Mar-Korina Wedding Pushed Back

Mar-Korina Wedding Pushed Back
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By: Mario Dumaual
September 18, 2009

MANILA - The much-anticipated wedding of Sen. Manuel "Mar" Roxas and ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez will no longer push through on October 23.

Sanchez told ABS-CBN's Mario Dumaual that the wedding was moved to Tuesday, October 27, 2009 to accommodate important guests who can't make it on October 23.

She will still exchange "I do's" with Roxas at the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City, while the reception will be held at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao.

She said the Araneta Coliseum is the perfect place to celebrate after the wedding ceremony since it can accommodate all their guests and other people who wish to visit the newly-married couple.

"We're going to have the reception at the Araneta Coliseum para kasama iyong mga gustong manood. Makakakain din sila, and then iyong mga guests magkakasama na rin. Kasi di [sila] mapagkasya sa iisang venue eh. Like iyong bahay, masyadong masikip. So para masaya, may kaunting show, tapos iyong taong bayan andoon din, and then the guests, all in one place," Sanchez said.

Aside from the church and the reception venue, Sanchez has already hand-picked her wedding shoes. She was spotted in a fashion show in Makati City as she selects the pair of sandals she'll be wearing while walking down the aisle.

Made by local designer Cesar Gaupo, the 5-inch heeled strappy sandals will be customized to fit Sanchez' Filipiniana-themed wedding.
"It's going to be this one. Pero tatanggalin namin lahat ng rhinestones. Gagawin naming parang tambourine na Filipiniana," she said, adding that it will be in a very light pina color to match her wedding gown, to be designed by Pepito Albert.

Meanwhile, Sanchez said she is having the time of her life as she gets to rest well and focus on the wedding preparations.

"Ang sarap ng hindi nagtratrabaho, pero ayoko namang masyadong permanente yan (laughs). Nakaka-eight hours of sleep ako kaya medyo pahinga. At saka iba rin siguro talaga kapag iba iyong project mo, hindi iyong balita lang parati. Iyong naiba talaga iyong buhay mo. So it's really a happy change in my life," she said.

When asked about her detractors, she said: "Masyado akong masaya para mabuwisit (laughs), so I think of all happy thoughts. It's a happy time in my life. Iyon lang naman ang importante doon."

"Mamimili ka lang naman. Hindi naman lahat mapapasaya mo eh. Sanay na rin naman ako na hindi makinig sa may motibo na hindi maganda. Amidst all that, I think you should know who you are, and what you stand for," she added.

Sanchez took a leave of absence from ABS-CBN after she got engaged to the senator. She used to co-host "Tambalan Failon at Sanchez" on dzMM and was an anchor of ABS-CBN's late night news program, "Bandila."