Wednesday, November 23, 2011

CHIJMES for Two Hundred

Long tables in a chapel - location, Singapore!!
When we first met Hsueh Wei and Minh, it was pretty obvious that these two were meant for each other and madly in love... Why? They drank, they partied, they had fun but mostly, they respected each other, completed one another's sentences and were always on each other's side. We like! 

Throughout the course of the planning, we were reminded of one simple instruction and that was to make their wedding fun, modern, unique and oh... no hotels! YAY!

We were lucky to have secured CHIJMES as the venue and that gave us enough space to incorporate a mixture of long and round tables, have a decent sized dance floor and an outdoor space for cocktails. The colour theme was black, navy blue and red - quite adventurous isn't it?


As we brainstormed for their wedding, we threw them a few ideas. One in particular was to bring in various scented oils so their guests could mix them up, creating their own perfume, bottle it and take them home as favors. Minh's response was immediate - No, our guests would drink it!


In that spirit, we got them small bottles of vodka, Russian Standard, with a tag saying "do not drink me yet" which were used for the toast.


Designing the set up was interesting and since we wanted to embrace the beauty of CHIJMES, decorations were kept simple but sharp. Red flowers like roses and calla lilies were used, together with antique green hydrangeas to contrast the white walls. Navy blue, black and grey ribbons were used to create table runners, and 2 large vases were filled with long tall leaves to mark the start of the aisle - inspired only by PS cafe!


Here are some moments, captured by Aloysius/39 East. 


Some set up shots
Start of set up




Wishing cards on our wishing tree
Lovely combination of flowers, ribbon runners and candles
Long tables

Top view


Some evening event shots




Cocktails in the lawn


Caught in a precious moment 



Shili and Adi doing their magic again

And the toast! 
More of it...



Goodnight everyone...
Special thanks to:
1) Aloysius from 39 East for the photos
2) Amor Meus for the bridal and evening gowns
3) Marmalade for their glorious food
4) Cclee for the lovely flowers 
5) Wonderland for the tiffany chairs and tables
6) Joanna Koh for hair and make up

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Everything Green and Ivory, We Love...

A piece from Vera Wang

We just received some photos of one of our July weddings and thought it will be lovely to share them with you. The colour theme was green and ivory, which went very well with both venues - Church of St Ignatius (morning) and St Regis (evening). 

We had a rather special bride, she inspired us in so many different ways, was excited about trying new things and was open to having her wedding different. Here are our top 5 likes - 

a) No reception table at the dinner. Instead, seating charts were put up for the guests to check which table they were on.
b) No aisle stands - Hoooray! We did have 2 pedestals with large flower arrangements to mark the entrance of the aisle.
c) No stage in the ballroom. Speeches were done on the dance floor.
d) Gold tiffany chairs for the VIP table.
e) After party was at the gallery area of the St Regis ballroom. A DJ was hired along with 8 sets of lounge benches and tables. The area was converted into a mini club for the night. 

The bride's sister made the loveliest cupcakes for the church reception and they not only looked good but tasted fabulous. If you are like what you see from the photos, check out Plain Vanilla

Photos from the morning


Bridesmaids getting ready








Photos from the evening



Emcee for the evening
Bestmen's speeches
Maids of Honor Speeches
Bride and Groom's speeches

First Dance






Special thanks to:
a) Vanessa of Plain Vanilla! We love your cupcakes! 
c) Yang from Substance Films
d) Sophia from Face Bistro for hair and make up
e) The Next Movement for great music
f) Wonderland for their gold tiffany chairs
g) Pizzicato plant for the church flowers
h) CCLEE for the evening flowers
i) Love Yu for the evening gowns (x2)