Category Archives: Wedding

Wedding, Wedding Preparations

Tips for giving advice at a wedding

Posted on May 1, 2018 by G

At friend’s wedding in Church (some weeks back), I was “listening” to the priest give the couple some advice about marriage. But it wasn’t my wedding, so I wasn’t paying very much attention. Hence, “listening”. In quotes. Instead my mind … Continue reading →

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Wedding Wishes

Posted on April 11, 2017 by G

I got a message from a colleague who invited me to his wedding lunch banquet. He was marrying another colleague.  I clarified if I were the only one invited or if I could bring PL and Z. I had assumed … Continue reading →

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I didn’t think I’d be getting married again

Posted on July 15, 2014 by G

Last year, when we were preparing for our wedding, the Church asked for my Baptism Certificate. I couldn’t find it so I wrote to the secretary of the parish where I was Baptised to ask for a copy. Then, this … Continue reading →

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Surprises

Posted on December 12, 2013 by G

[Some musings from just before and just after the wedding.] When we first announced our wedding/impending marriage, what surprised me was the heartfelt wishes from many of my friends. Some were sparing in their words. “Congratulations!” was a frequent word. … Continue reading →

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Return to Boon Lay Raja

Posted on September 8, 2013 by G

Okay, one more post on the restaurant. We returned to the restaurant (a Friday, about 4 weeks after the wedding) because we had cancelled (or closed) one table on the night of the wedding dinner. However, we had to pay … Continue reading →

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Half empty? Half full? All good.

Posted on August 9, 2013 by G

One of the tips we got about organising a wedding was “spend more on food”. We interpreted that as “focus on the food”. Certainly this was especially true in “foodie” Singapore. For the church reception, we decided to go with … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters of the Intolerably Brief Kind.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by G

I prefer small gatherings to large. Five persons is about all I can handle. Two hundred and fifty guests is just a statistic. Ok, excluding the 60 “new” relatives (on PL’s side), and about 30 friends and relatives of my … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Heroes

Posted on July 21, 2013 by G

[Speech at my wedding] I was at a wedding recently, a small affair, with less than 50 guests. The bride and groom had pared down their guests list with great discipline! If you’ve seen my desk at work, you know … Continue reading →

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Excited? No, not really…

Posted on July 18, 2013 by G

So it is down to the last two days, and some have asked PL & me if we were excited. Excited? No. Not really. Happy, yes. Looking forward to everything going as planned, or just going, definitely. Excited? No. Not … Continue reading →

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Making up is hard to do

Posted on July 10, 2013 by G

On Tuesday, PL had the trial make-up. No, she wasn’t going to court and needed make-up. We went to the Bridal shop (where we had ordered our suit and gowns, flowers, rented the cars with drivers) and as part of … Continue reading →

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