(From left) Maine Mendoza and Arjo Atayde. Images: Instagram/@mainedcm
Maine Mendoza and Arjo Atayde celebrated their first anniversary as a married couple by looking back on their wedding in Baguio City, which included their emotional exchange of wedding vows.
The couple, who had previously tried to guard the privacy of their wedding, released snippets of their special day in a series of wedding videos and photos jointly uploaded on Instagram on Sunday, July 28, exactly a year after their lavish wedding held in Baguio City.
The videos featured highlights of the wedding, including their interaction with their family, close friends, and loved ones, and Atayde’s emotional annotation of his vows.
“I remember exactly how I saw you for the first time. And I had to act normal like it’s just a regular ‘hi.’ There was no slow-mo scene like in a movie, but it was so real to me. It was someone I always had a crush on, someone I always wanted to meet, someone I always wanted to work with,” he said.
Mendoza, meanwhile, reminisced that their anniversary date July 28 was the date her prayers were answered.
“You are an answered prayer. I really prayed for you. Sabi ko sana, i-bless ako ni Lord ng taong magmamahal sakin nang tunay na ako (I said, I hope the Lord would bless me with someone who would love me for who I am).”
“I just knew that someday, God will leave me to someone who will give me the amount of love so much more that I am capable [of giving]. And He did. He led me to you,” she continued. “July 28 means so much to us. And God gave us another reason to honor this day because this day marks the beginning of us.”
The couple also shared photos of themselves during their special day in a separate post.
“Happy anniversary,” Mendoza captioned her post with an emoji of a white heart.
July 28 is a special date for the couple because aside from their wedding, it also marked the date when they got engaged, first met, and the time when Mendoza posted her viral “Arjo cutie” tweet.
The couple got together sometime in December 2018, although Atayde confirmed they were “exclusively dating” a month later.