Julius and Katherine's colourful garden wedding at Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa

Congratulations, Julius and Katherine on your nuptials and for pulling off such a fun daytime wedding ceremony. With the expertise of their wedding planner Natasha from The Peak Xperience and master photographer Jim from JLP, this was surely a wedding to remember.

It's been a while since we decorated a wedding themed after a movie. Like Benjamin and Clarine's wedding, styled after 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Avatar', Henry and Joveyn's 'Avatar' inspired evening and Pink and Ivan's 'Moulin Rouge' vintage boudoir. It is a great way to come up with a wedding theme if the bride and groom to be share favorite movies or shows. Pick one that both of you love, and run with the ideas!

What do you think Julius and Katherine chose for their garden wedding theme?

A colorful garden wedding in the tropics features balloons and pomanders with yellow daisy, rose spray and white freesia.

The venue of this lovely garden wedding was Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa in Cyberjaya. Their inspiration: the Pixar animated film 'Up'! We love the use of balloons against a lush, green backdrop of Malaysia's tropical outdoors. But be sure to use colours from the same palette as your wedding theme!

An indoors section was set up for guests to register and enjoy some light refreshments while browsing pre-wedding photographs.

Pink, yellow, orange and purple gerberas for colorful tabletop posies.

We created tabletop posies in the same theme as the garden set up, in light pink, dark pink, purple, yellow and orange gerberas. Table arrangements don't have to be big to make their presence felt, just interesting and unique. A little bit of height makes a big difference if the arrangements are small.

The bridal bouquet is a bright pop of colour, featuring roses, rose spray and freesia.

Katherine's bright bridal bouquet stayed true to the wedding theme, featuring a pop of colour from the roses, rose spray and freesia. This was actually Katherine's second bouquet as the first one was used in the morning and had withered a little by the time this garden ceremony took place.

Just a little advice to wedding planners, brides, or friends and family responsible for the flowers: do keep our hot and humid weather in mind especially if you are holding your wedding outdoors, or if your wedding day involves a long day of being outdoors. Keep a backup bouquet on hand, or at least be able to hustle one up quickly when a second bouquet is required for later in the day.

Cherry blossoms frame the entrance to the garden wedding.

Cyberview Lodge Resort & Spa provided the cherry blossoms used to decorate the entrance into the garden wedding venue. It looks very pretty, doesn't it?

After the wedding ceremony in the garden, the wedding party moved indoors. Our couple wanted a an elegant and romantic evening for their guests and themselves to enjoy while sitting back and relaxing, so they requested a simple and classic decor with Tiffany Blue and white for the colour theme.

Bridal table centerpiece, bursting with phalaenopsis, roses and hydrangea.

The base of the centerpiece arrangement features mirrored boxes, white calla lilies and hydrangea, white candles and silver beaded candle holders.

When the lights were turned down, the ballroom became quite a feast for the senses. There is simply no equal to the warm glow of candle light when it comes to creating romantic ambiences.

Tall floral arrangements and candles on Tiffany Blue boxes to line the walkway.

It is in the little details that make a great centerpiece amazing.

Thank you so much, Julius and Katherine for sharing the most important day of your life with us and our readers! May your new life together be filled with much love, wonder and adventure.

A note from Julius and Katherine:

"We were initially very worried about the budget and the distance we had to travel for the meeting with Wishing Tree since we were residing some distance away from the venue. However, Lily and her team were able to accommodate our needs and to provide the best service despite the difficulty in meeting up. Ultimately, the wedding was beautifully designed. We are pleased to have engaged Lily and her team and have no regrets at all. Thank you so much!"

Wedding planner  Natasha Khoo from The PeakXperience
Photography  Jim Liaw from JLP

Real Wedding: Simon and Joanna

Classic and romantic at Carcosa Seri Negara

Our gorgeous bride Joanna and her husband Simon recently held their wedding in tropical Malaysia at the ever-elegant Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur. Living in Australia made the wedding planning a little less convenient, but Joanna pulled it off as her own wedding planner. And what a beautiful wedding it was!

A big thank you to photographer extraordinaire Edwin Tan for his wonderful photographs!

Joanna's bridal bouquet in pastel elegance, with pink ranunculus, green hydrangea, white phalaenopsis and roses in soft pink and white.

Thank you, Simon and Joanna, for choosing us to be a part of your big day, and letting us share this treasured occasion on our blog. Our bride describes their wedding as romantic, elegant and classical without being old fashioned and over-the-top as "Aussies are rather understated". We are sure many of our readers will be inspired to see how an understated wedding can look classically elegant and absolutely memorable.




For her bridal party and bridesmaids, Joanna ordered some pretty wrist corsages and simple yet elegant hand bouquets. The wrist corsages featured light pink cymbidium, bright pink rose spray and white wax, while the bridesmaids bouquets consisted of two shades of pink roses wrapped in pale pink satin ribbon.

Simon and Joanna met with us, together with Edwin, about a year prior to their wedding to discuss details and other important matters. Joanna played a big role in the details of the decor, even providing us with a 4-page document! Yet she left us to make recommendations to suit our hot, humid climate, as well as to suit their favorite colors of white, peach, coral and other pastel colors.

We have to admit, we love a bride who knows what she wants -- or at least be able to give us as much information as possible, so we can do our job the best we can and help make wedding dreams come true. This is one of the most important aspects of the planning process and any bit of detail helps.



For the reception, a simple and lush arrangement of green hydrangea, shades of pink roses, white phalaenopsis orchids and silver leaves.




One of the features of Simon and Joanna's wedding was this floral arch at the entrance of Carcosa's famous lawn. Simple, white bird cages filled with shades of pink roses, white matthiola and china berries, together with clear glass baubles and lace ribbons greeted guests and provided a lovely backdrop for many beautiful photos.




The wedding reception was held indoors at Carcosa Seri Negara. As it was an intimate occasion in a not-too-large space, we kept the floral decor small and low.




Many arrangements lined the lengths of the long tables. Using small and simple vases, we filled them with pink hydrangea, mariam pink roses, lady pink roses and white eustoma. We love the elegance of Joanna and Simon's all-white wedding cake, surrounded by a thick wreath of baby's breath. (Cake created by Delectable by Su, while Wishing Tree provided the baby's breath.)



We always love hearing from our brides and receiving notes from them after the excitement of a wedding. Our lovely Joanna sent us an encouraging testimonial for our blog:

"Wishing Tree delivered above and beyond. Lily was professional and thorough during the planning process -- this was very important for us as I only met Lily once, and everything else was done via email. The execution on the day was immaculate -- everything was delivered on time and to the highest standard possible. The theme was exactly and better than what I had asked for. I highly recommend Wishing Tree. Should I have any other major events in Malaysia again, I shall be contacting Lily as I know she can make my visions come to reality."

Thank you once again, Simon and Joanna. Our best wishes to you always, and have a wonderful new journey together!

Real Wedding: Pink and Ivan, Part I

Hi everyone! We have a STUNNING wedding to share with you this weekend! Thank you, Pink and Ivan, for allowing us to be a part of your big day, and to the talented Jim Liaw and his amazing team for the wonderful photos.

To quote style icon and fashion mogul Kimora Lee Simmons, this was "fabulosity" in the flesh! For a hint of what's to follow, here is an unforgettable photo by Jim Liaw Photography... one of our top favourites!

WOW... We're not ashamed to admit we are in love with this photo! From the colour and composition, to the gorgeous parasols (sourced in Singapore by Pink's maid-of-honour, Ai Wee) and especially our beautiful and sassy bride, it's easy to see why Jim's pièce de résistance was the talk of the entire wedding. We adore the vintage-chic mood of the photo with the vividly-coloured Chinese parasols and Pink's strands of pearls - oh, how stylish! Pink fell in love with Jim's work when he photographed her friend's wedding 5-6 years ago, and knew immediately that she "must have" him for her own wedding. This must be a match made in wedding photography heaven, because it has always been Jim's dream to photograph a wedding with parasols!

Pink and Ivan wanted a 'Midsummer's Romance' theme for their garden wedding at the legendary Carcosa Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur a few weeks ago, and decided on the colour palette from the very start of the planning process. We decorated this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' using a colour palette of fuchsia pink and white, in honour of our bride's name and the corporate colours of the groom's company, which is fuchsia pink and white. A touch of black was added for a fashionable edge. So chic! Are you ready to soak in the style, fashion, colours and fabulosity of Pink and Ivan's wedding??

Photos by Jim Liaw Photography

The florals for the wedding were simple. Just beautiful, luscious roses everywhere! For added texture and colour, we also used baby's breath, vivid green chrysanthemum pompoms and pink chrysanthemums, and dressed everything up with pink satin ribbons and crystal beads. The wedding theme was really put-together with the fashion, colours, props and accessories, and if that's not absolutely flawless enough, the wedding cake was PERFECT! From the black design on white icing, to the white anemones with black centres, Pink and Ivan really had their cake and ate it too :) It was a gift from Pink's sister-in-law, Carol, who had it custom-made by The Blooming Cake.

We really love the unique style and personalities of our couple that dictated the mood and ambiance of the wedding, making it a day to be truly treasured forever. Check back soon for Part II that took place at Hilton Kuala Lumpur. For more photos, Jim has posted some on his blog. The candid moments are priceless!