I was really looking forward to attending Vicente and Maddie’s wedding. Aside from being able to share Maddie and Vicente’s special day, I was pretty excited to dress up since their wedding had an Asian Medieval theme!
And I so love themed weddings!
As a former bride who planned her own wedding (with the help of the hubby, family, friends and my coordinator, of course), I can empathize with the excitement, apprehension, pride and happiness the couple felt yesterday on their wedding. And I have to say, their wedding was amazing :)
We weren’t able to attend the church ceremony, sadly, so I wasn’t able to get a photo of the entourage and Maddie in her gorgeous bridal gown. (And I forgot my LX3 so I only had my iPod Touch for taking photos. Sorry for the sucky photos in advance, haha). Maddie, I can’t wait for your photos! :) Hope you can share them with me.
So straight to Blue Leaf Pavilion we went for the reception.
Pagoda-like lanterns greeted us as we walked up to Blue Leaf Pavilion. You can immediately feel the Asian Medieval theme :)
A golden Chinese dragon-lion statue in corners of the place. I was thinking, “Where the heck did Maddie’s coordinator get these?”. If I’m not mistaken, her wedding coordinator is Teena Baretto.
Since we were early for the reception, we were ushered to the cocktail area.
A cherry blossom tree on a bridge greeted us in the middle of the room, and on the roof hung drapings along with Chinese and Japanese lanterns, and Japanese umbrellas.
Aside from drinks and yummy food like shawarma and fried dumplings, there was a Tarot reader and a Palm reader to keep the guests entertained while waiting. There was also a Chinese dragon dance performance!
And a photobooth with an Asian background!
By 6PM people were being ushered to go to the main pavilion. We were greeted by a long buffet of food! A variety of Asian dishes from Chinese (Peking duck!), Japanese, Filipino and Mongolian made my hubby’s mouth water.
The main pavilion was beautifully set up and each table had a gorgeous Asian table setting of fans and plants. I tried to take a photo with my iPod Touch but since it was dark, the photos came out really poorly.
Playing with Hipstamatic :)
The couple made a really cute entrance with the bride leading a Chinese dragon :)
Maddie in her gorgeous after-wedding party dress.
And while we were having dinner, aside from the usual videos and speeches from family and friends, we were entertained by several performances by belly dancers, Tai Chi/sword people, and those people who hang on a cloth and do acrobatics (sorry, don’t know what they’re called, haha).
It was really a fun wedding! Even the flower girls had a blast by the time the after party was into full gear!
Entourage gowns made by Happy Andrada.
And to end this post, of course, I have to share what I wore, haha!
Again, congratulations and best wishes Vicente and Maddie! :)
Thanks for the great write-up, Lia! So glad you enjoyed the party. Hitched Weddings and Events by Teena Barretto and Dyanna Sarmiento were awesome. The styling of the wedding was done by my aunt and cousin, Beth and Meg Amat of Eve & Co. Thanks so much for being there! I know I’ve told you on fb, but I really love your dress. Wish Artie really did come in monk’s robe though. :P
Hi Lia, thanks for sharing your friend’s wedding reception photos. The theme was executed beautifully! We are having our wedding at Blue Leaf too and having a cherry blossom theme. Would you be able to help me out and ask your friend for details where they got the cherry blossom tree, the price and if it comes in different sizes? Thank u so much and hope to hear fromu soon :)
OMG. They got married already? I know Maddie is a lawyer, but she looks so young! Hahahaha! Congratulations are in order. :D
All the dresses look LOVELY, including yours. (The flower girl outfits make me wanna be a flower girl again. Hehehe.)
thank you for sharing this…
truly inspiring.
You’re welcome! Thanks for dropping by :)