Aiza, Liza wed again
It’s supposed to be a secret but I can’t help congratulating the couple, Aiza Seguerra and Liza Diño, who are getting married “somewhere” (those invited, this one included, are made to swear not to reveal the “when” and “where”), fulfilling their promise to exchange “I do’s” on a beach presumably to accommodate friends and relatives who couldn’t afford to attend the first wedding.
Aiza and Liza were first married at a Christian ceremony on Dec. 8 last year at the Stones and Flowers Retreat House, Sunny Patch Lane, San Francisco, California, with the bride radiant in an off-the-rack Monique Lhuillier gown. This time, Liza will be wearing a gown by Alexander McQueen, the late British designer who did now-Princess Kate Middleton’s gown when she married Prince William.
The invitation doesn’t mention the names of the sponsors but only the time and venue, with a reminder for guests to bring swimwear.
Incidentally, Aiza and Liza are not the first Filipino same-sex married couple. Three years ago, Jonar Sara (member of the singing group Prime Note Ensemble managed by Jush Andowitt who is with GMA International based in L.A.) married Lloyd Garcia, a Mexican. “Jonar is now a legal immigrant by virtue of the marriage,” said Jush. It was Jemela Nettles who processed the couple’s documents. Two years ago, director Jun Lana and producer/director Perci Intalan got married in New York
Same-sex marriage is not (yet) legal in the Philippines. (Incidentally, Aiza will have a show titled
Acoustic Love on Jan. 18 at The Coliseum, Hard Rock Hotel, Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, and another one titled Pinoy Fiesta
2015 in UAE on Jan. 30 at Zaabel Park Amphitheater in Dubai, UAE, with Kim Chiu, Paulo Avelino, K Brosas and Side A band. In February, she will have a Valentine show probably with her wife.)