THE WEDDING OF

Cielo Aira

John Elies

and

4th of December 2026

Friday • 2:00 PM

Ceremony

St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face Parish

Talisay, Lipa, Batangas

Reception follows at

3 Peaks Resort Boutique Hotel

Talisay, Lipa, Batangas

Another chapter begins in

Our Story

One Friday night….

It all started on a Friday night in March 2017.

We thought it would be just another “wala lang ’to” kind of night, nothing serious, nothing planned. But what began as a simple date to watch Beauty and the Beast quietly became the beginning of something neither of us could have imagined. As we watched a love story unfold on the big screen, little did we know that our own was gently beginning too.

There was something about that night that felt wonderfully familiar. The movie, the little moments between us, our conversations, and our laughter all carried a beautiful sense of nostalgia, as though our hearts were remembering something they had known long before.

We were two strangers, yet somehow, we felt like two souls finding each other again, as if some part of us had already known the other before we ever met.

Our night eventually led us to a nearby church, where, without saying a word, we each carried a quiet prayer in our hearts. One of us hoped that the person beside her might just be the one she had been wishing for, while the other silently thanked the heavens for what already felt like an answered prayer.

We didn't know it then, but that simple Friday night would become the first page of a love story we would spend the years writing together. ❤️

And So, We Chose Each Other

Days turned into months, and months quietly became years.

Along the way, we filled the pages of our story with love, laughter, adventures, unforgettable memories, and, of course, a few dramatic chapters here and there. A little messy, we should say. 😅 But perhaps that is what made our story beautifully ours.

We were never a perfect couple. There were days when the skies felt a little darker, moments when pride spoke louder than what mattered, arguments that tested our patience, and times when silence felt easier than finding the right words.

We made mistakes. We learned. We grew. And little by little, somewhere between the beautiful days and the difficult ones, we learned that loving each other meant choosing to stay, choosing to understand, and choosing to find our way back, time and time again.

Our hearts always remembered the way…

Back to forgiveness.

Back to laughter.

Back to love.

Back to our home, each other. ❤️

The Easiest “Yes”

Then came June 2025

High above Tagaytay, at the top of a Ferris wheel beneath the clearest blue sky, he got down on one knee.

“Will you marry me?” 💍

For a moment, everything seemed to stand still.

The world below us faded into the distance, and all the years we had shared suddenly felt so close. Every shade of blue above us seemed to hold a piece of our story: the laughter we shared, the struggles we overcame and made us stronger, the milestones we celebrated, the changes we witnessed, and all the ordinary little moments that somehow became our favorite memories.

With teary eyes, trembling smiles, and hearts overflowing with happiness, we both said “Yes”.

We held each other beneath the endless sky, laughing through happy tears and letting it all sink in. After all those years of choosing each other over and over again, we were choosing each other once more.

And in true us fashion, we let that beautiful moment settles into our hearts in the simplest way we knew; over a cup of coffee, a little pastry to share, and two hearts fuller than ever. ☕❤️

From Two Strangers to Forever

What began as a simple “wala lang ’to” became the greatest love story of our lives.

From two strangers meeting on a Friday night in 2017...

to best friends who grew through every beautiful and difficult season...

to two people choosing forever ❤️

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