Jessa Zaragoza received a massive surprise from her husband, Dingdong Avanzado, on their silver wedding anniversary.
Dingdong surprised Jessa with a renewal of vows ceremony to celebrate their anniversary.
"@jessazaragoza caught in shock thinking she was going to perform but was welcomed by @jayda and a whole ceremony for her renewal of vows with @dingdongavanzado ðĪ," video and photography studio Nice Print Photo shared on Instagram.
Jessa thought that she was attending an event for a jewelry company as a singer and an endorser.
"POV: your husband of 25 years lovingly surprised you with a renewal of vows to celebrate your Silver wedding anniversary ð♥ïļ surely happy beautiful tears from all, specially @dingdongavanzado @jessazaragoza and @jayda," the studio wrote in another post, sharing the photos of the couple becoming emotional during the ceremony.
On Instagram, Dingdong detailed how he planned the ceremony and kept it a secret from his wife.
"How to successfully surprise your wife on your 25th anniversary renewal of vows:
"1. Make sure your daughter is in on it and make all your invited close friends promise not to 'spill the beans.' ð *(Marites preferably not invited.) @Jayda
"2. Have your booking agent tell your wife that you have been contracted to perform for an event of a jewelry company to justify that she needs to be fully dressed up elegantly. pretend that it was the request of the Organizer to wear that specific outfit and that they will be the one to pay for the stylist and the wardrobe requirement.
"3. Since the supposed booking would be falling on your 25th anniversary date, make the organizer appear to agree to a very compelling Talent Fee for your wife to say yes to doing the event because she wouldn’t normally agree to having work during special family occasions unless the price is right.ðĪŠ
"4. Get a very good and well-organized wedding coordinator and event planner to be in on the surprise and have them work closely with you and your personal staff so that there won’t be any leaks and there would be a high degree of attention to detail.
"5. And finally make sure that she trusts you enough to not regularly check on your phone. And to hide chat everyone involved — just in case. ð (this I learned when we started planning for this event almost a year ago) ð @jessazaragoza"
Friends and fans of the couple online were quick to react to the big surprise.
"Awww sooooo touching. You guys are so blessed to have each other," Gelli de Belen commented.
"Awww! Ang sweet talaga nila. May forever sa kanila," one fan wrote.
Prior to the surprise renewal of vows, Jessa penned a message on Instagram to mark her silver wedding anniversary with Dingdong.
"26 years ago, we were faced with so many trials, false accusations, naysayers & adversities. Even public perception felt completely out of our control at one point," she recounted.
The "Bakit Pa" hitmaker then highlighted how their love remained steadfast. "But our love stood the test of time. We silently built our little Family & truly brought GOD to the center of our Marriage. In the midst of all our storms, our Lord JESUS, brought us refuge. He has been faithful to our marriage all these years. We are blessed to have Jayda, the product of our love, and of course, each other," she remarked. "25 years later, there’s nothing else we need more than that âĪïļ Cheers to us! And Happy Silver Anniversary Honey! @dingdongavanzado."