LOOK: Despedida de soltera of Donny Pangilinan’s sister Ella

Paulea Jence Benoza

<p>With just a few days before her wedding to fianc&eacute; Enrique Lhuillier-Miranda, Ella was treated to a despedida de soltera &mdash; or a pre-wedding party celebrating the end of one&rsquo;s single life &mdash; by her parents, Anthony Pangilinan and Maricel Laxa.</p><p>Photos and clips from the gathering, which was attended by the Pangilinan and Miranda families, as well as the couple&rsquo;s closest friends, were posted on social media by Maricel and Nice Print Photography.</p><p>Spotted at the party were Anthony&rsquo;s brother, former Senator Francis &ldquo;Kiko&rdquo; Pangilinan, with his wife, Megastar Sharon Cuneta, and sister Angela Pangilinan.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz0TNfbvgJk/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=450&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A5233535.600000009%2C%22ls%22%3A4792234%2C%22le%22%3A4792609%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&ldquo;We came together with our immediate family and the couple to be&rsquo;s godparents for an intimate time not for goodbyes but for a celebration of love. In Spanish, despedida de soltera literally means &lsquo;farewell to the single woman.&rsquo; As expressed that evening, I want to think of this occasion as a Confiando (entrust) de Soltera,&rdquo; Maricel&rsquo;s post read.</p><p>&ldquo;My deepest gratitude to the Lhuillier-Miranda Family. Estoy confiando a mi preciosa hija a tu familia. I am entrusting my precious daughter to your family. I rejoice in the coming together of our families through the bond shared by our children,&rdquo; she wrote.</p><p>&ldquo;Words are not enough to describe the joy of seeing two people in love overflow to everyone around them as they include us in what they share in love, respect and devotion to the Lord. Since Ella was born, I have prayed for her future spouse, I have also prayed for her to be the right person for the one the Lord prepared for her. Prayers availeth much indeed.&rdquo;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Czygzd7rxAE/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=450&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A5235215.900000006%2C%22ls%22%3A4792234%2C%22le%22%3A4792609%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>It was back in December when Ella announced her engagement to her then-boyfriend Enrique &mdash; a business development associate who is a descendant of the Lhuillier family and is the brother of Sofia Andres&rsquo;s partner, Daniel Miranda.</p><p>Aside from Ella and Donny, Anthony and Maricel have three other children &mdash; daughters Hannah and Solana and son Benjamin.</p>

<p>With just a few days before her wedding to fianc&eacute; Enrique Lhuillier-Miranda, Ella was treated to a despedida de soltera &mdash; or a pre-wedding party celebrating the end of one&rsquo;s single life &mdash; by her parents, Anthony Pangilinan and Maricel Laxa.<p>Photos and clips from the gathering, which was attended by the Pangilinan and Miranda families, as well as the couple&rsquo;s closest friends, were posted on social media by Maricel and Nice Print Photography.<p>Spotted at the party were Anthony&rsquo;s brother, former Senator Francis &ldquo;Kiko&rdquo; Pangilinan, with his wife, Megastar Sharon Cuneta, and sister Angela Pangilinan.

<p>Donny Pangilinan’s sister, Ella Pangilinan, is getting ready to say ‘I do.’</p>

Donny Pangilinan’s sister, Ella Pangilinan, is getting ready to say ‘I do.’

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