The Julian & Reysiel's Wedding - 26 Sept 2009

Thanks to Mr & Mrs Chua (Julian aka Silver Surfer & Reysiel aka Dancing Queen), we had our first professional gig as wedding planners/coordinators in September 2009. It started with a phone call and a one-month time line which was soon followed by many emails, Excel spreadsheets, phone calls and a few meetings. The bride and groom worked tirelessly to provide us with the necessary details to ensure a smooth flow of events on their wedding day.

The day was packed to the brim with little breathing room for snafus. Luckily, Murphy didn't make much of an appearance that day and everything ran like a well oiled machine. The schedule ran like most weddings with the morning Make Up session, 'Chip San Leong' (picking up of the bride), Church Ceremony, Chinese Tea Ceremony, Cocktails, Dinner & Dancing.

The 'Chip San Leong' was a well planned 'Groom & his entourage' torture session where many a "No YouTube!" cry and loads of laughter was heard. Ria, the Maid of Honour, and the 10 other ladies did a great job incorporating Filipino elements into this Chinese tradition. Kudos to the guys who were really sporting!

At the church, Bubbles & Fruitcake help prep the church, briefed and rehearsed with the page boy, flower girl & bridesmaids. Thanks to Teo for sweeping up the rose petals :)


Back we all trouped to the hotel to rest, grab some sustenance and prepare for the Chinese Tea Ceremony. Thanks to our experiences we set up a little production line for the Tea Ceremony and assigned a member from the Bride and the Groom's contingent of relatives to announce each participant. Ria gave the Bride's side a brief explanation of what the Chinese Tea ceremony was about and what was expected of them.


Next came cocktails, guest registration and dinner. It was great working with the bridal entourage and the staff at Sunway Lagoon Resort. The guests were accommodating enough to sing a Hokkien drinking song during the 3 toasts thanks to Lionel the Emcee (aka Coconut Soldier). The Groom's 'Buaya' friends managed many rounds of that little ditty that's still stuck in my head (English & Hokkien versions sung to the tune of Jingle Bells). After a few drinks the 'Buaya's did the Congo. The Bride & Groom showed off their talents in dancing and singing. The single people were mildly tortured with the bouquet and garter games. Dinner was also musically accompanied by Colin & Ice as well as Dave's compilations and picture montages.

Some guests left early ...


Some had a smoke break when the Bride went to change ...

And the rest stayed on for dancing ...

Bubbles and Fruitcake were able to execute and work with the plan thanks to the fantastic Bride & Groom, and their entourage - It was super FUN guys!!!