the (extra) ring bearer in his ninong an's wedding

i hope to have a background music here of ate shawie's nido commercial... =)

look at me mom, shining like the sun...

he was dubbed as the "little congressman" during his ninong an's (for antonio who is jude's younger brother) wedding last 12th of october, 2008 in san agustin church. prim and proper... refined... cooperative... and quite dignified for his age as he never threw a tantrum nor displayed irritability during the wedding rites and even during the reception that followed afterwards. our little boy was indeed commendable and extra adorable that day. =D

he began rehearsing his walk as early as one month before the wedding and some more practice followed hours before the wedding in jude's parent's house. since he kept on throwing the small pillow he was practicing on after making a four or five steps we decided to ditch the pillow and let him walk without it. our bigger concern anyway was: if he's gonna walk. he was just an extra ring bearer anyway as the church is strict on the age requirement of the members of the entourage.

bright as the day, you're my number one...

the other relatives of jude in the torres side (maternal) were already at the church when we arrived. iñigo was happy that his favorite cousin--kuya cahoy (for caloy, hehe)--was there too and part of the entourage. that gave him another reason to walk aside from the chocolate i promised to give him if he finished off the march.

and there's no treasure that i will cherish like you...

the stage mommy giving last-minute instructions, este, loving words to his son before the march

and when i smile... they all see you glow and they all know you’re my number one...

he walked and completed the march to his daddy and mommy's delight. =D though he made some stops which made my heartbeart skipped (i can't explain the feeling, hehe) as either the flowers along the aisle caught his attention or he was looking for me among the crowd, he nevertheless walked and charmed the other guests with his disarming smile.

btw, thanks to kuya matt-matt (his other cousin) who pulled his hand when he was stalling. hehe.

my one and only joy is to give you my love...

the daddy and the son as caught by the camera during the ceremony

my one love for you i give through and through... i see you and the signs that bring joy that all the world can see so clearly...

the newlywed couple--an and rozunne--with the members of the entourage

iñigo was also in the mood to pose during the pictorial sessions which made the other guests awed by him. jude just brought him to the altar and he cooperatively stood beside his cousins for the photo of the newlyweds with the members of their entourage. he was heard saying, "okay, minish (finished)!"... but when the photographer told him to go back to his position for more photos, he obliged, "one more, one more" and posed again. he made a blooper by going to the center and began to pose as he probably thought the shot might not be able to capture him, or he's just used to being at the center? whatever it is, he was just trying to be a kid. =)

the newlyweds with the bustamante and agregado families; the little boy was making a peace sign here

look at me mom... shining like the sun... bright as the day... you’re my number one...

he really had his moments during the wedding and jude and i, up until now, are full with pride and amazement whenever we recollect those moments. opposite to what we have expected (shame on us), he was behaved very well all throughout the event and acted as would a fine young man will do.

he was congenial and bubbly, too.

 during the reception; iñigo had a feast as he ate everything on his daddy's plate. =D

*credits should be given to ate monette (i grabbed it na lang huh ate mon =D) and to mr. dennis rito for the photos.