Singaporebrides | Real Weddings
April 2026
Shuen and Li Da’s Vibrant and Grand Wedding at Capella Singapore
A decade into their love story, Shuen and Li Da marked the moment with a grand and joy-filled celebration at Capella Singapore.
Shuen and Li Da’s love story began in junior college, where they were never quite in the same class, yet somehow always in each other’s orbit. Fate lingered quietly between shared spaces and passing moments, until one day, during a basketball game, Shuen took a chance and asked a mutual friend for Li Da’s number, an unassuming gesture that would change everything. What followed was a slow, steady unfolding from friendship into something far deeper, nurtured over a decade of growing up side by side. Ten years on, the 28-year-old lovebirds chose to mark this milestone in the most meaningful way, exchanging vows at Capella Singapore, surrounded by the very people who had witnessed their journey from the very beginning.
Image by Soju and Shots
Image by Soju and Shots
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Image by Soju and ShotsShare with us your story. How did the two of you meet?
Both: We met in junior college! It’s been 10 years since we met, and we thought getting married on our 10th year would be cute! We weren’t in the same class, but somehow we were always around each other.
Li Da: It was Shuen who made the first move. When Ifainted during one of my basketball games, she took the opportunity to ask her mutual friend for my number to casually ask me how I was doing after fainting. Everything else, as they say, was history.
Image by Soju and Shots
Image by Soju and Shots
Image by Soju and Shots
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Image by Soju and ShotsWhat drew you to each other, and what do you love most about your partner?
Li Da: Her humility and the way she showered everyone around her with endless love. She is always so generous with it. I love that she was always authentic and confident, which brushed off on me as we grew older together.
Shuen: He is very loving and patient with me. My whole life, I have always been the loud and noisy one in all my friend groups, but with him I am at peace and I can really just exist without any expectations. He is my peace and I am his chaos.
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Image by Soju and ShotsWhat was the moment that made you realise that he/she was the one for you?
Li Da:: There wasn’t really one single moment but a collection of moments over the years. I have it written in a notebook somewhere, but the essence of it was this: I had listed all the different times when I looked at her when we were either just doing something mundane or cycling at the beach, there was just this feeling in me that knew that she was the one.
Shuen: I remember the very first time I met Li Da, I was sitting on a school bench with my friend from school, Keith. He walked over towards us because he thought Keith looked cool, and he wanted to be friends with him. I don’t even think he acknowledged I was there. But in that moment, I remember thinking, “This guy is kind of cute. It would be funny if I ended up marrying him”. It’s kind of crazy to think back on what I’d said now, 10 years later.
I am always in awe of how he handles stressful situations and I think it was through the many trials over the years that I know this is someone I want to do all the hard things in life with.
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel RetratoLi Da, tell us about the proposal. How did you go about planning the proposal?
Li Da: I always thought it was going to be overseas, but nearing to the period I was planning to propose, Shuen’s best friend told me that she really didn’t want it to be overseas. So even though we were going to Europe the week after back then, I ended up doing it at East Coast Park. We had spent a lot of our growing up years there, and it’s where we went when we first started dating, so that place has been a comforting place in our lives thus far.
I told her I was going for morning runs with my friend, but I was also simultaneously trying to find out where to propose as I ran around the park. Eventually, I ended up proposing to Shuen near the lighthouse looking structure!
I had some issues with the ring, actually. Because Shuen wanted a natural diamond, the process to obtain it was by auction. Everytime I saw a diamond that I thought she would like, by the time we (the jeweller and I) put a bid in, it would be swiped off the market already. In the end, I had only gotten my hands on the ring three days before the wedding!
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Image by Soju and Shots
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Image by Soju and ShotsShuen, did you know a proposal was coming before it happened, or were you taken completely by surprise?
Shuen: I had an inkling that it was going to be that day because he told me he had a half-day leave to clear and asked me to keep that day free. But I remember he had told me earlier that he had no more leave days, so where did this “half day” come from?
The day before, he had also told me that he was craving for hamachi carpaccio from Jypsy, a restaurant in East Coast Park, and asked if we should go there for a meal. This led me to a thought: “I guess I’m getting engaged at East Coast Park!”, because throughout our decade together, Li Da had never had a craving so bad he needed to satisfy it the very next day. He is usually the easy-going one and I’m usually the one with the weird cravings, so it definitely gave him away when he was acting funny.
On that day, I was running errands in the morning and was wearing a random tank top and jorts. He said, “You are wearing that to lunch?”, and that confirmed my suspicions that the proposal was happening that day, because he never cares about what I wear. The sudden interest in my attire was suspicious, but I knew it was happening la, so I cleaned up before we went to the beach for a late lunch.
When we arrived at the restaurant, I noticed many details that further confirmed my suspicions—he went to the toilet for 20 minutes, citing a stomachache, and I knew he was stalling for time because it wasn’t the “golden hour” yet. I also saw a photographer carrying a bouquet of flowers walk and wondered if it was for me. It was a very funny day, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I want to get proposed somewhere where I can return to frequently, a place that has meaning to us, and it was really the perfect day. I couldn’t stop crying—I was crying even before he proposed, as we walked to the spot where he was going to get down on his knee and pop the question. He said he had wanted to tell me so much more, but couldn’t stop laughing at my non-stop crying.
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato Take us back to your wedding day: What was your wedding planning like?
Li Da: In the beginning, we thought we could do it ourselves, but one to two months in, we both felt like getting a wedding planner would be the best for our mental well-being and the health of our relationship leading up to the wedding. It ended up being the best money we had ever spent. We met with so many wedding planners but Jermin was the one who stood out to us the most. Her attention to detail, even in the first zoom call we had, was unmatched. Her personality also stood out to us too! Most of the planners we met were super calm, and talked in an almost dream like voice, like everything was so serene in their presence. But in the end, it was the candidness and slight chaos that came with Jermin that really made me feel at ease . For some reason, it made me trust that she could thrive in the chaos instead of just trying to control it, which proved right during our wedding day! The fact that she could also speak Mandarin was also really helpful when handling matters with my family.
Venue wise, Shuen had always known she wanted to do it at Capella Singapore, because it was where her dad and step-mother got married, a day she looks back on fondly. Capella Singapore also gives the sense of a destination wedding without going overseas, and the resort feels calming and different from other hotels. Plus, the fact that the bridal suite is a villa instead of a hotel room was also super nice! She brought me to Capella Singapore and I was instantly sold. We didn’t visit any other venues and booked it straight away.
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel RetratoTake us back to your wedding day: What was the day like and how were you feeling?
Li Da: Surprisingly, we weren’t very nervous at all. Maybe excited, but not anxious at all. Shuen had zero sleep though, as there were just too many things on her mind. She laid down to sleep but never succeeded in getting any. We just really wanted to be present throughout the day and kept checking in with each other. It was just a crazy day!! But we both agreed that it was and still is the best day of our lives. Nothing can top marrying your person, and having every single person you love, and who loves you, in the same room, being happy for you and celebrating us. It passed by way too fast and we wished we could re-live the day over and over again!
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel RetratoWhat did your family/friends have to say about your wedding day?
Li Da: We were thankful that during the planning, our families were both super supportive and there was not much drama. We were scared after hearing all the horror stories our friends have been telling us abt their families. On our wedding day, everyone loved the food, which we were very happy about because our families had two tastings just to make sure we got the menu right. So many of our friends and family told us it was the best food they’ve ever had at a wedding! They also really loved the dessert buffet we had at the end of the night with Birds of Paradise live scooping, Lao Ban and a bunch of other desserts that Shuen loves.
Image by Soju and Shots
Image by Soju and Shots 
Image by Soju and ShotsShare with us the most memorable moment of your wedding.
Both: Our first dance was probably the most memorable for us and for our guests too, hopefully! We spent three months practicing and rehearsing. It wasn’t an easy feat turning Li Da into a dancer. Shuen spent over two decades of her life dancing, so it came naturally for her, but training with Li Da was one of the best bonding experiences we’ve ever done together!! Shuen wanted a crazy first dance with crazy lifts and thankfully, Li Da was down to try just about everything.
Image by Soju and Shots
Image by Soju and Shots
Image by Soju and ShotsWhat is one lesson you’ve learned from your wedding planning that you’d like to share with other couples?
Both: Just focus on the people, don’t focus on the things. At the end of the day, you can prepare as much as you can up until the day of, but from then on, just enjoy the day; anything that goes wrong will probably be funny to talk about after!
It’s also easy to get caught up in all the wedding things, like getting the best flowers or best dress, but at the end of the day, it’s the people who makes or breaks the wedding vibe! So, make choices based on what makes you and your partner feel the most at ease! It’s so, so important to find wedding vendors that you can vibe with, because these are the people who will be with you the entire day. We were and are very, very thankful we had wonderful vendors who felt like friends at the end of the day.
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel Retrato
Image by Jose Daniel RetratoThe Venue: Capella Singapore
Cost of Wedding: $200,000
Size of Wedding: 330 guests
The Gown: Truly Enamoured: Vivienne Westwood Galaxy, Tom Sebestian Lucy, Stella Lunardy Dynasty // The Ivory Bridal: Nicole Felicia and Millanova
The Bride’s Shoes: Charles and Keith and Taobao
The Suit: Mills
The Groom’s Shoes: Rad Russel
The Wedding Photographer: Soju and Shots, Jose Daniel Retrato
The Wedding Videographer: Yukee from Adante
The Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Kisserine, Cocosin, SC Studios
The Groomsmen’s Suits: Mills
The Hairstylist and Makeup Artist: Sean Ang, Shaun Lee
The Florist: Humid House
The Wedding Planner: Jermine from TC Concepters
The Photobooth: Arcade
The Wedding Invitations and Stationery: Papypress
The Wedding Favours: DIY by the bride and groom using bags and cards from Taobao, and cookies from The Patissier
The Band: High Notes
The Wedding Car: Porsche
The Live Scoop: Birds of Paradise
The Solemniser: Dr. Shirley Low
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