This is part 2 of my 2-part series sharing my wedding day and photos. ♥
- Part 1: My Wedding Day, Part 1: Preparing for the Aisle
- Part 2: My Wedding Day, Part 2: Solemnization and Marriage
(From My Wedding Day, Part 1 ♥)
Our Relationship Montage [Video]
As I was telling reader Calae, one of my goals of this series is to allow all of you to experience my wedding as if you were there with me on my big day. Really, if I could have my way, I would have loved to have all of you at our wedding, but it wasn’t possible due to logistical constraints!
I now invite you to watch a video montage of our relationship, put together by myself. :) This was the same video we played to our guests right before I walked in with my dad. It’s a montage of our lives: starting from when Ken and I were babies, to growing up (individually), to getting together, to his proposal, leading to our big day. It took me a week to make it and I’m really happy with how it turned out! For those of you with no background of our relationship, this video will give a nice quick overview.
Our Solemnization [Video]
Following the montage, my dad then walked me down the aisle, followed by the wedding solemnization — where Ken and I exchanged our vows and officially got married! (Video edited by myself)
Some Pictures from Our Solemnization…
My dad walking me down the aisle :)
My dad and I ♥
Ken waiting at the end ♥
My dad handing me off to Ken ♥
And our solemnization begins
His vows ♥
“Before I met you, I could never understand why anyone would want to enter a lifelong commitment like marriage. After I met you, I realized that there is no one else I want to marry but you. […]”
“I promise to cover you with a blanket every night so that you will never be cold. I promise to take care of you no matter what happens, be it in times of sickness or in good health. […] I promise to be a better man every day so that we can create our best future together.”
“As your friend, your soulmate, your lover, and your life partner, I make this vow in everyone’s presence. Today, I marry you.”
My vows ♥
“When we met 10 years ago, we were mere acquaintances. I never thought in my wildest dreams that you would turn out to be my soulmate. […]”
“[…] I promise to always love you and cherish you: through thick and thin, the good and the bad times, sunshine and rain, and sickness and good health, for as long as I shall live.”
“Today, I give you my hand, my heart and my love. Two hearts as one, two souls as one. Today, I marry you.”
Kiss ♥
We’re married!! :)
Re-entering as Mr and Mrs!! :)
More Photos…
Some shots from our wedding photoshoot (taken on a different day):
“Before I met you, I didn’t know if there was anyone out there for me.”
“After I met you, I realized that soulmates do exist, and you are my soulmate.”
“Thank you for always showering me with unconditional love, kindness, and support.”
“I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you :)”
Special Thank You’s ♥
To you reading this, thank you for reading this wedding series. :) I’m very glad to share my happiness with you and I’ll continue to share more of myself, in an unadulterated and unfiltered form, in the years ahead.
Special thanks to
- BlackcurrantWorkz, for the amazing photos and videos taken during our wedding;
- James, for being our secondary photographer and capturing many great shots (James is Ken’s friend and he also helped film our proposal!);
- Cindy Cai, for being an amazing wedding manager from Shangri-La;
- Leleng, for her support and love during the wedding preparation journey;
- Fanny, for her amazing work on my hair and makeup;
- Dr. Kwoh, for being our Justice of Peace; and
- All our guests for being present on our big day!
Thank you to my overseas guests — Sulthana, Rashna, Fenix, Sarah, Rita, Alwin, and Alyssa — for coming all the way from London, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and Malaysia, to Singapore just to attend our wedding. You guys are the best. :) Special shoutout to Tatt from Thailand — he had booked his ticket and hotel but couldn’t come at the last minute due to the 2014 Thai Coup d’état where there was a nationwide curfew. Tatt, thank you for sending us a wedding gift despite not being able to attend!
Thank you to my special PE readers for coming to our big day. :) Thank you to Sam for your BEAUTIFUL one-of-a-kind wedding collage book — it’s very special to us and quite possibly the best gift we could ever get as a couple! As I mentioned to you, it’s in our living room now along with our wedding photo guestbook as our special keepsake. :) Thank you to Cherene for your beautiful Thomas Sabo wing necklace — I’ve hung it at a special spot on my “PE-dedicated” noticeboard! :) Thank you to Roxanne, Wanxuan, Sam, Sharon, Alyssa, Hilda, Stanley, Eric, June, Adeline, Cherene, Irene, Jie Lin, Sultana, and Rashna for coming and your long-time support of my work.
Thank you everyone for your well wishes — I really appreciate it!
PS: Did you see the secret clip at the end of the wedding video? :) That one caught me by surprise — I only saw it for the first time last week when sorting through the raw video files, 9 months after the wedding!
This is part 2 of my 2-part series sharing my wedding day and photos. ♥
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Black & white pics are outstanding.
Wow Celes, everything you put together here has captured moments that would otherwise have only been felt by the hearts of those who were physically there. You found a way, as always to include us in a time that is precious beyond any mere words. So happy to hear that someone like you who has inspired and helped so many others, has found a mate every inch as wonderful and priceless as yourself. Many many years of wedded bliss and good fortune to your family. <3
Aw thank you Sara! You sound like such a sweet soul and it’s my joy to be able to share my wedding day with you and everyone. Thank you for your well wishes and I wish you many years of happiness in your personal life too. ♥
Wish you the nicest couple life possible !
Thank you Chris! :D
Wish you a very happy wedding life. From India.
May you fully support each other, in the journey of your life!
Let your lives be one, one soul residing in two bodies.
May your lives be woven together, with a strong fabric of, love, harmony and peace!
Wish you a prosperous married life
Thank you Anirudh!! :D
So pretty, and you can really see the happiness in your faces :)
Thank you Laurel!! :D
When Ken cried when you were reciting your vows. I wish I get a hubby like that!
Aw, you will one day Monisha!! :D
Oh Celes, what a lovely video of your wedding day! I kept my eyes dry until Ken started getting teary during your vows and then that was me snuffling at my desk. I haven’t even met you guys, so it must have been an overwhelmingly joyous occasion for your friends and family :) May you two have lots of love and happiness xx
AnnaBee, thank you for your lovely words!! :D It was indeed a very joyous occasion for my family — reviewing the photos now, it was really heartwarming to see how happy my dad/mom were the day. Never seen them smile in such a special way before! I’m planning to create a special album for them as keepsake of the day, as a gift.
Lots of love to you from me and Ken, Anna! :))) <3 *hugs*
This was beautiful! <3 Sorry I didn't reply sooner; I actually watched/looked at/read everything soon after you posted, but for some reason I didn't respond right then!
Your vows (both you and Ken) were beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing that video with us all! How sweet of Ken to get so emotional, it shows how much you love each other. =')
Another curiosity question! In one part of the video, I remember part of what was said being in English, and the other part being in what I think is Chinese (so sorry if I get the language wrong! Dx). Is there a reason for that? I figure there is but just curious!
Anyway, thank you again for sharing! I got teary-eyed myself watching the videos and looking through the photos. =')
PS: Best of luck with your Soulmate Journey course! While I am happily in a relationship, I know that it will be an amazing course for your participants! Honestly, I was a tad curious even while not being single because I'm sure there's so much to learn about being complete as an individual, and then finding/being a great partner! I mean, I think I'm doing a good job, but there's always room to learn more! xD
Thanks Calae!! :D I knew that someone would ask about the English vs. Chinese thing, and I’m glad you did!! :D Yes it’s in Chinese, and the only reason is because we requested the Justice of Peace (JP) to conduct the ceremony in both languages as there are some people present (like the more senior people, my parents) who don’t know fluent English. I didn’t expect he’d carry it in both languages by asking Ken in English then me in Chinese, but in retrospect it is good/smart because it takes up less time. (As opposed to speaking to Ken in English AND Chinese, then speaking to me in English AND Chinese.)
Aww that’s so sweet of you Calae to get teary-eyed!!! :~~~~) I don’t know if this sounds good but I was really looking forward to comments from the PE regulars such as from you, since sharing my wedding is more like a personal thing here that I’m doing. So it’s like sharing something personal with people you know, and you look forward to what people you’ve come to know personally (like yourself!!! :D) have to say about this joyous/important occasion in your life. I think there are PE readers who come and go throughout the existence of the site, and there are the regulars like yourself who remain and I’ve come to have a special space in my heart for! :D I’m really glad you returned to post this comment, and I want to let you know your words and well-wishes mean a lot to me (and Ken of course).
Aww thank you for your kind words on the Soulmate Journey course!! I’m super excited about it; I’ve always been excited to help others find love so it’s really great to be able to put everything together in a structured regimen to help singles work through the phases of attracting their highest love. I think there are some who are stuck in the age-old (limiting) belief that love should happen “naturally” and all that stuff, so I’m planning a new post to address this.
Calae, I’m again very happy for you that you’re in such an amazing relationship now (I recall you mention that you guys got together in the same week I posted my soulmate series in Sep 2013), and so happy to see you guys together growing stronger than ever! :D
That’s very cool about how the JP chose to do both languages! I’ve always been interested in that because you’ve mentioned at times the difference with the older generation speaking Chinese, and if I recall correctly, you don’t speak it quite as fluently. But in the videos you’ve posted, everyone usually speaks English. I guess I just find it interesting because I only know English, and while I know people whose parents can speak other languages, it seems that in Singapore the younger generation is gravitating towards English as a whole. That’s a lot to guess from a few videos, sorry. ^^;
I feel honored to be one of the people you were looking forward to hearing from! <3 I feel close to you as well, especially with all the advice you've given me over the years! I think it's very brave of you to share something so personal online where not only your friends can see, but everyone. =)
I'm looking forward to your post about love happening naturally! =) And as always, I'm impressed by your memory of when my boyfriend and I got together! It's definitely been a journey, with me adjusting to living on my own and having a job in the "real world," and with him going through medical school, but like you said we just keep getting stronger and we're both there to help each other do our best. =)
Hey Calae!! Everyone in Singapore pretty much knows English, and English is the first language here (though people who haven’t been in Singapore don’t really realize that). Just that if we are talking about say, folks in their 60s and up, then yes, some of them aren’t fluent in English. My mom/dad can understand basic English, they can speak some of it, but they can’t rattle off in Queen’s English like a newscaster can if that makes sense! But otherwise everyone here knows English, and are very bilingual. For example I’m Chinese, so I can speak Mandarin and English very fluently — it’s what I use to communicate every day. It’s Hokkien (a Chinese dialect, totally different from Mandarin) that I don’t speak fluently, which I think is the one you’re referring to!
I always feel it’s such a wonder to have you as one of the regular members of the PE community. I always feel you “light” up the space here with your comments too! I don’t know if you ever feel this way, but just want to let you know that you should never feel obligated to post a comment, only when you want to! (Just in case I was giving that feeling with my earlier comment.) It’s most important you use PE in a way that enables you, because that’s what it is created for.
I feel like your relationship with your current boyfriend seems like a very conscious and healthy one, and I’m really excited for both of you and what’s ahead! :D
Ooh, all that about the languages is so interesting! I was confusing Mandarin and Hokkien, you’re right – I’m not even sure where/what I was remembering, but thanks for clearing it up! Sorry if it’s weird I find it interesting. ^^;
Oh, and no worries! I pretty much always want to comment. I didn’t feel obligated to at all by your comment. =) I’m so glad that you find my comments so meaningful! <3
And thank you! I'm excited to see what comes as well! =D
You are photogenic and very pretty, girl. Tons of congratulationssss !!
Thank you Jenny! :D
I feel touched when I sawthat Ken got emotional when you said your vows. When I got married, my goal was to make my husband cry hahaha. His eyes was slightly teary :P
I loved the proposal video. He’s so cute all trembling and all ! “It’s my first time doing it and my last that”. you guys look so in love and happy. So obvious <3 Wish you many many years of infinite and passionnate love.
Thank you so much Anna!! I wish the same for you and your husband too! ♥ That’s really sweet that your husband’s eyes were teary; it reflects his deep love for you!
Beautiful videos and photos! Watching the ceremony is kind of like going to a wedding! :) Beautiful vows. I like Martine McCutchen’s Perfect Moment song, that’s a nice choice for a wedding. Thanks for sharing. :)
Thank you Moonsparkle! I love that song too. :) It was one of the songs playing in our wedding BGM; the song that we played during our march in was the Pachelbel in Canon D song as played in the wedding video and for our march out/in (as a married couple) was Shania Twain’s From This Moment as played in our relationship montage.
I got teary-eyed watching Ken react to your vows. You two are great together. And once again, you made a beautiful bride, Celes.
I got VERY teary-eyed multiple times myself when I was playing back the video of his reaction and doing the video edits this week!! Thank you for your kind words, Lina!! :) ♥
Oh, how beautiful, Celes! your solemnization brought tears to my eyes! :) thank you for sharing this special moment with us all. I wish you both many blessings and may you keep growing together in the years to come, deepening your love and respect for each other. Lots of love, Roxi
Aw thank you Roxana!! Lots of love from Ken and I to you!!! :)
I teared up watching the videos as they were incredibly heart-warming! So ecstatic for you two. ^_^
Aw thank you May!! ^_^ Many hugs to you from Ken and I!! <3
So beautiful! It made my heart melt with all the love radiating from the pictures. Marriage is a previous thing and I so glad to see you guys honoring the way you did :-)
Odete in RI
Thank you Odete!! :)
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