MANILA, Philippines - Rising PR specialist Carissa Villacorta and her dashing fiancé, Rappler sports editor Ryan Songalia, are tying the knot on July 7 with a lavish ceremony at Mactan Air Base Chapel of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Mactan Island, Cebu, to be followed by cocktails and dinner at the famed Ibiza Beach Club, Movenpick Hotel.
The couple’s “best day ever” will be preceded by a luxurious two-day celebration during which guests will be treated to the hottest spots of Cebu, with lunch at Café George, cocktails at Henry Hotel, dinner at Giuseppe Pizzeria and Sicilian Roast, tea at Ralfe Gourmet and The Chocolate Chamber, lunch at Tinderbox, coffee and croissants at La Vie Parisienne and cocktails at Maya.
Among the principal sponsors are Manny Osmeña, Loida Nicolas-Lewis, Engr. Dado Banatao, Maria Banatao, Raul Dimayuga, Ambassador Millie Sta. Maria-Thomeczek, Gerry Peñalosa, Melanie Ng, Engr. Tom Victoria, Lou Victoria, Butch Meily, Nelia Carlos, Atty. Rolando Villacorta, Jing Villacorta, Anson Tiu Co and Trell Morallos.
Secondary sponsors are Karen Davila, Kenneth Cobonpue, Carlo Villacorta, Joy Villacorta, Anna Arellano and Bach Arellano.
Best Man is Danny McDermott, with Janice Lao Noche as Maid of Honor.
The bride is the founder of Carissa Villacorta Public Relations and publicist of the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, among other things. The groom also writes for The Ring magazine and is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Funfare’s Big Apple correspondent Edmund Silvestre and Your Funfarer wish Carissa and Ryan a fruitful and joyous life ever after!