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Reception

Dinner at long tables on the 3rd floor, with toasts and a visit to every table.

Time5:30 – 7:00 PM
Guests
~40

5 long tables of 8 – 10, plus a table for the two of us, at the venue's tables and chairs. Seating chart coming soon.

Location3rd floor, Garden91
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Drinks
At the tables, no bar

Poured by the caterer: red wine (or red wine with Sprite), Taiwan Beer, oolong, and water, and Kaoliang for anyone who asks. The bar reopens in the 1st-floor kitchen for the party.

Table setting
Who brings what

Linens: rented from another vendor (the venue can help arrange it). Damaged linens have to be bought, so please handle them with care.

Plates, cutlery, and glassware: from the caterer.

Candles: from our florals and decor team, in holders the venue lends.

Place setting layout: where the plate, cutlery, glasses, napkin, and place card go: coming soon.

StatusDecor TBC
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Schedule

Entrances

Key moment

Reception entrances on the 3rd floor.

  • Guests seated
  • The couple enters
  • Whether the wedding party enters first: TBC
Where
3rd floor
Who
CoupleGuestsDJ

Welcome speech

By the two of us, to thank everyone and our parents.

  • DJ has the microphone ready
  • The bride gives her bouquet to her mom as a thank you
  • We lead a toast (乾杯) with whatever's in everyone's glass
Where
3rd floor
Who
CoupleParentsGuestsCatering & BarDJ

Dinner served

Dinner on the 3rd floor.

  • The couple's plates out first, so we eat before the look change at 6:25 PM
Where
3rd floor
Who
Catering & BarGuests

Vendor meals

TBC

Our vendors eat while guests eat.

  • Photographer
  • DJ
  • Bridal secretary
  • Day-of coordinator
  • How many meals and where they eat: TBC with the caterer
Where
3rd floor or crew room (TBC)
Who
Catering & BarPhotographyDJBridal secretaryDay-of coordinator

Table toasts (敬酒)

Once we've eaten, we go round every table to toast and thank guests, about 2 minutes a table.

  • Every table visited
  • Photographer follows us
When
6:05 – 6:25 PM
Where
3rd floor
Who
CouplePhotographyGuests

Party look

The bride changes into her second of 2 looks.

  • Ready for the cake cutting at 6:45 PM
When
6:25 – 6:45 PM
Where
Bridal suite, 2nd floor
Who
BrideBridal secretary

Cake cutting

Key moment

The caterer provides the cake.

  • Knife ready
  • Plates ready
  • Cut and plated right after
Where
3rd floor
Who
CoupleCatering & BarDJ
Same time

Guests downstairs

Guests go down to the 1st floor for the party.

  • Older guests use the elevator
  • Guests take a centerpiece home with them
  • Ushers line guests up on the terrace for the sparkler entrance
Where
3rd floor → 1st floor
Who
GuestsUshers

Bar opens

The bar for the party, in the 1st-floor kitchen.

  • Open by 7:00 PM
  • Bubble tea with the coconut jelly and grass jelly (the pearls are past their best by now)
Where
1st-floor kitchen
Who
Catering & Bar

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Notes by vendor

💐 Florals & Decor

Florals & Decor page →

  • Centerpiece flowers for 5 long tables of 8 – 10, plus a table for the two of us, on the 3rd floor
  • Tablescape and lighting, based on the concept photo in The look
  • Table numbers: a framed photo of each of us at that age ("When we were 1"). We send the photos; please print and frame them.
  • A place card on each glass, 2:30 – 3:00 PM, once the caterer has set the glasses
  • Light the candles on the 3rd floor at 5:15 PM
  • Centerpieces go home with guests at 6:50 PM, so please use vases or wraps they can keep

📷 Photography

Photography page →

  • First dance and parents' dances are on the Party page

🍽️ Catering & Bar

Catering & Bar page →

  • Dinner service for 40 guests from 5:45 PM, and pouring the drinks at the tables (listed under Drinks at the top)
  • Cut and plate the cake right after the cake cutting
  • Late-night snacks are on the Party page

🎶 DJ

DJ page →

  • Party music on the 1st floor from 6:50 PM

The look

The 3rd floor

The concept is in the photo below. The exact tablescape, centerpieces, and lighting come once we've met our florals and decor team. The palette and mood on the overview still apply.

Today

360° view coming soon

What we want

The 3rd floor set for dinner at night: long tables in taupe linen with gold chair covers, small vases of white and purple flowers, teal napkins, and spotlights on the sculptures along the walls

Inspiration