She says: Season Greeting, Season of Love

I’m getting married again! I have been married for more than 5 times till date and will continue to host wedding parties for 2011. I’m kidding (in case you didn’t get my joke).

Since plunging into wedding design and planning industry, I feel like I am constantly getting married. I take every wedding as my own, except that I only do what I like, the design & decor! In Diary & Design Wedding, we work based on our strength. Lily being the more organized and expert in coordination is dealing with the administrative, while I’m having fun with the decor and set up!

Update: After almost three years of great synergy of design & planning, we decided to branch out to our own company focusing on our different strength. Please see our design works with Rosette Designs & Co

The last wedding that we did was really fun, we used green apples as the main elements. The wedding took place in Hort Park and it was a suitable fresh-rustic theme. I will blog about it with more pictures. The picture below is part of the decor which I created a “Fruit of the Holy Spirit” tag for each apple. There are 9 aspects of the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the Bible. The couple is Christian and I thought it will be appropriate for them. They really loved it!

Simple thought makes a big difference

This is the decor board. The couple wants an eco-friendly and green wedding. We used bamboo, green apples, potted plants, topiary, baby breaths for the decor. The final look was amazing! We loved it and so did the guests and host. Stay tuned for the final look!

P.S.: Since it’s the wedding season, please forgive me if I haven’t write in a while now (actually, it’s more than ‘a’ while). I have so many things to write, but couldn’t finish and post it (proven by how many Drafts post I have). I wanted to post about Intro to Wedding Decor, Eating Too Many Sashimi (it’s an allegory, by the way) and many more. Next year’s resolution is to post more DIY stuff!

He says: Road Trip Happenings.. (Part IV)

2 posts on 2 consecutive days!?? I am on a roll here!

After our trip to OMSQ, our next destination was supposed to be One Rochester. Looking at the time, we are still early. As our cab is traveling leisurely to our next checkpoint, we see that Gleneagles Hospital is coming up. A thought came to our mind simultaneously. There is one place we considered, but did not confirm due to the price, which is really near. It is Burkill Hall, Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Immediately we made a detour and went there. It is more specifically located in the Orchid Garden. We paid a nominal fee to get into the place and walked to Burkill Hall. OK, the truth is, the garden is definitely more beautiful than Fort Canning in terms of the flowers showcased. Burkill Hall by itself is a huge bungalow with a dreamy garden, that can be used for the HM.

The bungalow. It is huge, and the balcony can be open for guests to view the wedding from the 2nd floor.

I think I posted this pic before...

This is the best picture you can find online of the Burkill Hall Holy Matrimony setting. It is true, the seats are limited as the place is actually small. But it provides the intimacy and beauty with the orchids. It is very nice…

Didn't I just talked about an intimate wedding?

The place is nice, good setting to entertain your guests, popular venue… so what’s stopping us? The price. It is more than 4 to 5 times what I will spend on OMSQ and the garden although beautiful, is too small for my liking. But if you are looking for a nice garden setting and you have the budget to boot, this is a good choice. Last I heard there is some renovation to be done on the place, so it may not be opened for the beginning of 2010. Do check with Singapore Botanical Garden for more details!

Now that our detour is finished, we are on to our last destination for our road trip: One Rochester!

Countdown to Wedding Day (19-06-10): 319 days