I love creative engagement shoot, like this one!
Seen on One Lovely Day. Pictures by Renaissance Studios Photography.
Reminds me a little of Forrest Gump. Have a great weekend!
make love, not war
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Category Archives: wedding bouquet & corsage
not your usual centerpiece
seriously, how fantastic is this hanging cloud/umbrella centerpiece. Available at Recycled Bride!
our wedding photo booth pictures – part 2
HA-LLO!
We are back from our honeymoon!
Well, it’s actually been our 3rd day back to Singapore, a cold and rainy one that is! And that has been one of my excuses for lazing around and not doing anything much at all, somehow the gloom makes the perfect atmosphere to do nothing and the bed more inviting than usual.
The honeymoon has not all been a sweet and dreamy one, for that matter, I don’t ever think traveling with me will ever be like that, as people who has been my traveling companions will attest and constantly remind others of that. Well, why pay good money to snooze and do and see nothing when I have my own clean and comfy bed to do all that at home? It just make good cents to me to seize the day, Carpe diem. My sprained right ankle, affectionately known to me as Pig Trotter, didn’t beg to differ as well! This story will be shared when I upload my honeymoon pictures. Morale of the story: Puffy winter clothing, a side-sling shoulder bag and a backpack half my size is not only a fashion faux pas but also potentially a deadly combination.
These are part 2 and the last of my wedding photo booth pictures. Part 1 is here if you missed them!
First, some out-takes:
and good old fashioned red carpet shots:
and these are the photos taken on Jan’s camera. Our camera battery went dead after too many flash shots at the Photo Booth. Another wedding tip if you are doing your own photo booth: Bring extra batteries.
the 2 ladies who helped to decor the pub to go with our theme
Chicken Little and family!
with Jan who undertook the whole photography for our wedding
Chicken Little is not very happy not being the center of attraction
Rockabillies!
the musicians who graced our wedding... and here, I finally see a shot of the boutonnieres I made for the musicians! Look closely! One of them is seen between the Singapore and Malaysia flags.
with the excellent staff of Toucan Irish Pub
since 1993! That's how long ago when I first met the girls!
An Apology to all those who have been waiting for this batch of pictures! It’s plain to see, they are seriously overdue.
our wedding day pictures – night shots
Hi lovelies! Welcome back! This will be my last post for the year 2010 and I’m ending it up with the last batch ( number 5 ) of my wedding pictures! Here are the links to previous posts if you’d missed them!
Our d.i.y. engagement shoot ( featured in The Wedding Chicks )
Our wedding was also featured in The Bride’s Cafe as well as a short interview on Hindsight Bride, do check them out!
Actual Wedding Day Links:
Food was served buffet style once the solemnization was over. The band started playing Rock and Roll all night, along with some crowd-pleasing favourites.
music entertainment from Compass Entertainment, click on the musicians to visit Compass Entertainment website!
it's a pity you can't see the boutonnieres i made for the musicians here. silly me didn't take any picture of them as well!
my father-in-law + his food + music = a belly happy man
my brother with his teddy boy look
We also have tables indoor for guests who prefer the comfy air-conditioning
the indoor area was also where we had our Photo Booth to take silly pictures in
to see more of the pictures taken at our Photo booth, check out part 1 of the album by clicking on the picture!
i think they are a pretty sweet couple, don't you think?
with my batchgirls
and then we were 'encouraged' to have our first dance, unscripted, unplanned for and unavoidable
We danced to the music that our friend Tze wrote for our wedding, following my strict requirement. The same score (different version) was played for my march-in.
we are... not very good dancers
then my brillianceness suggested that we should get friends up and dance with us
thus begin the 'finger-pointing' and 'name-calling'
there are some who obviously have it in them to shake and rattle..
others just have more creative styles and flair than I expected
my father-in-law was so 'high' playing the music that he almost took over the percussions by abandoning his piano and started playing with the sticks, undoubtably leaving the original percussionist little Bryan perplexed
The band that kept our energy up! I wish i got a recording of the songs they played that night
In the midst of me running around trying to get people to the dance floor and creating bubbly atmosphere, literally, I missed much of the dancing and it ended all too soon for me. i was having so much fun!
i had to vent
while the dancing may have stopped, the guinness gang has set up a drinking post for stefan
i joined in some times
but i love my wedding because i get to mingle with different groups of friends...
... get my pictures taken with my budz...
... and get fed by Ching who made sure i have food throughout the evening
i also had time to sit back and listen to my new hubby's thank-you speech
and that's me making a curtsy when my name got mentioned in the speech for crafting the wedding
the rest of the evening was spent having way too much fun posing for pictures, in and out of the photo booth
and discovering who chicken little is a carbon-copy of
here's to the new mr and mrs see who just tied the knot on 26th Dec! you two are great together, may the 2 of you stay best friends forever and eternally bound in marital bliss!
And then we ran off into the sunset and lived happily ever after.
Though it doesn’t stop here! Photos from the Photo Booth will be next, this will be a brand new batch, see you here next year!
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne.
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
* All pictures by Jan ; additional edit by me * Rock and Roll band by Compass Entertainment ; composition of In Time Love Comes by Tze * Flower arrangement by Spellbound Wedding * Venue and catering by Toucan Irish Pub * Videography by MADhouse * Bridal Hair and Makeup by Gin Tan, Groom's hair by Max For additional credits, please see this post!
wedding day pictures – the solemnization
Hi friends!
This is going to be a long one! If you haven’t seen the pictures taken before this solemnization, please check out the links below!
After some photo taking at the hotel, we took off in 3 cars to Toucan Irish Pub at Duxton Hill. I wanted only Baby’s Breath and Anna from Spellbound Weddings, along with Ellie, took care of all that flower arrangement for us! She also took my scrappy DIYs and displayed them in manners that far exceeded my expectations.
our reception table
our pretty receptionist!
cute signage by Anna!
On that little tree by the left is where we hung pictures of both of us, instead of printing them out on a photo book
one of our favourite photos out of the 20ish we picked out from our travels and engagement shoot. click on the picture to see some of the engagement pictures we took ourselves!
the wedding favors - click on the picture for these tutorial!
L.O.V.E.
little turquoise guitars and ribbons on doilies and hanging tealights
the aisle to the altar, lined with lotsa Baby's Breath
I had 8 of these little bubble bottles to be used as confetti after the ceremony. Note to everybody, you need more bottles than that! click on picture to see my notes on confettis!
Rock n' Roll is not dead - because for that one day, it's the 50s and the events that led to the song American Pie has not happened yet
I'm so glad I found these shoes, special thanks to Ching! Though if anyone of you out there is having an outdoor wedding, please buy those heel protectors. I had our initials lined out with crystals underneath the shoes, those along with the heels are knackered by the time the evening was over. click on the picture to see the one thing I should had gotten for the heels before the wedding but didn't and am now realy regretting that decision
You know I'm really happy when my smile turns into a grimace and all the facial lines and muscles are pushed into slight aesthetically-uncomfortable positions
You know I'm ecstatic when I start to guffaw with those MGM lion roar
the bridesmaid and the best man!
this and the next 2 pictures were taken during our brief rehearsal
while guests are arriving, I was off to do some last-min touch ups, redo my hair piece and attach the birdcage veil. Guests were encouraged to take photos at the photo booth we set up. We thought we prepared enough props for the photo booth - fun retro eyewears, blackboards and markers.. etc. Anna surprised us with more eyewears and a couple of boas. Isn't that service excellence or what!
the backdrop for our photo booth with the poster I did myself.. colour came out wrong actually but since it was already printed, it will be a shame for me to waste it just because of a slight off with the colours.. click picture to see part 1 of the pictures we took at the photobooth!
... and so begins the wedding solemization. leon our best man with anna our wonderful decorator
leon looking more tense than the groom
my mum walked me down the aisle to the music "In Time Love Comes" specially composed by our friend Tze. To listen to our march-in song, click on the picture!
Note to all future grooms, please say " I do" to your bride, not to the Pastor nor the Justice of Peace. For clarification, he did say that to my face, this is an example of how it would look like if you forgot
stefan repeating his vows to me, mostly about how I irritated the hell out of him
i stuck with the safer choice of for better or for worse
it's comforting to see that I'm not the only one with double chin
thanks to all my 'bubble generators'!
an oh-so-sweet and beautiful poem written for us by our friend Ganesh... fitting for this picture 'cause he's in it!
and then it was time for the bouquet tossing
it took me at least 3 tries to get the toss right. the first few times stefan was always there to catch my stray-flying bouquet
and Ellie was the lucky girl who caught the bouquet!
More pictures from that evening coming up next!
I’d love to hear from you, please drop some comments!
Lotsa love & hugs,
Pat
* All photos by Jan
wedding day pictures – the traditional tea ceremony
Part 3 of our wedding day picture!
wedding day pictures – the preparation
wedding day pictures – the gatecrash
I’m gonna start where my last picture left off.
here's a decent shot of my hair from the back! Specially created by MUA Gin Tan when I told her about our 50s theme. Hairstylist Max also did a excellent job with Stefan's hair recreating he look from that era!
my house husband! nope, that's not a kilt, it's an apron!
nice picture of stefan's dad!
my mum looks like she's stealing the oranges..
showing me the message on his nails, at this point i didn't know that was the best one yet, if you have been reading previous posts and know what i mean.....
that's how men show off their manicured nails, instead of lengthening the overall effects, they chose to look short and stubby
I just couldn't resist that, i thought he was incredibly cute and dashing with that hair.. probably it was all that glitters
ma-ma approves of his grandson's appropriate hair
even my mum was fascinated
she seems very pleased with it as well!
notice tha more grown-up" version of the pinwheel corsage I made for her on her wrist ( the one with the pearls) and also the cuter ones I made for the girls shown at the corner of that previous picture before this?
the tea ceremony proper. it was a simple affair with only stefan's grandma, his dad and my mum
back in the early days of planning, we weren't even gonna have this tea ceremony in because we wanted just a simple wedding but we realised it's only proper and respectful for the people who have raised us up
... and I'm glad we have it, not because of the extra jewelery i get nor the funny tea set I get to use, but because utimately, as much as a wedding is between a couple, it is also the joining of two families and the families' bearing witness to their children starting a new one of their own
I love this moment between father, his son and God
stefan was instigating that I call his dad "luo-ye" in cantonese from then on, loosely translated as "old master of the house)"
in case you're wondering, the tea is a special 'blend' my mum brought that involves dried longans and other auspicious ingredients that chinese used to represent certain blessings for the couple
with my 2 brothers
with my new family
with my lovely girls - some of the closest people in my life and the best anybody could be blessed with
the guys
That marks the last picture I have of the first part of the morning at the hotel! Next in line, happily ever after…
Please come back again for more pictures at our solemnization ceremony!
*all pictures by Jan For updates,
wedding day pictures – the preparations
It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.
{ Lucille Ball }
Here they are, pictures from my actual day wedding! Because there are so many I wanna share, I’m gonna split them into a few days’ worth of posts. For a start, these are from the early afternoon when the girls are getting ready for the groom and his unfortunate best man to arrive for the gatecrashing. Note, early afternoon. Mornings are really not for me.
you can't see them here, but there are little gemstones around the skirt.
my mismatched tea set for the traditional tea ceremony
ring bearer waiting for the wedding bands to meet each other for the first time
I get really squeamish when it comes to make-up on the eyes... imagine that artful chunk I had on.
elsa's a stunner!
the pinwheel corsage I made for the girls, my mum has a more "grown-up" version. The guys and the musicians got little guitars for their boutonnières = ROCK n ROLL (pinwheels), ta-da my wedding theme!
I was alittle worried that my DIY hair fascinator isn't gonna work. I had no backups! But it did!
my crash course to learn how to put on my DIY birdcage veil by myself later before the wedding ceremony
I'm partially resigned to the fact that the lines under my eyes are here to stay no matter how good the makeup artist is.
with Makeup Artist Gin Tan
the weapon of torture
The porkfloss bun is my idea because I hate it that Stefan has it for breakfast almost EVERY morning! At least now, he remembers the wasabi first before he goes into BreadTalk and gets one of this again.
artist at work
another happy accomplice
it's a happy bun
Ours is a 50s Rock and Roll wedding, but this is not the 50s era we're living in! Instead of the stereotype housewife who cooks and washes with perfectly primped hair and lipstick, this was a test for Stefan to demonstrate how good (-looking) a house husband should look like today. So one of the gate-crashing task he has to perform is to make a pretty apron out of these!
You do need a friend in life to help you figure out how to unclasp and secure those pesky bracelet clips
.. and another to help you reach places that you can't reach yourself.
Next up, the groom arrives!
You will want to see these next few pictures. Please come back again!
* All photographs taken by Jan
featured on The Wedding Chicks!
Whenever we leave the ground
And take to the sky
I’ll smile as I’m gazing down
‘Cause I’ve always wondered why
We won’t need feathers to fly{ butterfly wings by owl city }
Here it is! I have been containing my excitement the whole day. Today I will be adding a new badge on my blog…
… because the nice ladies at The Wedding Chicks is featuring our wedding Invitation and Engagement shoot on their website today! Isn’t their badge sweet?
click on image to get your first look at the feature!
Please share and comment if you like the post!
And do come back soon for more pictures!
wedding decor: table runners
from NONPAREIL magazine issue 6
from Inspired Bride blog
from NONPAREIL magazine issue 6
from Martha Stewart Wedding
from Martha Stewart Wedding
from Inspired By This
In the ’50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day.
{ Helen Reddy }
I’d never thought I would be looking at table runners. Look what the wedding has turned me into. Then again, they really enhance the theme of the occasion and add some splashes of colour ( and conversation pieces, I hope) to the tables.
P.S: To go to the source of the pictures, simply click on the picture to go to the websites.
a hand bouquet of rolling good fun
The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.
{ G K Chesterton }
If you remember a post some time back where I experimented making my own hand bouquet for my own d.i.y. photoshoot, here’s a hearty pat because I’m revealing it to you now!
(Well, of course if you have received our invitation, you would already have seen it.)
So first, it started with a simple idea like this one.
Then, I started buying materials and made bunches of fabric flowers. Mixed and match a little bit, learnt how to tie a perfect bow and ta-da, here’s the result!
I’ll be having a real flower bouquet on the actual day, all the better to toss with! All the single ladies, put your hands up!
