Passport To Forever: Filipino LGBTQIA+ Couples Who Chose Love And Had Destination Weddings

Adrian Lindayag just married the love of his life. The Filipino actor proudly announced his wedding to his non-showbiz partner, Michael Dychiao. In case you're wondering if the two got married in the Philippines, they didn't.

Adrian and Michael, who have been together since 2015, flew across the world to the United States, where they had an intimate wedding ceremony in the city of New York after a decade of romance. And as it's been the case for a lot of celebrity couples, these lovebirds all had to fly to a foreign country to have the wedding of their dreams: simple, legal, and accepted.

That's something many queer couples can't have in the Philippines. To this day, same-sex marriage remains unrecognized. It's a sad fact, but the call for equality and inclusivity only grows louder.

Below, we share with you more LGTBQIA+ celebrity couples who have opted to tie the knot outside the Philippines.

The two have been together since 2012. In 2020, Luke proposed to Jervi during a simple night at home, with just the two of them. Four years later, the couple marked the start of a lifetime of a happy marriage!

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Ben&Ben keyboardist and bassist, Pat Lasaten and Agnes Reoma, had a lovely wedding in Los Angeles, California, in November 2024. And of course, it was attended by their family and friends.

On November 18, 2024, Pat expressed her happiness after marrying her best friend. The two have been together for seven years when they got "engayged" as they called it.

Pat wrote in her Instagram post, "There is so much to be said about yesterday, but one of the most important things that will stay with me is this: we're so blessed to be loved like this by our families and friends. I love you forever, Agnes Reoma."

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ICYDK, Nica is the songwriter of Sarah Geronimo's hit song, "Tala," and Gab Pangilinan's "Rosas," which became the campaign song for Leni Robredo's 2022 presidential run.

Vice Ganda and Ion Perez sealed their forever in the Little Vegas Chapel in October 2021. The two, who met each other through the noontime show It's Showtime, opted for a secret wedding ceremony. It was only revealed through Vice Ganda's YouTube vlog.

In the 14-minute vlog, Vice and Ion shared with the world their heartfelt vows. "Buong-buo yung loob ko na makasama ka," Ion told Vice. "Mahal na mahal kita."

They first had a "celebration of love" in Boracay back in 2017. Their nearest and dearest attended their wedding and witnessed their promises of a life-long romance. During their vows, Christian told Francis, "The world may not always for us, but my world will always be you... You'll be mine forever." So sweet!

And then months later, Francis disclosed their plans to tie the knot in California by 2018. He said in an interview with ABS-CBN News, "Since it's not legal here in the Philippines, we’re really going to do another wedding in California a year from now to legalize everything."

In an interview with Preview, the couple shared why they got married in The City That Never Sleeps. Javi revealed that it was because of their love for musical theater. "We haven't had the chance to go to New York together to enjoy Broadway productions," he said, adding that it was initially meant to be their Christmas vacation. "It was a break that we both needed after working so hard this past year. We decided to start planning our civil union at the same time we were planning the trip."

Javi also told Preview that it was Tim's idea to keep the ceremony low-key. "It was actually Tim’s idea to keep it simple. We are used to creating huge and extravagant productions for our clients," he expressed. "I'm [usually] busy taking care of every single detail, but this time I wanted to enjoy with Tim and just focus on ourselves, without having to face an audience. This time, we wanted to focus on our message for each other."

In 2023, Tim and Javi had their second wedding ceremony in Amanpulo.

A year after their California wedding, they decided to hold another "symbolic wedding ceremony" at Kota Keluerga Resort in Laiya. At the time, Liza expressed their desire to celebrate their union with their families, and to also have that traditional walking down the aisle moment for the bride.

"We're doing this because we didn’t get to celebrate with our family... I wanted to experience being walked down the aisle by my parents. Some people recommended the Metropolitan Church, but we never intended to make a statement out of this. We're doing this just to express love for each other," Liza told Inquirer in 2015.