Wedding at The Lawn

When we met Chandra and Isabelle to have a chat about what they wanted for their wedding, we were given 2 clear directions: outdoors + formal. 

We considered a few venues like the botanics, hortpark, gardenasia but The Lawn at Raffles Hotel left a special impression...it was surrounded by lush greenery and beautiful architectural plus Raffles being renowned for generous food portions. The decision was very easy. 

Isabelle is from Mauritius (she is a friend of our other Mauritian bride who got hitched in Jan this year - A start into 2011)and Chandra is from Indonesia, so we tried to mix the different cultures and come up with a compromise. Food was different, a 4 course western menu was served instead of the 8 course chinese dinner which looked delicious! Isabelle also did a bit of DIY and each guest was given a beautifully wrapped mauritian wedding sweet. 

The ceremony started at 6.30pm followed by cocktails and dinner at 7.30pm. We dotted the lawn with candles to give the evening a gentle glow and together with their pink 4-tier wedding cake, it was a very warm and sweet celebration. Most of their guests had flown from all around the world and speeches were made in English, Chinese and Bahasa!! 

To Isabelle and Chandra - A lifetime of happiness!

Special thanks to:
1)Dave Chen and his fabulous team at the Raffles Hotel
2)CCLee for the flower arrangements 
3)We Love Yu for the bridal dress
4)About Us for photography
5)Shili and Adi for music




xoxo,
The Wedding Stylist Team
Wedding Planners Singapore

A Series - The Theme...

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Here's a little update with what is new at The Wedding Stylist. We have an intern, and that's me!


Hi everyone! My name is Melissa and I will be interning at The Wedding Stylist for the coming months. Caroline has asked me to help contribute to this blog as a guest blogger and so here I am!


Planning a wedding is a massive task, potentially confusing and frustrating for our busy brides and grooms-to-be. Previously, we have posted a list of Top 5 "To-Dos" for our newly engaged couples - After the Engagement....


Here, we elaborate further on what is likely the most important aspect in the coordination of a wedding - The Theme. Below is the first part to some of our guidelines and suggestions on how a theme may be derived upon.

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Colour
Deciding on the colour scheme may be the simplest way to start in brainstorming for a theme. A simple wedding, perhaps a traditional one with nothing fancy, can look pretty impressive with just a simple coordination of colours.


As a rule of thumb, there should be three or four colours (with perhaps one contrasting colour) in the wedding's colour palette. Remember, even in a traditional "white" wedding, white would not be the only colour.


Think carefully about the compatibility of the colours chosen. Knowing the various established colour scheme theories, such as monochromatic, analogous, complementary and triadic, can help you go a long way in developing a colour theme that looks good. Start out with a colour which is your favourite, and then develop your wedding's colour palette from there using the various colour scheme theories into something that strikes your fancy. Alternatively, take note of the colours incorporated in the photos of wedding that you like, and develop your colour scheme from there.


For more information on the various colour scheme theories, you may refer to sites such as worqx.com. For ready-made palettes, brides.com offers an interactive and fun tool that allow the drawing of colours into a particular colour scheme. For the more visual couples, Anastasiamarie is another great source of inspiration for colour palettes.


Certain colour combinations are also reminiscent of specific themes such as "Winter", "Underwater", or even "Alice in Wonderland". Developing the theme further along those lines may help in making your wedding more interesting as well. In the next post of the series, we shall elaborate more developing your theme along other lines, such as your hobby, memories, favourite things and places, and even your beliefs.

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