Celeste Tuviera and Marvin Querido: My 8-8-8 Story
weddings August 11th, 2008Marvin’s SMS to me, a couple of days before the wedding: Pare, basta, naiyak ako habang ginawaga ko ‘tong kanta. (I was crying when I was recording this song).
You see, Marvin (arranger, composer and formerly of the 80s supergroup Neocolors) was trying to finish the song of his life days before his wedding day. It was going to be a surprise for Celeste (who knew nothing about the dinner program). And it was going to be the soundtrack for their onsite video.
Prior to the actual song, Marvin also had a poem she wrote him years ago recorded - again the accompaniment to that poem is original, a melody humming in the groom’s head for the longest time.
(edit: It was actually Mr. Toto Sorioso, former bandmate of Marvin who wrote the song. :o)
Can you imagine the pressure of that? Add the fact that it was going to be simple evening civil ceremony - march - vows - kiss - end - dinner - speeches - performances - OnsiteVideo! Tough job but somebody has to do it.
It was interesting to note that the day started very early at the Las Pinas Hall of Justice where a civil ceremony was held, the first of two that day. After lunch, “Don” Juan Sarte beautified the bride with Raymond Isaac taking pictures throughout the day.
One of the highlights of the evening was when close friend Piolo Pascual surprised Celeste with a song. She burst into tears as Piolo earlier that week sent his regrets for the affair. It was totally unexpected.
So many moments to remember - the 35 piece orchestra with Gerard Salonga conducting, the long arduous road to the wedding day, the baby pink gown, the touching Father-Daughter Dance, the genuine love and appreciation of the couple for the attendees.
Celeste Tuviera and Marvin Querido from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.
I’m a regular visitor of your site. I’m truly impressed with each onsite video that you make. This is probably one of the most romantic and heart-warming videos that I’ve seen. Big shoutout as well to Marvin… I so love the song. Keep up the good work!
thanks a lot Gail! =)
Hi Jason. Actually, it was Toto Sorioso (one of the performers in the wedding, and former bandmate) who wrote “Our Love”. It was for an album I’m doing for my band, Sipol. The music I composed was just the accompaniment for Celeste’s poem. Dun ako naiyak. Huhuhuhu.
The recording and mixing, etc., etc., blah blah, was also very consuming in terms of time and energy. I’m still recovering from the exhaustion. But I’m still on cloud 9. 
As I’ve already told you via SMS, your video was nothing short of genius.
Oh, thanks to gail for the kind words. I’ll tell Toto.
It was a great pleasure for me to have produced and arranged the song, especially with very talented members in my band.
now that i know the story behind the video, i appreciate the video even more. a product of love and devotion, of tears and smiles, of so many dreams converging to create a sweet reality. Congratulations to your great work. Best wishes again to Marvin and Celeste.:)
Truly awesome, i love the first part of the onsite video very much! Such a fresh and original idea.
Awesome video, awesome music, awesome song, awesome wedding! Everything seems simple yet heartfelt. Congrats Marvin & Celeste!
You guys are awesome.
Ian, thanks for dropping by.
Manny. Thanks for your kind words. I’m deeply honored especially coming from someone who creates fantastic images like you do.
you make me sick, brah.
wicked.
Wow! Awesome song with an equally awesome video. I am not ashamed to admit I was a really big Neocolors fan ^_^, still is. Their songs are just classic love songs and I am not at all surprised that Marvin Querido composed the music accompanying the poem. It fit really well. The poem was so heartwarming too. “Our Love” is wow. Looking forward to it in the album.
great video! celeste, you’re beaming! glad to see you soooo happy. : )
This is the kind of wedding I wish I covered!
Beautiful, touching & impactful…another great video dude!
Really enjoyed how the VO set up the piece. Like the textures you found and used.
Jason, it was a pleasure working with you again. I am glad we worked on this wedding together, and of course you know how much I appreciate and love your artistry. Thank you for your hard work. Regards from Francis and me.
AMAZING! You’re really the best Jason! You know how much we admire your works! Keep it up and see you in our future weddings!
I love this video! It’s soooo touching with the poem and the original song! I love it!