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Big second wedding for Margarita Fores' son Amado, Carmela Fortuna

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17718271000792-Composite (3).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos and former &quot;TV Patrol&quot; anchor Korina Sanchez are among those who attended the second wedding of Amado Fores and Carmela Fortuna. <em>Sanchez/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>Restaurateur Amado Fores and his wife Carmela Fortuna recently held a grand second wedding in Quezon City, nearly a year after their civil ceremony.</p><p>The son of the late award-winning chef Margarita Fores exchanged &quot;I do&#x27;s&quot; with Fortuna last February 19 at the Cubao Cathedral, followed by a reception at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>Fores is a scion of the influential Araneta clan.</p><p>Among those spotted at the celebration were President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and wife Liza Araneta, socialite and content creator Small Laude, and former &quot;TV Patrol&quot; anchor Korina Sanchez.</p><p>&quot;A remarkable journey. They got to the finish line but, then, they&#x27;ve only just begun,&quot; said Sanchez, wife of former senator Mar Roxas, who is also a part of the Araneta clan.</p><p>Laude, for her part, said: &quot;We came. They wed. We partied. Congratulations Amado and Carmela!&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVAWvB1gVv1/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A25054573.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="901" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVAmSK4E1ri/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A25036151.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" 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 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Fores and Fortuna opted for a more intimate wedding last year after the sudden passing of Chef Margarita, the groom&#x27;s mother.</p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/7/11/what-happens-to-cibo-chef-margarita-for-s-legacy-continues-with-son-amado-1629">He has since stepped up to continue her legacy</a>, leading her food empire that includes the modern Italian restaurant chain Cibo.</p>

<p>Restaurateur Amado Fores and his wife Carmela Fortuna recently held a grand second wedding in Quezon City, nearly a year after their civil ceremony.</p>

Restaurateur Amado Fores and his wife Carmela Fortuna recently held a grand second wedding in Quezon City, nearly a year after their civil ceremony.