TIME WILL TELL

In the biggest society wedding of 2019, Catherine Concepcion and Javier Puno decided to make their love o cial a er nine years

The two o cially met at a 3rd year high school soirée and dated for almost nine years before tying the knot. Four of those nine were long distance and as Catherine Concepcion-Puno recalls,“I think we both realised that this was it over time. I didn’t think we would last long distance, especially since we were only seriously together for a year before he le . But it proved to be the best thing for us. It tested and grew our relationship to what it is today.” A er a beautiful wedding ceremony in San Antonio Parish Church, 800 guests proceeded to a resplendent reception at ShangriLa at the Fort’s Grand Ballroom.“We always wanted to have a destination wedding,” says Concepcion-Puno, “but we thought that it was more important for our grandparents to be present during this special day.” The talented Pat Pastelero of Spruce Floral Designs was in charge of the flowers. “I told her I wanted it to look warm, dreamy, and earthy. I really wanted wheat pampas to be a centrepiece throughout to represent my family [Republic Flour Mill, Inc. being theirs],” she shares. The two just permanently moved to NYC post-nuptials to start their new life together. Concepcion was previously a junior product manager for L’Oréal Philippines while Puno was an investment manager for Vena Energy.

“My sister surprised us and performed ‘Jubel’ on the saxophone during the aªer party. It was such a special moment” — Catherine Concepcion-Puno

Marissa Concepcion sharing a tender mother-daughter moment

The groom surprised his longtime love with a proposal at Hulugan Falls

The Concepcion family: (L-R) Monica, Isabella, Joey, Catherine, Marissa, Magsy, Christian and Olivia

The Puno family: (L-R) Rocco, Bea, Javier, Eric, Isabel, and Rocio