I teach a class at Brookwood Church on “How to Plan Your
Wedding Like a Pro”. Now it is not
unusual to have brides, moms, and brides with their grooms attend this class,
but what was unusual was that I had a groom attend this class all on his
own. Turned out his fiancée lived in
Singapore and he was in the process of trying to move her over here and plan
the wedding so that they could be married as soon as she arrived. I thought this was an incredibly sweet and
smart thing for the groom, Nick, to do.
A few months after the class was over Nick called and asked if I would
work with him and his bride, Ping, to get this wedding planned.
Until this point, I had no idea how hard it is to get
someone into this country to marry. Let
me tell you, it is not a piece of cake.
The wedding date had to be moved back several times to accommodate the
demands made by the American and Singapore government. Finally Ping was allowed to arrive and the
wedding was on schedule.
They wanted a wedding that was an infusion of American and Singapore
traditions. To do this we chose to go
with a wedding feast that is common in Singapore. There were six courses of food including
cake. Since Nick is really into wine and
the wedding and reception was held at a winery there was a different wine with each
food course. The sommelier explained
each wine to the guests and why it was chosen.
Dancing is not common at weddings in Singapore so there was only a first
dance to start off the evening and then background music carefully chosen by
the bride and groom was played throughout the evening. The bride changed from her American wedding
dress into a traditional Singapore outfit as the night went on.
One of the sweetest parts of the evening was the “tea
ceremony” that was done to honor the bride and grooms parents. I wish this was something that was done all
the time at weddings. It was my favorite
part of the evening.
I guess I should mention that the ceremony for this wedding
was supposed to take place outside, but mother nature did not want to cooperate
with our plans. It was raining like
crazy. Of course we had a plan B in
place and all the vendors jumped in and the ceremony was moved inside. It was still very beautiful and really
touching in every way.
So enough talking, it’s time to see just how beautiful Nick
and Ping’s wedding was. Below are some pictures my group took at the wedding.
Vendors for the event:
Site:
Victoria Valley Vineyards
Florist:
Just Weddings by Kaye
Photographer:
Photographs By Sabrina
DJ:
Pros Only Entertainment
Wedding
Cake: Kathy and Co.
Wedding
Planner: Willrich Bridal
Caterer:
Goodlife Catering
Limo: DL Limo
