10 years and is looking forward to life together.
photos of the wedding taking place at Barasoain Church, 1 hour north of the capital, show the bride Aguilar stepping into the floodwaters, with a dress in her back.
Brides, grooms and wedding guests also washed their clothes, pants and dresses that were wet from their knees and down. The guests' shoes were placed on a long bench of the church.
"Love is victorious because regardless of the weather, storms, rain, floods, the wedding still takes place. This is an extraordinary wedding" - Jiggo Santos - a wedding guest - shared.
As of July 23, many streets in the Manila urban area were still flooded. Meanwhile, a new storm has been recorded 105km west of the Philippine island of Luzon, threatening to continue to bring more rain and lead to new flooding across the archipelago.
