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FOR DAYS, IT WAS RUMOURED THE SPECTACULAR WEDDING BETWEEN FASHION DESIGNER JOVIAN MANDAGIE AND NINA SABRINA DATUK SERI ISMAIL SABRI WOULD BE THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR. FOR ONCE, THE RUMOURS WERE CORRECT!
THE DECORATION WAS AWESOMELY SPECTACULAR AND JAW-DROPPING! THE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS ALONE MUST HAVE COST A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND RINGGIT AND FLORIST RAZAK OF FLORA ETC MUST BE LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK.
THE BRIDAL COUPLE OF THE YEAR! JOVIAN MANDAGIE AND NINA SABRINA DATUK SERI ISMAIL SABRI IN THEIR RESPLENDENT COSTUMES
THE BLESSED BRIDAL COUPLE BEING INTRODUCED TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF PAHANG DYMM SULTAN AHMAD SHAH
THE BRIDE AND GROOM ENROUTE TO THE STAGE AS 'RAJA SEHARI' OR 'KING AND QUEEN FOR A DAY'.
The decor and setting were beyond belief and I can vouch on my ancestors' souls the orchids, roses and lillies must have depleted several flower farms and nurseries. Even the ceiling in the centre was laden with hanging flowers. Every other table had a floral arrangement around 1 metre high and even featured green apples, an auspicious fruit denoting future success is about to ripen.
There was a full fledged Indonesian orchestra flown in from Bali to play traditional Balinese classical music. The musicians, clad in Balinese costumes with a red flower tucked neatly behind the ear, gave a sterling performance and impressed the guests in the foyer.
Even more stunning were the full grown chery blossom trees in full bloom! Well, they looked real but these were made in Malaysian and not dug from the ground and flown into KLIA from Japan.
Stools and chairs allowed early guests to sit, chat and mingle before they took their seats inside the magnificently decorated ballroom.
PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND MICHAEL MANTZ
POSING AT THE TOP OF THE GRAND STAIRCASE LEADING DOWN INTO THE BALLROOM FOYER
PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO WEARS MICHAEL ONG COUTURE AND PEARLS FROM ELEGANCE CLUB BY DATUK TARCY ONG
NOTE THE BALINESE DETAILS AS JOVIAN MANDAGIE IS HALF INDONESIAN
KEE HUA CHEE WORE ERIC CHOONG TO OUTSHINE THE BRIDE
TERRIFIC 3SOME
THE FULL SCALE BALINESE ORCHESTRA
THE EXTENDED FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE GROOM ALL WORE BURGUNDY-RED
JOVIAN MANDAGIE'S INDONESIAN FAMILY AND FRIENDS
GUESTS SIGNED IN AND WERE ASSIGNED THEIR TABLES, MINE WAS 56 AS GUEST OF TAN SRI OTHMAN MARICAN AND PUAN SRI SYLVIA MARICAN
LOOK AT THE SPECTACULAR DECORATION---I ALMOST FAINTED FROM ECSTASY AS THE WHITE FLOWERS REMINDED ME OF PARADISE
THE ROYAL VIP TABLE---NOTE THE AUSPICIOUS GREEN APPLES AND BALINESE FLORAL DISPLAYS
A TABLE FLORAL ARRANGEMENT IS NOTHING SHORT OF MAGNIFICENT AND ELEVATED SO GUESTS COULD SEE EACH OTHER!
A SHANGRI-LA STAFF MAKES THE FINISHING TOUCHES
SUCH MAGNIFICENT AND IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF ORCHIDS
THE DRIED, WOVEN LEAVES AND ELABORATE DETAILS WERE FLOWN IN FROM BALI
THE FLOWERS WERE ALSO LADEN WITH JEWELS! GASP GASP GASP! SUCH SPLENDOUR AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL ARE TYPICAL OF JOVIAN'S COUTURE GOWNS!
PUAN SERI MARIAM AMONG THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS!
KEM, PUAN SERI MARIAM AND KEE HUA CHEE
RAY MANDAGIE, FATHER OF GROOM JOVIAN MANDAGIE AND ANGELA KARTO
RAY MANDAGIE, ANGELA KARTO AND KEE HUA CHEE
DATIN AND DATUK LEE CHONG WEI OUR BADMINTON ACE
DATIN AND DATUK LEE CHONG WEI
LOOK AT TEF LOWERS BLOOMING IN PROFUSION FROM THE CEILING!
DATO AND DATIN LEWRE LEW
DATO CHEF WAN AND FRIENDS
PUAN SRI SYLVIA AND TAN SRI OTHMAN MARICAN
PUAN SRI SYLVIA AND TAN SRI OTHMAN MARICAN
MICHAEL MANTZ AND THE BALINESE ORCHESTRA
TAN SRI OTHMAN MARICAN, PUAN SERI SYLVIA OTHMAN AND ANGELA KARTO
INDONESIAN IBU IN JOVIAN MANDAGIE
DATO HABIBAH AND DAUGHTER AIRYN---LOOK AT THE MAGNIFICENT ASSETS
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER! NOTICE THEIR SIMILARITIES! I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THEIR ASSETS
THE BRIDAL DIAS
PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND YAM TENGKU PUTERI ZAHARIAH SULTAN SALAHUDDIN ABDUL AZIZ SHAH
2 RAVISHING BEAUTIES, 1 FILIPINA AND 1 MALAYSIAN AND THE SISTER OF THE REIGNING SULTAN SELANGOR
LOOKEE AT THEIR JEWELS THOUGH MINE WERE BIGGER AND FLASHIER
TENGKU PUTERI ZAHARIAH SULTAN SALAHUDDIN LOOKS 40 BUT IS 64 AND IS KNOWN AS TEH JOAN COLLINS OF MALAYSIA AND A FAMOUS BEAUTY
TAN SRI OTHMAN, PUAN SRI SYLVIA, MICHAEL MANTZ, TENGKU ZAHARIAH SULTAN SALAHUDDIN AND PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO
2 LOVELIES IN JOVIAN MANDAGIE
THE GROOM AND BRIDE! JOVIAN MANDAGIE AND NINA! TOGETHER THE COUPLE ARE KNOWN AS JOVIANINA!
LOOKING LIKE A BILLION DOLLARS! I LOVE JOVIAN'S COUTURE BAJU!
GETTING READY TO MEET THE SULTAN OF PAHANG AND RAJA PEREMPUAN OF PERLIS AND CROWN PRINCE OF PAHANG
SEMBAH TO THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES
THE BRIDE'S FATHER WHO IS MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, BEGS PERMISSION FROM SULTAN PAHANG TO INTRODUCE HIS DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW
ROYAL PERMISSION GRANTED!
'TAKNIAH' SID HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF PAHANG
JOVIAN MANDAGIE, NINA AND HER MOTHER
JOVIAN MANDAGIE WAS HONOURED BY THE SULTAN OF PAHANG
THE RAJA PEREMPUAN OF PERLIS AT RIGHT ALSO CONSENTED TO RECEIVE THE BRIDAL COUPLE
NINA DATUK SERI ISMAIL SABRI GREETING THE RAJA PEREMPUAN OF PERLIS TUANKU TENGKU FAUZIAH
I LOVE NINA'S TRAIN
GREETING THE CROWN PRINCE OF PAHANG TENGKU ABDULLAH SULTAN AHMAD SHAH
JOVIAN MANDAGIE GREETING THE WIFE OF THE CHIEF MINISTER OF PAHANG
TAKING LEAVE
THE FATHER OF THE BRIDE AND WIFE TAKING LEAVE OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF PAHANG
THE VIP HOLDING ROOM
THE SULTAN OF PAHANG ARRIVING FOR THE GROUP PHOTO
THE GROUP PHOTO
THE SULTAN OF PAHANG LED THE WAY TO THE BALLROOM
THE RAJA PEREMPUAN OF PERLIS ENTERING THE BALLROOM
THE GOVERNOR OF MALACCA AND HIS WIFE
THE SULTAN OF PAHANG
THE SULTAN OF PAHANG CHATTING WITH HIS CROWN PRINCE
ALL SEATED
ALL READY FOR THE MERENJIS OR BLESSING CEREMONY
THE CROWN PRINCE OF PAHANG, GOVERNOR OF MALACCA AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF PAHANG, SULTAN AHMAD SHAH
GUESTS WERE DRESSED TO THE NINES
THE ARRIVAL OF THE BALINESE DANCERS ON THE ELEVATED PLATFORM CAUSED A SENSATION!
THIS WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD!
BALINESE CLASSICAL DANCERS WERE FLOWN IN FROM BALI TO PERFORM AND USHER IN GLAD TIDINGS AND GOOD LUCK
LOVELY LADIES IN LOVELY BAJU
DATIN WINNIE LOO AND DATO RICHARD LIM
THE ARRIVAL OF GROOM AND BRIDE INTO BALLROOM!
RESPLENDENT AND GLORIOUS!
THE BRIDE AND GROOM WALKING UP THE STAGE TO THEIR ';THRONES' AS 'RAJA SEHARI' OR 'KING AND QUEEN FOR A DAY'
BALINESE DANCERS STARTED TO PERFORM WITH EVERY FACIAL, FINGER AND BODY GESTURE DENOTING A MEANING
THE SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT CROWN PRINCE OF PAHANG, GOVERNOR OF MALACCA AND HRH SULTAN PAHANG
STANDING TO ATTENTION BEFORE THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE SULTAN OF PAHANG, RAJA PEREMPUAN OF PERLIS AND CROWN PRINCE OF PAHANG
Such wastage when there are so many starving children especially in the Muslim world who are mainly helped by Westerners. Allah would condone this.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wedding, a grand wedding for those celebrities who can afford and make it a remembrance once a lifetime event. There are also many starving chinese in the Asian world, but why are the corruption of the chinks through ranking bullying the lower chinks doesn't affect your judgement? I wonder how far does your brain go.
DeleteThis is a wedding, a grand wedding for those celebrities who can afford and make it a remembrance once a lifetime event. There are also many starving chinese in the Asian world, but why are the corruption of the chinks through ranking bullying the lower chinks doesn't affect your judgement? I wonder how far does your brain go.
DeleteSUCH SICK & CALCULATED OPULENCE OUGHT NOT TO BE CONDONED...CALL IT BAD KARMA: LET'S SEE HOW THE COUPLE WILL ENDURE AFTER ALL THESE IS OVER & DONE WITH!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're one mature to say such a thing. The only reason I can see from your condemning judgement is that you're a chinese with an ugly stained yellow heart. Please elevate yourself from being the uncivilised chink you are. A chink in the armor, acting all high and mighty.
DeleteYou're one mature to say such a thing. The only reason I can see from your condemning judgement is that you're a chinese with an ugly stained yellow heart. Please elevate yourself from being the uncivilised chink you are. A chink in the armor, acting all high and mighty.
DeleteLook at the positive side of the millions spent. Economy was expanded. Several individuals could have collected huge fees and in some cases could be in millions.
ReplyDeleteWhether paid from public funds or private funds the expenditure always acts as economic stimulus that benefits the nations though more to some.
Such weddings have entertainment and thus commercial value. This wedding like some past others are sponsored by TV and other media who may have paid millions in cash or kind to have exclusive rights to show this entertainment function.
Cash supersedes religious values in the function of marriages which may more for commercial value.
or sponsorships as it has commercial value
Basically corruption. I think the father-in-law ( bride's side) was facing bankruptcy in 2003...courts documents....but since becoming Minister ( Pekan connection) money arrived from cronies for favors-lah...in Malaysia
ReplyDeleteYou think this.. you think that.. and all you wanna be is that you're always right huh. Well, here's what I think Chan, I think you're a slit eyed chink who doesn't know your place!
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ReplyDeleteIt's a wedding, a hopeful once in a lifetime event. And you people here are with your typical chinese condemning attitude just because the couple doesnt have a pair of slit eyes, flat faces and stained yellow skin as you do. Reduce to ashes, chinamen.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wedding, a hopeful once in a lifetime event. And you people here are with your typical chinese condemning attitude just because the couple doesnt have a pair of slit eyes, flat faces and stained yellow skin as you do. Reduce to ashes, chinamen.
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