Mrs. Toucan, Boston
Age and Occupation: 25, Full-time Research Assistant, Part-time Graduate Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Actuary
Engagement Date: February 18, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: November 07, 2007
Venue: St. Catherine of Genoa, Jin Asian Cuisine Restaurant
About Me: I’m a Gemini to the extreme. On one side, I’m a girly girl. I read countless bridal and fashion magazines, and have an obsession with keeping up with the latest Hollywood gossip. On the other side, I’m a sports fanatic. Despite being a full-time bride-to be, full-time research assistant, and part-time student, I’m also a full-time Red Sox fan from spring training to October, and a full-time Patriots fan from mini-camp to February. I devote almost as much time researching my for fantasy football team as researching for our wedding!
The Boy Liked The Wedding Mall!
January 31st, 2008 @ 3:51 pm by Mrs. Toucan
Before our trip to Hong Kong, I was told by many people to go check out the wedding mall.
What?! There’s a wedding mall?!Oh yes, in Hong Kong, there’s a whole mall dedicated to wedding stuff.
Why isn’t there one in the US? Beats me - there should be wedding malls everywhere!
Anyway, at the news of the the existence of this wedding mall, I felt obligated to go. After we finished touring for the day, I dragged Mr. Toucan and some others on to the subway to go here:
Shops for dresses, shoes, invitations, photography, travel agencies, make-up artists… so on and so on. If it was wedding related, it was there. Five floors filled with wedding goodness.
Like I said, why don’t they have this in the US? Seriously, it would make things SO much easier!
Anyway, as much as Mr. Toucan didn’t want to go to the wedding mall, I think he really had a good time! I think it partially had to do with me not really buying anything (the only thing I had purchased was our guest book/signing cloth). It partially had to do with the fun toys he found.
Mom Toucan and I were looking at hairpins, and all of a sudden, I see Mr. Toucan speeding around the corner with a big goofy smile on his face.
Him: Hey, Miss Toucan! What are those stuffed dolls for? (pointing to a shop with tons and tons of dolls on the wall)
Me: Oh, people decorate the wedding car with them.
(visual for you):
Him: (really excited) Oh. Okay. Are we going to get them?
Me: I wasn’t really planning on it, why?
Him: Oh. Because I found the MOST AWESOME ones EVER. (at this point he’s grabbing my hand and dragging me down the hall)*****we arrive at the shop*****
Him: (SUUUPER excited now) LOOK!!! MARIO AND PRINCESS PEACH!
*****he sees me not super excited like him*****Him: Well, of course we’ll find a bigger Princess Peach. (Princess Peach is about half the size of Mario - if even that)
Him: (to my mom) Can you ask the lady about the dolls?***** In Chinese*****Mom T:Do you have these dolls in the same size?
Shoplady: No, that’s how they come. They are just like that (shows us a picture of the Mario and Princess on a car)
Mom T: But, how come? Mario’s so much bigger.
Shoplady: (in a very straight face, not joking) Mario is bigger because he just ate the mushroom.
Um… okay…. riiiiiight.
I broke the bad news to Mr. Toucan. I could tell he was a little bit saddened (figures, all the things he likes best about wedding planning have had to do with toys and/or video games). Despite this and my attempts to get him to buy a Chinese groom’s outfit, Mr. Toucan surprisingly had a really good time at the wedding mall! It ended up being kind of educational for all of us to see all the little details that go into Chinese weddings.
Was there anything wedding-related that your groom surprisingly enjoyed?
23 Responses to “The Boy Liked The Wedding Mall!”
Omg lol! If I had been drinking milk when I read “because he just ate the mushroom” I would have just spit it all over my computer.
I totally would have gotten the dolls anyways- anything that gets a man hyped up about a wedding is a good thing 
haha, he just ate the mushroom
LOL! Too funny!
TOUC TOUC! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! We were so there too and picked up quite a bit of our wedding supplies there, we were staying at a hotel like right around the corner!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHH!
Hehe, Cute! Maybe you can find something similar online but but of equal size for Mr. Toucan.
HAHA, I wish you all could have been there. The line about the mushroom was so much funnier in Chinese! That… and there was a hand gesture of her eating something…
CB, OMG… we could have TOTALLY been there at the SAME TIME. That would have been crazy!
Mary… that’s a GOOD IDEA! Thanks! 
hehehehe….just ate the mushroom.
I’d like to see more wedding malls here. It would make it so much easier. I did find one: http://www.madisonweddingmall.com
may i have the address to where this is located? i want to visit this place! thanks!
I snapped a couple pictures in the mall and was told to delete them. 
But at least Mr. Toucan had fun! My FH refused to go - he’s all anti-overthetop-HK culture =P
I totally visited that mall when I went home over Thanksgiving. Miss Toucan I think we got the same guestbook cloth! I love it! We had our names and the date embroidered on it too. It came out fantastic.
I didn’t get a stuffed animal to decorate our car though…I wanted one but just couldn’t find the right one.
Christine,
I don’t remember the exact address (though I will try to look it up when I get home), but it’s by the Prince Edward MTR stop.
imss toucan are you currently in HK? I went to this mall last summer too. they have great deals on wedding favors and custom made shoes!
AHHHHH stay away from mushrooms!!! lol! so funny! I totally understand…
this is hilarious! i agree with an above poster though…i would have bought them just bc they made him sooo excited. lol!
That bit about the mushroom cracked me up! I want a wedding mall in the US!
My fiance absolutely loved registering- at least for the first 30 min:) I gave him full control of the scanner gun, and that was enough for him. And seriously- who knew a guy would get so excited about picking out his specific pepper grinder, spatula, and dish wand?
It’s a must visit place if you plan to visit hk to buy some wedding related items! I was there a couple weeks ago too! we ordered our invitations and party favors there…ended up to be less than $1.50 each. If you plan to go there, get off at the Prince Edward mtr stop, look for the exit signs where it says “Allied Plaza” i think it’s Exit A but i’m not positive. After you exit, walk straight and make a right at the intersection, go straight, you’ll need to cross to the other side of the busy intersection; the mall is literally right in front of you. You won’t miss this mall; it has large pictures of brides on the outside wall. If you plan to take engagement photos, you should take it at France Bridal (www.francebridal.com). The staff are very professional!
I remember going to our second venue and surprisingly found my fiance 100% sure of the fact that THIS venue was IT. I was surprised that he felt so adamant about that particular decision - and he was right, it was definitely the one!
I kind of want those dolls. Just so I can tell people over and over why mario is bigger than Princess Peach.
OMG touc! That’s hilarious! Mario just ate a mushroom! Love it.
I couldnt stop laughing at the because he ate a mushroom comment. I love it! I had to share it with my bridesmaids!!!
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there is a wedding mall in kentucky! may i ask where in hong kong is the wedding mall?
