Bride refuses to walk down the aisle without dad who had parking troubles outside the church

MANILA, Philippines – A bride who refused to walk down the aisle without her dad by her side recently went viral, especially because she was getting married at San Agustin Church, known for its strict imposition of schedules.

Identified only as ‘Tin’ in the post by photographer Jamel Ara Pasilan of NQ Modern Photo, she refused to let everyone else force her to walk without her dad by her side at the wedding held in San Agustin Church last February 28.

“Bakit po parang ang tagal na nakatayo ni bride sa gitna, ano po nangyayari? First time po yang mangyari dito sa San Agustin Church,” a church man asked Pasilan.

Upon seeing that the bride’s father was not walking with her, Pasilan deduced that she’s waiting for her dad. But no one knew what happened or where he was because they knew he had gone ahead to the church after the earlier photoshoot at the Manila Hotel.

The groom, Hermo, was crying at the altar as he watched his bride walk down the aisle, but he was soon confused when she stopped and refused to take any step further. The wedding coordinators, church people, and the other guests motioned for Tin to continue walking, but the bride remained rooted to her spot.

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“Hihintayin ko si Papa,” she firmly told everyone.

More than 15 minutes passed but the bride’s dad still didn’t arrive. Everyone was getting worried but the family can’t seem to contact him, Pasilan narrated.

“More than 15 minutes biglang dumating si Daddy humahangos…” Pasilan shared.

“…and the crowd was clapping and cheering, and everyone was so happy, and I cried. We’ve been shooting weddings for almost 10 years and now, it sinks in really hard... it all goes down to that one special thing, FAMILY... Who will forever stand by your side, together... walang iwanan, kahit ano pa yan!”

So, why was dad so late? It turned out that he had parking problems as he was not to park at the church. Since he wasn’t able to find a nearby parking spot, he decided to drive all the way back to the hotel. But he couldn’t hail a cab back to the church; thus, he was forced to ride a passing motorcycle, much to the driver’s anger.

“Nung feeling nya hindi sya aabot, basta na lang sya nangharang at biglang umangkas sa kung sino mang motor na nakita nya. Nagalit ang may ari ng motor nung una. ‘Pasensya ka na! ikakasal ang anak ko kailangan ko umabot,’” Pasilan added.

“He might be thinking his little girl is waiting for him. And yes, she is waiting for Daddy in the middle of the aisle!”

The sweet story brought tears to everyone’s eyes – even the photographer admitted to having shed tears as dad finally arrives at the church and the wedding was able to start with him by his daughter’s side…

(Image credits: Jamel Ara Pasilan of NQ Modern Photo / Facebook)

— Joy Adalia, The Summit Express