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This was our wedding chop. The dark outer frame is the Chinese character for "Tien". The two characters in the left upper and lower boxes are the old Chinese characters for "Mae-Ling" and the right upper and lower boxes are the old Chinese characters for "Yu-Chung" (Alan's Chinese name). |
Mae-Ling and I got married on June 22, 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the beautiful Ihilani Resort & Spa.
Hawaii Wedding Ceremony and Reception
You can also read all about our Proposal Story, which was also well-documented.
March 7 - March 15: Pictures in Taiwan. Here are some samples:
But this is one of everyone's favorites:
March 9 - March 13: Short vacation in Phuket, Thailand after our grueling photo shoot!
May: Sent out official invitations
May: Fantastic Bridal Shower by the Maid of Honor, Eugenia Lin
June: Mae-Ling flies to Hawaii for last minute preparations
Friday June 19: Informal "Aloha Mixer" at night for arriving guests at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's "Tropics" bar
Saturday June 20: Bachelor party hosted by Best Man, Bennet Yen and Bachelorette party hosted by Maid of Honor, Eugenia Lin
Sunday June 21: Ceremony Rehearsal at Ihilani; Rehearsal dinner at next door Paradise Cove for a Luau
Tuesday June 23: Beach BBQ: ML hands out Koa wood souvenier boxes
as gifts for all the helpers who made the wedding possible. We ate local "plate meals" brought by my cousins who know Hawaii intimately.
Wednesday June 24 - Sunday June 28: Honeymoon in Kauai.
Sunday August 2: California Reception at Vasona Park
Friday August 14: Hong Kong Reception at the JW Marriot
My mother Janet Tien did a fantastic job getting many of our friends and family to Hawaii at the lowest rates possible.
King's Travel, Inc.
Janet Tien
Tel: (800) 801-4481
Fax: (808) 596-0505
Email: kings@iav.com
Mae-Ling and I would like to thank Eleanor Hagedorn of Creative Planners for her incredible help in pulling of the "Wedding of the Century."
We are forever indebted to Bennet Yen and Eugenia Lin, Best Man and Maid of Honor respectively, for their tireless assistance in every phase and aspect of the wedding. They are truly our best friends.
Most importantly, we wish to thank our parents for raising us to be the type of people who would attract each other. We only hope we can be as successful in raising our children.