Actors Arjo Atayde and Maine Mendoza are now married! The two actors tied the knot on July 28 in a chapel in Baguio City, 10 years after the E.A.T host posted the tweet "Arjo cutie," where she first "manifested" her love for the actor-politician.
Last year, on the same date, the two got engaged.
Since then, Arjo's mom, veteran actress Sylvia Sanchez, has been caught up in the headlines, and netizens even wished she was their mother-in-law. On social media, Sylvia had the best words and support for her son and her now daughter-in-law Maine.
Photos and videos from the Atayde-Mendoza wedding are only being posted days after the wedding because of the couple's wish to keep their personal event intimate.
Among the video footages that have since gone viral is the speech of Sylvia, as the mother of the groom, during the reception.
Transcript: Sylvia Sanchez's touching speech at Arjo-Maine's wedding
In a now viral video shared by Philstar.com, Sylvia started her speech with an apology to the guests, saying she will be sharing a story. It was about a time in 1990 when she was about to have a breakthrough project as an actress, and she was also two months pregnant with her son Arjo. Here's the full transcript of Sylvia's speech:
"April 1990 Tandang tanda ko. Tumatakbo papasok ng bahay ko ang manager kong si Tita Angge. Sigaw ng sigaw, hinahanap ako. Tuwang tuwa si Tita A nang makita ako. Sabay sabing, 'Sylvia, matutupad na rin ang pangarap natin. Na magbibida ka sa pelikula bilang anak.' Galing ako sa Regal Films at kausap ko si Mother Lily M, at mag-su-shooting ka na ng launching movie mo, at kasama mo sina Aga Muhlach at Richard Gomez bilang mga leading men mo."
"Nag-isip ako, 'Bata o kasikatan?' Pero hindi ako nagdalawang isip na yung batang nasa sinapupunan ko ang pipiliin ko, kapalit ng pangarap ko." —Sylvia Sanchez
"Pagkarinig ko sa balitang yun, ang saya-saya ko. Pero kasabay noon ang pangamba dahil may 2 months na bata sa sinapupunan ko. Tahimik lang ako na pinapanood si Tita Angge habang masayang masaya siyang nagkukuwento. Ni hindi ko makuhang masabi sa kanya na buntis ako. Pagkaalis ni Tita A, nag-isip ako, 'Sino ang pipiliin ko? Ang batang dinadala ko, o ang launching movie na yun? Bata o kasikatan?' Pero hindi ako nagdalawang isip na yung batang nasa sinapupunan ko ang pipiliin ko, kapalit ng pangarap ko.
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"At ang batang yun, ay ikaw yun, Arjo. Arjo, maulit man ang sitwasyon na yun, ikaw at ikaw at ikaw parin ang pipiliin ko. At anak, ni katiting, hanggang sa oras na ito, wala akong pagsisisi sa naging desisyon kong yun. Pero sadyang mapagpala ang Diyos. After 22 years, pinasok mo din ang industriya ko, ang pag-aartista, nag-artista ka na din. Ang dasal ko sa Diyos, bigyan mo ng konting galing, kahit konti lamang sa pag-arte ang anak ko. Pero higit pa sa hiniling ko sa kanya ang binigay niya sayo sa pag-arte."
"At hindi lang yun ang binigay niya sa akin, may bonus pa. Yung nawalang launching movie noong 1990 dahil pinili kita? Ibinalik sa akin ng Diyos yun, but this time, hindi movie, kundi isang teleserye na pagbibidahan ko sa ABS-CBN, yun ang The Greatest Love. At after ng pagbibidang yun, another bonus, panibagong teleserye ulit na pagbibidahan nating dalawa, bilang mag-ina. Ang Diyos nga naman ano, punong puno ng surpresa kaya pala napakadali para sa akin na ikaw ang piliin. Kaya pala nangyari yun."
In another video, Sylvia told Maine how she hopes to treat her as a new member of their family. "Maine, thank you for loving Arjo. Thank you so much. Di kita mamahalin kita bilang daughter-in-law, mamahalin kita Maine bilang tunay na anak. Mahalin, alagaan, at proteksyunan niyo ang isa't isa. Welcome to our big, crazy, and happy family. Now it's official. I can now call you my daughter. We love you, Menggay and Arjo. Congratulations mga anak, and enjoy your life together," she said.
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Meanwhile, Arjo's dad, Art Atayde, told the couple to "Try to be as forgiving to each other as possible because nobody is perfect." He also hoped that they get pregnant soon. In a report by PEP.ph, he was quoted saying, "We are all looking forward to a bright future for both of you. Gawa na kaagad kayo ng baby."
Congratulations, Arjo and Maine!
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