Philippines bride wades down flooded church aisle to reach groom after monsoon
'Even if it floods or it rains, nothing can stop me. You only get married once, will you postpone it? I was marrying the man I love'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A bride refused to let the weather ruin her wedding plans as she gracefully made her way down a flooded church aisle to join her groom-to-be.
As monsoon season continues to batter the Philippines, Jobel Delos Angeles, 24, took the heavy rains from Tropical Storm Yagi in stride during her wedding in the province of Bulacan, near the capital Manila.
In a video uploaded to Facebook, Delos Angeles can be seen smiling as she slightly holds her white wedding gown above the brown rainwater - while carrying her bouquet in her other hand.
The groom, dressed in a suit and sandals, also seemed unconcerned as he clutched his bride’s hand and led her to the altar.
But a flooded aisle was the least of the couple’s concerns, after the rain waters forced them to arrive to the church by boat - as no cars would take them.
"Even if it floods or it rains, nothing can stop me. You only get married once, will you postpone it? I was marrying the man I love,” Delos Angeles told the AFP after the ceremony. “My gown got wet and heavy but I told myself it was as if I was walking on a red carpet.”
Despite not planning for bad weather, only to find floodwaters entering the church in the town of Hagonoy, the couple of seven years never considered calling off the ceremony - as the day was a double celebration.
In addition to exchanging vows, the couple also baptised their five-month-old daughter in front of their gathered friends and family - who watched all of the festivities barefoot.
According to the bride, their hometown is flood-prone so rescheduling would have just been a cause for more party-planning stress.
The video of the couple’s unwavering dedication has been viewed more than 115,000 times and prompted congratulatory messages.
“Love always wins!” one person wrote.
And although the wedding did not turn out exactly as they had planned, the newlyweds are just happy to be married.
“It is truly memorable. I am so happy. It shows the lesson that there are no what ifs," Delos Angeles said.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments