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Jaya’s husband surprises her with a ‘proposal’ ahead of their church wedding

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Jaya&#x27;s husband, Gary Gotidoc, &quot;proposed&quot; to her ahead of their church wedding this year.</p><p>On her Instagram page, Jaya shared the snapshots of the surprise proposal which happened in Colorado Springs.</p><p>&quot;So we just got engaged February 8 in Colorado Springs. My husband Gary surprised me together with our friends by The Garden of the Gods. Whaaaat??? I really had no idea he was going to do this,&quot; she said.</p><p>Jaya explained that they already got married in 2006 so the proposal came as a surprise to her. &quot;We were married by a judge in 2006 while I was 6 months pregnant. But we both wanted to do a simple church wedding this year. So I guess he really had to propose,&quot; she remarked.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-14" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUo-at5DUPE/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%3A14%2C%22os%22%3A9676041.899999991%2C%22ls%22%3A58094.70000000298%2C%22le%22%3A58097.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="889" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-14" 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>The singer then penned a heartfelt message for her husband, saying: &quot;Honey, thank you for asking me and you know I will always say YES! I thank the Lord for keeping us together all these 20 years. Now we will get to do this under kingdom alignment and give each other our vows, for real! With Jesus Christ in the center, our children and dear friends, we can finally say I do and I will!!! I love you forever my love.&quot;</p><p>The &quot;Queen of Soul&quot; also extended her gratitude to those who helped Gary organize the surprise proposal. &quot;Thanks to our dear friends Conrad &amp; Ethel Clemente and Ace &amp; Kris Carandang for planning with Gary. And thank God Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl!!! That truly made my husband crazy happy!!! We love you guys ❤️,&quot; she said.</p><p>Fans online were quick to react to Jaya&#x27;s post.</p><p>&quot;Happy Engagement, Jaya &amp; Gary! With Christ at the center 🕊️ you have it all. Excited for your special day ❤️‍🔥,&quot; one fan wrote.  </p><p>&quot;Congratulations Ms. Jaya 😍❤️ all the best,&quot; one fan commented.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/8/22/jaya-recounts-how-her-family-overcame-challenges-after-house-fire-incident-in-2022-1034"><strong><u>READ: Jaya recounts how her family overcame challenges after house fire incident in 2022</u></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Jaya and her family moved to the United States in 2021.</p><p>In a previous interview in <em>Kada Umaga</em>, the singer highlighted that relocating to the US with her family required little adjustment, as she had already grown accustomed to living independently in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Walang transition kasi ganun din lang naman ako sa Manila. I was driving to go to work. We did have a bit of help bago mag-pandemic but you know I was able to let them go kasi nga feeling ko kaya naman namin mag-asawa and it&#x27;s not that hard to drive around and do your own grocery shopping,&quot; she remarked.</p>

<p>Jaya shares that they already got married in 2006 so the proposal came as a surprise to her. </p>

Jaya shares that they already got married in 2006 so the proposal came as a surprise to her.