Mar-Korina wedding channels Old World glamour

Classic beauty and simple elegance characterized the fashion scene at the highly anticipated wedding of Senator Manuel “Mar" Roxas and broadcaster Korina Sanchez.

The Santo Domingo Church was filled with a mass of off-white barongs interspersed with brightly colored Maria Claras as most of the guests followed the Filipiniana motif. The stained glass murals surrounding the church provided a colorful backdrop for the equally colorful gowns of the female guests in vibrant fuchsia, maroon, royal blue, and lime green hues. Among the earliest to arrive, Ballsy Aquino–Cruz wore a simple baro’t saya, in the Aquino’s trademark yellow color, embroidered with silver flowers and vines. Putting a modern twist to the Filipiniana attire, several women improvised with spaghetti strapped and bustier gowns draped with glittering and embroidered panuelos. A pregnant and lovely Audrey Tan–Zubiri, wife of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, put together an improvised baro’t saya with a lace cocktail dress and a piña cover–up with puff sleeves. A number of female guests also defied wedding traditions and stood out from the crowd in their black gowns. Actress and Korina’s former co–host Kris Aquino wore a JC Buendia black terno accented with yellow lining and paired with yellow high-heeled shoes. The entourage was decked in creations by Patrice Ramos Diaz and Randy Ortiz. Junior bridesmaids wore ecru barot’saya with embroidered panuelos while bridesmaids wore piña baro’t saya with gray silk tapis. Roxas wore a piña barong embellished with geometric embroidery. Just before sunset, Sanchez emerged from the church doors looking fresh and radiant in a mermaid silhouette bridal gown sans the veil. Designed by master couturier Pepito Albert, the off–shoulder ecru frock was made of hand-embroidered piña and outlined with sequin vines, leaves and flowers at the bodice. Just below the shoulders, the gown is adorned by golden brooches and ruffled sleeves. Gathered below the hips is a chapel train also embroidered with vines and leaves. With her hair swept back into a relaxed French twist pinned back by a golden tambourine brooch and surrounded by white jasmine, Sanchez looked every bit the glowing bride. The Roxas-Sanchez wedding was more austere than originally planned, but that certainly didn't make it less glamorous. The star power of the couple—and their guests—alone was the height of style. - GMANews.TV