A Little Dream seeks to move, inspire and engage our wedding couples and guests with the magic of live music. A professional wedding live band comprising more than 20 versatile singers, emcees, songwriters and musicians, A Little Dream provides a one-stop service for your music needs. From 2006 - 2009, A Little Dream performed at over 800 local and overseas weddings. Read about them here!

To start you off, here are our answers to your burning questions.

And do read our quick round up of 2008.

Bevlyn's thoughts: You Are My Angel


I am most blessed, to be able to record another album after the EP album I'd released in 2008. This is all made possible because I'm now under the wings of S2S, a Japanese record label which specialises in audiophile music, and I'm truly very happy to be part of this family since last November. We got into action quickly to put together a 2-CD album, which incorporates the 6 tracks from my EP album. I can only say I'm humbled by the help from so many super talented musicians, and the mastering which was done in Japan!

Mostly classics rearranged with a jazz spin, I hope you'll enjoy the music. Do feel free to preview the songs at MySpace, Reverbnation, or at my blog. The album is now available at HMV, That CD Shop, Gramophone, Sembawang Music, MJ Multimedia, CD Plus, New Village, Roxy Disc, Ears, and Chinatown shops …in Singapore. It’s also available in Thailand, Indonesia, and Hong Kong now. In 2 weeks’ time, it’ll be available in Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea & Philippines.

I hope you'll buy a copy to support local music. Hope you'll like the album! :)

Love,
Bevlyn

Updates: Album reviews by Life!, Straits Times (10 Apr 09), Today (30 Apr 09), I-Weekly (04 May 09)

Hui Bing's thoughts:

Coming soon!


Band: Hui Bing, Ivan, Ian









Repertoire:

The Way You Look Tonight, Beautiful In My Eyes, Everything I Do (I Do It For You), Grow Old With You, I Do (Cherish You), All My Life, 超级市场 (Supermarket), 借我一辈子 (You're Mine For A Lifetime), Love Is (The Greatest Gift Of All), Valentine, Because You Loved Me, L-O-V-E, Kiss Me, Sometimes When We Touch, 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In This World), Love Me, Tonight I Celebrate My Love, Endless Love, Somewhere Out There, I Finally Found Someone

Special performance by Keith:

Forever Love


Compliments:


Hi Hsin Yeow,

Esther and I would like to say a big big thank you to Huibing, Ivan and Ian for giving us such beautiful memories on our wedding night.

To be frank, I was very nervous and worried before the rehearsal as I had not met up with the band before. All that went away when I saw Huibing's bright smile, the professionalism of Ian and the romantic saxophone masterclass by Ivan. I'm truly honoured and proud to be able to perform together with the band. Thank you for fulfilling my own little dream of singing a love song to Esther.

We reserved our special praise for Huibing. Her voice is so mesmerizing! Her rendition of "Sometimes When We Touch" really touched our heart and my eyes were filled with tears of happiness when she sang the song. Her version of 世界唯一的你 was so captivating that we stopped half way through the photo-taking session just to enjoy her wonderful performance. I really wish we had more time sitting down and enjoy the whole performance.

Please let us know if there's any public performance by the band. We would like to enjoy your music and relive the wonderful night :)

So many guests came up to us to compliment the band and ask who you guys were. It just show how amazing the band is!

"A Little Dream seeks to move, inspire and engage our wedding couples and guests with the magic of live music"

You guys did more than that ....You have reunited all of us and make such a difference to the night!

Thank you A Little Dream!

Sincerely,
Keith & Esther


Song To Recommend:

超级市场 (Supermarket)

Tanya's thoughts:

Coming soon!


Band: Tanya, Selwyn, Clarence








L-R: Tanya, Clarence, Selwyn

Repertoire:

遇见 (Encounter), 小情歌 (Little Love Song), More Than Words, For All We Know, Greatest Story Ever Told, 小手拉大手 (Small Hands Holding Big Hands), Pachelbel's Canon (march-in), From This Moment


Compliments:



Dear A Little Dream,

Heartfelt thanks for providing a fitting atmosphere to our solemnization ceremony. Despite hiccups with timings and sound, Kelly and I were deeply moved by the band's performance, particularly Kelly, who was so emotional during the march-in she couldn't smile. Indeed it has been her little dream come true.

Although we did not have the chance to stay to enjoy the music and get to know the band as much as we really wanted to, please accept our heartfelt thanks for the preparations behind the scenes, and indeed leaving a deep impact on us in a subtle, sweet way.

Kelly and I express regret for not properly introducing ourselves to the band (all a bunch of nerves) and the band to the audience. Regardless, without your help, our little dream wedding would not have come true.

Thank you so much Tanya, Clarence and Selwyn, who made the difference to our special day.

James and Kelly

Junxiong's thoughts: 爱爱 (Love Love)

After 5 full years of courtship, ShunYuan & LiYing finally tied their knot together on this very day! Though this wedding couple is a little shy and reserved, they could never hide their happiness from their beaming smiles throughout the night.

The songs chosen by the couple were also very applauded and well-received by the guests. One Chinese love song 爱爱 is especially popular among the guests which easily caught their attention with the up-tempo rhythm and catchy tune. I guess it also subtly describes their feelings for each other:

"让我做你Baby吧愿不愿意, 让我做你老公吧可不可以, 用这首歌当成媒人, 把我和你绑在一起.."

There is another memorable scene during the traditional "yum-seng" session: the sisters were trying real hard to outshine the brother's yum-seng cheerings! That really brought some laughters to all and adds on fun to the entire toasting session.

Apart from this, we also had a little pleasant encounter with the wedding guests: a 9-yr old boy who is still learning pinao was strongly mesmerized by Adeline's (our pianist) keyboard skills, frequently popping by throughout our performance (perhaps it's time to setup a fan-club, Adeline?).

Hi ShunYuan and LiYing,

Our heartiest and most sincere congratulations to the both of you! Thank you for having us to be a part of your happy and joyous memories on this very important occasion. We wish you two an everlasting and blissful marriage with lots and lots of unforgettable moments as you embark on your new life journey! ^_^


Band: Jun Xiong, Hui Bing, Adeline


L-R: Hui Bing, Adeline, Li Ying, Shun Yuan, Jun Xiong

Repertoire:

Light of My Life (1st March-in), I Finally Found Someone, 恋情频率 (Love Frequency), 小酒窩 (Dimples), 你是我心內的一首歌 (You're A Song In My Heart), A Moment Like This, Loving You, 我是幸福的 (I'm The Lucky One), Open Arms, Because You Loved Me, 暖暖 (Warm), 一个像夏天一个像秋天 (One Is Like Summer, The Other Like Autumn), 如果能在一起 (If We Can Be Together), L-O-V-E, 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In The World), 两只恋人 (Two Lovers), 爱爱 (Love Love), 你的名字我的姓氏 (Your Name With My Surname), Forever Love, Everything, 幸福摩天轮 (Ferris Wheel Of Happiness), 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), 追 (Chase)


Song To Recommend:

Everything - another romantic hit from Wang Li Hong.

Ariel’s thoughts: Everything I Do (I Do It For You)

Anybody who attended this wedding lunch reception would surely leave a happier person! I know the band sure did as we basked in reverie and let our hair down with the fun-loving guests of the couple. Even Ein Ein and I couldn’t help but be amazed at Hsin Yeow’s show of energy with each successive song!

From the beginning, Lucas and Su Geok made sure the repertoire for their wedding lunch would entertain all their guests, with songs for every generation from Mandopop and Cantopop to radio-friendly English pop songs and jazz.

We loved it when we saw guests at different tables clearly resonating with the meticulous selection of songs: Lucas’ family members swaying to oldies like Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Su Geok’s parents’ enthusiastic applause when the band sang the all-time Chinese favourites 爱你在心口难开 (Love You More Than I Can Say) and 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), and friends of the couple giving us appreciative glances as we serenaded them with more recent Chinese hits like 小夫妻 (Couple).

We were impressed with Carol’s (Lucas' cousin) efforts to set up several memorable highlights for the wedding reception. As soon as the band began singing Endless Love, Carol surprised Lucas by dragging him to the dance floor. The endearing scene of the dance moved several friends and relatives to rush to the dance floor to take photos and videos of them!

But that was not the end of Carol's 'pranks'. After the yum seng toasts, she forced Lucas to the front stage and lined up his 'ex-girlfriends' beside him. As if to symbolise a clean break from his former romances, each of his 'ex-girlfriends' handed him a set of keys and wished him a lifetime of bliss with Su Geok, coupled with a toast of red wine! The audience roared in laughter as two 'ex-boyfriends' suddenly appeared with their own sets of keys – we’re quite sure Lucas would have a lot to explain to Su Geok that night!

It was no surprise no guy dared to ask Su Geok for a dance; she was simply just too gorgeous to behold… Eventually, at his sister’s insistence and nudging, Lucas plucked the courage to approach an unwitting Su Geok for their first dance as Hsin Yeow crooned Everything I Do (I Do It For You). The bashful couple’s dance was really the highlight of the day for us. All in all, the band was truly blessed to have the opportunity to perform at Lucas and Su Geok’s wedding reception. We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the lovely couple and wish them happiness and joy in the many years to come!


Band: Hsin Yeow, Ariel and Ein Ein


Repertoire:

Always, At The Beginning, Endless Love, 小夫妻 (Couple), 私奔到月 (Escape To The Moon), Dream A Little Dream, 恋爱频率 (Love Frequency), 你是我心内的一首歌 (You're A Song In My Heart), Love Story, We’ve Only Just Begun, 爱你在心口难开 (Love You More Than I Can Say), 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Close To You, 小手拉大手 (Small Hand Holding Big Hand), Everything I Do (I Do It For You), Grow Old With You, You And Me, Can't Help Falling In Love, 身边 (By Your Side), 每天爱你多一些 (Every Day I Love You More), I Do (Cherish You)

Song Dedication: 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple)

My Valentine (1st march-in), I Finally Found Someone, Come What May, How Deep Is Your Love, Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You, Now And Forever, I’m Yours, For The First Time, Love Me, Your Song, Can't Help Falling In Love, Tonight I Celebrate My Love, Something Stupid, Lucky, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 天天夜夜 (Day And Night), 小夫妻 (Couple), 我是真的付出我的爱 (I'm Really Giving You My Love), 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), 恋爱频率, (Love Frequency) 在我生命中的每一天 (Every Day In My Life), More Than Words, Love Is All Around

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: All I Want Is You

The lyrics of "All I Want Is You" kept ringing in my head after Shawn and Sherrie's exuberant wedding celebration.

Shawn serenaded his lovely bride Sherrie with this song, and even prepared a special video (with the song lyrics running in the background) which was played during his surprise performance.

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.





Sherrie couldn't stop smiling while Shawn was singing. Kudos to Shawn!

The wedding was also marked by performances from Shawn and Sherrie's guests. The couple are youth counselors at their Church, so their charges performed an elaborate song-and-dance routine that had everyone applauding.


Even Sherrie joined in!


These two guys performed "You And Me" and even got Shawn to give an encore performance!
Congratulations Shawn and Sherrie! It was a joy to sing at your wedding. Thank you for engaging us!


Band: Hsin Yeow, Tanya, James



Repertoire:

Fly Me to The Moon, L-O-V-E, Fever, Kiss Me, To Be With You, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Close To You, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 给我一个吻 (Give Me A Kiss), Butterfly Kisses, Happy Together, Wonderful tonight, Moon River, My Girl, Stand By Me, When I’m Sixty-Four, Sway, The Way You Look Tonight, When I Fall In Love, At The Beginning, 今天你要嫁给我 (Today I Marry You), Crusin’


Compliments:

Good evening Hsin Yeow,

Thank you once again for playing at our wedding. I have attached a picture of my family and the band.

I'm afraid I can't give you much comment from Sherrie and myself as we were not around most of the time! However, many of our guests have given us much positive feedback! =)

We were a little apprehensive on a 3-piece band as we were working on a tight budget and were concerned about the music sounding a little "thin" with only one keyboard. However, James did great and pulled off great accompaniment music! Also, your vox was terrific as well and Tanya complemented the whole band as well.

In general, we were very pleased and the crowd loved the timeless classics like "月亮代表我的心." The band really added another dimension to our wedding.

We will definitely recommend you guys if we know of any future events and once again thanks for being part of our special night!

Regards,
Shawn

Eleanor's thoughts:

Coming soon!


Band: Eleanor, Zheng Quan, Ein Ein


L-R: Ein Ein, Eleanor, Daniel, Xinyi, Zheng Quan

Repertoire:

Close To You, Besame Mucho, The Look Of Love, What A Difference A Day Made, Fire, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, If, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), Grow Old With You, Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, 每天爱你多一些 (Every Day I Love You More), I'm Yours, Baby I'm A Want You, L-O-V-E, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Dream A Little Dream, When I Fall In Love, Quando Quando Quando, 今生注定 (My Destiny), 爱情电影 (Movie About Love), 男人女人 (One Boy One Girl)


Compliments:

Hi Hsin Yeow,

To be honest I didn't had much opportunity to really sit down and listen to the band play due to all that was going on, moving here and there.

But from the 2 songs I did get to hear I was mesmerised, so this speaks volume on how fantastic you guys were. The feedback from most of my guest were that you were fantastic.

Never regretted my choice of engaging you guys! Anyway one of our friends will be calling you guys soon as she's planning for her wedding... Hopefully I'll be able to enjoy the band's performance then...

Cheers
Daniel


Songs To Recommend:

Here are two classics to bring you down on memory lane

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face



Baby I'm A Want You

Bevlyn's thoughts: 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In The World)

It was my first time at Meritus Mandarin's Mandarin Court, and I fell in love with it once I stepped foot into the three-tiered ballroom - what a neat concept! Performing on the side stage was a new experience because we had guests looking at us from the 3 levels (of different angles). The sound system was also wonderful :)

When Ein and I performed the 1st march-in song "From This Moment", Joyce and Dave walked down the stairs across the 3 levels and finally up the stage to cut the wedding cake. We then proceeded with our first set of 45min, which included some of my personal favourites:
But for the couple, their favourite must be 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In The World). Joyce had shared with me their proposal story: During one of their holiday trips in Taiwan, Dave brought Joyce to take a ride in a ferris wheel, and when their capsule was on the tip-top, Dave kneeled down, and sang this song to propose to her . Hence Joyce took the opportunity to use our band to dedicate this song back to her one and only one in the world, Dave!


We were also intrigued by the photography system for the evening by Martin T Studio; the wireless system allowed photographs just taken by the photographer to be projected onto the big screen almost instantaneously!

It was also certainly great moments for the band when we had a choir of guests singing along from their seats to our last song for that evening - 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart). Here's our warmest wishes to Dave and Joyce, wishing them everlasting bliss and bountiful babies soon!



Band: Bevlyn, Ein Ein


Repertoire:

From this Moment (1st March In), A Moment Like This, Everything In Its Time, Inside Your Heaven, Falling For You, L-O-V-E, Can't Help Falling In Love, 屬於 (Belong), 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), 求婚 (Proposal)

La Vie En Rose (2nd March-in), 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In The World), These Are The Moments, Angels Brought Me Here, When You Say Nothing At All (English & Spanish), Perfect Moment, Now That I Found You, A Love That Will Last, 我只在乎你 (I Only Care For You), 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart)


Compliments from Dave & Joyce:

Joyce

Hui Ming's thoughts: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

做為一對
默契應該是不可少的吧？
你敢接受考驗嗎？

第一次看到新人在婚禮上玩默契遊戲。
新人必須分別回答一些有關他們交往的細節
並把答案寫在白板上
不准偷看、或互通訊息。
題目如
兩人初吻的地點、
送給彼此最浪漫的禮物、
等等…
答錯了必須受到“懲罰”。
不過擁抱、接吻之類的，像獎賞多於懲罰吧？
即使都答對了，
也硬被說成是答錯了。
表面上有些無奈
但受罰時卻又一幅開開心心的樣子。
在一旁的我們
也不禁會心一笑。
怎麽都好，
我想他們也是想要讓在場的賓客笑一笑吧。


Band: Hui Ming, Wilson, Ivan





L-R: Hui Ming, Daniel, Yanling, Ivan, Wilson

Thanks to the awesome Gabriel Mendes, we have these beautiful photos from the wedding!

More beautiful photos here!

Repertoire:

Cant Take My Eyes Off You, L-O-V-E, Eternal Flame, Fallen, Forever Love, I Love You, Close To You, 追 (Chase), First Love, Hitomi Wo Tojite, I Will Follow Him, You Are My Angel, I Only Want To Be With You, Beautiful Love, Say Yes, Quando Quando Quando, Way Back Into Love, 恋爱达人 (Great Lover), 今天你要嫁給我 (Marry Me Today), Kiss Me, Dream A Little Dream

Serene's thoughts: 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart)

It was my first time visiting the Safra Jurong, and what a pleasant visit it was. I have heard so much about its wonderful facilities such as "Kidz Amaze", their 3-storey high indoor playground, the BazGym a 9,000 sq ft children’s gymnasium as well as their splendid array of F&B Facilities.

Members and their families were having a good time that afternoon with activities planned for them at the 36th Annual General Meeting. At the "Kidz Amaze" we spotted children having the time of their lives :) from 3-storey slides to an amazing shooting facility, Daniel, Ivan and myself wished we could join in the fun!

After the AGM, members and their families were treated to some entertainment programs as well as a scrumptious buffet spread. There was a juggler, and a very entertaining magician, and the "A Little Dream" band performed a series of songs.

It was lovely to see families bonding at the event, spending time together as they enjoyed the food. Members of the audience came up to us to thank us for the music. We also did a couple of classics such as "月亮代表我的心“ (The Moon Represents My Heart), which appealed to the senior members.

I certainly look forward to performing there again!


Band: Serene, Daniel & Ivan


Repertoire:

Sway, I'm Yours, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, 一人一半 (One Half) and other jazz standards

Hui Bing’s Thoughts: 暖暖 (Warm)

Zhuo Jian and Peiling loves songs by Fish Leong (梁静如) so the entire songlist was peppered with the Malaysian pop princess’s songs – 5 in all! I thoroughly enjoyed singing these songs - some of them popular karaoke hits, such as 勇氣 (Courage) and Fly Away.

Linus and I were deeply encouraged by the warm response from guests – thanks to the excellent sound that the hotel provided that night, complete with a spotlight! A guest came up and complimented us on the wide variety of repertoire that we were able to present. Ang, the couple's photographer, also thought our march-in was from a CD, and these comments made my day.

What was also special – the occasional smiles and looks the couple exchanged with us while they walked around the ballroom. We were really glad that our presence had made a difference to the wedding ambience.

Thanks, Zhuo Jian and Peiling for having us on your special day. We wish you many years of happiness and bliss!


Band: Hui Bing, Linus


L-R: Hui Bing, Pei Ling, Zhuo Jian, Linus

Repertoire:

Angels Brought Me Here (1st march-in), 喜欢你 (I Like You), Dreaming Of You, Love Is Everything, You Belong To Me, 暖暖 (Warm), Can't Help Falling In Love, 至少还有你 (At Least There Is You), Kiss Me, 没有如果 (No Ifs), Moon River, 勇气 (Courage)

L-O-V-E (2nd march-in), Where Do I Begin, 遇见 (Encounter), I Only Want To Be With You, 天堂 (Heaven), How Do I Live, 带我走 (Take Me Away), Fly Me To The Moon, Fly Away, I Knew I Loved You, 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple)


Compliments:

Hi Hsin Yeow,

Thanks for the wonderful performance put up by your band! I really like Hui Bing's voice and Linus' piano skills =)

I will certainly recommend you to my friends who are getting married.

Pei Ling


Song to recommend:

Fly Away - I like this line:

"Fly away, 当我不顾一切无止尽追寻 有一个人 有一颗心 早已经默默之中在那里"

Jo's thoughts: Beyond The Sea

Rachel decided on Beyond The Sea for her March-In song, and no wonder -- her groom Jason was an avid sailor, traversing the oceans until unexpectedly, he found somewhere to drop anchor at last...where his beautiful bride Rachel was.

It's a very beautiful story of romance between two continents that brought tears to the eyes of the band as well as the guests, perhaps best summed up in the loosely recalled words of Jason's father, also a sailor:

'My son Jason fell in love with the sea from when when he was just a kid. We'd go sailing together. He grew up and traveled to many different countries.'

'Then one day he found happiness, and her name was Rachel.'

Or to quote the very apt lyrics of Beyond the Sea,

"We'll meet beyond the shore
we'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
and never again I'll go sailin'"
In contrast to the newly and happily rooted groom, Jason's family journeyed down from their homeland of Australia to wave their handkerchiefs at the couple as they departed on the good ship Matrimony, and threw themselves into the Chinese wedding with gusto, joining in happily in the impromptu yam seng, and bouncing up to dance, grandmothers and grandchildren alike, to the tune of Let There Be Love.

The Chinese singaporean guests were warm participants as well: Table 3 sent up a request for the bride and groom to have their first dance, which they tried their best to indulge, and Rachel's brother gamely and very bravely tried to translate Jason's sweet speech from English to Mandarin for the non English-speaking guests, and while some of the bilingual guests laughed very hard at some of his translations, this supposedly bilingual emcee thought his efforts were eloquent and more than adequate.

It was a charming and simple, moving wedding with lovely participants...two of whom, including the groom who must have been tired, came up personally to the band btoh during and after our performance to congratulate us and tell us how well we did, which is really heartfood for us. And after the whole banquet was over, some of the pretty young relatives came up requesting dance music, which the Raffles Hotel soundguy/DJ gamely found and put on, causing a whole table to bounce up to a trance/techno track.

It was a beautiful night, and we wish the Seaman and his Sweetheart a lovely landfall.


Band: Jo, Iwee, Boon Chye


Repertoire:

Beyond The Sea, Book Of Love, The Look Of Love, (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, It Had To Be You, The Way You Look Tonight, Come Fly With Me, Sway, Let There Be Love, Our Love Is Here To Stay, Fly Me To The Moon, L-O-V-E, So Nice


Compliments:

Hi Hsin Yeow,

Sorry about the late reply. Jason and I flew to China after the wedding and we just got back.

It's so sweet of Jo and please thank her and the band for the incredible music at the wedding. Jason's grandma was singing along at our table and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.

I'll try to get photos from everyone and will send one at the soonest. Thank you and say hi to everyone for us!

Cheers,
Rachel & Jason

Shawn's thoughts: Let Down, Let Go, and Get High

Eager to move, ready to sway.

An intimate group of friends and relatives who boogied a full 90mins and asked for more! Judy, our singer for the evening, was snappy quick to suss out the guests' musical preferences and modified our songlist to hook the "gold people" while entertaining the party fellas. She also got a french guest to dedicate "With Or Without You" by U2 to the couple, with everyone singing along!


Many thanks to Aloysius from 39 East for contributing these beautiful photos!






Right after our second song "Fallen" (a slow dance tune), the guests were ITCHING TO GYRATE, so we dived 4heads down into rhumba and disco with Buble's Sway, Venus, Summer Rain, September, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Umbrella (everyone went ELLA ELLA EH EH EH), Superstar (then they went ey oh eyoh eyoh!)...

Before our last number, Judy thanked the couple for engaging us. They shouted for encore, and she, once again, improvised and said, "Alright, if you (Preman) were to sing, I'll make it two last songs instead of one..." and the groom sang with all his heart and friends, "Somebody To Love" to his mrs, who ended the tune with the last sentence "somebody....to love....!"

The band didn't perform last night, we partied.


Thank you, Celine, Preman, guests, Aloysious (39east) and A Little Dream!


Band: Judy, Shawn, Melvin, Adeline


L-R: Adeline, Melvin, Judy



Shawn

Repertoire:

If I Ain't Got You, My Love Will Get You Home, Fallen, Eternal Flame, Sway, Close To You, La Vie En Rose, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, You've Got A Friend, Here With Me, You And Me,

Superstar, Umbrella, September, Venus, Somebody To Love, Mercy, Sunshine, Summer Rain, With Or Without You, Head Over Feet, Sway (by Bic Runga)


Compliments from Preman:

Hi Hsin Yeow

I think the band did a great job! Like how they were willing to break from the script. Though Queen's Somebody To Love is a bit out of my vocal range. ;-)

Preman


Compliments from 39 East:

Hi Hsin Yeow & Shawn,

The music was great!

I enjoyed myself and had lots of fun shooting the guest enjoying and dancing to the music.

I was quite sure that the couple would enjoy A Little Dream's music when I recommended them! It was really nice to see the guest wanting more!

Thanks,
Aloysius Lim

Adeline's thoughts: Forever Love

The bride’s Jie-meis (bridesmaids) were certainly rather innovative in their games when the groom and xiong-dis (groomsmen) came to pick the bride. Very often the bride doesn’t get to experience the fun involved as the groom & xiong-dis try to 'break the gate'. She can only get to see it in a video after the wedding is over. One way around this was to make full use of the wonders of technology - video conferencing!

The highlight of the night would be the special dedication that Dixon sang for his lovely wife, Janette – Forever Love by Lee Hom. It was a complete surprise to Janette for she really did not expect anything of the sort. Dixon’s serenade truly touched Janette’s heart.

To top it off, at the chorus where it goes “Forever Love… Forever Love”, his ever supportive guests joined in and sang it aloud. For a moment, with the dimmed lights and Dixon singing on the stage, it felt like a concert with the couple as the stars of the show.





Dixon and Janette, thank you for inviting us to be a part of your wedding. Here's wishing you great joy and Forever Love for your marriage! Congratulations!


Band: Hui Bing, Jun Xiong, Adeline


L-R: Jun Xiong, Dixon, Janette, Hui Bing, Adeline

Repertoire:

Dream A Little Dream, 每天愛你多一些 (Every Day I Love You More), Fallen, 恋爱频率 (Love Frequency), 爱是永恒 (Love Is Eternal), Lover's Concerto, The Way You Look Tonight, You're Still the One, Always, Sarang Heyo

甜蜜蜜 (Honey Sweet), 小酒窝 (Dimples), Because You Loved Me，你最珍贵 (You're The Most Precious)，Yellow, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), Way Back Into Love, 你是我最深爱的人 (You're The One I Love The Most), Shakespeare in love, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Say a Little Prayer For You, 你是我心内的一首歌 (You're A Song In My Heart)


Compliments:

Your performance was great. We all enjoyed it.

Adeline even assisted to sing along when Dixon was a bit too emotional to carry on upon seeing me in tears.

Thank you, A Little Dream, for making our banquet memorable.

Cheers
Janette

Bevlyn's thoughts: 就是爱你 (Just Loving You)

I met up with Shanyi in Feb earlier this year to find out more about the wedding song she wanted me to write for her hubby Zijie. Listening to their love story, and meeting and hearing her for myself definitely helped me to capture their personalities, which is critical for creation of the song :)

Time flashed by - I came up with the song, she filled in the lyrics, I got my musicians to come up with the music arrangement, we went to studio to record her voice, and voila some minor post-production editing and we're good to go. The song was intended to be embedded in a photo montage presentation Shanyi had done for Zijie, as a surprise.

We can't let you hear the whole song, but here's a snippet of the song - the intro (arranged by James and Shawn) :)

Before the 1st march-in, I witnessed the best wedding ideo I had ever seen - an artistic documentary which brought out the love story and emotions with the couple's acting, capturing only their hands/bodies and walking etc, never once showing their faces. Shanyi's voice was amazing in delivering their love story too. Wish I could share with you!

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: Better Together

Holding a wedding outdoors can be a risky thing, given the temper tantrums of our tropical weather.

When I reached Amara Sanctuary Resort on 31 Oct afternoon, the blazing sun showed no signs of abating. I had to swallow my words two hours later, when dark clouds ate up the sun, spat out a light drizzle which swiftly turned into a downpour.

Luckily, Jesslyn's sunny disposition kept rain clouds at bay for about two crucial hours. Within that time, she walked into the glass pavilion to our live performance of "Better Together", exchanged vows with her husband Sterling, and even found time to throw a bouquet to a group of enthusiastic young women!

Two moments, in particular, will remain etched in my memory. One was when Jesslyn came over to me, pointed to my lyrics sheet and said, "Oh, I chose this song for my mom!"

That song was 我只在乎你 (I Only Care For You). Jesslyn went over to tell her mom, who turned to smile at me. It was great knowing that she appreciated her daughter's gesture. While I was singing, Jesslyn continued talking with her mom, and in the ensuing conversation, Jesslyn's eyes watered. Her mom caressed her daughter's hair, and looked reassuringly at Jesslyn. It was a beautiful moment between mother and daughter.

Another highlight was when I suggested to Sterling, "Would you and Jesslyn like to have a first dance?" Sterling agreed straight away, and whispered to me, "Let's have La Vie En Rose!" He was so excited that he started stacking up the chairs in the pavilion to clear up some space for the dance! He certainly knew when to take the initiative.

Congratulations Jesslyn and Sterling! Thank you so much for inviting us to be part of your beautiful wedding.


Band: Hsin Yeow, Justin, Ivan


L-R: Justin, Ivan, Jesslyn, Sterling, Hsin Yeow

Repertoire:

She, Love Me, 情非得已 (Can't Help It), All My Life, Angel, 简单爱 (Simple Love), Crazy Little Thing Called Love, When A Man Loves A Woman, Wishin' & Hopin', When You Say Nothing At All, Sway, I'll Follow You Into The Dark, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, The Way You Look Tonight, Fly Me To The Moon, 我只在乎你 (I Only Care For You), Save The Last Dance For Me, La Vie En Rose, Better Together, I’m Yours, Grow Old With You


Compliments:

Hi Hsin Yeow,

Thank you so much for performing at our wedding, everyone enjoyed your performance. Many of the guests told me how wonderful they thought the band was. I only wished I had been there for the first set as well (could hear the drift of melody from the villa while I was getting ready).

Don't know if Sterl ever told you, but he had the two leftest of left feet (which was why we didn't factor in the band for dinner nor a dance floor haha), and I was really surprise that he took on your suggestion to have a first dance. It made the day all the more special :)

Once again, a million thanks for being there to share our joy.

Cheers,
Jess and Sterl

Hui Bing’s Thoughts: Wind Beneath My Wings

 

A friend once told me that there is really no fixed ‘timeline’ when two people are in love and I agree completely.

 

Albert first saw Yam Foon at the entrance of the company where they worked together. And he knew she was the one for him.  After winning her heart on a romantic night at East Coast Park, they registered their marriage within a year of their courtship. They officially began a new chapter of their lives with their traditional wedding ceremony on 30 October - 1 year, 10 months and 25 days later to be exact.

We were pleasantly surprised when one of the guests, Ann, came up to us and wanted to sing a song for the couple. Her power vocals on 'Wind Beneath the Wind’ helped in enlivening up the dinner programme.

 

Wedding guest Ann, with her rendition of 'Wing Beneath My Wings'

It was Ein’s maiden attempt as the Mandarin emcee for the evening. She did a lovely job with her crystal-clear voice and precise articulation.

 

Band: Hui Bing, Ein Ein


Repertoire:

A Moment Like This, Every Day I Love You, For The First Time, From This Moment, I Knew I Loved You, Love Me, Shower Me With Your Love, Valentine, When You Say Nothing At All, Your Love, Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You

Wind Beneath My Wings, Eternal Flame, One Boy One Girl,  我只在乎你 (I Only Care About You), 约定 (Our Promise), 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), 浪花一朵朵 (Counting Waves), 这一生我只牵你的手 (I'll Hold Onto You in this Life), 一人一半 (Half for You, Half for Me), You Light Up My Life


Compliments from Kelly (Bridegroom Albert's sister):

Hi Bevlyn

Thanks so much for the performance of Huibing and Ein Ein.  They have done a good job.

Your service is excellent.

Cheers
Kelly

Jo's thoughts: My Way

It's always lovely to see the enthusiasm that our foreign friends pour into our time-honoured tradition of the Chinese wedding banquet. Justina and Dae Ro are an international couple of Singaporean and Korean origins respectively, and bride, groom and their families threw all aspects of their different cultures into the mix, making for one fabulous fusion banquet!

While ostensibly following the conventional program of the wedding banquet - cake cutting, cross drinking, yam seng and assorted speeches, the entire evening was lifted by sweet or spicy international interjections such as Justina and Dae Ro making moving speeches to their new families in laboriously learnt Korean and Mandarin respectively (very sweet), family members coming onstage to dedicate songs in Hokkien and specially written and harmonised ones in Korean (spicy!), Dae Ro's uncle playing one Korean classic as well as Teresa Teng's 甜蜜蜜 (Honey Sweet) on the saxophone (sweet) and a specially hired and very talented magician, Nique Tan, performing tricks onstage as well as up close for each individual table (very spicy)!

It was a very unconventional and highly highly moving and engaging night, and the band was more than honoured to be part of the intra-Asian warm, wonderful wishes showered on the very goodlooking Justina and Dae Ro.

We wish our own Singaporean blessings on Justina and Dae Ro for a wonderful future ahead=)


Band: Jo, Adeline, Shawn, Melvin


L-R: Jo, Melvin, Justina, Dae Ro, Shawn

Repertoire:

Wedding March (1st March-in), (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, All The Way, Besame Mucho, Beyond The Sea, Close To You, Come Fly With Me, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Fly Me To The Moon, For Once In My Life, Have I Told You Lately, I Wanna Be With You, If I Ain't Got You, I've Got You Under My Skin

L-O-V-E (2nd march-in), Let There Be Love, Let's Fall In Love, Look Of Love, Misty, Our Love Is Here To Stay, Quando Quando Quando, So Nice, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, The Very Thought Of You, Unforgettable

Special requests: 一人一半 (One Half), My Way and 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart),

Bevlyn's thoughts: Close to You

I was so impressed when Melissa handed me this invitation card, along with the 'movie ticket' to the "The movie":


Indeed, it was like a movie premiere with life-size standees of the "lead characters" outside the "theatre hall":


The band had a lot of fun performing some of the couple parents' favourite songs. Jerome sang Paul's dad's favourite song "人生如梦 (Life's Like a Dream)"  while I sang "Yesterday Once More", a favourite of Paul's mum. Melissa's dad loves the song 榕树下 (Under the Banyan Tree); I knew Jerome was trying his hardest not to laugh when he started the song. Despite himself, he delivered the song to much applause at the end of the song!

Thank you Paul and Melissa for inviting us to be a part of this 'movie', we're so honoured to be casted! Congratulations again!



Band: Bevlyn, Jerome, Jixiang, Brad


Repertoire:

Close to You, 两只恋人 (Two Lovers), 期待爱 (Looking Forward to Love), Dreaming of You, Sing A Long Song, 一首简单的歌 (A Simple Song), I Have a Dream, 只对你说 (I'll Only Say It to You), I’m Yours, 专署天使 (Exclusive Angel), 恋爱频率 (Frequency of Love),

Sugar Sugar, 爱很间单 (Love is Simple), 人生如梦 (Life's Like a Dream), Yesterday Once More, 榕树下 (Under the Banyan Tree), 心愿便利贴 (Post-it Sticker of Hope),  That’s What Friends are For, 每天爱你多一些 (Loving You More Each Day), Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, 月佬 (Matchmaker), 制造浪漫 (Creating Romance)