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WEDDINGS
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Felice & Chris Mockford
Wedding destination:
Phuket, Thailand
Bride’s dress:
Renée L, Singapore,
reneel.com
Photographer and florist:
D-Image Plus,
d-imageplusphotography.com
Supparin fromWedding Flowers Phuket,
weddingflowersphuket.com
Head count:
70
When did you get married?
December 2013.
Who designed your invitations?
We found a template design on Etsy and
had them printed in Singapore.
Why did you pick this
destination?
We wanted to have our wedding in
Asia so our friends and family from the
UK could make a holiday of it. Phuket
worked for various reasons, including
the ease of travel and its stunning
private villas.
Did you use a wedding planner?
Yes – most of the private villas we
considered required you to have a
recognised planner.
What was the biggest obstacle?
Organising everything in a different
country was a challenge. We had to fly
over a few times to find venues and do
food-tasting, but this was a good excuse
for a holiday!
What was the biggest expense?
Hiring the wedding villa for three days,
closely followed by food and booze.
What did you serve guests?
Fusion canapés, Thai food and full-moon-
style “buckets” when the party started!
Did you have any favours?
No.
Any complications with the
marriage formalities?
The legal ceremony took place in
Singapore a week before, and we had
a non-religious celebrant to do the
blessing in Phuket.
Top tips for brides-to-be?
Find a good wedding planner, and
make sure you ask for testimonials and
photographs of previous weddings.
Secondly, if you are getting married
outside, make sure you have a backup
option for wet weather – don’t just cross
your fingers and hope for sun!
Other recommendations
Bridesmaid’s dresses:
The Radical
Thread Co, Etsy, etsy.com/sg-en/
shop/TheRadicalThreadCo
Tuk Tuk Diner:
Burgers and chips
served from a tuk-tuk for post-wedding
munchies, tuktukdiner.com
Yacht hire:
We had a pre-wedding
yacht party on the
Shangani
, a luxury
70-foot catamaran, hired through Tiger
Marine Charter, tigermarinecharter.com
Hair and makeup:
Lisa Allen,
makeupartistphuket.com