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CEREMONY LOCATION
Studio 450 New York, NY
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| 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 |
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| 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. | | |
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