Ella Pangilinan and her non-showbiz partner, Enrique Miranda. Image: Instagram/@iamkarendavila, @gabvalenciano, @rajolaurel
Ella Pangilinan, the sister of actor Donny Pangilinan and the eldest daughter of actress Maricel Laxa and Anthony Pangilinan, has finally tied the knot with her non-showbiz boyfriend, Enrique Miranda, in a garden wedding held in Intramuros.
Ella was a stunning bride in an embroidered Filipiniana gown by Rajo Laurel, as seen on the Filipino designer’s Instagram page on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
“Who would have thought that this little girl who would accompany her mother Maricel to me as we would draw together on my desk would one day be my bride? What a lovely bride she is indeed!” Laurel said in the caption.
Laurel, in a separate post, disclosed that Ella’s dress was a restored piece from her mother Maricel’s wedding gown. The fashion designer also gave a glimpse of the bride’s family and guests in the wedding ceremony and in the reception.
“It is not everyday that a bride can get to wear her mother’s wedding dress on her wedding day. This is indeed so very special,” he wrote.
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Aside from Laurel, newscaster Karen Davila also shared snaps and clips from the wedding via her Instagram page as well. One of her videos shows Ella walking down the aisle with her dad Anthony, who was wiping tears from his cheeks.
“When it rains… love pours,” Davila said, as it was drizzling during the garden ceremony. “My heartfelt congratulations to newlyweds Ella [and] Enrique! Wishing you a lifetime of love! The best and the rest of your lives start today!”
“We have all seen Ella as a little girl and wow—she’s grown to be an elegant, Christ-loving woman and a role model to her siblings. Bravo to dear parents, Anthony [and] Maricel,” she added.
Donny, for his part, showed the newlyweds being cheered on by their guests after the wedding.
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Other celebrities present at the family event were Ella’s uncle, Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano, her cousins Gab and Kiana Valenciano, as well as celebrity couple Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho.
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Ella announced to the public her engagement with Enrique in December 2022. Enrique is the brother of Daniel Miranda, the partner of actress Sofia Andres.
Aside from Ella and Donny, Maricel and Anthony share three more children, namely vlogger Hannah Pangilinan, Benjamin Pangilinan and Solana Pangilinan.