Real Wedding: Joanne and David, Part II

We hope you managed to check out Part I of Joanne and David's daytime wedding ceremony in a pretty garden set-up on the lawns of Hotel Equatorial Bangi.

The same evening, our newlyweds held their wedding dinner reception at the hotel. The ballroom was also decorated to exude a romantic, playful garden atmosphere. Many thanks to Jim Liaw Photography for the pictures!



This above shot of the white birdcages and the burst of color from the beautiful flowers is a picture of pure joy. As with the garden wedding ceremony in the daytime, we used hydrangea, Mariam pink roses, Taiwan ivy and fruit for the VIP table centerpiece, adorned with pretty pink butterflies.




Since it was romantically dark in the ballroom, we used darker, sharper shades of pink that would stand out better in the spotlights and in dim candlelight. Leave the lighter hues for the daytime, or they will look quite washed out when the lights are turned down.




We love the magical effects of good lighting! Whether it is from colored spotlights, fairy lights or candles and tealights, the indoor "garden" looks almost as good as it would be outdoors, doesn't it? Using a good quantity of green leaves is essential for this theme, instead of just flowers and more flowers. So if you are planning a garden theme for your wedding, don't be afraid to ask your decorator to whip out his or her stash of leaves and moss.

Congratulations again to Joanne and David, and thanks for sharing your beautiful day with us!

Real Wedding: Joanne and David, Part I

It's a bright and beautiful day in the Klang Valley, just PERFECT for a garden wedding. And that is just what we have for you today - a picture perfect outdoor wedding on the verdant green grounds of Hotel Equatorial Bangi in Putrajaya.

Congratulations to Joanne and David who recently tied the knot. Thank you for sharing with us and our readers the lovely details of your big day, beautifully captured by our good friends at Jim Liaw Photography and planned to the T by Michelle of Michelle Wedding Consultants.

Above is a close-up of the flowers on the registration table. Can you guess what the wedding looks like? Let's see, we have shades of pink, butterflies, lots of leafy greens and flirty florals... It is very feminine, girly and romantic, just like our beautiful bride.




Our sweet, blushing bride wanted a garden atmosphere for her garden wedding and she loves pink. So we picked out imported hydrangea, eustoma, and Mariam pink roses, as well as Taiwan ivy and moss to add more green to the arrangements, white branches, pink butterflies and a bit of fruit!

The soft, floaty fabric of our bride's gown is just gorgeous for a garden wedding, not to mention light and airy for our hot, humid weather. We love that she has chosen clean, elegant lines for herself, her flower girls and her bridesmaids, in white and in soft pink, while allowing the textures and colors from the flowers to add dimension to the fashion. Clever! BALANCE is such an important element in weddings and we're glad our bride and groom have an excellent grasp of it :)





Joanne and David - thank you for putting your trust in us to create this ambiance for the most important day of your life, after only one meeting and doing the rest via e-mail. What on earth would we do without the Internet?? We hope you enjoyed your garden wedding as much as we enjoyed decorating it for you.

Coming up next, Part II of Joanne and David's wedding - the wedding dinner!