06.06.09 The RayJoyce Wedding Recap

I love doing wedding day coordination. It's sometimes more satisfying than planning a wedding from beginning to end, because I get to see the fruit of labor of other people's original ideas and be the one to execute things on the day of to complete the bride & groom's vision for their big day.

Mary & I were RayJoyce's wedding day coordinators this June. Joyce used to work at the same place with Greg, my husband, and he suggested for her to contact me after he found out that she got engaged last year. She decided to hire me for the day-of-coordination.

I have to say, being an engineer & a photographer definitely gives Joyce the unique talents to be both methodical and creative at the same time. Working with her was so easy, and her wedding day?

Everything was elegant, tasteful, and organized! Mary & I had so much fun doing our jobs as coordinators that day - I love it!

The RayJoyce Wedding was a medium-size wedding with about 145 guests. The ceremony was in the afternoon and took place in a Japanese garden at the Langham Hotel. It was officiated by their friend who got ordained for one-time. The cocktail hour was held at the same hotel in the courtyard, followed by a grand evening reception in a beautiful ballroom. I always like it when the ceremony & the reception are in near vicinity. It makes things that much easier for your guests, and everything just seems to flow more seamlessly.

Joyce's reception had a coffee theme: all the tables are named after a coffee bean or drink. The place cards were nestled on a tray full of coffee beans (and the cards smell so nice after sitting in there for a while!), and she had the coffee color throughout, highlighted by the pink of orchids.

Here are some of the pictures I took (not very professional, but it gives you an idea). You can also visit her wedding blog to see the awesome pictures taken by photographer Serena Choi.

Thanks, Joyce & Ray, for choosing us to be part of your big day! And congratulations on your new journey together as a married couple as well as a team of professional photographers / cinematographers!