Typhoon Khanun fails to wash away Filipino couple's soaking-wet church wedding: WATCH

They say where there is a will, there is a way. In the Philippines, one couple proved this right by not letting flood waters wash down their wedding festivities. As rains triggered by a typhoon lashed the country's Bulacan province on Sunday, Paulo and Mae Padilla remain undeterred. 

They waded through water that rose above knee level at their wedding venue and exchanged vows. “Even if our vehicle is sinking [in the flood], we still wanted to push through just to be able to come here," the groom, Paulo, told local outlet GMA. 

Their guests were equally motivated to witness the couple start their new life together, so they made it to church on Sunday, sporting flip-flops and rubber boots. “How high was the flood that we had to walk through just to be able to go out of our houses. There’s really nothing impossible. The Lord made all the things that were impossible, possible during that day," said Mae, the bride. A clip of her walking down the inundated aisle has gone viral on social media, garnering tons of views and plaudits from users. 

#Philippines: In a video that has gone viral, a #Filipino bride is seen walking down a flooded aisle in her wedding gown after #TyphoonDoksuri. #Viralvideo pic.twitter.com/2CO61YKHD4

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Philippines faces heavy rains, typhoons

The couple began their happily ever after while Bulacan, along with other Filipino provinces, faced the wrath of incessant rains brought by Typhoon Doksuri and the monsoon aggravated by Typhoon Falcon. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, about 2.47 million people across the country have been affected by the extreme weather. 

Several people have also died, including 26 of those who were killed when a ferry capsized amid high winds, The Guardian reported. The Philippines is known for its rough weather, often enduring an average of 20 storms and typhoons each year as worsening climate change yields unpredictable weather events.