OUR STORY - as told by Cyrene
Summer of 1995 - Robert and I met at Word for the World Christian Fellowship Las Piñas. It was about 2:00 in the afternoon and we were on our way to our Youth Fellowship’s Sports Fest. It would surprise many to know that I did NOT like Robert when I first met him. Because to all who knew Robert better than I did then, he was this shy, mild-spoken guy whom everybody liked (especially the girls, or so I was told). 
For the duration of the day, it seemed to me as though he made it his mission in life to annoy me. By the end of the afternoon, I was in such a bad mood and looked forward to going home. On the way back to church, he even had the gall to ask for my phone number! I didn’t bother to give it to him, left in a huff and found it a relief when I got home.
The phone rang about 30mins after I got home. Much to my dismay, it was HIM! He informed me that since his mom was the Church Secretary, he had access to all the members’ phone numbers. “The nerve this guy had,” I thought… If I could have, I would have strangled him then… or myself! Turns out he just wanted to talk though. And that we did… That was the bizarre beginning of a bizarre friendship. For weeks, months, years since then, we spent much time in each other’s company during the day and then talking on the phone at night.
We stood by each other in the years that followed — through each of our broken relationships and other trivial issues that befalls every friendship. It’s hard to say when we began to “see each other in a different light.” I’d say we’re just really blessed to have been given the time to get to know each other very well, to accept each other for who and what we are, to develop a strong, time-tested, friendship and to discover that we love each other deeply.
It hasn’t always been smooth sailing and sunny weather for us, of course. We’ve had our unpleasant moments and bumpy roads as well, but I think a relationship without disagreements is no relationship at all. We both have our quirks and faults, but we love each other in spite of them. Besides, we’re learning the art of “agreeing to disagree”, and though we admit it’s difficult at times, we’re starting to get the hang of it! 
We’ve helped each other to become who we both are now, and the relationship has only made us stronger people, not just as a “couple” but as individuals.
It’s been 12 years since we met and almost six years since our love for each other was birthed, and we’re excited to see and experience what God has in store for us both for the coming years. Definitely, it will be worth the wait!
I never thought weddings could be so expensive and time-consuming! No wonder a lot of people decide that living in is the way to go. Hehehe. Seriously, I must admit I’m having a LOT of fun preparing for it though. My family has always thought of me as a non-girly girl - I’m so not into frilly, fluffy, pink stuff, ugh. But the thing that surprises me most about this is how I’m excited about the teeny, tiniest details of the wedding. For example, I was checking out these really cool 
