Philippine Couple Married in Hip-Deep Floodwaters

Come hell or high water: Filipino couple ties knot

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine couple tied the knot on Tuesday at a Catholic church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummelled large parts of the country for a month.Clutching a bouquet of white blooms and clad in an off-shoulder white gown, Leian Lieza Galang gingerly waded into the murky brown floodwaters inside the Saint John the Baptist church in Hagonoy town, north of Manila, to wed Gilbert Chico."We were in complete unif…

Couple gets married in hip-deep floodwaters in Hagonoy church

A Philippine couple tied the knot on Tuesday at a Catholic church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummelled large parts of the country for a mon

Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters

Clutching a bouquet of white blooms and clad in an off-shoulder white gown, Leian Lieza Galang gingerly waded into the murky brown floodwaters inside the Saint John the Baptist church in Hagonoy town, north of Manila, to wed Gilbert Chico. "We were in complete uniform. We did not mind that our gown and coat got soaked," the groom told AFP. The parish priest declared the couple, both in their 30s, husband and wife at an abbreviated late-morning c…

Viral: Couple gets married at submerged Bulacan church

A wedding ceremony in Hagonoy, Bulacan proceeded despite the church being inundated with floodwaters that were almost waist-deep. St. John the Baptist Parish on Tuesday, September 1, posted photos of the wedding of Lhiane Galang and Gilbert Chico, showing the couple and attendees wading through the floodwaters despite the conditions. “Parang eksena sa Pelikula! Tuloy […] The post Viral: Couple gets married at submerged Bulacan church appeared fi…

Heavier-than-usual rains: Philippine couple married in hip-deep floodwaters