TADY-SALUD
A Relaxed Affair
Benny Tady and Maica Salud met at a common friend’s birthday party and were together for 11 years before Benny proposed during a family trip. “I loved this because we got to celebrate with family right after,” says Maica.
According to Maica, both of them love the beach, so they decided to celebrate in a garden wedding at Montemar, Bataan. “We knew from the beginning that it would be an outdoor setting where we could feel Mother Nature,” she says.
Maica wore her mother’s wedding dress, reconstructed into a new design by Vania Romoff. “We used the beautiful hand-beaded lace and placed it into a new bodice,” she says. Her other two dresses were by Martin Bautista, topped off with a pearl-encrusted headpiece for the after-party by Magnetic Midnight.
The bridesmaids were dressed in gowns by RSVP Studio, an evening wear rental and styling studio coowned by Maica and Cara Sumabat. “My partner Cara and I wanted to make each piece special to each personality of the girl we were dressing,” she says. “Much like our styling service at our studio!”
At the reception, Cibo catered the food in collaboration with Max’s Restaurant. “We were big on feeding our guests well,” says Maica. “We worked on our menu for many months!” The reception featured food stations, keeping with the relaxed vibe of the garden and beach setting. “We paired the stations with a Max’s Fried Chicken station which served lechon sisig, sizzling tofu and of course the fried chicken,” she says.
Due to the relaxed nature of the affair, there was no wedding host. “There were a few speeches and then dancing commenced straight after,” says Maica. “Seeing all our friends and family together made everything special to us.”