Joyce and Ely were pronounced man and wife on August 23, 2008, at the Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Church—the very same church where Joyce received the sacrament of confirmation and where she taught confirmation classes to other parishioners before coming to the Philippines in 1996.

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The invitations were designed and printed by Christine Lee and Joyce's cousin Joanne Sanchez, who was one of the matrons of honor. Also in photo are the jewels that Joyce wore for her big event.

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A classy white Cadillac Escalade limousine brought the bride to the church on time.

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Among Joyce's showbiz friends who flew to the U.S. for the event were Shirley Kuan (Right), her manager of 12 years, and Dr. Vicki Belo (Left), owner of the Belo Medical clinics, which Joyce endorses.

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The bride's parents, Armando and Gloria Reintegrado, walked Joyce down the aisle as the song "Make Me Whole" by Amel Larrieux played on.

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On September 29, 2008, Joyce—along with her road manager Donboy Espiritu, her personal assistant, and her driver—was in a serious car accident in Urdaneta, Pangasinan. They were coming home from an episode taping of TV5's reality show Philippines Scariest Challenges in Baguio when a bus rammed into their car, causing the car to roll off to a nearby rice paddy. Besides the bruises and the 30 stitches she got for her head wound, Joyce and the others were fine.

Ely, who was in the U.S. at the time, received the bad news from one of Joyce's friends that same day. "I was nervous and scared," he recalls. "Her friend told me that Joyce was okay, but she was going to the hospital. I didn't know what to think. So I got the first available flight, and then I left the next day for Manila." Ely stayed by Joyce's side during her recovery period. "I married a great man," Joyce proudly says.

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Flanking the groom are his parents, Divino and Martha Egbalic. Ely is the youngest of three children.

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The groomsmen were (left to right) Michael Tesalona, Bobby Gines, Joyce's brother Jason Reintegrado, Ely's brother Michael Egbalic, Bryan Butawan, and Jeff Naraja.

Ely's best men (not in photo) were his brother Michael Egalic and his brother-in-law Jason Reintegrado.

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The bridesmaids, were (left to right) Cindy Quinto, Joyce's grade-school friend; Melissa Egbalic, Ely's sister; Rachel Reintegrado, Joyce's sister-in-law and also matron of honor; Leah Caguimbaga, her friend; Joanne Sanchez, her cousin; and Jennifer Bronola, her former road manager.

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Everyone had a good laugh at the fancy pimp cups given by Joyce's bridesmaids. Pimp cup is the slang term for goblet bling-blings made popular by rappers.

"They bought the whole entourage these pimp cups na iba-iba naman 'yong nakasulat," Joyce recalls. The cups with the words "pimp" and "ho" went to the newlyweds. "I was the pimp, he's the ho!" she said laughing.

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Tricia Faye made the three-layered cake whose flavors included red velvet with coconut cream filling, strawberry with custard, and chocolate. The cake topper was a pair of dolls—a tall bride dancing with a short groom.

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The wacky newlyweds playfully hand-fed each other with cake.

"He's short kasi," says Joyce of Ely, who stands at 5-feet-4. "I was very vocal about it, kasi I date tall guys. But, of course naman, I overcame that, obviously."

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During the reception at the Pomona Valley Mining, Joyce took a sip from a huge martini glass that was actually a table centerpiece.

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Joyce and Ely didn't want their wedding to be too formal or stiff. "We kind of have this theme, like we're trying to make a joke out of it," says Joyce.

"My ninangs and ninongs were all asking, ‘What are we gonna wear?' ‘I don't really care. I just want you to be comfortable.' My number one thing was that I wanted everyone to be comfortable, and we just made it fun for everyone, basically."

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For their first dance as married couple, Joyce and Ely swayed to a medley of songs, including Frank Sinatra's "L.O.V.E." and The Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together."

Joyce recounts: "I was still wearing, like, the cover of my gown. Then, during the dance, I took it off, so parang na-surprise siya dito."

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Joyce couldn't help but cry when her Kuya Jason (not in photo) delivered his best-man speech. "He started to get teary-eyed, so I started to get teary-eyed na rin because my kuya and I are very, very close," Joyce says. "I think he was just saying, you know, I know that you know we're far apart or something like that, and wala na. Siyempre umiyak na 'ko."

Ely, comforting Joyce, was all bedecked in greenbacks. Following a time-honored tradition in the Philippine countryside, guests pinned money on his shirt—except that the bills they used carried the dollar sign.

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The American guys standing behind the newlyweds are Ely's college friends Mik Antonelli, Randy Tingle, Trevor Nolan, and Nate Vineyard.

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The souvenirs were cute and funny button pins that also served as table place cards for the guests. Instead of a guestbook, the newlyweds rented a photo booth where people could have their photos taken and instantly printed.

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Days after the wedding, Joyce and Ely—in their wedding attire—had a postnuptial shoot at El Matador Beach in California.

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Here's an excerpt from their theme song "Make Me Whole" by Amel Larrieux:

Cause your eyes are the windows to heaven
Your smile could heal a million souls
Your love completes my existence
You're the other half that makes me whole
You're the only other half that makes me whole...

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The Pantasya ng Bayan is now Mrs. Paul Ely Egbalic!

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"He's super malambing," Joyce Jimenez says of her husband. "He's very thoughtful. Like, when I was studying in Australia, if I had, like, a test coming up, he would send flowers all the time. He listens to me. He takes very good care of me."

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