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<img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.kahimyang.com/resources/imelda_ferdinand-2.webp" class="ui-corner-all image_250" alt="Imelda Romualdez and Ferdinand Marcos on their wedding day" />
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(Imelda and Ferdinand on their wedding day)
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President Ramon Magsaysay, the principal sponsor, held the breakfast reception in Malacañang Palace, where about 3,000 of Manila's officials and social elite were invited.
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They were celebrated by the media, their wedding publicized as the <i>"Wedding of the Year"</i>.   The groom was among the most outstanding young 

politicians in the country, whose public image as a reputable trial lawyer and legislative figure was magnified by his dashing, charismatic 

personality. The bride carried a name which was respected in both political circles and social register, and whose beauty and fine voice could charm 

gatherings.
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After the marriage, Marcos had his house in San Juan renovated and added a wing for his law office so that he could spend as much time as he could with his family.
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Source:
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Business View, American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines Journal, May 1964
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Today in Filipino History, May 1, 1954, Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Romualdez were married