Last week we posted the first batch of photos from Rebecca Henry’s wedding that took place at St. Mary’s cathedral in K.L. As you can see from the pics, the Henry sisters (Rebecca, Deborah & Rachel) are all blessed with good genes! The reception was held at Le Meredien where about 300 friends and family attended. As their mother is Irish and their father Malaysian Indian, the reception was a mix of western and indian influences to reflect both cultures.
The Henry’s come from a big, close-knit family, and thus decided not to opt for a wedding planner. I remember that for the last few months Debs always been busy with weekly ‘family/ wedding’ meetings. But if you look through the photos, I have to say that they did a great job! The colour theme for the evening reception was dusty pink, aubergine and white. The floral arrangements were in sync with the theme and done by ‘Simply flowers’ – who used a mix of carnations, eustomas and roses. The couple chose a sugee cake created by Pamela Jones who makes great wedding cakes from home.
The motif of the evening were ‘birds’. Rebecca (who resides in Australia) brought over an array of crystal birds and nests from Brisbane. As part of the decoration, the birds were a great touch – guests were even asked to sign cards in the shapes of birds and hang them on the ‘wishing’ tree. Nests were aptly placed on the tables with sugar almonds scattered around them.
Although the dinner set served was western (such as mushroom truffle soup), their indian heritage was definitely not forgotten. Rebecca, who arrived in her bridal gown, changed into her sari halfway through the dinner courses. Given both Deborah and her younger sister Rachel (an up and coming singer) are both used to the limelight, it’s no surprise they put together an awesome bollywood dance to entertain the guests!
The girls practiced for a good 6 weeks or more and I actually joined them for one dance session (just for fun!), and I must say they were working hard up to the day before the wedding! They came up with the moves with the help of a choreographer and boogied it away to ‘It’s time to disco and rock and roll’ from the Merchants of Bollywood soundtrack.
Rebecca and Dinesh certainly make a lovely couple and have now returned to Australia after their wonderful wedding back in their homeland, Malaysia. We wish them well and a big thank you to The Photoz for these great shots and of course to Deborah for answering all our questions!
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