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! :)

David & Sherine's Wedding @ Four Seasons Hotel

David and Sherine had a most happening dinner,
the brothers had already broken out full swing into karaoke mode
for my very 1st song of the night - Can't Take Me Eyes Off You!

David also reminded us,
"Have fun! You're not here to work tonight, alright? Enjoy yourselves!
Help yourselves to the strawberries!"

We already did.
For the cocktail reception, they specially arranged for a platform made entirely out of ice -
to contain nothing but a huge mountain of strawberries!

A simple but beautiful idea :)


Throughout the dinner, I'm sure the guests could hardly hear us.
Friends and colleagues broke out into YUUUUUMMMM SEEEEEENNNNNGGGGGs every 10 minutes or so, it was a huge party!
3 or 4 tables of guests would gather around one table and YUUUMMM SEEENNNNGG endlessly,
by the time we were ready to leave... David was no longer to be found.
In fact he was so knocked out he had to be sent up to his room. LOL

We had great fun!


Jon on sax, Kewei on vox, Junedy on harp

Pics taken by Jon,
awaiting more pics!

Bee Keat & Jackson's Wedding @ Holiday Inn Parkview

Jon Ang on keys
Leo Mendoza on sax
Kewei on vox
Feri on guitar


Bee Keat and Jackson booked an instrumental trio with us almost a year ago,
but decided to add in a vocalist nearer the date, making it a 4piece band :)

Check out her beautiful cupcake dress!
Photo courtesy of Tien Foto :)

Again the ballroom was dressed in raven black,
a beautiful sight :)

Xiumin & Hongwei's Wedding @ Intercontinental Hotel

matching heights!
it's funny how this looks just like a girls VS guys pic! :p

Xiumin and Hongwei were Ein's ex-hallmates,
so this wedding was particularly dear to us :)

Hongwei was absolutely dashing in his princely tailcoat,
and Xiumin looked smashing in her high-collared gown :)



There is a very important tip to share courtesy of Hongwei's EXCELLENT speech.
The importance of LIVE MUSIC.

Hongwei had specially planned to sing for his wife,
and made doubly sure that the keyboards were to start on cue to his speech.

After thanking his parents, his friends,
as he went on to his public declaration of love and gratitude for Xiumin,
the keys started tinkling,
and instantly TRANSFORMED the ballroom into a jap-drama setting,
complete with emo soundtrack that multiplied the effect of his speech by x100.

Xiumin started crying, I STARTED CRYING,
and Ein was staring at me like I was crazy,
while nonchalantly drowning everyone in the waves of emotions
through the notes she played.

When Hongwei started singing Simple as Sunrise,
you could hear him choke a little,
overwhelmed with emotion,
but he carried on singing.



Plan your speech this way!
We'd gladly help :)


Ein on keys
Kangyang on guitar

Some classic ballads we learnt for this wedding :)
I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman
Save the Best for the Last by Vanessa Williams



Cheers, to a beautiful life ahead of you!

Pix courtesy of Hui Photography :)

Holiday Inn Atrium Wedding Showcase

Date : 14th June 2008 (Saturday)
Time : 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue : Atrium Ballroom, Level 4
Address : 317 Outram Road Singapore 160975

Entry is complimentary!
We would be starting our set about 2pm,
showcasing our different singers,
so come on by!

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Be dazzled by our wedding theme setup and sample exquisite Cantonese cuisine specially prepared by our Hong Kong Chef Lee Hiu Ngai from Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant. Our team of veteran wedding planners will bring you through from the initial jitters to the final preparations for your special day!

Our Wedding Packages start from $658nett onwards* and you can get up to $2,500* discount off wedding packages when you sign up at our Wedding Showcase. For more information, please contact our wedding planner, Ms Sharon Chia at 6731 7176 or email her at wedding@hiatrium.com.
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Lufthansa Airlines Event @ Singapore Flyer

This gala event marked the inaugural direct flight from Singapore to Munich on Lufthansa Airlines, Europe's 2nd biggest airline.
In line with the flying theme,
it was held at the Singapore Flyer :)



we opened with songs like Come Fly With me, Fly Me To The Moon,
Leaving on a Jetplane... you get the picture :p


with Nic Osman, Daniel Purnomo and Jonathan Ang


and Dennis Lau once again!
our erhu-violin duet is a force to be reckoned with ;P



in theme with FLYING,
the opening act involved a mindblowing aerial ballerina stunt by 2 LA imports from ex Cirque du Soleil :)

Two bartenders were also specially flown in from Schumann's bar in Munich to prepare cocktails for the guests :)







and off we went!






the view of the Greek Theatre where we performed,
from the Flyer


It was a spectacular event, thanks to Janetta! :)

Chee Kiat & Michelle's Wedding @ Chijmes Church

Hey Kewei, just want to thank you, Ein Ein and Daniel for a wonderful performance on our wedding. We also received great feedback from our guests who really enjoyed your songs. Those are our favourite songs too and we'll certainly remember the evening always! Cheers!

frrom CK and Michelle

This was the first time I performed at Chijmes Church,
it was rather interesting for me to see a dinner being held in a church setting :)
It was beautiful and despite the slight echo, the music rang loud and clear.



When I specially tried singing the specially requested duet Ti Amo
as a solo song,
CK and Michelle turned and applauded, which was absolutely sweet :)
It's a beautiful song :)









And... CK had prepared a gift for Michelle.
after the 2nd march-in, she had to unwrap the present onstage :)
He said... it took him years to prepare...
It was an album filled with all the movie tickets
they had watched for the past 7 years they dated.

*swoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon*

i was so touched, and especially more so seeing the look of love on Michelle's face as they settled back at their table, that I honestly couldn't sing properly.

and i also thought about all the movie tickets i watched on dates which were never properly archived, and silently lamented how this sweet little anecdote would never ever happen to me -_-"




We also met JP Mr Soon Min Yam, Director of NTU Alumni Affairs Office,
whom we met when Ein Ein and I (both NTU alumni) performed for past NTU events :)

If you're NTU alumni, it would be meaningful to invite Mr Soon to solemnise your wedding!


with Ein Ein on keys
Daniel Purnomo on guitar

This awesome series of photos are courtesy of Kelvin from Avenue8 Photography,
who also shot for Randall Tan and Melody Chen's wedding :)
thank you Kelvin for specially recommending Yours Truly on his blog!

it's my pleasure guys. certainly had a great time through out the whole night with kewei's angelic voice echoing off the walls of CHIJMES Cathedral's beautiful structure.
Cheers!
Kevin

Joseph and Adeline's Wedding @ Swissotel Merchant Court

Dear Kewei,

so sorry for this delay (we've been busy settling into our new home :P ) but we'd like to say a very big thank you to you, Alfred, Dennis and Jonathan for putting up such a stunning performance on our wedding night!

Our guests were definitely impressed with the entire night's performance; they're talking about you guys even till now! We're so glad to have found Yours Truly and will not hesitate to recommend you to others! Thank you once again! :)

P/S: We're still waiting to collect our photos as our photographer is currently not in Singapore.

Requests and sweet love messages for the couple poured in throughout the session
and it was definitely a sign that the guests loved what we did :)

Several guests even came up to record a video of the band
in their phones and cameras,
and some couples getting married end of the year
already want to engage the exact band...
hopefully Dennis our violinist from KL will be available!


our band: dudes donned in smart black, and a bridesmaid wannabe :)
Alfred and Kewei on vocals
Dennis on electric violin
Jonathan on keys

别松开手 charity single :)

Some of the singers from Yours Truly (Chanel, Dawn and Kewei)
were involved in recording for a charity single called 别松开手,
specially written for the Sichuan earthquake victims.







You can buy the CD at $10 from all Sembawang Music outlets,
of which $8 will be donated to Singapore Red Cross for relief efforts.

Thank you for your donations of love!

James & Cheryl's Wedding @ Intercontinental Hotel

Hi Kewei,
Thanks for the wonderful night of beautiful music. The pianist, the saxophonist and the vocalist trio combination is fantastic.
Really fit into the theme and the ambience of the night.
I've got really nice feedback from some of my guests. They liked the music a lot and asked how did we find you.
Even out photographers were amazed, right?
Anyway, I have seen the blog, nice said.

Catch you around the pubs, events and even concerts ya?
Thanks!

Regards,
James

Hello Kewei!
Thanks alot for your band's wonderful performance at our wedding!! Guess you found a new admirer too (mr photographer)! :) We and our guests loved the music and thanks for the crash course for James too! a very good idea which was very sweet and made the night very memorable

Cheers,
Cheryl

James initially thought of singing a song for Cheryl,
but was too busy to prepare for one!

We gave him a crash course of the most lovely song that he could sing without breaking out into a sweat -
You Are So Beautiful by James Cocker.
Short, sweet and absolutely straight to the point magical. :)
Most importantly, also easy to sing!


Cheryl was also really game during a sabo Q&A session by their emcees,
when James answered that the most sexy part of her was her lips,
she immediately said,
"your answer is wrong. the correct answer should be EVERYTHING."
my kinda girl!



Anyway, I absolutely adore the Intercontinental Ballroom.
Beautiful chandeliers, twinkly lights on the stage backdrop,
a regularly-shaped rectangular ballroom with a long and straight march-in walkway.

They also have a piano in the ballroom, with a small stage for the band.
Perfect.





Beautifully captured shots by Alex of Depixel :)
He specially recommended Yours Truly on his blog as well!
Thank you Alex! :D




with Jonathan Ang on keys, Leo Mendoza on sax :)