Alex & Marie

Alex and Marie had the most impressive wedding schedule ever. Their timetable alone ran into 11 pages! Nothing was left to chance. They had to run with clockwork precision because they had a full day of 3 tea ceremonies, a buffet lunch, evening ROM and then the wedding banquet. And they found time to check-in early to the Conrad somewhere.

Date: 20 September 2008
Venue: The Legends, Fort Canning Park
Bridal boutique: French Studio and Bridal Boutique
Solemniser: Mr Yap Thian Ling, PBM, BBM
Videographer: Zephyrgraphy
Band: A Little Dream

You might have seen Alex & Marie’s engagement photos earlier.

Marie had all her bridesmaids dressed in white.

Part of a bridesmaid’s duties include unwrapping brand new chairs in the morning.

The commotion in the kitchen begins. There was very little room with 2 photographers and 1 videographer present.

The final outcome of one of the dishes to be fed to the unsuspecting groom.

The question for Alex was:
“If Marie was a model, which magazine cover would she be on? A. National Geographic. B. Playboy, C…..”

Marie’s cheeky nephew really enjoyed the limelight.

Mother and daughter after the veil was placed over Marie.

The mood of the bridesmaids was anything but solemn!

Alex demonstrated good sportsmanship. He wore a pink feather boa and led a cheerleading effort to shout Marie’s name from the car park.

The groom and his brothers had to gather 5 strangers to judge whether their effort was loud enough. At 8:30am in the morning the only people around was a foreman and his workers.

Then it was onto the round of questions to be answered by Alex. He got the magazine cover question wrong by answering “National Geographic”…

…so the morning’s lime and vinegar “soup” was brought out.

A brave effort to down the vile stuff!

Need I say more?!

More wrong answers. So the wasabi biscuits were brought out…

…followed by the salted soybeans in condensed milk.

Thankfully Alex managed to stomach all that and made it upstairs to Marie’s room while singing her favorite Chinese song.

Marie was ECSTATIC with her handsome prince.

Alex’s nephew gave me a wide-eyed stare.

The car window sticker on Marie’s car couldn’t have been placed at a better time.

This isn’t a Dali-esque clock that runs backwards. It’s a reflection in the day room’s huge mirror at The Legends.

Alex’s mother is a very capable mum. She helped her husband with his corsage…

…then Marie’s mum…

…followed by Marie’s dad.

There were only enough cupcakes to be distributed to children.

The ceiling at The Legends changed colour every few seconds.

Alex & Marie had their solemnisation at dusk, just before the evening reception kicked off.

And they chatted by the warm lights of the colonial facade.

Alex sung the same Chinese song that he sang in the morning’s gatecrashing. He had the kind help from Hsin Yeow of A Little Dream.

Their first dance as a couple.

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