Wedding Blog

This weekend I attended my good friend Emily’s banquet reception in East Manor. First, I’d like to point out that Emily & Mike have already been married for 6 months. Earlier this year, they had a destination wedding in St. Thomas with very close friends and family. With such a beautiful backdrop, and their love of the islands, I expected nothing less.

To follow in the tropical theme, Emily chose a bouquet of coral roses to match the peach BM gowns. Mike’s tan suit works really well here.

On to the banquet. Their wedding was huge! 250 people in attendance. (I met a couple at our table that just got married 2 months earlier and they had 300 people at their wedding!)

As in typical Chinese banquets, there was plenty of food to go around (especially since “my” Mike is not a big fan of Chinese food/Seafood (gasp!) I ate some of his portions which included shark fin Soup, Chinese style sauteed lobsters with scallions and garlic, fish and more. I also downed a bottle of white wine. Again we sat at a table full of strangers, but by the end of the night, we managed to mingle with everyone, and even made friends.

Favors - Em & M (Emily & Mike) = M&M’s (Their names & wedding date were on the m&m’s.)

Even with 250 people, Emily & Mike managed to stop by and say hello. That was a big plus in my book. We only got a picture with the bride though.

Tea Ceremony during cocktail hour

Appetizers - Spring rolls & a variety of cookies

Food for thought: The MC was bilingual, he spoke Cantonese & English and pulled it off really well. This wedding made me realize how important it is to have a bilingual MC. I initially didn’t plan on doing that, but on further observation, it really seemed to keep the crowd together and everyone had a good time. Not only that, the dance floor was never left empty! It turns out that the MC is very popular and requested often. Our new friends know him personally! Yay!

Emily is one of the nicest girls I know and I’m very happy for her. Cheers to Emily & Mike.