Wedding Guide Asia

This week, we get up close and personal with Subang Jaya local Megan Yeoh on planning her wedding. Megan’s story is one of those rare ones that you often hear about but rarely get to see. After a whole 16 years of courtship, she tied the knot last year with her high school sweetheart (*awww*).
In this interview, Megan, who runs her own design business, reveals what it took to make her wedding perfect…

Did you ever fantasize about your dream wedding as a little girl?

No, I never dreamed of any wedding. No fairytale kind of thing. I’m not that kind of person! I just wanted the wedding to be well-planned. I can’t take things that aren’t well-organized. So I actually planned my wedding pretty early and that is why I had time to go into detailed preparation of my wedding cupcakes.

Why did you choose cupcakes instead of a cake for your wedding?

Cupcakes are smaller, more cost-efficient in a way, and I think it’s easier to eat. It’s convenient for my guests, instead of just messily cutting a cake. Plus, there’s no wastage.

So did your guests enjoy the cupcakes?

They loved it. My guests and relatives were really happy, and said the cupcakes were really nice even though it wasn’t so traditional with the Chinese culture! It was more a modern alternative.

Why did you want to take a modern alternative, rather than go traditional?

I find cupcakes more lovely to look at than the traditional Chinese Ang Koo. Also, with cupcakes, I can choose the colour that I like, and I had chosen blue to be the theme of my wedding. So cupcakes were the best choice. (more…)

Traditionally, the wedding cake used to get all the glory, but nowadays it’s suffice to say that the cupcake has made its way into the everyday wedding ceremony. Whether it be in the form of a wedding favour or as a spiraling cupcake tower – wedding cupcakes are in fashion. But with so many options, colours and designs to choose from, how does one create the ‘ultimate’?

Since I’m terrible at baking, we thought who better to ask than WGA vendor Cupcake Chic for some industry insider tips!

The Traditionalist

Just because you’re opting for wedding cupcakes, doesn’t mean you can’t have that traditional cake-cutting ceremony you always wanted. How, you ask?

Chic tip: Any reputable wedding cupcake designer will be able to give you tier options, from a modest 3-tier to a grandé 7-tier. You can always have a cake on the top tier with layers of cupcakes below. Aah, best of both worlds *wink*.

The Dreamer

With brides daydreaming of fairytale weddings, shouldn’t your cupcakes be just as intricate? Think cascades of flowers, beautiful trimmings and you’ll end up with wedding cupcakes fit for a queen! On that note, I wonder what Kate is thinking of doing :)

Chic Tip: (more…)

Do you have a mad adoration for cupcakes? Sweet! No clue on how to order them, though? Here are some tips from Cupcake Chic’s Occasions Architect, Qian Chen:

Cupcake tier - Midsummer Night's Dream

1. Pick your cupcake vendor.

This is the easy bit since there are SO many vendors to choose from. You’ll be amazed to find that bakers these days are quite tech-savvy. Nearly all of them have blogs or websites plastered with photos of their wonderful designs. But we at WGA like to recommend nothing but the best, so we say, go for Cupcake Chic ;-)

2. Start an inspiration board.

Inspiration wha? An inspiration board is where you paste visuals from magazines, cutouts, blogs, or other websites to create the perfect wedding cupcake of your choice. You can even opt to incorporate your wedding theme, design or colours. One of Cupcake Chic’s clients even took the initiative of creating her own illustrations. The Midsummer Night’s Dream cupcake tier above was the end product. Too pretty!

Illustration reference by Fairuz

Here’s the link to her blog just in case you’re craving for a little more. Feel free to Google images of ‘inspiration boards’ for some (you know it) INSPIRATION! (more…)

Ben from Cupcake Chic emailed me a few days ago with brand new pictures of their eye-catching themed cupcakes.

The idea of serving cupcakes at wedding has resurfaced time and time again, with good reason. These kindling treats are stylish, practical and inexpensive compared to a traditional wedding cake. Moreover, they spare you from having to hire extra help to serve and clean up after a creamy mess (yum!).

The five themes featured in this article are: (more…)

When you walk into a wedding reception, the first thing you are going to look out for is that towering wedding cake and who can blame you? It’s what everyone remembers, besides the bride of course.

Start by searching online and magazines for ideas. If you have a wedding scrapbook stashed away somewhere, this is definitely the time to put it to good use.  Don’t know where to start? Here are three things that you need to do:

1. Plan

A wedding cake is a piece of art. And all pieces of art require ample time and dedication. So if you’re looking for something special and out of the ordinary, you need to plan at least 3 to 6 months ahead. Another important point is to make sure that there is enough cake for all of your guests.

2. Look for a Cake Designer

Your cake designer should be professionally trained and experienced. A good designer should be : (more…)