Singer-songwriter Kitchie Nadal ties knot in private ceremony

According to photographer Nina Sandejas, a close friend of Nadal, the singer wore a P799 or roughly Dhs70 dress of her choice to the wedding.

The 43-year-old singer behind the famous hits Same Ground and Huwag Na Huwag Mong Sasabihin tied the knot with her Spanish boyfriend, NGO worker Carlos Lopez in a private ceremony last week in Hacienda Isabella in Tagaytay.

Photos of the autumn-themed wedding were released by videographer Mango Red online, as well as by Nadal on her Facebook and Instagram page.

According to photographer Nina Sandejas, a close friend of Nadal, the singer wore a P799 or roughly Dhs70 dress of her choice to the wedding.

“It was my first try and it fit me perfectly,” Sandejas quoted Nadal as saying in a blog entry about the wedding on March 2.

Noting that Nadal merely picked the gown from a mall boutique in Makati, Sandejas added: “The story about her dress floored everyone and this should show all brides around the world that sometimes it’s about the woman and not the dress.”

Wedding planner Chinkie Agregado also pointed out that Nadal did her own make-up for the event.

Nadal, like her husband, has been active in volunteering in charitable organisations, which may explain their preference to keep the wedding simple.

“God knows how many people Kitchie has helped, the organisations she takes parts in, the programmes she organises for kids,” Sandejas said. “You’ll lose count on how many lives she’s enriched and it’s really funny how not that many people know about what she does.”

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