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Rebellious Couple - Arnold & Jo-Anne's 80s Kids Wed (Part 2)

Read Part One of this 2-Part Feature HERE :)
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Photos by Randolf Evan
A few days ago, we shared with you an awesome 80s wedding which we proudly featured as one of the dear couples who really found a lot of ideas and comfort in reading our blog. 

As promised, we didn't want to edit out any of Rebellious Couple Jo-Anne and Arnold's retelling of their wedding and their rebellious ways, so here is Part 2 of Arnold & Jo-Anne's 80s Kids Wed!

Rebellious Brides: What is your own definition of a Rebellious Bride?

Jo-Anne writes:
1. A Rebellious Bride and (groom) is someone “unstoppable” - Even if we only had 3 months to prepare for the wedding, we knew that "nothing's gonna stop us"

2. A Rebellious Bride and (groom) is someone who can transform setbacks into opportunities - We didn’t want to burn all our hard earned savings in one day, which turned out to be an even bigger blessing, because it gave us the push to be more creative.

3. A Rebellious Bride and (groom) is one who never stops believing  - A decision to veer away from the norm, would invite comments, that would sometimes shake one's confidence, but it's about taking a stand for what you and your partner believe in. We think that this also applies to a marital relationship and not just the wedding.--- amen to that!

Read on for more!
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Rebellious Couple - Arnold & Jo Anne's 80s Kids Wed (Part 1)

Photos by Randolf Evan
"It was my Rebellious Groom who helped me discover the Rebellious Bride that I had in me! Our wedding is our celebration for the 10 years that we've been through as a couple, and we couldn't bear the thought of our celebration looking like somebody else's wedding. We were rebellious in the sense that we wanted our wedding to be about US."

Rebellious Bride Jo Anne Dumalaon-Canaria 
on what makes her and her groom, a Rebellious Couple

This feature is quite special to us. On the surface, it's special because the couple got loads of DIY ideas because of the blog. But on a deeper level, out of all the submissions that we have received so far, this one really shows a certain validation that our blog is in the right, rebellious path. The bride muses that our blog has enlightened, convinced, and comforted not just her and her groom, but also their family--to understand their decisions, to defend their wedding ideas, and inevitably to avoid Bride Bullying. A couple and a family that were miles apart, we are also very overwhelmed to know that our blog broke barriers for this wedding/family affair. This couple truly wanted their rebellious side to be unleashed and they found it difficult. In the end, they are proud to say that their cause was worth fighting for. So we do hope that you learn a thing or two from this feature. Here goes :)

In Jo Anne's own words:

In the beginning, my “rebelliously creative” husband, Arnold, (fiancée at that time) had two requests: one was to have 80s songs for the reception (his favorite decade), and two to make the wedding our own (we didn’t want to, and we couldn’t afford a “wedding production”).
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