Darius & Cammy's Wedding at Raffles Hotel Grand Ballroom

Yours Truly Live Music:
Alfred and Samantha on vocals
August on keyboard
Daniel on guitar

Compliments from the couple:

Dear Kewei,

Your band was absolutely fabulous today!

Please pass my sincere appreciation to Alfred, Sanmantha and the musicians for their wonderful performance tonight.

Regards,

Darius

Wei Seng & Minet's Wedding at Raffles Hotel Ballroom

Kewei on vox
Ein on keys

Siew Sia & Tuang Seng's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel Grand Ballroom

Kewei on vox
Ein on keys
Junedy on harp

Kewei and Band from Your's Truly...
Beautiful voice, perfect performance....everybody loves it....
Thank you soooo much!

For Siew Sia and Tuang Seng's wedding, we had a special band combination - keyboard+harp for the 1st time!


Singing Cheek to Cheek :)

Even Ein wanted to have a go at the lovely harp! :)

Andy & Emma's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel Casuarina Suites

Kexin on Vocals,
Wah Yong on Bass,
Niq Osman on Drums
and Spencer on guitar.
(There were so many people taking pictures of us, it explains the confused and distracted look on our faces haha)

I just got back from the wedding and it was so mindblowingly high that I absolutely must get down to blogging!

It was my first time singing for a westerner couple's wedding and it was definitely the most happening and exciting wedding i've ever done!

Firstly, the repertoire for the night was tailor-made to suit the dancefloor.
Unlike the usual chinese wedding dinners, the band was a special segment meant just for the guests and the couple to enjoy themselves as they sway to funky tunes!

Because the couple was from UK, they lovee rock music and they had chosen a couple of U2 and coldplay songs; the repertoire of the night included Fix you by Coldplay, Vertigo by U2, Champagne Supernova and Wonderwall by Oasis, Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia by ABBA, and a handful of Stevie Wonder's songs like My Cherie Amour, You're the sunshine of my life, Superstition...

The band started off playing Can't fight this feeling by REO SpeedWagon for their first dance and it was such a romantic sight seeing them melt into each others' arms in embrace as they dance to the music...
then chaos broke loose as we continued further into the set, with Emma and Andy's baby girl running around amok on the dance floor.
She was seriously the cutest thing!
She was so interested in the drum set that Niq let her try on his drums for a while and before long, everyone was busy snapping away at her! (wait till i get my hands on the photos...)

We then started off our second set with Vertigo by U2 and it was just awesome!
We almost had a mini rock concert with Spencer rockin' out during his electric guitar solo,even though there were only 15 guests (yes a very intimate dinner it was), the atmosphere was brought to an absolute high and everyone was enjoying themselves to the fullest!

The "concert" ended with the song, Can't take my eyes off you and i got everyone down to dancefloor.
The guests were all really enthusiastic, singing along and they formed this huge circle around Andy & Emma with their baby girl. When i reached the end of the song, the entire circle gathered tight to give the lovely couple and their baby a hugeee group hug...
AWWWWW...

It was definitely one of the most memorable wedding i have ever done before. It was a hugee pity i didn't manage to get any picture taken.. But even then pictures could not describe how crazy the night was!
Thank you Emma & Andy for giving us this ROCKOUT wedding experience that was both so heartwarming and crazily fun! The band really enjoyed ourselves!

Hope we'll meet again someday and hope you get to stay in Singapore too in the future!

Cheers,
kexin

Mark & Kelly's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel Ballroom

Matthew on keys,
Kitty as emcee
Leon and Dawn on vox

Facebook comment from Kelly:

"Hi Dawn, I should be the one thanking you and Leon for providing my guests with beautiful songs for the entire night! :)

Many of them had enjoyed themselves, particularly complimenting the live band and Kitty being a good host.

Thanks for everything!"

As Christmas draws near, festive cheer brightens up everything along the way. On the 17th of December this year, the holidays lent its special magic to the wedding celebrations of Mark and Kelly.

Held at the Raffles Hotel Ballroom, the union of our couple-of-the-day was elaborate and intimate all at the same time. A large custom backdrop with a 3-D　"双喜" button greeted guests as they stepped into the carefully dressed-up space.

Team "Yours Truly" comprised myself (Dawn) and Leon on vocals, Matthew on keyboard, and Kitty as emcee. Our live-wire chick ensured that Mark & Kelly received a rousing reception during their march-ins, and that every guests had a running commentary of the evening, so that no one missed out on anything!

Armed with a song list that reflected a good mix of English favourites and popular Chinese tunes, Yours Truly Wedding Band division was ready to rock the house that night, so to speak ;).

We covered popular duets like 你最真贵 and 今天你要嫁给我 on top of popular request songs Love, Me and Come Fly with Me. Not to be outdone, Kelly also serenaded her husband with David Tao's 爱很简单 at the impromptu request of her 姐妹s, accompanied by Yours Truly keyboardist, Matthew.

Trust our meticulous couple to not only select a repertoire that both their Chinese and non-Chinese guests would enjoy, they also requested that we came dressed to suit the colour theme of the wedding! As you can see from this photo, we certainly look well-matched together :).

Congratulations once again to Mark & Kelly! Thank you for being great hosts and a joy to perform for :)

Wish you could've been there? Watch this video from that night then!



xoxo,
Dawn

Joewell & Gary's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel, Casuarina Suites

Dawn, Alfred & Yingying,

Sorry for the late email!
We are so pleased that we chose your services for our wedding reception. You guys are truly amazing! All our guests can't stop raving about how great you all were.

Thank you again for making our evening so perfect!

We'll be sure to forward you some pictures once we receive them.

All the best :)

Joewell & Gary

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Band: Dawn and Alfred on vocals, Yingying on keyboards

Another great wedding with Kim from the Wedding Concierge!

Our lovely couple from Canada flew in guests from all over the world, including Canada, Australia, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, the UK and even Mauritius!

Always awesome to be able to spread our music far and wide :)

This night, I teamed up with Alfred (Vox) and Ying Ying (Keyboard). We were glad to receive a number of lovely messages and song dedications from the enthusiastic crowd, my favourite being a classic Ekin Cheng cantonese numer (一生爱你一个） that was performed to perfection by Alfred.

Egged on by the crowd and our very lively host Jeremy, the groom very gamely belted out classic love songs impromptu as 'punishments' during a game of pass the polo mint.

Jeremy also very patiently explained the Yum Seng process to all out-of-towners, who all chorused in this Singapore tradition.

Congratulations to Joewell & Gary and our biggest thanks to Kim & her team, as well as Jeremy (for the wonderful introduction)!

Photos courtesty of Bryan Jean Photography :)

xoxo,

Dawn

Sue Ann & Chris's Wedding at Raffles Hotel, The Lawn

Junedy on harp, Christian on sax
Kewei on vocals

Sue Ann & Chris's tea-ceremony was held amidst the lush greenery of Raffles Hotel,
just before they headed upstairs to the ballroom for their banquet.



We entertained their guests at The Lawn with the sounds of the harp, erhu, and saxophone and even attracted many passers-by to venture into the Lawn to stop and listen!



It was a beautiful evening as we witnessed the sun set slowly from till the cool of the night descended upon us...



Pictures from Expressively Joho! :)

Ken & Cynthia's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel, Casuarina Suites

Ken & Cynthia's wedding was a close-knit affair with less than 20 tables -
and the Casuarina Suite is a perfect size for this.

Decked with almost 10 chandeliers in this room, it is cosy but grand :)

They were such an easy-going couple, and much-loved by their friends and family, it was apparent that everyone present were very close to them.

They were extremely sporting with playing games - which were typical but made so entertaining by the bubbly personality of Ken and Cynthia :P

They spent almost 10 minutes trying to get a hard-boiled egg up the leg of Ken's pants and down the other, and everyone had fun laughing at the blindfolded Ken who tried to identify his wife by stroking the hands of different men.
"EH! This one surely not my wife lor! It's a man lor!"

Their speeches were punctuated by hilarious comments shouted by uncles, aunts, friends, and the atmosphere was great!

A good friend specially came up on stage and sang 但愿人长久 specially dedicated to them as well :)

The funniest anecdote that I will be able to share for years to come -
During Ken's speech, 2 little girls were playing and running around in front of the stage... He was all emotional and joyous about his sheer luck in marrying the girl of his dream, and loudly announced: "I'm such a lucky bastard!"
To which the little girl echoed loudly: LUCKY BASTARD!
and sent the room roaring with laughter!

I enjoyed myself tremendously at this wedding celebration... wishing Ken and Cynthia many more happy days in their married life!

David & Marissa's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel East India Room

Kewei on vox
James on keyboard
Edmund on saxophone

David and Marissa's wedding was a classy, intimate gathering of their close friends and family, and I always love the cosy atmosphere of East India Room.



We serenaded them with classics such as A Kiss To Build A Dream On, As Time Goes By, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered... classic jazz standards :)


It was lovely to catch up with May and Meyer again!
And I specially sang A Love That Will Last for them, a special song for May, reliving their wedding 2 years ago!


Marissa's relatives also joined in the fun, serenading them for their first dance!

Thank you for letting us be part of your big day! :D

Wen Tai and Yvonne's wedding @ Raffles Hotel

daniel on guitar
kexin on vox

Our outfits matched!!
Looks like the redblack combi is getting more and more popular :)

The wedding dinner was a cosy affair in Raffles hotel's East India room :)

It was also one of the few times when I got to sing

more pop-jazz songs like rihanna's umbrella,

maroon 5's Sunday morning and copacabana by barry manilow!

Thank you for having us Wen Tai and Yvonne

and i wish you a blissful marriage ahead! :D

Beautiful pictures from Joe :)

Eugene & Shuyun's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel

You guys were fantastic that day! without you my ROM would not have been that perfect. thanks dear :)

Shu Yun

I met up with the couple and their brother Youloong
a few days before the wedding at the Azimuth Watch Launch gig.
And they managed to catch a glimpse of the band's performance :)

The solemnization took place at Raffles Hotel Lawn
on a beautiful Sunday afternoon :)

I sang a couple of jazz numbers to set the ambience
as dear friends and relatives of Eugene and Shu Yun mingled around,
all ready to witness the union of the two very special people in their lives :)

Kexin on vox

Ein ein on Keys

Ivan on Sax

I recalled as i was singing "Fly me to the moon",
a little girl ran around the lawn
just in front of the porch,
as his brother desperately tried to tame her down.
It was such a perfect scene,
almost one that you would find in the song "What a Wonderful World"!

Shu Yun was wearing a classy yet fun-loving
champagne-coloured dress,
it was GORGEOUS,
(unanimous votes from both ein and I)

Hand in hand, both Eugene and Shu Yun strode in casually
to the tunes of me singing L-O-V-E...
I swear I saw Shu Yun skipped a little!

So even though it rained after the ceremony,
it did not dampen our spirits and
everyone was blessed with showers of joy and laughter :)

Any joyous occasion would not be complete
Without some gastronomic treat :)
So immediately after, an intimate and cosy buffet lunch
Was held at the Casuarina ballroom,
Just a stone’s throw away from the lawn :)

How could we have missed out?
We performed our 2nd set there as well
This time with more jazzed-up mandarin classics like
月亮代表我的心,甜蜜蜜...

Thank you Eugene and Shu Yun for having us!
and thanks to youloong for being so nice to the band :)

Amazing photos from Tucky's photography :D

The Raffles Wedding Experience

Date : Sunday, 24 August 2008
Time : 12.30 pm - 2.00 pm (Our performing slot)
Venue : The Ballroom, Raffles Hotel
Admission: S$40 nett per couple for a cocktail reception or
S$68 nett per couple inclusive of a luncheon (limited seating) at Casuarina
Suite.

To place your reservations for the wedding fair,
kindly contact Jarlyn, our dedicated Wedding Concierge
at 6412 1341
or email cateringsales.raffleshotel@raffles.com.

Yours Truly will be performing so catch us there! :)

William & Clara @ Raffles Hotel

Dawn on vocals
Mark on keyboards
Gavin on saxophone

It is always a pleasure to be able to fulfill special requests as Yours Truly did for William & Clara.

In addition to a very charming old school repertoire that included popular jazz classics like Dream a Little Dream, Fly Me to the Moon, and Quando Quando, our musicians also accompanied the groom William on his second march-in song, Everything by Michael Buble.

The groom serenaded his bride as they walked down the aisle, and as he sang the last line on stage, soulfully gazed into his lovely wife's eyes to cheers and applause from their guests.

To top off the night, one of the Bride's colleagues also sang LOVE accompanied by Mark & Gavin as a special dedication and gift to the newly weds.

Thank you William & Clara for letting us share your joy on your special day!



Thanks to JoHo for the shots!

Jos & Joelle's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel, The Ballroom

It was a floral extravaganza...



with old school grandeur within the Raffles Hotel Ballroom...


with an innovative twist on the sweet sweet love that Jos and Joelle shared :)


you are welcome to take home nuggets of their sweet sweet love (in candy form)
in you very own take-out box :)


personalised M&Ms are not to be missed!


beautifully presented by the good people from Heaven's Gift.
Look for Hannah!




to stay in theme with old vintage charm...


... the hat is indispensable.


killer band of the night (in more ways than one)
- Mario on keys and Marcus on double bass :)

Our special requests were easy-listening from the 60s,
including Dusty Springfield, The Carpenters, The Seekers, Peter, Paul and Mary. :)

note:
instant snapshots for your guests - let the take home an immortalised piece of your big day!

Dennis & Judy's Wedding @ Raffles Hotel, Casuarina Suite B

Photos Pending!

old school romance :)

a lovely afternoon spent in Raffles Hotel, for the Wedding Show.

we sang jazz, love songs,

and Jazzy Jon inflicted his camwhoring habits on us all.

Jazzy Jon likes to pose very much.

he says the flower makes me look prettier.

lazy sunny Sunday afternoon.

i want to take a wedding picture like this :) (Ritz Couture photography)

yummylicious dessert spread

have a seat :)

we are very proud of our psuedo wedding pic.

sepia mode is crucial for old school charm.

signing off with love...