Heart Evangelista and Chiz Escudero had everyone on the internet believe in lasting love when they renewed their wedding vows in Balesin Island on February 15, 2024. Everyone was so happy for Heart when her mother walked her down the aisle.
Seeing her mom attend the vow renewal ceremony was a major unforgettable moment. Nine years ago, when Heart and Chiz first got hitched, the fashion icon’s parents were still against their marriage. Now, as they say, their 2024 wedding vow renewal is a testimony that time heals all wounds.
Cecile Ongpauco, Heart’s mom, accompanied her as she walked down the aisle. Emotional and happy, the two shared a hug before the ceremony started. As moments of Heart and Chiz’s intimate event spread online, netizens couldn’t help but wonder why Heart’s Dad, Reynaldo Ongpauco, was nowhere to be seen.
One netizen respectfully asked Heart through the comments section, “Congratulations po sorry to ask po wala po si daddy?”
Heart openly responded to the question. “he is recovering :)” she wrote in her reply. Her followers left messages of support and prayers for her father afterward.
Heart Evangelista’s Mom with Chiz Escudero
Although Heart did not specify her Dad’s condition, her response was enough for everyone to really know that all is well between her parents and Chiz.
Fans were also delighted after seeing a video of Cecille happily talking to Chiz during their wedding after-party! It was a touching moment to see especially for those who have followed Heart and Chiz’s love story.
Heart Evangelista and Chiz Escudero’s Romance
Throughout the years, Heart and Chiz have been bombarded with a lot of issues, starting with the disapproval of Heart’s parents on their relationship. Plus, netizens were noting their 15-year age gap.
In 2022, the couple even went viral for controversial breakup rumors. Eventually, Heart proved naysayers wrong by posting a complete family photo with Chiz and his children from his first marriage.
In August 2023, the two shared a candid vlog discussing their past marriage struggles. Heart told Chiz, “I hated you for the wrong reasons. I think I looked at you as the enemy when you were actually my guardian angel the whole time.”
Heart expressed her feelings for her husband whom she described as the person who’s steadily beside her through it all. Despite the tough love Chiz gives her, Heart knows that he will never turn his back on her.
“I always want somebody who’s a crying shoulder…somebody that gives me touch and words of affirmation. You were just very—you’ve met a lot of people that have literally turned their backs on you, or stab— politics, basically. I’ve never. A lot of people won my heart because they were giving me the love language of touch, even to the last minute, You hear ‘I love you’, then it’s over, you know?” said Heart.
“But with you, I feel like—everything that I learned from you, I would actually apply. Sorry, you got entangled in this, because I think I was looking for something from you. But I’m able to apply it now. That you have to be tough.” Heart declared. “As long as it improves you, it does not destroy you.” Chiz reminded.
