A heartwarming wedding at Chicago’s Bond Chapel.
On a wintery December Sunday, at Bond Chapel on University of Chicago campus, Tinie and Derek recited their handwritten vows to each other in front of an intimate group of close family and friends. As Derek made promises, to Tinie he slowly became more and more overcome with emotion until he leaned forward and gripped his soon-to-be wife in a tight embrace. I can’t imagine there was a dry eye in the chapel (including this photographer who definitely blinked away a tear or two).
The groom saves the day!
Following the ceremony, the couple darted out into the elements, were big puffy snowflakes fell, creating a fresh blanket of white. It was gorgeous, but for Tinie’s tiny feet, exposed in beautiful, open-toed shoes, quickly became too numb to walk. Derek did what anyone newbie husband would, he lifted his bride as though to carry her over the threshold, and skirted her to cover.
Reception at the Wyndham Grand
The reception was a joy-filled event. Family and friends celebrated the couple with touching speeches and live singing performance for their first dance.
The couple is both originally from the Philippines and only moved to Chicago within the last year. Many were unable to make the trip overseas for the wedding, so a video montage featured special appearances filmed in kitchens and bedrooms of friends and family back home, a touching and funny tribute to the couple.
