It was a hot and sunny morning. We had our beach wedding rehearsal (a.k.a. dry run) at beachfront after our breakfast at Beach Restaurant. Everyone was there at 10am sharp. There was Carolyn & Yin Yin (our wedding planners from Nupts and Such), all the bridemaids and bestmen, my father, the flower girl and other friends and relatives to keep us company.

Carolyn told us that we would have to keep practicing until when everyone is ready. However, despite under the strong sun, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves very much! Brian keep joking with Carolyn to keep all of us entertained. I was so afraid of sunburn as all my effort to keep fair would gone wasted, so I kept using a shawl to cover until someone brought us umbrella. Seeing us suffering under the sun, the resort manager put up some water sprinkle and we played on it. It was so fun to get wet under hot weather! To be frank, this rehearsal is one of the most fun parts of this wedding.

After the rehearsal, we went back to our room. We had the privilege to have our lunch sent to our room. At 1pm, Taisu, Michelle, Kat and Samantha were here. Taisu and Kat did make up and hairdo for me and my mum while Michelle and Samantha did for dear, sister and mama. It was really exciting to see our mums and sister so pretty. Haha… Edmund Tham’s team, KY and Zach were there too to capture the preparation moments. Andy Wang from Perfect Moment Studio was there as well. We had a few prep shots at the balcony. Just before we went off to the tea ceremony, we were interviewed by Poh Kwan & Peirong from Razor TV. The full coverage of episode series can be found from Razor TV website.

After we were all done, we were fetched by a buggy (our personalized golf buggy!) to the Ayura Spa. There, we had our tea ceremony. As soon as we arrived at the main gate, we were welcomed and greeted politely by a team of Ayura Spa workers. So nice of them!

After walked through some steps over the mini garden, we reached the actual place where the tea ceremony will be held. We realized that everyone (our family, organizers, wedding planners, cameramen and media etc) has been waiting for us. Camera flashings were non-stop and we have so much confidence in Shu Uemura and Centro that our looks were very presentable.

We took some time to observe the place. The place was very quite and full of greenery surrounding it. The decorations for the tea ceremony were very classic and traditional with a bright red backdrop and “Xi” Chinese character. There were 2 wooden chairs for our parents to sit and 2 red cushions for us to kneel. Thanks to Confetti for helping us to decorate up the tea ceremony area!

The weather is hot and windy and we took chance to take many photos. The media friends also took opportunity to interview our parents. That was the first time I called his parents papa and mama. I felt so weird and couldn’t get used to it.

After that event, we waited for our personal golf buggy to come to fetch us. When we walked down the stairs, we realized we were just in front of our chalet! It is actually so near!

Then we were driven by our personal golf buggy to Rebak Meeting room. There, the whole professional team Taisu, Kat, Michelle, Samantha, Louisa and Carolyn were waiting for us. We took chance to rest while the media friend from Razor TV took chance to interview us. They even asked dear to sing! Haha.. The singing clip can be found from Razor TV Website. While we resting, they packed some food for us. We feel so much like VIP as everything was being taken care of. Dear went back to room to pack everything so that they can transfer our things to our bridal suite later at night.

As I was resting, outside started to rain quite heavily. I saw everyone looked so worried but I was calm. I started to change into my bridal gown whiled Louisa helped me to make sure everything is perfect. Taisu and Kat helped me with the second round make up and hairdo. I really like my appearance, a combination from all the experts. Everything seemed to complement with each other, the gown, accessories, hairdo and make up. KY, Zach and Andy were there to capture the whole preparation process.

Dear came back to Rebak meeting room after a while. After he had his hair and make up done, it is the time for him to go down to the Beach Front (i.e. the actual beach ceremony venue) to entertain the guests first. Before he left, he took some effort to kiss me and assured me everything is going to be fine. The very next time when I see him, it will be the time when my father passes my hand to him!

Evan came in when I was done and waiting. He brought my papa, mama, bridesmaid Elin and Han-Ni along. I started to feel excited. They discussed if I should put my veil down to cover my face. Kris Wong was there too to make sure my gown is in good condition and the veil was positioned properly. Carolyn gave me my beautiful hand bouquet and clipped the corsage to my parents’ clothes. Then, they all went down left me and my papa in the room.

Now, it is down to the Grand Walk-in at the Beach Front next! The organizer, the sponsors, and everyone of us are putting in so much effort to prepare for this climax event, in order to present us to the media in the best way possible. The Beach Wedding is also meant to showcase the rest of the world that how successful the regional first online wedding reality show (i.e. the whole Love Me Do campaign) has achieved.

Stay tune for the Grand Walk-in and Beach Wedding!

Photo courtesy by Evan Hwong and Eric Cheam.