{"id":2948,"date":"2011-12-21T09:05:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T01:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2016-03-29T11:51:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T03:51:04","slug":"the-day-they-woka-ed-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/2011\/12\/the-day-they-woka-ed-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day They WOKA-ed With Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b class=\"special\">K<\/b>elvinK Lim, 32, Private Educator and Anne Low, 32, Private Educator infused their individualities into their wedding on 20 February 2011 and came up with &#8220;WOKA&#8221; and \u201cSpiffy Hawaiian Chic\u201d. Adidas, Vespa and Sanrio \u2013 I dare say you\u2019ve never come across a wedding with such a dynamic combination as this. If you\u2019re a fan of any of these brands, then this is the story for you. With the Marina Bay as the backdrop, learn how this couple celebrated their love with their family and friends, and be inspired to do one of your own!<\/p><div class=\"banner\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">OA_show(5);<\/script><\/div><p><b><b>How did the two of you meet?<\/b><\/b><\/p><p><i>Anne<\/i>: We first met when we were studying at Anderson Junior College through Kelvin\u2019s cousin, but we only started dating officially after three years of no contact. It was after Kelvin finished his National Service and while we were in Nanyang Technological University.<\/p><p><b><b>What was the proposal like?<\/b><\/b><\/p><p><i>Anne<\/i>: It was done on Christmas day two years ago, while we were in Boracay, the Philippines!<\/p><p><i>Kelvin<\/i>: The initial plan was to propose while paragliding, but I was worried that the ring might fall into the open sea, so I decided to propose when we were on solid ground. Our friends helped prepare the location with flowers, seashells and champagne. They even pretended to be taking a group shot to hide the set-up while I got down on one knee.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-001-e1323430911392.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-018-e1323430942623.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-028-e1323431054309.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><p><b><b>What is \u201cWOKA\u201d and how it was put together.<\/b><\/b><\/p><p><i>Anne<\/i>: WOKA stands for \u201cWedding of Kelvin and Anne\u201d. We chose the then newly opened Fullerton Bay Hotel for its scenic view of the Marina Bay area, and had an open-air reception at its rooftop bar, The Lantern.<\/p><p><i>Kelvin<\/i>: We did most of the planning for WOKA ourselves and decided to have a multi-themed wedding to accommodate our love for Adidas, Vespa, Tokidoki, Sanrio and the colours blue and white into our wedding. So everything from Anne\u2019s handmade pearl and crystal hand bouquet to our wedding car, to our outfits and the shoes we wore, were in line with our theme. We also had a dress code: Spiffy Hawaiian Chic \u2013 that left some of our guests really baffled about what to wear!<\/p><p><b><b>Wow! Sounds like your wedding was a blast!<\/b><\/b><\/p><p><i>Anne<\/i>: As with all weddings, the day kicked off with the gatecrashing, followed by tea ceremonies at both our places. We headed straight for Fullerton Bay Hotel where the crazy began. We scheduled for a photo-shoot with our brothers and sisters at the hotel before our solemnisation ceremony commenced. After which, we had to get The Lantern and ourselves ready for the ceremony at 5.30pm.<\/p><p><i>Kelvin:<\/i> Usually the bride\u2019s day begins earlier than the groom\u2019s on their wedding day. In our case, I had been up since 1am that morning, decorating the wedding car. I had only three hours of sleep before I prepared to pick Anne up. Nonetheless, I had plenty of fun during the gatecrashing. I was even tricked into singing a self-written song to her aunt, who was posing as a \u201cfake\u201d bride hiding under the covers!<\/p><p>Once the evening started, it was a whirlwind of happenings! Our first march-in was accompanied by a flash-mob dancing Mambo before we rushed off to change and returned for our second march-in on our Vespa. We ended the night with the cake-cutting and an impromptu \u201cThank You\u201d speech for our family and friends.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-086-e1323431114332.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-083-e1323431516962.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"WOKA\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-e1323431155575.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><p><b><b>You must have had lots of positive feedback from your guests.!<\/b><\/b><\/p><p><i>Anne<\/i>: Absolutely! It\u2019s very flattering to hear your guests deem your wedding as the \u201cWedding of the year\u201d, or \u201cSuper fun and different\u201d or for having a splendid location. My family, too, thoroughly enjoyed being part of the crazy event.<\/p><p><i>Kelvin<\/i>: It\u2019s always good to hear that your guests had an enjoyable time during the wedding and we are very grateful for our family and friends who went crazy with us, and for being part of our special day.<\/p><p><b><b>Were there any particular moments that were especially special to you?<\/b><\/b><\/p><p><i>Kelvin &amp; Anne<\/i>: We\u2019d have to say every moment was special to us because much of the wedding had our personal touches to it. More importantly, we would like to say a big \u201cThank You\u201d to our family and friends \u2013 WOKA would not have been possible without your help (especially the last minute rehearsal for our Mambo Flash Mob) and not half as fun without your presence.<\/p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-096-e1323431228559.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-112-e1323431306202.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"WOKA\" src=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/WOKA-130-e1323431331907.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><p class=\"special\"><b>Wedding Planning:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SingaporeBrides.com<\/a><br\/><b>The Photographer:<\/b> Yeow Ming from <a href=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/featured\/wedding_day_photographers\/blessed_i_photography\" target=\"_blank\">Blessed-i Photography<\/a><br\/><\/p><hr\/><p><i><b>Want to see your love story featured on SingaporeBrides too? Submit your wedding <a href=\"http:\/\/singaporebrides.com\/real-weddings-submissions\/\">here<\/a>!<\/b><\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KelvinK Lim, 32, Private Educator and Anne Low, 32, Private Educator infused their individualities into their wedding on 20 February 2011 and came up with &#8220;WOKA&#8221; and \u201cSpiffy Hawaiian Chic\u201d&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":2961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,12],"tags":[63],"class_list":["post-2948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","category-real-weddings","tag-blessed-i-photography"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Day They WOKA-ed With Us - 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