Congratulations Candie & Boon Peng

Tonight was spent at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, celebrating with the rest of the ballroom to the marriage between Candie & Boon Peng. Candie had been talking about her wedding plans and preparations since last year, and finally the invitations were sent out.

The Happy Couple

The wedding reception was one of the best I've been to, with the added pleasure of catching up with some friends I've not seen for almost 10 years.

Other than the dessert, the whole menu was really enjoyable and tasty. Presentation of most dishes were really interesting and creative.

Braised Duck Dish

Although as u can see above, the portion sizes were really different.

Adorable Yam Ball In The Shape Of A Tiny Apple.

I never liked, and probably never will like, the yam part of this dish.

Cod Fish Dish

I really found this dish presented rather cute. Instead of having the head and tail of the real cod, which would look rather ugly, (plus the big eyes staring back might make you lose your appetite) the re-created them with fried tofu instead. Creative, and it's an added bonus to those who might be more hungry.

Chilli Crab Dish

Sometimes making it easier to eat doesn't mean that it will be good. Taste-wise it was quite nice, but I think there was just too much starch in the whole thing. It just felt like a spicy shark's fin soup going down instead of chilli crabs. But I think it was the bun that saved it for me. I'm such a sucker for fried bread.

But I think the best thing I got out of the whole night was the little gift of heart-shaped measuring spoons with really cute love-related inscriptions. It will probably be one of the few gifts I'll actually treasure.

Photos courtesy of Angie Ong's camera cos mine died.