After weeks of delay, weddings are back at the Philippine Consulate in Dubai
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00:00For richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and cherish till death do us part.
00:12It was not how they planned the big day, but at least all's well that ends well for two pairs
00:19of lovebirds who finally professed their marriage vows on Monday after weeks of delay due to the
00:24coronavirus pandemic. We are both happy that finally we made it through the wedding date.
00:32It was supposed to be scheduled on April 2. I'm happy that we made it through.
00:36It will be a memorable day for us, memorable time that we will be treasured forever.
00:42Movement restrictions were imposed and big gatherings were banned to curtail the spread
00:46of the virus. Weddings at the Philippine consulate in Dubai were cancelled and the
00:50couples had to postpone and scale down their plans. We do have a lot of plans before the
00:57lockdown like renting hotel for our wedding reception, bringing his family here because
01:05he's the eldest and only son and his mother wants to join us here to celebrate with us,
01:14but unfortunately we cannot. We just decided to book a hotel just to spend time with each other
01:22only since it's not possible to have a small gathering, small party since it's a
01:31restriction from the PUAE law. Since we don't have a wedding reception, we're going to do it
01:36at home but with a minimum. It's very simple, it's very simple. We just, maybe just the family,
01:42my cousin, my father, that's it. And our roommates. Yeah, dinner. But then again, true love waits
01:51as the saying goes and the couples told Gulf News they actually utilized the downtime to build a
01:56stronger bond and ponder on their future. Actually, it's more stronger now because even though
02:03there is a pandemic happening. Because we have a lot of vending, we have a lot of time and like that
02:10we have a work before, we are able to see each other at night only. Precautionary measures were
02:16also strictly observed. Everyone was checked by the guard at the gate for their body temperature
02:21before entering the consular premises. Face masks and hand gloves were required to be put on
02:26throughout the ceremony and physical distancing was observed. The main difference like
02:33is now, I suppose since we're doing it one couple at a time, it's more, well definitely quieter and
02:41I suppose more solemn. We just the bride and the groom and two witnesses which is,
02:46you know, as required by the law, the Philippine law.
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