Pn Tay's Blog: My Friend's son wedding at Fullerton, Singapore 6 July 2013

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

My Friend's son wedding at Fullerton, Singapore 6 July 2013

2 or three years ago,

I went to my friend's first son wedding at St Regis

this year her second son got married at Fullerton.

http://iamyourgurupntay.blogspot.com/2011/11/st-regis-wedding.html

We found our way to Fullerton using Waze

and was there by 5.30 in the evening.

Follow me to the cocktail pre dinner drinks and canapés at the roof garden

Signage

This beautiful picture is obtained from the official photographer, it's not mine.

There is a live mini orchestra in attendance.

sigining in...party is already in progress

note the post box, Fullerton is a refurbished hotel from an old post office circa 1928

beautiful view of rooftop garden with the sensational frame of the newly weds

pic taken from pic,

hence not so perfect,

but the pose is perfect,

with a perfect train.

this is what the post box is for...depositing your ang pow

for the IT generation, this is how we used snail mail in the past!!

his ang pow...

the third son (in background) will be getting married next!!!

My classmate, mother of the groom, Jackie Chin (Chew Lin)

she asked me to find another old picture of us, and I do not have the time yet......

with her husband, who was once my History and English teacher when we were in secondary school!

BFF forever

When we were young,

she invited me to her house to view her collection of cacti

then, another time, to see her collection of tropical fish...

wonderful backdrop and setting for a rooftop garden cocktail party

Singapore headmaster and his lovely wife

Mingle

Mingle, mingle

I made the faux pas of saying..."ooooh, popiah!"

it turned out to be Peking duck.....lol

dainty morsels of Peking duck meat and crackly skin rolled in crepes

I fed him cupcakes to pose for a pic as instructed by Jackie...

I got my bling bling and cocktail ring from Shereen!

At 6.45 we have to go down to the ballroom, where the wedding couple will march in at sharp 7!!

Follow me now as we go to the ballroom

yes, that is a teddy bear at the VIP table!!

table gifts are Molton Brown, London

what is inside, I will tell you later

table setting

John is taking photos of the march in!

Everything is down pat!

on the dot at 7 the newly weds march in !!!

Amidst a puff of smoke and a cloud of mist, the couple walked in...

trailed by a downy fluff of white tulle and georgette

if I am tall and slim, I would also like a train like this, thank you very much..

see, it needed a personal valet or valette, (girl) to manage it

this wonderful shot is also by the professional photog...wish my camera can accomplish this!!!

Bee Eng, my other classmate capturing the moment for posterity, she also has 3 sons (and a married daughter)

yam seng time

popping the cork time

(from left to right) Father of the bride from Taiwan, bride from Taiwan, dashing bridegroom from Batu Pahat, my classmate, my teacher, their unmarried son and their first son who is now a father of one

my teacher Mr Gan is deliriously happy!!!

She is so beautiful, right? She spoke in Mandarin.

He is so suave, and spoke like an orator in English, Mandarin, Hakka, and Hokkien..

No wonder, he once represented SMKBL for debate in KL!!!

Food was specially chosen by Edwin who has jet-setted to every corner of the globe in his capacity as chief steward

Fortune Combination of suckling pig, deep fried shrimp paste spinach roll wrapped in with minced chicken and salted egg yolk, fresh tossed abalone is spicy sour sauce, jelly fish in spicy dressing, baked chicken wing with sesame and honey barbecue sauce