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Weddings in Timberland Highlands in San Mateo, Rizal

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<p>Some places slowly reveal themselves. You arrive with no grand expectations—just curiosity—and leave thinking about the light, the quiet, and how the space made you feel.</p><p>&quot;<strong>Weddings in the Highlands</strong>&quot; was exactly that. A fashion showcase held just before sunset at <strong>Timberland Highlands Resort,</strong> a mountainside property in <strong>San Mateo, Rizal </strong>that isn’t quite on the radar of most soon-to-weds. Not yet. But perhaps that’s what made it feel special—like finding a page in the wedding playbook that hadn’t already been bookmarked.</p><p>It’s not far from Metro Manila, but the shift is immediate. The road bends upward. The air cools. The view opens wide. And then you arrive at a place where the pace changes—not because it’s remote, but because it doesn’t demand anything from you. It just lets you be.</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340079627Timberland Highlands Resort.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">Just outside the city, a space that opens up slowly. The kind you might want to stay awhile.</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p><strong>Chroma Hospitality</strong>, the team behind Crimson and Quest Hotels, has long celebrated love across its properties. But here, the gesture was quieter. There was no marquee entrance or spectacle. Just a long view of the mountains and the kind of light that photographers wait for.</p><p>The show opened with <strong>Pablo Mendez III</strong>’<strong></strong>s gowns gliding through an open space, structured but soft, architectural yet romantic. Florals by <strong>Janice Mendral</strong> of <strong>Florista Events</strong> felt natural to the landscape, designed with intention, but never overdone. </p><p>The event and show were thoughtfully planned by <strong>John Reyes</strong> of <strong>Black &amp; White Events Co</strong>., who shaped the sequence and experience with subtlety. Everything else—the soft transitions, the golden-hour timing, the gentle hush as the models walked—fell into place.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340295667wedding in timberland highlands 1.JPG" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">A quiet frame between sky and ridgeline. Nothing rushed, nothing loud.</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340423847wedding in timberland highlands 2.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">The Timberland Highlands deck and its spectacular view of the city at night.</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>The kind of space that lets you linger</strong></div><p>Later, as the models disappeared and the sun began to slip behind the ridgelines, it was easy to imagine a ceremony unfolding right there. Nothing too staged. Just vows, breeze, light, and people you love.</p><p>“Timberland Highlands offers couples something fundamentally different,” shared <strong>Eliza de Venecia-Reyes</strong>, Chroma’s AVP for Banquet and Catering Sales. “Space to breathe, time to be present, and a setting that feels truly their own.”</p><p>It’s not the kind of place that insists on a theme. It doesn’t ask you to match its mood. It meets you where you are. And that’s rare.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340555045wedding in timberland highlands fashion show.jpg" style="width:700px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">A quiet walk at sunset.</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340657804wedding in the timberland highlands.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">Models in Pablo Mendez creations, made for modern love stories beyond the city.<br/><br/></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340828542IMG_1368.JPG" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">Golden hour, gowns, and the city in soft focus.</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>Not quite a secret, but not yet the usual choice</strong></div><p>For couples looking at 2026 weddings, Timberland Highlands is an interesting proposition. It’s not the obvious pick—and that may be its quiet strength.</p><p>In a time where weddings are becoming more personal, more stripped back, more rooted in emotion than display, places like this matter. They give couples room—not just for styling, but for meaning. For moments that don’t feel like a checklist.</p><p>The showcase didn’t just present a new venue. It reminded us that celebration, at its best, is felt—not just photographed.</p><p>And while Timberland Highlands may not be the most talked-about wedding spot—at least for now—that might be exactly why it’s worth paying attention to.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block" width="700"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770340930724Filinvest Hospitality Group - Sales, Banquet &amp; Catering Sales, Marketing (1).JPG" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="700"/><span class="fr-inner">The Chroma Hospitality team led by VP for Sales &amp; Marketing Carmela Bocanegra with models and designer Pablo Mendez III (in black)</span></span></span></div>

<p>High above the city, Timberland Highlands Resort hosted a quiet, purposeful debut that left a lasting impression—a setting defined by golden light, mountain air, and a sense of stillness now finding its place in 2026 wedding plans.</p>

High above the city, Timberland Highlands Resort hosted a quiet, purposeful debut that left a lasting impression—a setting defined by golden light, mountain air, and a sense of stillness now finding its place in 2026 wedding plans.

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