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LOOK: Janica Nam Floresca ties the knot with longtime partner

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Social media influencer Janica Nam Floresca surprised her followers as she announced her marriage with her longtime boyfriend, now husband, Lorenz Sia. In a series of Instagram posts, she expressed how she only “used to pray” for this kind of love to happen to her.  </p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLMdnzSxN0i/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A11365027.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLMdnzSxN0i/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-2" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLMdnzSxN0i/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLMdnzSxN0i/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by nam ☾ (@janicanam)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Janica was previously with Hashtag member Franco Hernandez who passed away in 2017 in a drowning incident. She then announced her relationship with Lorenz back to the public in 2020–– three years since the tragic accident. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2020/9/15/fresh-scoops/look-janica-nam-floresca-confirms-new-romance-aft-188212"><strong><u>LOOK: Janica Nam Floresca confirms new romance after late Hashtag Franco Hernandez</u></strong></a></div><p>The couple tied the knot last May 31 through an intimate wedding which was attended by only their families. She revealed that they chose to remain silent about their wedding since they didn’t want any big announcements. </p><p>She then admitted that the past five years for them hadn’t been the easiest  but it was a reflection of a love that was “pure and real.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2021/6/24/fresh-scoops/watch-janica-nam-floresca-surprises-new-boyfriend-194199"><strong><u>WATCH: Janica Nam Floresca surprises new boyfriend in latest vlog</u></strong></a></div><p>“After 5 years we finally said &#x27;I do.&#x27;  We didn’t get here overnight. We grew through hard conversations, took every fight, and every &#x27;let’s try again.&#x27; Not everyone saw the journey. But those who did, know this love was pure and real,” she wrote.</p><p>Janica wore a beautiful white wedding gown with floral details while Lorenz kept it classy with a black suit. Her gown was designed by designer Fatima Beltran.  </p><p>“Love was never just the easy parts, It was how we stayed when things got hard, and how we kept choosing each other every time,” she added. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLOm1Eaxa2h/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A11300699.700000048%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="889" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The social media star then shared how her faith is the reason the wedding was possible. Despite admitting it wasn’t easy, Janica assured people that the journey to her wedding was worth it. </p><p>“There were moments I thought love wasn’t for me. But God had other plans. Plans that led me here. In a white dress, holding the kind of love I used to only pray for.🤍 The girl I used to be would cry happy tears for me now,” she shared. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2021/3/28/fresh-scoops/three-years-after-hashtag-francos-death-janica-n-192525"><strong><u>READ: Three years after Hashtag Franco’s death, Janica Nam Floresca now ready to move forward: ‘Handa na ako magpatuloy ulit’</u></strong></a></div><p>Friends and fans sent their congratulatory messages for the couple in the comment section of her posts. Other netizens shared how happy they were for Janica who found her other half. </p>