While celebrity weddings are usually a grand and extravagant affair, they can also be intimate events especially during the pandemic.
With all the restrictions, some celebrities opt to spend their special occasions and milestones quietly.
PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) lists all Filipino celebrities who exchanged their weddings vows in private this 2022.
Donita Rose
On September 24, 2022, Fil-Am television host and actress Donita Rose announced on Instagram that she officially tied the knot with US-based gospel recording artist Felson Palad.
The ceremony took place at a private estate in San Celemente, California.
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In 2021, Donita migrated to the U.S, with Joshua Paul, or JP, her son with ex-husband Eric Villarama.
She has since been employed as a corporate chef by a Filipino supermarket chain.
Krista Ranillo
Krista Ranillo and her non-celebrity husband Nino Lim remarried in Catholic church rites, 12 years after holding a Jewish wedding.
The Catholic wedding happened on July 10, 2022, at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church in Santa Clarita, California.
Krista's father Matt Ranillo III walked her down the aisle, while three of her and Nino's five kids serving as the ceremony's coin, ring, and Bible bearers.
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Rachel Peters
Former beauty queen Rachel Peters and Camarines Sur 5th District Representative Migz Villafuerte got hitched for the second time on October 19, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia.
The couple first had a civil wedding officiated by Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo in 2021, picking the date of their seventh anniversary.
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Erich Gonzales
Erich Gonzales and her long-time boyfriend Mateo Lorenzo finally married on March 23, 2022, at St. James the Great Parish in Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City.
The wedding was so private that, to date, only the Instagram Story posted by Mateo's brother Andres de Leon Lorenzo, has given the fans a glimpse of the event.
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Junnie Boy, Vien Iligan
Members of content creator collective group Team Payaman, Marlon "Junnie Boy" Velasquez Jr. and Vivien Iligan officially became husband and wife on March 28, 2022.
The wedding took place at the Divine Mercy Parish Biluso in Silang, Cavite.
Aside from the gang's growing family, fellow content creators were invited, including Alodia Gosiengfiao of Tier One Entertainment, Tita Krissy Achino, Inah Evans a.k.a. Ate Dick, and Agassi Ching and his girlfriend Jai Asuncion.
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Wilma Doesnt
After almost 15 years of being a couple, actress-comedienne Wilma Doesnt and long-time partner Gerick Livelo Parin finally said "I do," on March 24, 2022.
The couple's closest friends in showbiz and politics drove all the way to Tagaytay City to witness Wilma and Gerick's union at the Aquila Crystal Palace.
Wilma's three children had special roles at the wedding. Her second daughter Svetlana was the candle sponsor, while her youngest, Araion, was the Bible bearer.
Her eldest daughter Asiana took on two roles: aside from being the veil sponsor, she also stepped in as Maid of Honor.
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Kristoffer Martin
Kapuso actor Kristoffer Martin married his non-showbiz partner AC Banzon in a civil ceremony officiated by Capas mayor Reynaldo L. Catacutan, at the city hall of Capas, Tarlac, on February 3, 2022.
In attendance as a witness was their five-year-old daughter Precious.
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In an exclusive interview with PEP.ph, AC revealed the reason behind their breakup in December 2020 was due to a third party. Four months later in March 2021, Kristoffer confirmed his relationship with Kapuso actress Liezel Lopez.
However, seven months after their breakup, Kristoffer and AC reunited, and eventually walked down the aisle.
Champ Lui-Pio
On January 23, 2022, Hale frontman Champ Lui-Pio married his non-showbiz girlfriend Claire Nery in an intimate church wedding held at St. James the Great Parish in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
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Champ and Claire were together for around four years before they got married.
They got engaged in August 2018, and welcomed their son Caden in October 2019.
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