A Wedding Next To An Erupting Volcano

Many people believe their wedding day to be the most important day of their life, so they plan in carefully months, sometimes years in advance so that they can get the perfect location or venue, the best food services and waiters, their dream photographer, the most talented florist, the most stunning decorations, etc. They plan the date far in advance so that every one of their guests can make it and share this special day with them. They order custom made dresses and suits, they get their hair and makeup done. And after all, is planned and set into motion all that’s left is to pray that everything goes according to plan. But what do you do if the volcano located nearby your wedding location chooses to erupt on the day of your wedding?

That’s exactly what happened to Chino Vaflor and Kat Bautista Palomar on their wedding day.

They were supposed to have their wedding ceremony about 10 km away from one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes – Taal. It was on the day of the ceremony, at around 2 pm, while the last preparations were going on and finishing touches were being made that they noticed something wasn’t right.