{"id":164857,"date":"2020-06-04T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/yevonne-and-chris-revisit-romantic-philippines-location-for-destination-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T23:21:57","slug":"yevonne-and-chris-revisit-romantic-philippines-location-for-destination-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/yevonne-and-chris-revisit-romantic-philippines-location-for-destination-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Yevonne and Chris revisit romantic Philippines location for destination wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Yevonne and Chris, both 37, married at the Shangri-la Boracay Resort and Spa in the Philippines \u2014 and they received a much warmer welcome than the first time they visited.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had been at this resort twice before. The first time we went for lunch and were asked not to swim at their private beach as it was only for guests \u2014 so embarrassing,&#8221; recalls Yevonne. &#8220;I joked that one day when we had more money maybe we could stay here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Perth bride chose not to hire an external planner for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/destination-wedding-venue\/\">destination wedding<\/a>, instead organising the day herself. &#8220;What this meant was the wedding was full of our personal touches,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;Our guests loved our personalised thank-you cards which included a favourite memory which we had shared with them in the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yevonne also ordered custom fortune cookies with personalised messages inside, created her own banquet menu and brought biodegradable throwing petals and 20 metres of table runner \u2014 just to name a few touches!<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donniemagbanua.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donnie Magbanua<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary mt-1 mb-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/packages\/?utm_source=articles&#038;utm_medium=organic&#038;utm_campaign=alyssa-planner-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>View wedding packages<\/span><\/a>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224960 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/06336295-E9B0-4A34-A29C-2C5BCA81AD5C-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224750 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7098E12D-8EB2-4CF5-A3CD-C7506D5A0F7F.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224814 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3482606D-71D7-40D7-A784-08CC50E1E37B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"573\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225752 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225753 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I had my bridal party help bring over most of our decorations and I even purchased extra luggage to accommodate,&#8221; smiles the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224875\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9EF4A9B9-81F9-4835-B4EA-4E00F682D926.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224965 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/215D363F-09A7-4728-B650-39FEB0910532-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224971\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8D131029-174F-45B7-9F7F-42B5D67179DA-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224952 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/99D2BB91-64DD-4E76-8CA2-5BD481481FD7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225770 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225771 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224795 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EDD0BF96-4B20-4685-A2FA-4AD48CD9ED09-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The couple had hanging florets during the ceremony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224797 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/E38758D3-292B-41B5-9366-FF2A9AE564B4-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224798\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2518FFAE-28D4-4362-89B7-BC79705CB8A5-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224799 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/E8764A1E-684C-484E-9BA2-306272301EC5-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225762 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225750 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-224805\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7E156B2F-B7DC-4256-B81B-9C5C0DAC2C89-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224802 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9BD8838F-BAA8-4BCE-BE8E-8E2C57F82847-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I actually first met Chris when we were 19. We met again years later through mutual friends and from there we became best friends and soon fell in love,&#8221; says Yevonne.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224857 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9F5347C5-D63A-403D-AB4B-4E15990BAC93.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224823 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/33B0CF1A-A3E7-4764-8EA3-BD23E1249FC2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225751 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-225766 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Yevonne_Christopher_Romantic-Wedding_Donnie-Magbanua_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224807 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EDF6527E-A4DD-460B-921A-1CA1EF564936-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-224866 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/77641CB6-1037-4445-8D24-190E486F4A53.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/389990787?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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