With the danger over, Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar tied the knot at Barasoain church in Malolos, wading through knee deep water to get down the aisle.

Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar tied the knot at Barasoain church in Malolos with water up to their knees.

By the time the couple were due to tie the knot on July 22, the storm had been downgraded, but it had left widespread flooding, including in their church.

"We just mustered enough courage," the groom, who has been dating Aguilar for 10 years, told AP.

By the time the couple were due to tie the knot on July 22, the storm had been downgraded.

Newlyweds Jade Rick Verdillo right, and Jamaica kiss during their wedding at the flooded Barasoain church in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

"We decided today because it is a sacrifice in itself. But there will more sacrifices if we don't push through today."

The bride said she felt "that challenges won't be over".

"It's just a test. This is just one of the struggles that we've overcome."

Wedding guest Jiggo Santos later told AP "love prevailed".

"You will see love prevailed because even against weather, storm, rains, floods, the wedding continued … It's an extraordinary wedding."

Heavy rains through the region during the tropical storm, flooding the church all the way to the altar.

Images show the bride walking down the aisle, her gown and veil floating around her in what proved to be a wedding photographer's dream.

Groomsmen and guests stand knee deep in floodwaters wearing the traditional barong tagalog at Barasoain church in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The bridal party were soaked by the time the couple shared their first kiss.

Guests happily kicked off their shoes and hiked up their dresses and pants, supportive of the couple's choice to proceed.

Her gown and veil floated around her making for extraordinary photos.

The groom was dressed in a traditional embroidered shirt called a Barong Tagalo. He waited in the water for his bride.

After exchanging vows, the couple posed for photos in the flood water with their wedding party, wide smiles on their faces.

The flower girls and children were also seen playing in the water without their shoes.

The tropical storm moved from the Philippines to Vietnam on Tuesday after weakening overnight, AP reports.

The flower girls and children were also seen playing in the water without their shoes.

The tropical storm moved from the Philippines to Vietnam on Tuedsay.

More than 80,000 people are in emergency shelters in the Philippines following the floods, landslides and tidal surges.

The country has been suffering from a severe monsoon season this year.

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