Richard Gutierrez, Sarah Lahbati postpone wedding due to COVID-19 threat

As much as we want to celebrate our love with our family and friends, in light of the recent situation we have decided to postpone our wedding as we do not want to put anyone at risk. Thank you so much to those who flew in and to everyone who worked so hard for our special day. We only wish good health for everyone and we hope to celebrate with you as soon as things get better. Much love, Richard & Sarah. (Photo from @richardgutz/Instagram)

The grand wedding of celebrity couple Richard Gutierrez and Sarah Lahbati has been postponed due to the growing number of the infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that may put their guests at risk.

The couple has decided to postpone their wedding and announced it on their official social media on Thursday, March 12.

“As much as we want to celebrate our love with our family and friends, in light of the recent situation we have decided to postpone our wedding as we do not want to put anyone at risk,” Gutierrez posted on his Instagram account.

 

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As much as we want to celebrate our love with our family and friends, in light of the recent situation we have decided to postpone our wedding as we do not want to put anyone at risk. Thank you so much to those who flew in and to everyone who worked so hard for our special day. We only wish good health for everyone and we hope to celebrate with you as soon as things get better. Much love, Richard & Sarah.

A post shared by Richard Gutierrez (@richardgutz) on Mar 12, 2020 at 1:56am PDT

The long-time celebrity couple was supposed to be wedded this Saturday, March 14.

“Thank you so much to those who flew in and to everyone who worked so hard for our special day,” he added. “We only wish good health for everyone and we hope to celebrate with you as soon as things get better. Much love, Richard & Sarah.”

Included in their post is a photo of the couple with their backs to the camera while holding hands taken during their pre-nup shoot in Palawan.

The entourage of Gutierrez and Lahbati’s wedding circulated around the social media as netizens commented on the star-studded and high profile guests which include the current President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte, former presidents Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Joseph Estrada, current spokesperson Salvador Panelo and executives from media giants ABS-CBN and GMA.

Recently, the couple released their underwater pre-nup photos taken by photographer Pat Dy in Eld Nido, Palawan.

 

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Our love is meant to be an adventure ☀️🌊 #MrandMrsGutz

A post shared by Richard Gutierrez (@richardgutz) on Mar 5, 2020 at 6:51pm PST

 

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All these things they fade, but our love so infinitely stays 🌊 Thank you @bobnicolas for capturing this timeless video that we will forever cherish 🙌

A post shared by Richard Gutierrez (@richardgutz) on Mar 10, 2020 at 9:20pm PDT

The couple has been engaged since 2017 and has two sons, Zion and Kai.