Tuan proposed to Yvonne on the couple’s three-year anniversary on a privately chartered water limousine in the middle of Sydney Harbour. And it wasn’t just Tuan’s nervous demeanour that gave Yvonne reason to be suspicious.
Although Yvonne kept her composure when Tuan proposed, emotions ran high shortly after. “I got very teary when I asked him if I could call my dad about the good news and Tuan told me he had already asked my dad for my hand in marriage the night before.”
The couple faced two major challenges while planning their wedding: managing their families’ expectations and organising seating arrangements for 400 guests. “Our families wanted a traditional Asian wedding, but we wanted it to be more Western. We understood that it was as much a celebration for our families as it was for us, so we compromised on most aspects of the day,” Yvonne says.
On the morning of their wedding, Yvonne donned an Ao Dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress, and the couple began their celebrations with a Vietnamese tea ceremony.
For the Catholic ceremony, held at the Santa Sabina College Chapel in Strathfield, Yvonne looked radiant in an ivory gown. A string trio played classical music throughout the service.
After saying I do, the happy couple joined guests at Rhodes Phoenix Chinese Restaurant for a 13-course banquet, including dishes of suckling pig, shark fin and lobster.
Tuan and Yvonne choreographed their own bridal party dance to Chris Brown’s Forever. “We chose a song that we could easily dance to and still have fun.”
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