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Having found true love, they pushed the boundaries a little and literally made their union a fairytale dream come true.<\/i><\/p><p><b class=\"special\">H<\/b>eld at Hotel Re!&#8217;s Re!Joice Ballroom, their engagement party was nothing short of something that leapt out of a storybook \u2013 with fire jugglers, guests dressed in various costumes (we even spotted a Big Bad Wolf!) and Princess Jolene came in a ball gown riding a true-to-life white stallion.<\/p><div class=\"banner\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">OA_show(5);<\/script><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Once Upon A Time\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Screen-shot-2010-12-13-at-PM-02.20.09.png\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Once Upon A Time\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Screen-shot-2010-12-13-at-PM-02.20.20.png\" \/><p>From cocktails in a mock castle courtyard that was mimicked in the ballroom, Ariel The Little Mermaid, Ali Baba and the rest of the fairytale guests were ushered into a dining area that oozed of lavish royalty. 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