Real Wedding: Dawn and Rudi, Part I

Our heartiest congratulations to Dawn and Rudi! Their wedding was one of the prettiest and most intimate we have had the honour of decorating in a while. We just received these beautiful photos from our good friends at Jim Liaw Photography (JLP) and we are so excited to share them with you!



Our couple live in Hong Kong, but came back to Rudi's hometown in Kuala Lumpur for an intimate ceremony with close family and friends. Many thanks to Leticia of Elysium Weddings for planning and coordinating with such care and attention to detail.

Here's a new idea: the wedding ceremony was held inside the private dining room at The Restaurant, at The Club At The Saujana.  If you have been reading our blog for a while, you would have read about the few weddings that we have decorated at The Club At The Saujana. But all the ceremonies have been conducted outdoors, near the hotel's cascading water feature in the lush, green garden, never a wedding ceremony inside the private dining room.



What do you think? We love the simplicity of the private dining room that allows decor to be easily customized. We draped the walls, brought in the chiavari chairs and installed the white carpeting for the aisle. The arch with the customized "D & R" initials and the sewn-on "mat" at the start of the aisle were also arranged by Wishing Tree.

Our bride initially wanted "roses only" for her wedding, but changed her mind after our ideas to include the baby's breath and lush, bountiful hydrangea. Baby's breath is normally used as a "filler" or as a "supporting" aspect to floral arrangements, but we do try to use them on their own. They are so pretty especially when used in large amounts, as pictured above.



For the jip san leong ceremony (where the groom and his entourage "storm" the bride's family home to pick her up) we kept her bridal bouquet simple and elegant with just red roses, and a touch of green nosa for some visual interest. Our bride wanted to keep her bouquet, so she requested that we made another, smaller one (top right) for the bouquet tossing! That's another good idea for brides who want to hang on to their beautiful, custom bouquets.



The entrance to the wedding ceremony venue at The Restaurant, at The Club At The Saujana, framed with white drapes and a lush arrangement of baby's breath and Taiwan ivy along the top. Using baby's breath on its own in large amounts can make a pretty impressive statement! The drapes are held in place with more Taiwan ivy with bunches of roses and hydrangea.




We kept the decor in the ceremony venue classic and elegant. Bunches of lush, pink hydrangea are attached to the all-white seats on both sides of the aisle. At the entrance end of the aisle, two arrangements of roses, hydrangea and baby's breath placed on tall stands are decorated with floor-length tassels and candles. We couldn't just leave the microphone stand bare - so we dressed it up with Taiwan ivy and a pop of color with a rose.




For the arch, lots and lots of hydrangea, with some roses, baby's breath and Taiwan ivy! Using different shades of pink with touches of white and green adds even more dimension to the textures of the flowers.



Thank you so much, Dawn and Rudi, for sharing your wedding with us!

Dear readers, please stay tuned for Part II of 'Real Wedding: Dawn and Rudi' - we will be posting it shortly.