IN the company of lawyers is how I would describe Mu & Esme’s wedding. Esme, her dad, aunt (who did all the decor and flowers), uncle (who multitasked as the MC), cousin and me are all lawyers. There were probably many more in the guest list. I had to tread carefully.

Wedding date: Saturday, 2 October 2010
Hair & makeup: Christopher Tan
Gown and dress: Allure Charix
Church: St Joseph’s Church, Upper Bukit Timah Road. A quaint church on a hill built in 1846!
Solemniser: Father Edmund Chong
Dinner: Au Petit Salut, Singapore

Esme’s name means beloved, esteemed in French.
There’s was no shortage of either on her wedding day with all the attention and affection showered upon her.

Joy.

The receiving line at church weddings is my favorite part. Lots of lovely unscripted emotions to catch.

Best friends, forever.

Just about all of Mu friends’ flew in from Britain. The bridesmaids would no doubt be happy to hear that two of these fine and extremely eligible bachelors are making Singapore their home in the next couple of months.

Mu (on the right) and his friends performed with the same steely concentration as they did when they were back in Imperial College.

Esme’s uncle, in the true manner of a learned law professor, delivered a witty speech on what he should call this new union.
His conclusion: Esme-Mu → E-Mu → Emu.
He thus presented them a famed golden Emu and a pair of Emu-imprinted kitchen aprons, both Australian no doubt.

Congratulations Mu and Esme!