Billy Crawford And Coleen Garcia Ties The Knot This April

Dancer, actor and, TV host Billy Crawford will tie the knot with actress fiance Coleen Garcia on April 20. Billy’s friend and co-host Toni Gonzaga announced the wedding date on Pilipinas Got Talent on April 15. The couple will have a beach wedding on the said date.

Billy and Coleen’s engagement wasn’t as smooth as they’d wish it would be. Earlier this year, the couple received criticism for being racist. This was brought about by their prenuptial photoshoot in Ethiopia in March. They were seen in elegant clothing with locals surrounding them. It was received by many as ‘disrespectful.” BiCol released a statement apologizing for the photos. “It’s far from what we intended,” Crawford said.

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According to an article by PEP, Coleen’s mother, Maripaz Magsaysay, did not like Billy at first. She couldn’t accept the fact that her daughter was getting married, only two years after she and Billy got together.

“I didn’t approve since the beginning, e, pero I’m the type na I always keep it to myself lang,” was her answer when asked what she first thought about Billy and Coleen started dating in 2014.

“Ako yung last person na hindi ko matanggap kasi nga nasa honeymoon stage kami ni Coleen na parang always spending time pa rin kami and everything, ‘tapos too young for me,” Crawford said.

But Magsaysay eventually accepted and fully supported the couple’s union when she saw how happy her daughter was with her fiance and the good qualities of her daughter’s fiance. “Billy is such a nice guy,” she said.

Magsaysay said, “Yung parents kasi they should know when to, you know, put a boundary, kung kelan ka titigil na makialam sa mga big decisions ng mga anak mo.” “All you have to do is be supportive lang, and give your unconditional love and understanding, pray for them and wish them all the best in life,” she added.

Surrendering the wedding plans

In another article by PEP, Coleen Garcia and Billy Carwford said they will just leave all the planning to their coordinator La Belle Fete and event stylist Gideon Hermosa, to name a few.

“Kasi kung ako mismo yung magde-decide, baka naman hindi maganda or I don’t know.

“They know us so well also at this point; they know what we like, they know what we don’t like,” the bride-to-be said in her bachelorette party last April 14.

But since it’s their wedding, she sometimes speaks up to add their personal touch. “‘Uy, ha, we want to inject this, we want to add this,” she clarifies.

She admitted that one of her worries are the guests. “So yung guest list, yung invitations, and who can come, and trying to make a way for those who aren’t able to come but want to, so yun yung pinaka-main source of our worries namin.” She added that it is more difficult since they are both in the showbiz industry.

According to Coleen, the couple have invited around 250 of their family and closest friends. Among the wedding entourage are Sharon Cuneta, Karla Estrada, and Representative Vilma Santos-Recto.

Congratulations Billy Crawford and Coleen Garcia who ties the knot on April 20!