Newlyweds Rima Ostwani and Jay Najjar with the principal sponsors Linda Ley, Tess Acuzar, Diana Jeanne Lopez, Helen Lee, Nedy Tantoco, Felix Ang, Ruben Tiu, Johnny Litton, George Siy, Renato Reyes

They say that when two hearts are meant for each other, no distance is too great and no time is too long. This was certainly the case for Rima Ostwani and Jay Najjar, whose love story goes back to when they were old family friends in Lebanon, where the bride spent her childhood before moving to Manila. Rima, princess-like in her Francis Libiran gown, exchanged vows with the dashing Dolce & Gabbana-clad Jay at the Santuario de San Antonio. The ceremony was followed by an intimate reception for 180 at the Bonifacio Hall at Shangri-La at the Fort. Stylist Gideon Hermosa turned the ballroom into an elegant and predominantly white garden wonderland with hints of dusty rose and gold.

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Photo 1 of 11 Newlyweds Rima Ostwani and Jay Najjar with the principal sponsors Linda Ley, Tess Acuzar, Diana Jeanne Lopez, Helen Lee, Nedy Tantoco, Felix Ang, Ruben Tiu, Johnny Litton, George Siy, Renato Reyes
Photo 2 of 11 Anne Arcenas-Gonzalez and George Schutze-Del Rosario
Photo 3 of 11 Elie Najjar and Sarah Kozaily
Photo 4 of 11 Catherine Huang
Photo 5 of 11 Mai and David Kauffman with their daughters Calista and Alexa
Photo 6 of 11 Marianna Lorza-Ostwani
Photo 7 of 11 Georges and Viviana Najjar
Photo 8 of 11 Raymond and Anna Rufino and Richard Tiu
Photo 9 of 11 Ernesto and Paolo Banson
Photo 10 of 11 The Lebanese guests take over the dance floor with the traditional dance called "dabke"
Photo 11 of 11 Ann and Rene Puno