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ok - while waiting for the rest of the family bloggers to blog.. (hint! hint!)

here are some news to kick off 2007 !

1. The wedding bug has bitten yet ANOTHER member of the family. Woo hoo! Kee Meng should give us the details soon.

2. Christopher and Karen in London have had the second scan of their TWINS.. and both are looking good, as best as they can in the xray kind of way.

3. Yes, cheh ee has sold her apartment - officially ! Penang here she comes! As for me, er, dunno yet. Will keep you all posted!

Wedding in KL

Wedding in KL

It was a busy weekend in KL! To sum it up: The bride and groom had to somehow fit 4 tea ceremonies in 4 different locations, dance practise, hair & make-up session and of course, the grand wedding dinner. But I-lynn & Stan somehow never seem to let all this stress faze them. There is always still space for good food and time for family. Lets begin!

Tea Ceremonies
Groom's Paternal & Maternal Side

Sorry! No pictures available.

Bride's Paternal Side (KLANG)
...it always starts with good food.

Tea is first served so as to receive.... :)

Then, Tea is received so as to give back....
(Congratulations!!)

Family Shot

Bride's Maternal Side
(And the cycle repeats itself...so no commentary needed)


Above(Upper Left to Lower Right): Mabel, Marcus, Marvin, Luther


Meet Victor and a proud Grandma!

Family shot


That was it for the day and a much deserved break was needed.
The bride and groom retired to their luxurious bridal suite in Mandarin Oriental....

The awesome view of the twin Towers from their room


The Dinner



A Grand Entrance























The Kids had their fair share of fun...













And of course....the Wedding Rumba, which I belived they received a standing ovation for.

And finally, ending their night at the comfort of their suite


The next day....
In all 'Tan' (and I guess now...it shall also be 'Tay') family fashion, the final day in KL started with a sumptous breakfast, lavished with DURIANS!



Followed by the final tea ceremony to complete the introductions of the family to this newly wed.


And from here, the search for more food shall continue on to Penang....


But for now, this shall be the end of my blog entry concluding yet another beautiful wedding story in the family, but the start to their whole new life ahead as Mr and Mrs Tay!

(I hear, my sister had difficulties losing her "Lee" in her name)
Just so you know jie, we will always know you as the daughter who used to refuse to eat her meals (I guess childhood habits can change afterall!),
the sister who always pretended to cry so as to get her way and
the cousin & niece, who never fails to make all effort to meet up whether in London or in Australia.

Since we are on the topic of "Wedding in KL"...... I guess its a good place for me to stop here, to make way for the next great news..... of perhaps another wedding (?!).
Sharon, you can do the honours. ;)

I-Lynn & Stanley - Part II (Still in Melbourne)

I believe that was a long enough break.... and now to continue on.....

In Melbourne.....
The dinner was held at this restaurant, Bluestone restaurant. It was cosy and very much filled with character, how aptly suited to our bride and groom.

Mingling around with each guest, making every bit of it very personal


The wedding "cup" cakes

The charming parents


And of course, the wedding Rumba..... (which has appeared to have brought our family's expectations of what a wedding should be like to a whole new level. Spoil market.)


That got EVERYONE dancing.....


And thats how the night continued on till the wee hours of the morning...

But the celebration does not stop here.
And, on KL shall the bridal party journey on to......

I Lynn's wedding - the KL dinner

Here are a few pictures from the KL dinner, on Dec 23, 2006!
Getting the hair done - every bride's privilege!


The finished product. "Oops.. let me put on my shoes first!" the bride says


Waiting to make the grand entrance ..

I-Lynn & Stanley - The Union

16th December was a beautiful day. The weather was perfect and the skies were magnificent blue. The winds were a little chilly, but only to compliment the sun's warm embrace. If Melbourne's weather is hard to predict, that I-lynn and Stan could not be more blessed by this perfect weather.

I'll let the photos tell the rest of the story....

The preperation



To side track... thought I would like to introduce our new member of the family (together with stan, that is...) Meet Rocco Tay, their dog with an italian name and a chinese family name...
and mom found a new friend, Lucus, I-lynn's Secondary school friend's baby boy.


Our Beautiful Bride

Our Beautiful Bride with Mom and Dad

And of course, the beautiful bridesmaids ...

On the way to the church.....



The ceramony













The kiss

The Family

The Happily Newly weds


Lunch at the restaurant "the Georges" nearby was delumptious! (I think I may have just invented this word.) It had the most nostalgic australian ease about it. Drinks in one hand and delicious finger foods making their way about. I apologise I did not get a good shot of the spread, but everytime something came about, it was gone in a second! Honest! Or yes.... I could possibly have forgotten about it. Only because I was just having such a good time.

After Lunch, off we (the bridal party) went for photo shoots around beautiful melbourne city. I'll give you a slight preview of how awesome the professional shots will turn out....

Making our way




Clad in sleeveless dresses, the girls braved the winds, while our dashing groomsmen, with their 'fatboy' ties had to strut their stuff down the streets of Melbourne. The experience of being a part of such a special day was just surreal.

But gosh was it tiring. We took a 15 minute break, and then on we went to prepare for dinner....

(Ain't the mutt adorable!!)

Stay tuned for more....

PS: But only to be revealed after the dinner in KL on the 23rd Dec. I shall not give away the surprise of how beautiful the bride and how charming the groom will look. ;) Look forward to seeing you soon!