AT THE intimate wedding of Kylie Padilla to Aljur Abrenica, Mariel Rodriguez sent off her stepdaughter with a lovely six-minute speech at the wedding reception, which husband Robin Padilla dutifully, and lovingly, recorded.
Exuberant and spontaneous as she is known to be, Mariel started with an admission.
“I talk for a living, ‘yon po ang trabaho ko. Pero tonight, kabadong-kabado ako. As in my heart is pounding, I’m so nervous. I don’t know what to say because I want it perfect, because you guys deserve nothing less than perfect,” she said.
Kylie and Aljur had their surprise wedding on Dec. 11, witnessed only by 70 of their family and closest friends.
The ceremony was solemn, but at the wedding reception at Villa Milagros in Rizal, everyone let their hair down, including the bride and groom.
In her speech, Mariel recounted how the couple pulled it all off in two short weeks.
She said, “You guys did it. Imagine, going off already in less than a month, parang kayo pa lang ang gumagawa nun. Congratulations, it is not just a wedding, it’s a beautiful wedding.”
“The ceremony was perfect, everything, the arrangement, everything. We really really feel your love. And we want to thank you for making us part of this very very intimate event. It’s our privilege and we are also honored.” (Cosmo)
