Heart Evangelista and Sen. Chiz Escudero Wedding on Feb 15

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The anticipated wedding of Kapuso actress Heart Evangelista and Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero is slated on February 15 next year, a source privy to the wedding preparations confirmed to The STAR.

The recently engaged couple reportedly had a meeting earlier today with a wedding planner to discuss details connecting the intimate celebration, which will happen in Balesin Island Club in Quezon province, with a reception in Manila, where the couple's friends will be invited.

According to earlier reports, Evangelista and Escudero are keen on tying the knot on February 14 next year, which would stipulate a triple celebration -- Heart's birthday, Valentine's Day, and their wedding anniversary.

This led to speculations that the actor-politician couple "bumped off" someone else's wedding to have things go their way.

Makeup artist Ria Gamboa alleged that her friend's "tediously planned Balesin wedding" was cancelled because "a celebrity-politician couple wanted theirs on the same day."

While Gamboa did not identify names in her Facebook post, many netizens were quick to point out that she was referring to the wedding of television host Cesca Litton and her fiance Kyle Kalaw who got engaged last April.

Litton in a statement claimed that, indeed, it was her wedding that was "bumped off".

Litton said they had been coordinating with the management of Balesin and had done ocular visits, food tasting, table lay-outs, and had discussed logistics and rooming for the supposed February 14 wedding.

"We were always told (the date) was available," she added. "It came as a surprise when I received a phone call from my coordinator just last Saturday, saying that Chiz and Heart have been approved for Feb 14 after they have spoken to the owner Mr. Ongpin to reserve the date."

"It is unfortunate that hard work, time, and effort mean nothing when all it takes are the right connections for other people," Litton posted on her social media accounts.

Evangelista had firmly denied accusations that they had any involvement with the cancellation of Litton's wedding.

"I'm a bride-to-be, she's a bride-to-be. Who would do that to any bride-to-be? There's no truth to it and I hope ma-iron out nila," she told the press.

Our source as well denied that the choice of date for the Evangelista-Escudero nuptials is connected with the controversy.

"They wanted to get married on 15-15 (15th day of February 2015), patterned from Escudero's birthday which happens to be 10-10 (October 10)," our source said. -- Cherry Salazar, Salve Asis 

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Heart reaches out to Cesca over Balesin mix-up

TV host Cesca Litton said she and her fiancee, Tyke Kalaw, had been preparing for months for their wedding in Balesin Island Club on February 14, 2015, until she got a call last Saturday informing her that the date has been reserved for another couple's nuptials.

In Litton's statement read on "Aquino & Abunda Tonight" by guest host Toni Gonzaga on Tuesday, Litton confirmed that her planned wedding in Balesin was the subject of a viral Facebook post criticizing the resort for supposedly prioritizing "a celebrity-politician couple [who wanted their wedding] on the same day."

While the post, reportedly from makeup artist Ria Gamboa, did not mention any names, online speculation tagged newly engaged couple Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero and actress Heart Evangelista.

Litton, who got engaged to Kalaw in April, said they had been making trips to Balesin as early as May. At the time, she said the resort's management confirmed that February 14, 2015 was available to accommodate a wedding.

During their first ocular visit, Litton said they arranged with staff members of Balesin to have the wedding ceremony held at the resort's chapel, the cocktails at Balesin Sala, and the reception at Toscana Village.

During their latest trip to the resort in August, the former ABS-CBN host said she brought along their wedding coordinator and stylist. This time, she said she and Kalaw arranged more details with Balesin management, including the food and table layout.

"We sat down with managers to discuss the logistics and rooming, and, again, clarified that February 14 is available," she said.

'A call to the owner'

However, over the weekend, Litton said she was informed that Balesin could no longer accommodate the wedding on the said date.

"It came as a surprise when I received a phone call from my coordinator just last Saturday that Chiz and Heart had been approved for February 14 after they had spoken to the owner, Mr. Ongpin, to reserve the date," she said, referring to businessman Roberto Ongpin, chairman of Balesin developer Alphaland.

Litton lamented that her months of planning had been put to waste, supposedly by a single phone call. She added that she had to spend on traveling numerous times to Balesin to finalize details of her wedding.

"Had we known that all it took was a call to the owner, then perhaps none of those formalities should have been followed," she said.

"In all our trips to Balesin and discussion with management asking to receive February 14, we were always told it was available," Litton added. "We would not have invested time and money, including flying out our coordinator and stylist, had they informed us that the venue was booked from the beginning."

Heart: We're not like that

In the statement published on Balesin's official website, Ongpin said he indeed offered Escudero and Evangelista to have their wedding held at the resort after hearing of their engagement.

Supposedly upon getting confirmation from the couple, Ongpin said checked with the reservations department of Balesin whether the venue would be available on February 14. At the time, Ongpin added, nobody had confirmed on that date.

"So, nobody has been 'bumped off,'" he said.

Meanwhile, in separate interviews, both Escudero and Evangelista said they have nothing to do with the supposed "bumping off" of a planned wedding in Balesin.

"We're not like that," the actress said. "This is the best day of our lives. I'm a bride-to-be, she's a bride-to-be. Who would do that to any bride-to-be? There's no truth to it and I hope ma-iron out nila."

On social media, Evangelista also clarified to her followers that no final date has been set for her and Escudero's wedding.

Escudero echoed this in an interview with Senate reporters, adding that the supposed issue concerning the other wedding is for Balesin to resolve. "Sa parte namin, ni wala pa kaming pinal na petsa o lugar," he said. "Paano naman kami magiging dahilan at madadamay sa issue na 'yan?"

According to Gonzaga, who spoke with Evangelista on the phone earlier Tuesday, the actress has tried reaching out to Litton on the issue. Gonzaga, however, said she could not give details of the conversation between the two.

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Reveling in Her Illicit Romance

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Since her last highly publicized relationship with a Media Personality (MP), not much has been heard about the love life of Adventurous Talent (AT). Despite having connections in showbiz, the camp of AT has not been successful in keeping her affairs a secret. Sometime ago, AT was publicly humiliated by a former lover (FL), who could not believe that they were over. Instead of meeting the issues of FL, AT opted to remain quiet, and let the course of justice run.

As this incident painted a negative picture of AT, words said could not be undone, and 

thus, AT’s career took a backseat. However, a good talent cannot be put down, and soon AT was back on the network. By this time, she admitted to having a relationship with MP. This revelation was taken positively as the couple looked happy together. 

However, they decided to part ways, and no other name has been linked to AT.

Allegedly, AT is now involved with an older and married man (OM). OM is well respected in his field, which has nothing to do with the entertainment industry. While this affair has been kept quiet, AT is dropping hints. Unfortunately for AT, the wife knows of their affair, but has opted to keep the matters private.

What was AT thinking by getting involved in such a relationship? She has a growing and respectable career, but her relationship choices are not ideal. Perhaps, she should be reminded that in this affair, other people might be getting hurt, and she should already be making wiser choices when it comes to matters of the heart.

“The desire to love someone always exceeds the desire to be loved by someone & that's exactly why we end up loving the person who doesn't deserve that LOVE.”  ― Anirban Bose

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Angelina Jolie's Incredibly Personal Wedding Dress

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Well, that didn't take long. Just a week after news broke of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's wedding (the couple finally, officially tied the knot at their French estate in Correns), People and Hello!, in a joint world exclusive, are publishing photos of the intimate 20-person ceremony and celebration. (Taking into account Jolie and Pitt's dedication to philanthropy, we have no doubt the money they received from selling these photos will go to a worthy cause.)

First thing's first: Angie's dress. The gorgeous ivory silk gown was designed by Luigi Massi, the master tailor at Atelier Versace. (Jolie is a long-time fan of the designer, having worn many a Versace gown on the red carpet.) At first glance the gown looks simple—as you might expect, given Jolie's taste for unfussy, sleek silhouettes: a ruched bodice with a full A-line skirt. But! There's a twist! The train of Jolie's gown as well as her veil were covered with her children's artwork. According to People, Massi sewed in dozens of playful, colorful designs done by Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Vivienne, Shiloh and Knox. "Luigi is like family to me and I couldn't imagine anyone else making this dress," Jolie told People. "He knows and cares for the children and it was great fun putting it together."

Playing it a bit more low-key, Pitt wore one of his own suits, and reportedly had to borrow a tie from one of his sons because he forgot his own.

As for the ceremony? It sounds incredibly personal and family-focused, which is fitting, given that Jolie told ELLE earlier this summer, "I tell you, the kids are so excited about the wedding...they like the idea of Mommy and Daddy getting married.” Jolie added that the wedding would be an "unusual situation" with "all eight of us getting married." And so it was. According to People the children helped their parents write their vows. Maddox, 13, and Pax, 10, walked mom down the aisle; Zahara, 9, and Vivienne, 6, served as flower girls (they threw petals from the garden); Shiloh, 8, and Knox, 6, were the ring bearers; and Pax baked the cake. It all sounds pretty perfect, doesn't it?