The "Blonde Ambition"

A yellow wedding motive is not necessary the most common pick traditionally but of late this blonde ambition has grown in popularity stateside and the "yellow fever" is quickly spreading across wedding continents. Yellow is reminiscent of the rays of sunshine on a summer day, the joyful glow of a child's smile and also a spread of wild daffodils melting into a sea of gold and green. It's Fun-tastic, warm, rich yet mellow; a palette that works well in any and every season. Cue Beach Boys' "Seasons in the Sun"!!

When designing a yellow wedding theme, the most common flowers that are used are yellow roses. But in actuality there are quite a number of other choices for fresh "blonde" flowers in our country,  they are:

Lilies
Calla lilies
Gerberas
Marigolds
Dasies
Cymbidiums
Orchids
Freesia
Aster
Anthuriums
Tulips
Chrysathemums
Gladiolus
Hliconia
Sunflower

My personal favorites are Carnations and Hyacinthus simply because they carry with them a paler yellow complexion which are rarer and more exotic compared to the usual suspects above. They also work well with our ultra popular Shabby-Chic wedding theme (FE's current pride and joy)! 

Combination of yellow with other bright colours like pink, cream and orange are fine but to bring out the it's full canary potential a pairing with black or navy blue does the job immaculately. If you have decided to "Go Yellow" with your main color scheme for your wedding dinner, check out some past "blonde" projects created by Favors Essence below. Cue Coldplay BGM...

Sang & Jean @ Carcosa Sri Negara

Matthew & Jennifer @ Equatorial Bangi

Matthew & Jeniffer

Photos Courtesy of "Tie the knot"

Ivan & Ling Tang @ SDCC

Oriental Wedding Themed ~ Pinang Peranakan Mansion

It's February 18th 2011, 4 days after Valentines and a day after the Chinese Valentine (15th day of the Chinese Lunar New Year) which marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. It's the 1st day of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rabbit and also the wedding of my sister in law, Mei. She has engaged FE to work their magic in decorating the Nyonya themed venue of Peranakan House in Church Street, Penang. By day, the location is a tourist attraction displaying vintage furniture, decor and artifacts of Nyonya descent but come night this location morphs into a magnificent spectacle of a retro Shanghai Chic wedding! Leave to team FE to pull it off!

Rather than just sticking with the cliche of fresh flowers, FE rocked out with paper pom-poms, handmade paper wind mills and mini "fengshui" fans. We complemented these with Cymbidium orchids and Mokara orchids which was transported all the way from our store in KL. Extra care on climate and humidity control had to be in placed to ensure that my "babies" make the trip in one piece. 

This was also FE's virgin voyage for an out of town event so we were both anxious and excited!

Alas, with assistance from Mike(the groom) and Eugene(my groom) most of the heavy lifting was covered and I personally saw to the more intricate wedding details. The finish product was like time traveling back to 1920s China with the bride in crimson red cheongsam and the groom in a dapper grey 3 piece. The decor was not overly lavish and extravagant as we respected the bride and groom's wishes of keeping it a simple and intimate evening with family and friends. Here are some moments we like to share with you!!!

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Love Truly ~ Wedding Invitation Cards

Love Truly specializes in custom designed wedding invitations cards, table numbers, seating cards, menu cards and wedding ceremony programs, and it is precisely these stationery that conveys how very special that day will be!

Love Truly has now extended their services to Klang Valley via Favors Essence's Taipan Showroom.

Kindly contact Ms Doreen @ 012 671 7448 for more information.

Sekeping Tenggiri ~ Vintage Wedding Theme

Edah & Yau Chung wanted their dream ROM before the traditional Chinese wedding reception which is planned for this October 2011. Both of them were extremely talented in their foray of designing their own wedding stationary which ranged from personalized invitation cards, guest thumbprint cards and message cards (to name a few). I personally adored their hand drawn wedding invitation; the really simple yet sweet matrimonial caricature of themselves complimented and completed the Vintage wedding theme like marshmallows in steaming hot chocolate (Match made in heaven!). Vintage Themes are the new up and comers in the wedding decorating scene, as there's not only a growing popularity State side but even locally nowadays. It's a highly sought after wedding theme for American wedding couples in general and the creative energy that goes into "vintaging" their weddings are endless. Think Betty Boopi-licious or Clark Gabulous!!! The sky's the limit here.

Sekeping Tenggiri, a hidden gem located in Bangsar, was the perfect venue for a Vintage Themed Wedding or Veddings. The natural and unpolished ambiance coupled with the LOHAS themed architecture are impeccably suited to kick "vintage" up a notch to "retro-cool". FE fell head over wedding heels match-making Veddings and Mackerels! And we don't want you to miss out!

Stationary provided by Edah & YC

Photographer: JennySun
Wedding Gown: chiffonandlace

Je t'aime, Paris de l'Est!

Gong Xi Fatt Chai & Happy Valentines Day!!

In order to commemorate the Lunar Chinese New Year and Valentine's day, Favors Essence has created a fabulous dessert bar for weddings to cater for our Oriental Parisian Chic wedding theme. 

Many brides have difficulties deciding their theme colors come wedding crunch time and the over abundance of choices does not really help to simplify the task. Favors Essence has handpicked a set of niche and unique selection of theme colors and designs to ease the confusion. To ensure that you can never go wrong, we have picked only the hottest and hippest theme of the season and thrown in our own personal twist.

This year, Valentines day coincides with the 12th day of the Lunar Chinese New Year and we have chosen an Oriental/Parisian palette of Darling Red, Peach Pink & Turquoise Blue to mark this special occasion. We totally adore the color combination as it retains a sense of traditionalism that complements the romanticism in way of Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood For Love. FE has also dropped the fresh flowers in this theme and introduced handmade paper rosettes, windmills, paper fans and pompom flowers in jars, all for the sake of bringing Paris chic closer to the east.

We personalized little "喜喜" fans and seriously believe that this will be a great choice for replacing the cliche bridesmaid wrist corsage or bouquet which has been done over and over again.
We threw in the Dim Sum baskets with the patriotic sash ribbons to complete the wedding look for this Valentines/Lunar New Year! They are utterly adorable & highly practical for storing cakes, candies and other surprises-in-a-box. Alas, FE hopes that you will allow us the opportunity to inject a little "Ch-ance Romance" theme into your dream day!!  S'il vous plait profiter les photos and 谢谢！！

Cakes & Desserts by: Donna Lo from My Patisserie
Photos by: ChinYin Lim   
 

Welcoming our new business partner, Chiffon & Lace Wedding Gowns!

Chiffon & Lace Wedding Gowns has now extended their services to Klang Valley via Favors Essence's USJ Taipan Showroom.

Their guiding principle is a simple stated : 'Every bride deserves a wedding gown which is made to reflect her personality & bring out her best.' They design, tailor and sell high-fashion wedding dresses. They guide customers to select the best design, embellishments and material to match the bride's individual appeal and dream wedding concept.

For more information, please visit their website @ www.chiffonandlace.com.my and make the necessary appointments.