The wedding ceremony was held at the Santisimo Rosario Parish Church in EspaƱa, Manila. The reception was celebrated at Casa Blanca in Intramuros, Manila.
The city was located then along Manila Bay and south of the Pasig River entrance before 20th-century reclamations obscured the city from the bay. Guarding the city is Fort Santiago, a citadel located at the mouth of the river. Construction of its thick defensive walls were started by the Spaniards in the late 16th century to protect the seat of the Spanish government from foreign invasions (most notably British and Dutch) and raiding Chinese sea pirates."


















