Audrey and Justin, 7 Oct 06, Island Ballroom, Shangri-La

Hsin Yeow’s thoughts: I Will

Taken by Live! Studios: Audrey and JustinOne of the reasons why I love singing at Shangri-La so much is because it has a small room right next to the Island Ballroom for us to rest and have our dinner before we perform.

Chilling out before the performance.
L-R: Eleanor, Jon and FeriOf course, the sheer opulence and grandeur of the ballroom never fail to take my breath away. We were one of the first bands to perform there after it was newly renovated, and it was certainly a privilege!

Nevertheless, the cavernous interior meant that we were not sure how we sounded to guests sitting at the other end of the ballroom, but we were very flattered by the enthusiastic response of the guests sitting in front of us.

We also received several song requests from the guests, including Moon River and, most surprisingly, Saturday Night Fever. While it’s difficult to decline such requests, we find it necessary to do so sometimes as the ambience of the evening might be affected if we were to entertain random song requests. (It was interesting to note that Bevlyn was grappling with the same issue at another wedding on the same night!)

A novel aspect of the wedding was the presence was Live! Studios. Photographs were taken and projected on the screen almost instantaneously. Wallet-sized photographs were also printed and placed on the reception table for guests to collect after the wedding. Neat!

The following photographs were taken by Live! Studios:

A spotlight was trained on us the whole time; we felt as though we were giving a concert!
Eleanor and Feri

Why do I always look half-asleep?

Band: Hsin Yeow, Eleanor, Feri and Jonathan Ang

Repertoire:

Solemnisation

Longer, I Will

Dinner

The Way You Look Tonight (1st march-in), For the First Time, We’ve Only Just Begun, Beyond The Sea, Close To You, I Wanna Make It With You, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, I Will, Dream a Little Dream, Just The Way You Are, My Cherie Amour, You Belong to Me, (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, I Only Want To Be With You,

Quando Quando Quando (2nd march-in), L-O-V-E, More, Fly Me To The Moon, Isn’t She Lovely, There’s A Kind of Hush, It Might Be You, All My Life, The Look Of Love, Wonderful Tonight, I’ve Finally Found Someone

Songs to Recommend:

I Will by the Beatles – Every note and lyric in this ditty aims straight for the heart, and scores.

We’ve Only Just Begun by the Carpenters – Karen’s voice is inimitable. The song is a joy to listen to, from the very first note to its last. What more can I say? It’s my favourite Carpenters song.

Wedding Tip:

Consider giving away photographs as mementos for your wedding guests