Kate & David's Wedding at Shangrila

Dawn as emcee
Dawn and Leon on vocals
Einein on piano
Gavin on saxophone

Hi Yours Truly,

Attached are the photos. Thanks! I must say you had a wonderful band! My guests love it a lot!

Without your band I would say our wedding won't be so perfect! Your guys make the effort to come down early to rehearse with us for the march-in. Dawn did a great job in the emcee I must say! Wrote the emcee script before hand and also meet us personally and edit base on what we wanted.

Seriously your band rocks! Would recommend it to our friends for sure!

Regards,
Kate

Irene&Joel, Mandy&Mark's Wedding Dinner @ Shangrila

Yours Truly Live Music:
Kexin and Sugie on vox
August on piano

Our very first twin sisters' wedding!
^_^ What an honour!

Kai Hoh and Rina's Wedding at Shangrila Island Ballroom

Christina and Leon on vox
James on keys
Gavin on sax

Dear Kewei,

Just want to thank the Yours Truly team for their lovely performance
during our wedding. Do send our thank yous to Leon, Christina & the
instrumentalists. Wish we could have listened to every single song
performed. :) Am really gladden by your music. Thank YOU!

God bless, Kai Hoh & Rina

Pictures courtesy of Let There Be Light

Darren & Andrea's Wedding Celebrations @ Shangri-La Hotel

It was a family affair at the Shangri-La Hotel! Yours Truly had 2 teams at this venue today.



YT1 (not very original, I know -.-)
Dawn on Vox
Matthew on Keys
Selwyn on Violin

YT2
Alfred & Christina on Vox
James on Keys
Lim Hui on Violin


Birds of a feather flock together

So we mucked around with the timer function on my camera...




Argh!!!


Ah...

Our team played to a massive ballroom with almost 70 tables! But it was heaps fun :)


YT1 with Darren & Andrea

But the highlight of the evening was definitely when Darren & Andrea teamed up to do a special song for their guests.


Darren & Andrea performing Frank Sinatra's classic, "Fly Me to the Moon"

Don't they look sweet? OK all together now, "Awwww..."

xoxo,
Dawn

Stephanie & Rayner's Wedding @ Shangrila Tower Ballroom

YT Team 2!
Christina & Alfred on vox
James on piano
Lim Hui on violin

From Christina:
Thanks to Alfred, James and Limhui, my virgin experience gigging for Yours Truly was fun and memorable. The 'seniors' were quick to show me the ropes and we clicked instantly! T

The wedding guests were really supportive with lots of dedications, and it was really good to see people stopping in the middle of their feasting to applaud for us, which was definitely encouraging!

To add to the fun, Dawn, Matthew and Selwyn were just right next door and we manage to squeeze in some camwhoring time. So much joy and love in the air ;p

The highlight of the night was definitely when our bride and groom were hoisted on stage to perform not 1, not 2, but 3 songs!
Totally unrehearsed, the couple sang like pros and brought the evening to a beautiful end.

I'm so glad I was part of the lovely event and helped to make the wedding extra special for everyone. :)

Fong & Pau Lin's dinner @ Shangri La Island Ballroom

Sugie doubling up as host and singer,
Kexin on vocals,
James on keys.

Dear Kewei

You guys have been great and made our wedding perfect and wonderful. Kindly help us to convey our regards and many many thanks to Sugie and Kexin for their entertaining singing. Our guests feedback to us that they love em!

Paulin

It was a busy night for Sugie for he had 2 stages to straddle with!
He was both the host as well as the singer, two-thumbs up for sugie for multi-tasking!



Song dedications for the night were also aplenty
and we did our best to fulfill every single request
but it just too overwhelming!





The first march-in song for the night was a cantonese love-song 感激遇见你


Thanks for having us Pau Lin and Fong!
Wishing you eternal bliss (:

love,
kexin

lovely pictures from Roger Chua

Ellen & Eugene's Wedding in Hong Kong @ The Hong Kong Royal Yacht Club, Jockey Club, and Shangrila

Kewei on vox
Einein on keys

Thanks to Samson and Faith, we were kindly invited to sing at Ellen & Eugene's wedding one year later in Hong Kong!

Their solemnisation was held in a chilly morning at the Hong Kong Royal Yacht Club,
but the warm smiles of the couple and their close ones made the ceremony a heartfelt one.



I love the cut-out 喜喜 on the backdrop, which incorporates a dragon and a phoenix symbol! Makes for great pictures!

Not to mention hearing the wedding vows in Cantonese, since my only exposure to Cantonese was from TV, it was entirely like watching a touching drama serial unfold!



It was also our first wedding seeing everyone decked in fur coats and jackets, after all it was an outdoor event in winter!



Great view at the Royal Yacht Club!


In the evening we sang for their friends and family at Jockey Club, which was a familiar ballroom to us, since Samson and Faith's wedding was held there as well.



It turned out to be a great party as Eugene's brother took to the stage, and eventually his parents were onstage singing! The manly trio sung his dad's dedication Perhaps Love by John Denver, I still remember the harmonies they sang, and Einein and I were commenting on how great they sounded!



With Eugene's father!

The next night, we sang for another dinner celebration at the Shangrila, this time it was specially for Eugene's parents' friends and colleagues,
and Eugene specially sang a song called 橋 for his family.

The photo montage was also specially dedicated to his parents, and it was especially touching...
Eugene spoke about how much love and support his family gave him while he was growing up, and now as he was about to start a family of his own, he would wish to do exactly the same for his family, just like his parents did.

He also spoke about each photo in his montage, where it was, who was involved, and for many group photos, he asked the guests to point out who was in there, and pointed them out on the floor, and thanked them for being part of his life and his memories growing up.


With our star of the night!

It was definitely memorable for me to see so much sincerity and love that bonded his family, and their family friends...

Many of their guests also came up on stage to serenade the guests!


Little boxes of personalised M&Ms!


This sweet thank you note was mailed to us later...



We had at unforgettable time in Hong Kong,
and was touched by Ellen & Eugene's friendship and generosity.

Thank you so much for having us at your wedding, we look forward to meeting you again very soon! :D

Say Yong & Linda's Wedding at Shangrila Hotel

From Left to right: Jon Lim on Sax, Say Yong Linda, Kexin and Leon on Vox, and Euntaek on Keys.

Dear Kexin, Leon, Jon and Euntaek,

Many many thanks to the team for bringing your fantastic voices to the dinner. It is definately one of the highlights of the dinner. Everyone is still talking about you guys till today!

Thank you for being so accomodative to all our requests (especially last minute ones!) - very much appreciated. It has been such a great pleasure to work with the team as well as Kewei, right from coordination all the way to the actual day. Will carry this memory in many many years to come, from the fantastic march in songs, special requests to the super duper nice accomodative service of the team!

Been a great pleasure,
Say Yong & Linda

Linda and Say Yong is really the nicest couple i've met thus far!

They were so warm and friendly to the band,
even leon was touched by how sincere they were when we went to congratulate them on their marriage at the end of the performance.

The theme of the night was also the first i've seen - tiffany blue and white!


The ballroom was a combination of old-school glamour, and an added tinge of fun!
The dinner tables were also casted with dim blue romantic lightings, setting the mood just right for some quiet lovin' :)

We took a walk around before the wedding and also noticed many great weddings ideas!
Immediately beside the reception table was a rack of free take-home postcards...

and guess what, they were wedding photos of the couple!

Axioo was responsible for the lovely photos littered around the reception area.
I especially love that many of them are not the usual wedding photos we see around, but conceptual shots that oozes creativity and originality.

Check out their cute fun shots!



Click to see the rest of the couple's pre-wedding photo

We noticed something special about the wedding gifts.
Every box seemed to be different but we haven't had the chance to ask the couple themselves.
If you're a guest of the wedding dinner, please leave a comment and tell me what it is!



Linda called me up the night before to discuss about their march-in songs.
She had wanted a more upbeat and fun number for their first march-in,
so we sang L.O.V.E!
The second march-in was something more sentimental and romantic - When I fall in Love.

Having sung 月亮代表我的心 in the morning of winning his well-guarded bride over from her sisters, Say Yong courageously sang the song again for his wife on stage!
Say Yong wasn't good in chinese but we give him 100marks for EFFORT! haha!

Tonight, we also had plenty of dedications :)
It's father's day tomorrow so the couple specially dedicated You Raised me up by Josh Groban for their fathers and all the other fathers in the house.
This time, we also received a dedication, Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie,
from the PARENTS to the couple and their friends/relatives whose wedding anniversary happened to fall on the same day!

Leon and I sang many other duets, including the classic, Sally Yeh & George Lam's Xuan zhe, Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat's Lucky and Quando.

Thank you Say Yong and Linda for sharing with us such love and happiness from you guys!

Awaiting photos from Axioo :)

Daniel & Wendy's Wedding @ Shangrila Island Ballroom

Hi Kewei,

Didn't get a chance to thank you for helping out with the jazz band. I thoroughly enjoyed the performances!

Your being there really made a difference to the whole wedding!

Daniel and Wendy were my schoolmates in JC,
and had been dating for 8 years before they finally tied the knot! :)

They selected a great mix of Shanghai jazz oldies and English jazz tunes,
and we had the privilege of performing to several distinguished guests,
including President Nathan himself, Mr Goh Chok Tong and several other Ministers :)


With the band -
Brandon on double bass,
Kewei on vox,
Daniel on guitar,
Jeremy on drums
Ivan on sax

Their march-in was a grand plan of having 5 friends singing 给我一个吻 acapella,
before the band joined in :)

And they played and sang Wang Lee Hom's 一首简单的歌 for their guests and family,
which I thought was a splendid song choice - it was simple, sweet and heartwarming :)

Music had always been a great part of their lives,
they were the Song ICs in Council in our JC -
Wendy was in the choir, while Daniel played in a band.


It was definitely an honour to play for their wedding!


Thanks once again to Willy Foo from Live!Studios for instant photocards,
that always brighten the faces of guests with big smiles :)


And ours, of course :)
PS. Sporting my new (henna) tattoo! :p

Meijun & Jon's Wedding @ Shangri La Hotel Island Ballroom

Kewei on vox
Jon Ang on piano
Daryl on violin

Meijun and Jon's march in was led by their best friends,
the bridesmaids and best men, who appeared couple by couple,
to the classic instrumental piece - Canon in D :)

The ballroom, grand and spacious,
was filled with the elegant sounds of our violin, grand piano and vocal trio :)

It was also good to work with Maria from Wedding Acts for the first time,
who made sure the wedding was perfect :)




Experimental pix courtesy from Aleste :)

Brilliant quote taken his from site :)
"One photo out of focus is a mistake. Ten photos out of focus is an experiment.
A hundred photos out of focus is a style." - Unknown

Awaiting more pix!


Beautiful videos from Kuan Hock, creative director of Nachomotion :)
This is the first time any videographer bothered to send me a beautifully edited video of our live performance :)

Thank you Kuan Hock!


jazz it up with Come Fly With Me!
wait for it... wait for it... for the spotlight on Jon's solo and my legs ;P


爱是永恒 (Cantonese) + a jazzy 月亮代表我的心! :)

DBS Chinese New Year Dinner @ Shangri-La, Island Ballroom

DBS dressed up the ballroom for Chinese New Year,
specially in their corporate colours.




The 4-piece fusion band included
an erhu player, a guitarist, a percussionist and a didgeridoo player -
playing English jazz, R&B and other classics.

Our didgeridoo player is the only professional player in the whole of Southeast Asia :)


And yes, yours truly plays the erhu as well!

Andy & Cheryl's Wedding @ Shangri-La Hotel, Island Ballroom

Hi Yours Truly,

Sorry for the late comments :)

Been busy with work. Haiz..

Thank you for your wonderful singing at our wedding. All our guest really enjoyed your singing and had given many compliments.

"THANKS FOR THE GREAT PERFORMANCES!!!!"

It is a pity Cheryl and I were too nervous and forgot to take photo with you and your lovely band. (oppss... only found out after going thru all the wedding photos)

Also, we want to extend our gratitude for personalising each table with dedication slips! There were many heart-warming & touching notes written. Definitely worth keeping!!!

Best Wishes
Andy & Cheryl

It was a very grand affair with 60 over tables,
and the family got together to sing a song for them - 月亮代表我的心 :)