John Feir takes viral wedding mix-up in stride: 'Pasensya na kayo at ganun ang nangyari'
John Feir has taken in stride a wedding mix-up that saw him attend the wrong wedding recently, thinking it was the wedding of his friend and "Pepito Manaloto" co-star Mikoy Morales.
In Athena Imperial's report on "24 Oras" Tuesday, John shared his side of the story, noting that he had noticed he was the only one wearing a barong aside from the groom when he arrived at the wedding.
"Ako lang 'yung naka-barong. Nagkaroon na 'ko ng duda na mali 'yung napuntahan kong ano, pero nanindigan pa rin ako na January 3 'yung kasal," he said.
According to John, he was able to confirm he attended the wrong wedding when he called his friend and fellow co-star Chariz Solomon.
"Sabi ko, nak, mukhang na-'Pepito' ako. Sabi, 'bakit?' Ano eh, um-attend ako sa kasal ni Mikoy. Sabi sa 'kin, 'Tay sa March pa 'yan.' Nadale, dun ko naano, nako mali pala 'yung napuntahan kong kasal."
In Mikoy and John's "YouLol" interview, the former explained that he and his fiancée, Isa Garcia, had decided to do away with physical invitations for their wedding.
"Website na lang para nandun lahat. So nakalagay dun kung ilang heads, ilang seats 'yung naka-reserve tapos 'yung link ng website, tapos sa dulo nakalagay please RSVP on or before January 3, tapos 'yun na 'yun. So, kita mo kung sino yung hindi 'nagbasa," he said, laughing.
He added that the incident only proved that John is indeed a good and punctual friend.
"Alam ko namang nagmamahalan tayo at pupunta ka sa kasal, pero dahil sa nangyari, sobrang pruweba talaga 'yan na maaga ka laging dumating at di ka na-le-late," Mikoy said.
"Nawa'y makarating ako nang eksakto sa oras sa iyong kasal, ha," quipped John.
The two stars also shared their message for the couple at the wedding, with John giving them his best wishes and apologizing for the honest mistake.
"Babatiin ko ng best wishes 'yung sa couple. Naku pasensya na kayo at ganun ang nangyari, pero wini-wish namin' 'yung magandang buhay niyo. Hayaan niyo, sa kasal ni Mikoy, invited kayo," he said.
"Kung sino man kayo, pumunta rin kayo nang naka-barong," Mikoy noted.
"Thank you very much po sa inyo ma'am, sir. Salamat po. Sana makita natin sila nang personal," John added.
—CDC, GMA Integrated News