Most of the guests were seated down ... most were chatting amongst themselves while others bask in the enchanting ambience surrounding them. The soft lightings, the captivating music, the charming décor’ ... I personally was very fond of the set up as a whole.
The emcees called for attention and kick started the night with a funny story of how SY and I met. Jon did most of the talking in English while CT countered in Mandarin to please our crowd in general. When they were done with their opening address, all the ballroom lights were turned off except the fairy lights from the backdrop and the ceiling drapes. Under an almost pitch black condition, Shaun pressed the ‘play’ button and projected our animation ... it detailed the story of the moment SY and I first met till the day of our wedding. The song used in that animation was ‘On This Day’ by David Pomeranz ... a romantic tune to compliment the atmosphere.
When the animation was done, the band immediately started playing an instrumental version of the same song ... the doors to the ballroom was opened and we marched in ... led by Thomas a.k.a. Malaysian’s very own ‘Kenny G’ on the saxophone. The spot light was literally on us as we walked towards the main table. We waved back bashfully at the cheering and clapping crowd. The 30 odd people from gym made the most noise. Haha. Really appreciate it fellas. Nash, a friend of ours, also from gym came forward and cheekily planted a kiss on both our cheeks.
When we arrived at the main table, our dads congratulated us and we took our seats. The lights came on and the Emcee signalled for dinner to be served. The food presentation was simple ... just the way we wanted it. We had the waiter / waitresses lining up and marching towards us in a criss-crossed formation to the sound of Bond ... the all fiery English female four piece string quartet band.
When the first dish (Four Seasons Hot and Cold Combination) was served, everyone dug in instantly. We were a bit concerned about the disheas hotels usually prioritize presentation rather than food quality. Our worries were unnecessary though as the food was excellent in terms of quality and quantity. *woot*
Before the 2nd dish was served, it was time for our dads to give their speeches. So my dad went up first accompanied by my mom. In the next 5 minutes or so, he spoke, quoted and joked to the applause of the crowd. Next up, my dad-in-law took over the mic with mom-in-law. A very steady bi-lingual (English and Mandarin) speech was delivered and I reckon our guests enjoyed it as much as SY and I did.
Everyone else continued indulging in the culinary offerings as the band serenaded them with delightful classical and pop numbers. It seems Chinese oldies were especially popular with our crowd and even SY’s 95 year old grandma appreciated those pickings with fond reminiscence. We proceeded up to the bridal suite for a change of attire. I put on a mandarin collared suit while SY slipped herself into a very glamorous champagne coloured ‘cheong sam’. She looked utterly gorgeous in that. We re-entered the ballroom just in time to enjoy viewing our pre-wedding photo shoot slide show. It felt kinda awkward to see ourselves being projected on the big screen especially with all the pretentious poses. Haha.
We followed up the slide show with a short video clip of the morning’s activities i.e. the games played between the ‘heng tais’ and chee muis’, the tea ceremony at SY’s place, the church reception as well as the tea ceremony over at my home. We were glad the video managed to capture laughter inducing instances as well as the starry eyed romantic moments that enveloped our union as a whole.
After that, we carried on with our speeches. I nervously delivered mine before passing on the mic to SY to convey hers. We thanked our families and friends for making the effort in being there to celebrate our wedding ... simply because their presence made it that much more special for the both of us. From there, we ensued with the cake cutting and the champagne pouring. Hand in hand, we ceremoniously sliced the cake and poured the champagne before inviting our immediate families up to stage for the toasting. In addition, we got a few of our friends, mainly a couple of ‘em heng tais to join us in toasting to our guests. Three toasts were offered all together. One for longevity, two for wedded bliss and finally, the third ... to show gratitude to all of our guests. YAM SENGGG!!!
We went up to our room once more or SY to change into her final gown ... a ravishing maroon red wedding dress with black embroidery. We made our way back into the party and went straight to the usual table to table toast. Mind you we had 41 tables to cover and time was running short. We rallied in quite a number of friends … mostly my high school and uni buddies and started our ‘attack’. With every table we went to, we screamed at the top of our lungs ... all in merry good fun. When it came to the tables occupied by our gym mates ... 3 tables in total, it was utter chaos. So much screaming I bet the people staying on the penthouse suite could hear us. *lol* By the time we covered all the tables, we were exhausted. Certain individuals were either drunk I guess ... and it’s rather amusing to see your usual sombre relatives acting all foolish and funny under the influence. We had apples almost everywhere in the ballroom to coincide with our theme, Apple of My Eye and we witnessed a few of ‘em drunkards taking a bite out of those apples hanging on the floral stands etc. Hilarious stuff ... haha. The guests began trickling towards the exit and we presented ourselves there with our parents to bid our thank yous and good byes.
One would think it’s all over eh ... well not exactly. While the hotel staffs were busy cleaning up the ballroom, my close uni mates were ‘waiting’ for me. Apparently, the groom should never leave his wedding standing or walking straight. So they piled me with a potent concoction of whisky and wine. I must admit that it wasn’t long before I blanked out ... and that my fellow readers, was the end to my wedding narrative. Hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I did ... writing it. :)
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