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Emily Ting & Joshua Cohen | March 1, 2008 | New York, NY

SITES & VENDORS

CEREMONY LOCATION
Studio 450
New York, NY

 
RECEPTION LOCATION
Studio 450
New York, NY
PHOTOGRAPHER
Kurty Photography
San Francisco, CA
EVENT COORDINATOR
Always a Bridesmaid
New York, NY
CAKE DESIGNER
Cheyrl Kleinman
Brooklyn, NY
CATERER
Raging Skillet
New York, NY
FAVORS
Always a Bridesmaid
New York, NY
FLORAL DESIGNER
Always a Bridesmaid
New York, NY
HAIR DESIGNER
My Hair and Makeup
New York, NY
MAKEUP DESIGNER
My Hair and Makeup
New York, NY
MUSIC / CEREMONY
Elan Artist
New York, NY
MUSIC / RECEPTION
DJ Jimmy
New York, NY
OFFICIANT
Rabbi David Posner
New York, NY
RENTALS / LINENS
Tri-Serve
New York, NY
TRANSPORTATION
Prime Time
New York, NY
VIDEOGRAPHER
Elan Artists
New York, NY
WEDDING STATIONERY
Hello Lucky!
San Francisco, CA

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THEIR STORY
HOW THEY MET
They're two New Yorkers who had to go all the way to China to meet. Both studied art in school and loved movies, but their paths failed to cross while living in New York. As fate would have it, both Emily and Joshua were asked by their fathers to move to Asia to take over family businesses. It
BRIDE'S PROFESSION
Managing director of a toy company / Documentary filmmaker
GROOM'S PROFESSION
Project manager of a shoe company / Graphic designer
LENGTH OF ENGAGEMENT
1 year
THE PROPOSAL
Joshua booked a room at the Peninsula (even though Emily
THE GOWN
Emily wore two dresses. For the ceremony she wore a Lusan Mandongus strapless laced gown with long train. For the reception, an empire waist flowy chiffon dress by the "No Ordinary Bride" collection from Kleinfeld.
NUMBER OF GUESTS / ATTENDANTS
150 guests / 4 bridesmaids & 4 groomsmen
THE THEME
In the Mood For Love (the Wong Kar Wai movie)
THE CAKE
Whimsical and colorful with a scripted ban repeating the phrase of the day...."I do".
CULTURAL TRADITIONS
The ceremony was performed by a rabbi (reflecting Joshua's heritage) and during the reception, three Tibetan lamas,lead by my Emily's mother (who is a Tibetan Buddhist nun), blessed the bride and groom.
FIRST DANCE SONG
Where Do You Go To My Lovely (from the movie Darjeeling Limited)
THE MENU
Multi-cultural food stations. They had an Asian station, a Jewish Station, and an Italian station reflecting their joint backgrounds.
WHAT MADE THE DAY UNIQUE
"I think the biggest hit of the wedding was definitely the vintage photo booth and the custom photo guest book" say's the bride.
HONEYMOON DESTINATION
Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, CA where Emily's newest documentary premiered
San Jose, CA
THE WEDDING
"We wanted an Asian fusion wedding, influenced by the films of our favorite filmmaker, Wong Kar Wai" says the bride. For favors, they gave away copies of 'In the Mood for Love' and a photo book featuring them paying homage to the movie.