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Malaya and Diego in the brick courtyard of an old stone-and-wood house, she in an ivory terno with butterfly sleeves, he in a sheer piña barong, laughing, the late sun coming through the capiz windows above them.

The wedding of

Malaya & Diego

Casa Marilag · Taal, Batangas

Saturday, 29 May 2027, at four in the afternoon

— days and — hours to go Married at Casa Marilag. Thank you for coming.

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In two languages

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Tagalog for Lola, English for the cousins in California, or both side by side. Every page, every date and the reply form follow your choice, and the site remembers it.

Malaya and Diego on the wide stairs of an old house, dark narra banisters on either side; she holds a fan of woven buri, he looks at her and smiles.

The invitation

Please come to Taal

With the blessing of their parents, Ramon and Teresita Dizon and Alfonso and Carmen Santillan, Malaya Dizon and Diego Santillan invite you to their wedding.

It will be at Casa Marilag, the old house in Taal where they met over a broken capiz window: the vows in the patio at four, merienda on the azotea, and dinner upstairs in the sala, the windows open to the evening.

With love, the Dizon and Santillan families

One house, one afternoon

Patio, azotea, sala

  1. 4:00 The patio The vows, under the capiz windows
  2. 5:00 The azotea Merienda and the rondalla
  3. 6:45 The sala Dinner and dancing upstairs

Our story

Four letters

He wrote to her in Tagalog he was still learning; she answered in English, to tease him. Their story is told in the letters, in both their hands.

Read the letters

Before you come

Filipiniana, and a fan

Barong in piña or jusi, a terno or anything with butterfly sleeves. Late May in Batangas is hot: the patio is in shade from half past three, and there are fans at the door.

Getting there, what to wear