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Isa Garcia Stuns in Rajo Laurel Gown at Wedding to Mikoy Morales

Isa Garcia wore a custom Rajo Laurel gown with a long veil and white-and-yellow bouquet when she married Pepito Manaloto star Mikoy Morales in Makati City on March 14.

Claire Beaumont2 min read
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Isa Garcia Stuns in Rajo Laurel Gown at Wedding to Mikoy Morales
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When public relations manager Isa Garcia walked toward Pepito Manaloto star Mikoy Morales at their Makati City ceremony on March 14, she did so in a custom gown by one of the Philippines' most celebrated designers. Rajo Laurel dressed the bride in a creation described as a classic bridal silhouette, finished with a long veil that extended the gown's formal line. Garcia carried a bouquet of white and yellow flowers, the soft color combination landing as a deliberate counterpoint to the gown's structured formality.

Laurel's design choices here read as deeply considered rather than decorative. A classic bridal silhouette, in the hands of a couture-trained Filipino designer, typically means clean seaming, a bodice with real architecture, and a skirt cut to move with intention rather than volume for its own sake. The long veil is a styling decision that extends the ceremony's visual grammar from entrance to altar, giving a single garment multiple moments to perform.

Morales, for his part, matched the occasion in a brown terracotta tuxedo paired with a matching bow tie and a boutonniere pinned neatly to his lapel. The terracotta choice is notably warm against the conventional black or navy of Filipino wedding formalwear, and it reads as a couple that approached the day's aesthetics as a cohesive brief rather than an afterthought.

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Photos of the ceremony were shared by Sparkle GMA Artist Center and circulated quickly online, drawing warm reactions from fans and supporters of the Kapuso actor. Several of Morales's colleagues attended the ceremony. His best friend, actress Mikee Quintos, took on the role of "Best Woman," one of those small, personal ceremony decisions that tends to say something true about a person.

Garcia was previously identified in coverage as Morales's non-showbiz partner, a public relations manager outside the entertainment industry. That context gives Laurel's commission a particular resonance: a bride who operates professionally in the world of image and communication, choosing one of the country's most architecturally precise designers for the day she stepped most visibly into the frame.

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