Seph Cham & Trice Nagusara Wedding

It’s been quite a while since I last posted on my blog, and I’m excited to be back after taking a three-month hiatus. The reason I’ve been away? Let me tell you about my wedding early this year—it was wonderfully chaotic!

As many of you may know, preparing for a wedding can be both exhilarating and exhausting. My wife—though it still feels surreal whenever I call her that—Trice, and I decided to take on the challenge of planning and executing our wedding ourselves. We opted for a DIY approach to ensure that our special day truly reflected our personalities and love story.

Trice and I have been working on our wedding giveaway for weeks before the wedding, every day from 10 pm to 2 am

From designing the invitations to making the giveaways ourselves, Trice poured her heart and soul into every detail of our wedding. Her creativity and dedication transformed our vision into reality, and I couldn’t have been more grateful for her talents and hard work.

I took this photo around 2am on our wedding day while helping Trice with the giveaways and selecting wedding songs

Despite our meticulous planning, there were still some last-minute preparations to be done on the eve of our wedding day. Now, here’s where things get interesting: tradition dictates that the bride and groom should not see each other the day before the wedding, as it’s believed to bring bad luck. However, Trice and I, being the rebels we are, decided to bend the rules a bit. Confident in the strength of our love, which has stood the test of time for 12 years of dating, we brushed off any concerns about bad luck affecting us. After all, our bond is unshakeable, and no superstition could dampen our excitement for the journey ahead.

With the clock ticking and exhaustion settling in—especially for Trice, who had been tirelessly coordinating every detail—it seemed like sleep was a luxury we couldn’t afford. However, fueled by adrenaline and sheer determination, we pressed on, determined to ensure that every aspect of our big day was just right. And you know what? Despite the lack of sleep and the inevitable nerves, we were able to pull off everything on our wedding day.

Here are some photos from our wedding taken by our photographer/videographer, Fishbowl

I got my suit custom-made by Arvox Tailoring

Trice had her robe made by our friend, Veronica Chua

With my family (L-R: Aaron Astoveza, Janine Cham-Astoveza, Evan Storm Astoveza, Seph Cham, Jo Cham, Justeen Cham)

Trice with her fam (L-R: Daisy Ruth Nagusara, Trice Nagusara-Cham, Ronald Nagusara)

With my Groomsmen (L-R: Wayne Bayle, Mark Estur, David Guison, Justeen Cham, Seph Cham, Kim Sy, Marco Villanueva, Billy Landayan)

Trice with her bridesmaids (L-R: Loubhel Santos, Danes Abonador, Tin Mesina, Shannen Nagusara, Trice Nagusara, Ambriel Pascual, Cheenie Atibagos, Abi Fernandez-Sy, Gale Miraflores-Segovia)

Glad we were able to bring our furbabies to our wedding

This was the moment when we said each other’s vows

We didn’t expect the sunset to occur so quickly, which is why we weren’t able to take individual photos with family members. Instead, we opted for a group photo with all the attendees since we also wanted to capture postnuptial photos together

If you haven’t watched our Same Day Edit video, here’s the link:

Location: Haya Nature Resort, Botolan, Zambales

Officiant: Father Al Castro
Photography & Videography: Fishbowl
Musician: The Manila String Machine
OTD Coordinator: Wings & Beyond
Birdal Makeup: Thea Dionisio Make Up
Parents and Entourage Makeup: Makeup By Eaunice Salalila
Bridal Gown and Reception Dress: 37LA
Bridal Robe: Versai Officiel Veronika Sài
Groom’s Suit: ARVOX Tailoring
Wedding and Engagement Rings: Meycauayan Jewelries
Bridal Bouquet & Entourage Flowers: luminabloom
Event Styling: Tantoco’s Catering
Host: Marco Borromeo
Catering: Tantoco’s Catering
Cake: Tantoco’s Catering
Lights & Sounds: Tantoco’s Catering
LED Wall: Tantoco’s Catering
DJ: Adrian Legarda
Selfie Mirror: Crafts & Co.
Van/Coaster Service: L & L Transport