My daughter's wedding day

by Susan Palmes-Dennis

Today on Aug. 1, 11:30 a.m., my youngest daughter Maria Regina is getting married at Newport Town Council, England. 

Known as GG among friends and “Badik” to close family members, she would exchange “I do” to Simon Charles Boddison, her fiancée of two years.

It is a union of two adult people with diverse cultures who would like to live their lives together. 

“It is a small-relaxed wedding,” GG told me in confidence.  Attendees would include the mother of the groom Jean and his two sisters Lucy and Kate, brother-in-laws, nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. His very close friends would be in the event. 

Due to some medical issues Ronnie and I could not come and share beautiful moments with my daughter and her husband-to-be. 

GG would be wearing an ivory dress, white flowers and her veil is a birdcage type. 

She would do her own make-up. She's a simple girl with simple dreams and  is a romantic by heart. 

Her idea of a small intimate wedding includes choosing the music for her special day and her playlist consists of songs of Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, The Ronnettes and other classics.

Six year old Louie Boddison, Simon’s son from a previous marriage, would give away the bride. 

The couple met for the first time two years ago in Charlotte, North Carolina and traveled together in some countries in Asia like Thailand and the Philippines. 

Simon works in Siemens UK and has been traveling all over the world while GG worked at the National Census Office in northern Mindanao before she came to the US five years ago. 

The wedding venue is at the Guildhall of Newport, one of the most prestigious and historic listed buildings in the town. 

The couple intends to settle in Newport, Telford, UK. 

Reception follows at the Granary Grill and Deli at Weston Park and the second reception will be held at the lovely home of Simon's mother.

(Susan Palmes-Dennis is a veteran journalist from Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao in the Philippines who worked as a nanny and is now employed as a sub-teacher and a part-time teacher assistant in one of the school systems in the Carolinas.

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