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Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera receive a wedding portrait gift from a painter friend

By Aedrianne Acar
Published February 27, 2024 7:53 PM PHT
Updated March 3, 2024 8:05 PM PHT

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Dingdong Dantes on Mark's gift: “A constant reminder of that special day.”

Kapuso Primetime couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera got a special gift to remember their grand wedding in December 2014.

In Dong's Instagram post, he posted the beautiful wedding portrait created by his best friend, visual artist Mark Padernal.

According to the multi-awarded Kapuso actor, he is touched that Mark personally delivered this priceless gift to them.

Dingdong said, “Delivered in person by the master (and one of my best friends since grade school) himself! After years of anticipation, @markrochapadernal handed us this hanepski anniversary gift. His waitlist is no joke, but having him personally give it.. is priceless.

“So proud of his timeless interpretation of our milestone. This will now grace our bedroom, a constant reminder of that special day."

“What a wow!” he added.

A post shared by Dingdong Dantes (@dongdantes)

Even other celebrities were also impressed by Mark's craftsmanship to create such a wonderful anniversary gift for the DongYan couple.

Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Dantes are currently busy taping their hit sitcom Jose & Maria's Bonggang Villa 2.0. Moreover, Dingdong also has two other shows with GMA, Family Feud and Amazing Earth.

The Kapuso Primetime Queen also hosts Tadhana and will return to primetime soon via My Guardian Alien with Gabby Concepcion and Max Collins.

THROWBACK: Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera's grand wedding