{"id":180363,"date":"2018-09-15T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/love-deserves-second-chances-roxannie-and-dexters-destination-wedding\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T01:02:44","slug":"love-deserves-second-chances-roxannie-and-dexters-destination-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/love-deserves-second-chances-roxannie-and-dexters-destination-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Love deserves second chances: Roxannie and Dexter&#8217;s destination wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Separated following the birth of their first daughter, Roxannie and Dexter rekindled their love when reunited in their hometown of Bohol, Phillipines.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief long distance relationship, Dexter, 36, eventually joined Roxannie where she and their daughter resided in Melbourne, Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love deserves second chances,&#8221; says Roxannie, 33. &#8220;We decided to give it another shot to give our little girl a complete family. And we sealed the deal with not just wedding, but two!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In March 2014, the Filipino pair first tied the knot at a garden ceremony in Alexandra Gardens in Kew, Victoria.\u00a0Then, on July 28, 2018, Roxannie and Dexter and their now two daughters returned to their hometown to celebrate their Catholic destination wedding at Bohol Tropics Resort.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;150 family and friends from all over the Philippines and the world travelled by air and by sea to celebrate with us. Bohol is where we were born, where we went to school and where we first met.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wouldn&#8217;t change anything about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"SuperSeven Studio\" href=\"http:\/\/supersevenstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SuperSeven Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159621 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159624 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159662 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159782 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159714 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159668 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159627 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159646 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159672 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Roxannie says her gorgeous champagne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/WeddingDress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gown<\/a> felt like a second skin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159670 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159726 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159730 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159622 aligncenter\" 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title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159616 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159615 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159633 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159757 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159704 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159675 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159632 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Priest family friends took part in officiating the pair&#8217;s Catholic wedding held at the Shrine of St Jude Thaddeus in Mansasa District, Bohol.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159650 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159742 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159794 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159640 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159656 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_033-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-159658 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_032-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was our very own fairytale wedding. We&#8217;ll always look back to it as one of the best days of our lives.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159642 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159638 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159810 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159814 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159798 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159802 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_SBS_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159698 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Roxannie_Dexter_Destination-Wedding_SuperSeven-Studio_048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/282644322?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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