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 900 local and overseas weddings. Read about them here!

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

And do read our round up of 2009.

Ian's thoughts:

Coming soon!



Band: Hui Bing, Ian, Jonathan Lim


L-R: Ian, Hui Bing, Vicki, Shawn, Jonathan Lim




Repertoire:

Close To You (1st march-in), Sometimes When We Touch, The Look Of Love, Beyond The Sea, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Just The Way You Are, Moon River, L-O-V-E, Dream A Little Dream, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart)

Fly Me To The Moon (2nd march-in), Stand By Me, Quando Quando Quando, Wonderful Tonight, Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You, 我只在乎你 (I Only Care For You), 南屏晚钟 (Evening Bells at Nanping), 美瑰美瑰我爱你 (Rose, Rose I Love You), 给我一个吻 (Give Me A Kiss), 夜来香 (Fragrance In The Night), 甜蜜蜜 (Honey Sweet), 迎春花 (Welcoming Spring Flowers)

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: 天天想你 (Thinking Of You Every Day)

Ben didn't have an easy time winning Linda's heart.

Being Linda's personal chauffeur didn't work. Apparently Ben bought his first car to pick Linda up from school and send her to work on time. It took Ben at least three tries before Linda agreed to be his girlfriend. God knows how many times Ben proposed, but suffice it to say, he didn't succeed the first time.

Nevertheless, Ben persisted because he knew Linda was The One for him. Linda had given him emotional support during a time when Ben's career stalled. Instead of giving up on Ben, Linda's belief in him was immensely comforting. So Ben threw caution to the wind and blew half his savings on a large rock. This time, he succeeded.

After learning about how they got together, I dedicated 天天想你 (Thinking Of You Every Day) to Ben, as I felt that the lyrics could have mirrored his feelings during those times when his love was unrequited. Ben clearly knew the song, because he guffawed and clapped just before I sang it.

Congratulations Linda and Ben! Thank you for reading this blog and being so supportive of us. It was a pleasure to perform for you and your guests!

P.S. Many thanks to Gordon of Wedding Matters for recommending us!


Band: Hsin Yeow, Bevlyn, Ein Ein, Fabian


L-R: Hsin Yeow, Bevlyn, Linda, Ben, Ein Ein, Fabian




Repertoire:

Cocktail set:
Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, 一比一 (One To One), 今生注定 (My Destiny), 我愿意 (I'm Willing), 喜欢 (Like), Eternal Flame, Together Forever

Dinner:
Fallen (1st march-in), L-O-V-E, At Last, Quizas Quizas Quizas, 矜持 (Restraint), 天天想你 (Thinking Of You Every Day), 在我生命中的每一天 (Every Day In My Life), 夜的诗人 (Poet Of The Night), Weekend In New England, Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World, Quando Quando Quando

小酒窝 (Dimples), 有你真好 (It's So Good To Have You), 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), The Look Of Love, 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), Blue Moon, Something Stupid, I'm Beginning To See The Light, 你是我心内的一首歌 (You're A Song In My Heart), Sway, Kiss Me, Overjoyed


Songs To Recommend:

夜的诗人 (Poet Of The Night) - This beautiful tune was written by a local composer


矜持 (Restraint) - Love this classic by Faye Wong!



Weekend In New England (video)

- Not a typical wedding song, but I fell in love with the melody and the emotions behind the lyrics

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: You Mean The World To Me

You never know what you might gain from a road trip with friends.

For Johann, it was the opportunity to be in close contact with the lovely Calista, who stole Johann's heart. Hartono, Johann's childhood friend who introduced Calista to Johann, was understandably ectastic. He had so much to say he didn't need a script at all, as words came spilling out of him.

"I'm not surprised that Johann fell for Calista. I mean, just look at her. Isn't she beautiful?" Hartono asked. A rhetoric question, of course, for Calista looked amazing that afternoon.

Hartono's speech was one of many. Another confident speaker was Mr Christer Ekberg, Calista's boss. He went onstage with one single purpose: to wax lyrical about Calista as a driven and capable person. I could tell Mr Ekberg treated Calista almost like his daughter.





Mr Ekberg giving a speech
As a 'reward' for staying until the end of the lunch, Johann and Calista prepared some surprises for the guests. They arranged for plastic rings to be hidden in the dessert, and the guests who found them received dining vouchers from St Regis.

Bevlyn, James, Fabian and I had a great time performing at the wedding. My favourite moment was when I sang "Give Me Forever (I Do)" for the couple's first dance. Watching Johann and Calista dance to live music made me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Congratulations Calista and Johann!

P.S. Many thanks to Kim of Wedding Concierge for recommending us!


Band: Hsin Yeow, Bevlyn, James, Fabian


L-R: James, Hsin Yeow, Johann, Calista, Bevlyn, Fabian

Repertoire:

Angels, Angels Brought Me Here, Beautiful In My Eyes, Better Together, For The First Time, Give Me Forever (I Do)(1st Dance), Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Footloose, You're My First The Last My Everything, You To Me Are Everything, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Stick Wit You, Sunshine, Lost In Your Eyes, Listen To Your Heart, You Mean The World To Me, Could I Have This Dance, When You Know, All My Life, It's Your Love, Way Back Into Love, The Gift


Song To Recommend:

You Mean The World To Me - a great wedding song from Toni Braxton!

2009 was slow off the starting blocks, but swiftly gained momentum around September and ended in an exhausting sprint to the finish line.

It's really hard to describe the emotions that swirled in me when I reviewed our report card of 300 weddings in 2009. If I add the corporate functions and other events we were occasionally engaged for, we performed on almost every single day of last year, on average.

That's an amazing achievement for us.

And I couldn't be more grateful to the couples who placed their trust in us to deliver quality live music, and to the 40 talented singers and musicians who perform regularly with us.

To celebrate, we had a little gathering at Nazt Bistro recently. Over almost three hours of great food and drinks, we talked, laughed and shared memories (and gossip). Take a look at the photos below.

Two months into 2010, and it seems as though we're off to a mad sprint again. Until we meet again, here's to life, and may your days be filled with joy, laughter and music!

So here's to life
and all the joy it brings
here's to life
to dreamers and their dreams

may all your storms be weathered
and all that's good get better
here's to life, here's to love, here's to you

Our musical family










( Even more photos! )

Round Up of 2008
Round Up of 2007
Round Up of 2006

Tanya's Thoughts: Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You

The magnificent and grand ballroom, resplendent with large chandeliers and lovely sweet pink decor, couldn't be a better place for Hazel and Wei Pin to hold their wedding celebration. And we were indeed honoured to be a part of their night of revelry.

The two female emcees did a fantastic job of keeping the guests well-entertained with their gregarious bantering and sharing with the crowd snippets of trivia about the bride and groom, as well as the couple's love story.

After the traditional toasting ceremony, there was a surprise segment where one of the brothers performed "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You", and the couple were made to act in accordance to the lyrics. This definitely caught the bride and groom by surprise! The sporting couple gamely stepped up to the challenge and had the guests in guffaws with their antics on stage.

The guests were very appreciative of our performance and that really made our day. Thank you Hazel and Wei Pin for giving us the opportunity to be part of the joyous occasion tonight. Here's wishing you all the happiness in the word and happy married life to you both!


Band: Tanya, Qiuyun, Fabian


L-R: Qiuyun, Tanya, Hazel, Wei Pin, Fabian

Repertoire:

From This Moment (1st march-in), Valentine, Dream A Little Dream, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Fly Me To The Moon, If We Hold On Together, Kiss Me, It Might Be You, Just The Way You Are, Longer, Lost In Your Eyes, Love Will Keep Us Alive

A Love That Will Last (2nd march-in), L-O-V-E, Close To You, So Nice, Love Song, 喜欢你 (Liking You), 至少还有你 (At Least There Is You), 我只在乎你 (I Only Care For You), 遇见 (Encounter), 一人一半 (One Half)

Adeline's thoughts: 就是爱你 (Just Love You)

What makes a wedding special and memorable is when a couple adds a personal touch to it. For Chay Pin and Lulu, they decided to sing for their 2nd march-in (今天你要嫁给我 - Marry Me Today).

And I must say they did a really good job. With smiles from cheek to cheek, holding each other’s hand, looking into their partner’s eyes and singing the song as they walked down the aisle, it was a love declaration with an element of fun. (By the way, Chay Pin was sporting enough to persevere and learn the harmony for the chorus bit too. His efforts definitely paid off.) Wait... there’s more.

Chay Pin was going to play the guitar and sing 就是爱你 (Just Love You) to his bride, as she stood next to him. It was a beautiful moment. And of course, all the hours of practicing for the song paid off for Chay Pin. Thumbs Up.

We really enjoyed playing for the couple and their guests. They were most responsive to the songs we played whether instrumental or with vocals. When Imelda sang 给我一个吻 (Give Me A Kiss), there were many flying kisses then went up in the air from the audience. She definitely built up an “Uncle & Auntie” fan-base there with that song and with other Teresa Teng hot favourites like 甜蜜蜜 (Honey Sweet).

Our heartfelt congratulations to Chay Pin and Lulu. Thank you for engaging us at your wedding. We hope you’ve enjoyed yourselves as much as we have playing for you.


Hsin Yeow's additional thoughts: The Look Of Love

How would you feel if you've just met the girl of your dreams? Well, Chay Pin puts it quite nicely:

"We met amongst friends. She was wearing a slim white dress and was full of smiles. I thought she was beautiful, smart, eloquent and elegant. I decided to get to know her better.

We dated for a while. One night, after a nice wine tasting event, as we talked over dinner, a sudden spark ignited between us. We got together soon after.

Lulu is the girl of my dreams. She shares my values for family and relationship. To me she is the most beautiful woman in the world. I knew that she is the one. I told myself I will love and protect this girl forever.

On 8/8/2009, after coming back from a business trip in Malaysia, I asked Lulu out. I brought her to the rooftop of a nice hotel by the pool. Under the full moon, I asked Lulu to marry me. She said "yes". My heart blossomed. That was the happiest thing I heard last year."


Band: Imelda, Adeline, Brad, Regi


L-R: Brad, Imelda, Chay Pin, Lulu, Adeline, Regi

Repertoire:

Wedding March (1st march-in), All Of Me, Cheek To Cheek, Unforgettable, Longer, Just The Way You Are, I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing, The Way You Look Tonight, 甜蜜蜜 (Honey Sweet), 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 给我一个吻 (Give Me A Kiss), Close To You, Dream A Little Dream, Fallen, Have I Told You Lately, L-O-V-E, The Nearness Of You, Quando Quando Quando, When You Say Nothing At All, Time After Time, The Look Of Love


Compliments:

Dear Hsin Yeow,

Thanks so much! We just got back from our honeymoon and we're still thinking of our beautiful wedding.

The band was absolutely great! The songs were fantastic. Imelda was gorgeous and sang so beautifully. With Imelda as emcee I didn't have to worry about the programme at all!

Adeline was also great! She played along with me very nicely while I sang with my guitar!

Thanks!
Chay Pin

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: How Deep Is Your Love?

Andy and Yingmei's love story is A Tale Of Two Cities. Read on...

In Andy's words:

"Both of us went to the same faculty in NUS. However, we met only for the first time in wintery Shanghai three yrs ago. She was on her vacation while I was working there. We were introduced by a mutual good friend Jingling, and we went out for dinner together as a group.

We clicked over food and travel (mostly food for me) and kept in touch after her return to Singapore. Our long distance relationship blossomed and endured.

Between 2007 and 2009, we took turns to visit each other during the holidays. I proposed to Yingmei in Shanghai with 99 red roses, a teddy bear and a ring. Thankfully, I am now based in Singapore.

I love her sweetness, kindness and thoughtfulness. She likes my 'handsome-ness' mostly."

Haha, thanks for sharing your story with me Andy. And I'm really glad Jerome, Christina and Feri entertained your guests.

Congratulations to you and Yingmei once again!



Band: Jerome, Christina, Feri


L-R: Feri, Jerome, Andy, Yingmei, Christina




Repertoire:

情非得已 (I Can't Help It), I Do (Cherish You) (First March In), Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Grow Old With You, How Deep Is Your Love, It Might Be You, The Gift, Valentine, 约定 (Date), 每天爱你多一些 (Every Day I Love You More), 至少还有你 (At Least There Is You), Truly Madly Deeply (2nd March-in)


Compliments from Andy:


Hey Hsin Yeow,

Thanks for your help.

Yingmei and I were running around and didn't get to hear much, which is a pity. But my guests gave the thumbs up. And that's great for us already.

Thanks,
Andy

Matthew's thoughts: So Nice

Not just another Sunday lunch wedding - it was held at Fullerton's Straits Room, a small 18-table capacity room that has windows which allows the hotel's skylight to flow in. Very pretty.

Anyway, it was an intimate setting because they only had about 8 tables, which they split into about 4 on each side. Here's the special part, the couple had their VERY OWN TABLE FOR TWO at the foot of the stage!

Imagine a small little italian-restaurant-ish table set for two, complete with tall candle. Too bad couples can't really enjoy the entire lunch, as they spent most of their time mingling with their guests.

But this cool couple skipped the second-march-in part, and went straight to the speech right after their champagne pouring sequence.

But fortunately, it seems from their feedback that they were enjoying our music (yay!) The hotel provided a very nice upright grand piano (Yamaha U5) that was really all you need to fill the room with its sound (that's how small the room was - it's not exactly Suntec Convention Centre.)

Congratulations, Johnny and Jennifer!



Band: Hui Bing, Matthew


Repertoire:

La Vie En Rose (March In), Dream A Little Dream, So Nice, Quando Quando Quando, Cest Si Bon, Fallen, I Say A Little Prayer, Grow Old With you, Everlasting Love, Come Away With Me, When You Say Nothing At All, Through The Years

一人一半 (One Half), 陪我看日出 (Watching The Sunrise With Me), 黑白配 (Black And White), The Rose, The Look Of Love, If I Ain't Got You, I Will Follow You Into The Dark, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, L-O-V-E, I'm Yours, That's All


Compliments:


Hi there,

Personally, we think that Hui Bing sang beautifully and really delivered the mood that we both wanted for our wedding. We love how her voice and together with Matthew on the piano, delivered the most romantic and light hearted mood for our wedding lunch.

Some of our guests thought that we were playing from a CD :) . Some guests felt that they were gentle and soft, but that's what exactly we wanted!

Although some of our guests may be slower to warm up and were not as responsive as expected, they still enjoy themselves tremendously with our songs selection and the performance of the duet.

Thanks for much for making our wedding event a sweet and romantic one.

Johnny & Jennifer

Eleanor's thoughts: The Wedding Song

Jackie's family, the Yau family, came all the way from Hong Kong. The ladies were all very slim and elegantly and fashionably dressed, e.g. Jackie's mom wore a short champagne dress with a ketupat weave for the solemnisation and a champagne fur-trimmed cheongsam for the dinner, while his sister-in-law wore a Grecian draped gown showing off an unbelievably trim figure despite her having two children.

Jackie's brother was in a suit with a great cut and very stylish update on the bow-tie/cravat that was just a plain black band around the collar, 2 children of the former: older boy was the ring-bearer in an impeccable tux, younger girl was one of the flower girls in what looked like a full bridal gown with embroidery and beading.

Solemnisation on the lawn was a gorgeous affair marred only by women's high heels sinking into the soil or catching on gravel. The 2 flower girls and ring-bearer had stage fright for a few moments but eventually performed their duties beautifully.

A montage put together by the bride's best friend and maid of honour, Mel, with a lovely, candid video interview of the couple talking about how they got together, laughing and teasing each other throughout, spliced with photos from their wedding shoot.

Highlights of father of the bride, Mr. Robert Lee's amazing speech:

- Winston Churchill said that there are only two things more difficult than public speaking: trying to kiss a woman who is leaning away from you, and trying to climb a wall that is leaning towards you. Hence, I hope you don't mind that I have written my speech down.

- I am here to warm you up for Jackie's speech. So if you don't like what I have to say, it's only because I don't want to give him too hard an act to follow.

- I'm sure you will all agree with me that Clara looks absolutely stunning tonight. As for Jackie, you look simply stunned.

- Clara dresses to kill. Unfortunately, she also cooks the same way.

- It seems like only yesterday that Clara was born. She was very tanned, and already had more hair than me.

- I have this advice for you...say these words often, and you'll have a smooth-sailing marriage.
"Dear, I'm wrong; honey, you're right; sweetheart...just go ahead and buy it!""

Mr. Lee also paid tribute to his daughter as one who has always been ready to rise to the challenges she sees before her; she just earned her second degree. He also spoke of Jackie as all he could want in a son-in-law, and stated firmly that this was a match he definitely approved of. He had many friends and business associates in the ballroom who appeared well-acquainted with his eloquence and clapped and cheered him heartily throughout the speech.

Jackie, being emotional and quite overwhelmed, did not match his father-in-law's eloquence, but made up for it with great sincerity and the fact that he wrote nothing down but spoke from the heart, thanking the Lee family for taking him in as one of their own when he moved here from HK.

Very lively, chatty atmosphere throughout the dinner. Dispensed with yam seng for a very civil "Cheers" but the couple's friends were not about to let the newlyweds off so easily, and sabo'ed them when they went from table to table for photo-taking. Couldn't see what was going on but there was a lot of laughter and raised, happy voiced in an informal yam seng, and certainly a lot more drinking.

At the end of our last song, the hearty cheers and applause from audience warmed our hearts.


Hsin Yeow's additional thoughts

Sylvia of Ideas Inn asked me to recommend an emcee for Jackie and Clara's wedding. I instantly thought of Eleanor. She has extensive hosting experience, and garnered rave reviews from many satisfied couples.

After Eleanor's meeting with the couple, I was pleasantly surprised to know that Jackie and Clara decided to engage Eleanor as emcee and singer as well!

Thank you Jackie and Clara, for your faith in us. Congratulations once again!


Band: Eleanor, Adeline, Feri


Repertoire:

Solemnisation:

Canon In D (march-in), The Wedding Song, Wonderful Tonight, Endless Love, Lovin' You, This I Promise You, From This Moment

Dinner:

You Belong To Me, Crazy For You, Grow Old With You, You're Still The One, Now That I Found You, Can't Fight This Feeling, Eternal Flame, Just The Way You Are, Time After Time, More Than Words, The Way You Look Tonight, A Love That Will Last, Your Song, Everything, Crazy Love, More, Besame Mucho, Lovin' You, Fallen, Dream A Little Dream, How Do I Live, Moon River

Jo's thoughts: Sweet Pea

Kialing and Weilian decided to have a less conventional wedding - instead of the more standard hotel event, they began the rest of their wedded life literally in bloom -- at the lush and summery Orchidville, with a restaurant complete with towering trees and a riot of blossoms surrounding the dinner tables.

Of course, the lush landscape was merely the stage for our stars of the night. There's a Chinese idiom 郎才女貌, literally talented man, beautiful woman, to describe a fine couple.

This was certainly the case with Kialing looking very very delicate and fresh in her lovely gowns, like a flower herself, and a Weilian, with his disarming smile, belting out a special song dedicated to her while accompanied by his friend on his guitar. Even though Kialing did tell him 'very cheesy leh', we thought it was moving! Other highlights of the night included a gameshow style interview of the duo, complete with kiss-challenge.

In the midst of all this, Iwee and myself were having a good time performing a completely unordinary repertoire of lovely songs (take a look at the song list below!).

And obviously the bride and groom had a good handle on their guests, because the songs were met with applause and even cheers, so the band got to take part in the warm fuzzy feelings floating around Orchidville on the night!

Thank you so much Kialing and Weilian for having us. May the rest of your wedded lives be as beautiful as the night which began it!


Band: Jo, Iwee


Repertoire:

Sweet Pea, God Only Knows, In My Life, I Will, If, Everything I Own, Like A Star, So Nice, Boy From Ipanema, Wonderful Tonight, Love Song For A Savior, You And I Both, Lucky, Heart Of Life, I Like It Best, Haven't Met You Yet, Everything, L-O-V-E, 1234, Isn't She Lovely


Songs To Recommend:

Sweet Pea



God Only Knows



Everything I Own



I Like It Best



Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble's newest. Check the video here

Ariel’s thoughts: 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple)

I knew this was going to an amazing night the moment I met the newly weds, Ervine and Candy. They were fun-loving and showed great amount of energy prior to the wedding dinner. In fact, they dispensed with all formality and went around mingling with their loved ones and guests before the dinner, only disappearing for a brief moment to get ready for their first march in. The band was wowed when the couple’s guests also grooved when the hotel initiated the presentation of their first dish with Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling”.

We love it when the guests show any sign of appreciation. But this crowd really bowled us over with their show of support because they really clapped hard after each and every song we performed. We couldn’t help but marvel at the lives that we’ve touched with our wedding performances as one of the jie meis even came over to say hi to us, having heard us sing at Jae and Chloe’s wedding!

My favourite song of the night was 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple) because its lyrics resonates with my belief that love is simply about giving conditionally and sometimes showing such affection is just saying three simple words “I Love You”:

愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂　是是非非無法抉擇
沒有後悔為愛日夜去跟隨　那個瘋狂的人是我
I LOVE U 無法不愛你 BABY 說你也愛我
I LOVE U 永遠不願意 BABY 失去你

Band: Ariel, Jixiang and Ivan


Repertoire:

Canon in D (1st March-in), L-O-V-E, Close To You, So Nice, 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), Angels Brought Me Here, 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In The World), 喜欢你 (Liking You), Lovin' You, Bubbly, Love Story, La Vie En Rose (2nd March-in)


Songs To Recommend:

I am also in love with the following song and I think they’re really great for weddings:

Lost in Paradise by Joanna Wang



Only Love by Tanya Chua

Bevlyn's thoughts: 恋爱ing

I'd performed countless times at Four Seasons hotel, but it was actually my first time at the Crescent ballroom. Finally!! It is a smaller ballroom compared to the main one, but the size made the wedding even more cosy and intimate. Guests were greeted by a poster made by one of the 'brothers':


The band was located just 2 arms' lengths away from Chye Lee and Lijie and we really liked that. Why? When Junxiong was singing "为你钟情" (Falling For You), Chye Lee quickly tapped on Lijie to remind her of her favourite song. The 2 of them turned toward Junxiong and watch him sing the song, which was almost solely for the two of them. A very sentimental and meaningful wedding song:


The guests were a wonderful audience to perform to. The singing along when we brought on "甜蜜蜜" (Honey Sweet), "恋爱ing", "I'm Yours", and the happy applause from the parents after "All I Ask Of You".

My favourite part of the evening had to be when Lijie's youngest brother decided to do an impromptu speech. Seeing Lijie busy taking photographs with a table of guests, he took my suggestion and said "姐!' into the mic to get her attention. "我们会想念你的". I was very impressed by his speech, because he had no script, and everything was from the heart. Very sensible for his age :)

Thank you Chye Lee and Lijie for giving us such wonderful memories at your wedding.  Here's wishing you many years of bliss and happiness in this new path together!



Band: Bevlyn, Junxiong, Matthew, Gavin


Repertoire:

Seasons Of Love (1st march), We've Only Just Begun (1st dish), Longer,  甜蜜蜜 (Honey Sweet), 为你钟情 (Falling For You), 美丽的新娘 (Beautiful Bride), The Way You Look Tonight, Just The Way You Are, All I Ask Of You, When I Fall In Love, Come Fly With Me, 世界唯一的你 (The Only You In The World), 天天夜夜 (Every Day And Night)

L-O-V-E (2nd march), 幸福摩天輪 (Ferris Wheel Of Happiness), 小手拉大手 (Small Hands Holding Big Hands), 恋爱ing, I'm Yours, Grow Old with You, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 你的名字我的姓氏 (Your Name With My Surname), 恋爱频率 (Love Frequency)


Compliments from Chye Lee & Lijie: Thank You For The Music

Hi Bevlyn, Junxiong, Matthew & Gavin,

Just like the song by Abba, we wanna thank you for the music! :) Cos without your songs and music, what would our wedding banquet have been? You definitely livened up the atmosphere with your beautiful voices, not forgetting the lovely melodies from our fav piano and the ever sexy saxophone..

The only regret is we couldn't sit down and enjoy each and every song, esp All I Ask of You. Guess we can only hope that it's captured in one of the videos :)

Thanks again for the memories and we wish you all good health and many blessings in the lunar new year!

Warmest regards,
Chye Lee + Lijie

Ian's Thoughts: Thank you For Loving Me

Tanya's Thoughts: 但愿人长久 (Eternal Love) 

Steven and Chei Pin had a very warm and cosy wedding dinner celebration. The photo montage that took us through their childhood to their adult years and shots of them together had some poignant moments, and showed how their endearing love story finally led to a happily-after-ending.
 
The highlight of the night's events had to be the food presentation. When the music played and fanciful lights came on, the doors opened and everyone probably pretty much expected lines of waiters/waitresses carrying plates of food walking in, as with most food presentation ceremonies at weddings.

However, to everyone's amusement and surprise, the chef decked out in his chef's outfit and hat danced his way in carrying the dish meant for the VIP table. Shaking his booty to the tune of Wondergirls' 'Nobody', the crowd broke into laughter and cheers. He even stopped by at several tables to 'interact' cheekily with a few guests.

With this, the night started on a high note. The songs we performed drew appreciative applause from the guests, for which we were very grateful for. The sense of fulfilment and satisfaction in seeing people enjoy the music while dining meant more than anything to us. Jon, Clarence and myself had a great time working together.
 
Here's wishing the newly-weds a lifetime of sweet and everlasting marital bliss!


Band: Tanya, Clarence, Jon Lim



Repertoire:

Moon River (1st March-in), Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, When You Tell Me That You Love Me, Sway, Lovin' You, Quando Quando Quando, We Could Be In Love, 两支恋人 (Two Lovers), Fly Me To The Moon, 爱很简单 (Love Is Simple), 遇上爱 (When You Meet Love)

Two Words (2nd March-in), Every Day I Love You, I'll Be There, I Love You, When You Say Nothing At All, You Raise Me Up, You're Still You, La Vie En Rose, 但愿人长久 (Eternal Love), 遇见 (Meeting), 我只在乎你 (I Only Care For You)

Zheng Quan's thoughts: Love Is A Powerful Spell

The story of Sean and Jean proves that love can be quite a powerful spell as it influences and changes a person dramatically.

Sean and Jean met at a mutual friend's gathering at a chalet. At that time, Sean did not leave a very good impression on Jean, who thought he was unfriendly and quite "beng" (hostile looking). However after a few days, they got to know each other better and Sean took the initiation to date Jean out, and their relationship developed from then on. 12 years later, Jean has completely changed Sean from an "Ah beng" to a gentleman he is today. During Sean's thank you speech on the wedding night, he specifically thanked his wife and some friends who came into his life and changed him into a better person.

That evening I arrived at the hotel ballroom and met Sean at the reception area where he was busy ensuring all things are going well. I quickly clarified with him a few details I needed for my emceeing work, and he directed me to the banquet assistant for all other needs, including a dinner service for the band. I thought it was really thoughtful and kind of him. A nice gentlemen.

The wedding dinner commenced promptly as we welcomed Sean and Jean into the ballroom. After which, the guests were presented with the 1st dish. Then it was time for live performance from our band and I started off singing a cheery song L-O-V-E which the guests seemed to like very much. Fallen was the next song as performed by my co-singer, Serene, and it was very well received too.


The band's live music complemented the evening's program with the list of love songs Sean and Jean had specially requested earlier on. Other classic love songs included "月亮代表我的心" (The Moon Represents My Heart)，"制造浪漫" (Creating Romance), "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "I Only Wanna Be With You".

The beautiful setting of the hotel's Riverfront room just added on to the lovely and homely atmosphere. We were really fortunate to have a lively audience who was so supportive and generous with their applause.

A big thank you to Sean and Jean for leaving their trust in us to entertain their guests and also letting me host your dinner reception. We sincerely wish you guys happiness, good health and great fortune!


Band: Zheng Quan, Serene, Linus


L-R: Serene, Jean, Sean, Zheng Quan, Linus

Repertoire:

L-O-V-E, Corcovado (Quiet Nights & Quiet Stars), Fallen, I Only Wanna Be With You, Kiss Me, Pretty World, Wishes, You Gotta Be, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 遇見 (Encounter), Can't Take My Eyes Off You

You're The Sunshine Of My Life (2nd march-in), Over The Rainbow, Stand By Me, Way Back Into Love, Quando Quando Quando, 制造浪漫 (Creating Romance), 今天你要嫁給我 (Marry Me Today), Valentine, Grow Old With You, I'm Yours, Crazy Little Thing Called Love


Compliments from Sean:


Hi Bev,

I can't really tell how well they sang since I was too busy running around. But I heard fantastic feedback from my guests. A few wanted to get contacts to engage in their coming wedding. I guess this is clear indication of a successful performance.

I would like to thank A Little Dream for a job fantastically performed. I would say money well spent.

Thanks,
Sean

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: Destiny

Exchanging e-mails with Jamie was a delight, because her writing had a very conversational tone; it felt as if I was just sitting in front of her, sharing a cup of coffee and chatting.

Jamie: "We were secondary school classmates, and actually dated for a short period during our school days. However, during then it didn’t work out & we lost contact aft we left school. It was until years later that we coincidentally bumped into each other again, and that was the spark we needed to give our relationship another try."

Hsin: "Thanks Jamie, for sharing this with me. What can you tell me about Elison?"

Jamie: "My husband places his career first, and always believes in doing well in his work, but he's totally oblivious to the nitty gritty of family life - totally exasperating! But at times, the little things that I don’t think he even bothers, he actually has been quietly listening in & making plans… For example, I made a casual remark to go have dinner at Jewel box for dinner. And within the next few weeks, he actually made a reservation to bring me there for my birthday celebration. That meant a lot to me."

Later on, Elison joined in the conversation, to tell me about their favourite activity.

Elison: "My wife and I will used to travel around in my previous car (small old Nissan March), to find good food. Most of the memories during our courtship days were in this car. And I remembered that she actually cried when we handed over our Nissan March to be traded in for our current car."

Destiny certainly played in big part in igniting that spark of love between them, after spending many years apart. Hence, I started the evening with a beautiful song called My Destiny.

The audience responded warmly to our songs, and to further engage them, I asked if they would like to send in some dedications. In a matter of minutes, the first dedication slip came, bearing the title of a song and a message for the couple. After Ariel and I sang performed the song, the second slip was presented to us. I had opened the floodgates, and we were soon inundated with dedications! Here's proof:


We realised that we had to totally abandon the set list just to sing the dedications (with the couple's blessings, of course.) Luckily, James was a real trooper, and had a treasury of tunes residing in him. With my trusty stack of lyrics, Ariel, James and I sang as many dedications as we could. The audience's enthusiastic response and cheering at the end of our performance made the effort totally worth it.

Thank you, Jamie and Elison, for the opportunity to perform at your wedding. Congratulations, and here's wishing you good health, love and joy!


Band: Hsin Yeow, Ariel, James


Repertoire:

Colour of My Love (1st march in), My Destiny, So Nice, Always You, Inside Your Heaven, Better Together, 小情歌 (Short Love Song), It Might Be You, On The Side Of Me, 勇气 (Courage), Let's Start From Here (2nd march-in), 喜欢你 (Liking You)

Audience requests:

月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), How Deep Is Your Love, Rainbow Connection, 你最珍贵 (You're The Most Precious One), 情非得已 (I Can't Help It), Fly Me To The Moon, 每天爱你多一些 (Every Day I Love You More), 家后 (Queen Of The House)


Compliments:


Dear Hsin Yeow,

Apologies for being late in our reply, Elison & I just got back from our short trip.

Thank you very much for your performance on our wedding, it was such a pity that we could not sit around and hear more of the songs that we have selected, which meant so much to us both.

Time was so short, and things were in such a frenzy, and I felt so sorry that we have only exchanged that few brief words.

From my understanding, there were an overwhelming response of dedications during the wedding, I bet the guests enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and I trust that should be a true testimony of your team's performance.

Thank you once again, I do look forward to hearing more of A Little Dream in other weddings.

Best Regards,
Elison & Jamie

Imelda's thoughts:

Coming soon!


Band: Imelda, Jerome, Spencer, Lim Hui





L-R: Lim Hui, Spencer, Jerome, Imelda




Repertoire:

Canon In D (first march-in), Always, Endless Love, Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You, Way Back Into Love, 小夫妻 (Couple), 恋爱频率 (Love Frequency), 今天你要嫁给我 (Marry Me Today), From This Moment, How Do I Live, Lost In Your Eyes, Valentine, (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, 给我一个吻 (Give Me A Kiss), 我要你的爱 (I Want Your Love), Eternal Flame, For The First Time, When You Say Nothing At All, You Were There, Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You, 身边 (By Your Side), 你是我老婆 (You Are My Wife), 疼你的責任 (My Responsibility To Dote On You), Love Will Keep Us Alive


Compliments from Jun Yuan:

Hello Hsin Yeow,

I apologize for the late reply, but please find the photo we took with the band on our wedding night.

I'm very happy to have you guys to play for us and thank you once again the the wonderful performance.

Cheers,
Junyuan


Compliments from Jun Jun, groom's younger sister:

Hi Hsin Yeow,

Glad to hear the band had a good time, the guests gave rave reviews as well! When the band was rehearsing, we were already impressed! Having the band play live for the 1st and 2nd march in really made a difference.

Thank you for the great job done and we will definitely recommend Jerome and Imelda to our friends when the opportunity arises.

Jun Jun

Bevlyn's thoughts: What A Difference A Day Made

It's been some time since we last performed at Ritz Carlton, and I'm always awed by the grandeur of the high ceilings and the chandeliers when I'm there. Nicholas and Evelyn had every reason to be the happiest man and woman, because their dearest families and friends filled up the huge ballroom, literally lighting it up with their smiles!

The banquet commenced with two speeches by Nicholas and Evelyn's good friends. I agreed with one of them when he said, 'Evelyn looks like a million dollars. And Nicholas looks like he's just won a million dollars!" :)

Joel was happy to be on the baby grand piano, and the rest of the band members (myself on vocals, Ivan on saxophone, and Wah Yong on double bass), stood tall on an elevated platform next to the piano. With so many tables of guests to sing to, we were happy to be able to see the furthest guest away from us!

Nicholas and Evelyn went from tables to tables to mingle with their guests, while we accompanied them with our live music!

Thank you Nicholas and Evelyn! We wish you a beautiful marriage, and many bountiful babies soon!


Band: Bevlyn, Joel, Wah Yong & Ivan

 

Repertoire:

So Nice, Cest Si Bon, Dream A Little Dream, A Love That Would Last, The Way You Look Tonight, Let's Fall In Love, L-O-V-E, The Nearness of You, Girl From Ipanema, Isn't It Romantic, La Vie En Rose
 
Everything, Come Fly With Me, Let There Be Love, Pretty World, Home, Bubbly, What A Difference A Day Makes, Fallen, Quando Quando Quando, Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Jo's thoughts: My Heart Will Go On

While big ballrooms are beautiful, it's a whole new level of lovely to experience a wedding peopled entirely by all of 40 close relatives and friends, in the sparkling setting of La Cantina, a rave reviewed Italian bistro complete with a breezy outdoor pool and an azure sea view from the rooftop of Changi Village Hotel.





Gorgeous view
Each of the exclusive group of guests was wonderful, smiley and supportive, but the loveliest were naturally our bride Andrene and our groom Eddy, who rather than taking their places of honour at a special VIP table, moved their seats from table to table to speak to and thank each and every one of their guests.

While Andrene looked beautiful and beamed graciously and gracefully, Eddy was the undisguisedly happy host who came up to the mike to exhort everybody (including us) to enjoy themselves, and to drink, while leading by example. He also sang a rousing Cantonese song to Andrene (which had the whole restaurant, including an amused Andrene, joining in for the chorus) twice, and encoring another Cantonese song where he pulled up all his male relatives and gregarious pals in a testosterone-charged chorus. It was quite funny to notice that each time he came up to sing, he said that it would be the last time, but of course with the screams of support that a rockstar in a concert would get, one last time would never be enough!


Eddy was accompanied by the very talented Kim-Chye, who was also my guitarist for the night -- lucky me. We did several jazz love songs, a dedication of My Heart Will Go On, and in view of the impending Chinese New Year, also worked out a special rendition of 爱拼才会赢 (Ai Piah Cia Eh Yia) (Strive In Love To Win) with opportunities for enhanced Getai-style vibrato. If the cheers were anything to go by, the guests seemed to like it, and a very obliging Eddy gave us a few standing ovations.

It was a real pleasure playing for such a wonderful couple surrounded by all their warm and obviously tightly knit friends and family. If the first day is anything to go by, we think Andrene and Eddy are going to have a very blessed and happy wedded life ahead.

P.S. Thanks, Gordon (of Wedding Matters) for recommending us!


Band: Jo, Kim-Chye


Repertoire:

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, 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've Got You Under My Skin, Let There Be Love, Let's Fall In Love, The Look Of Love, L-O-V-E, Misty, Quando Quando Quando, So Nice, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, The Very Thought Of You, Unforgettable

Audience requests:

爱拼才会赢 (Ai Piah Cia Eh Yia) (Strive In Love To Win), My Heart Will Go On


Compliments from Eddy:

Hi Hsin Yeow

The band's performance was absolutely fantastic. I think the band did an amazing job!

Eddy

Hsin Yeow's thoughts: 我要你的爱 (I Want Your Love)

Connie and Brennan put in a lot of effort to planning their wedding celebration. For one, they enquired about our services more than nine months before their wedding day.

They also thought of a novel way to present the wedding favours. Even before they entered the ballroom, they arranged for the emcee to announce the serving of dinner. Just when the guests were scratching their heads, the wait staff opened the dish covers to reveal handmade thank-you notes! Kudos to Connie and Brennan!

Through a very detailed video, we learnt that Brennan first tried to get into Connie's good books by showing off his bowling skills. However, things didn't work out at first, and they drifted apart for a period of time. When they got back together a second time, they worked hard at maintaining the relationship, which finally led to a proposal in Bintan, while they were both on a jetski!

Brennan didn't have an easy time fetching Connie that morning. We watched another video which showed Brennan peeling bananas, wearing a bra, dancing with a pole, acting a skit, and pretending to sweet talk another guy wearing a blonde wig. The bridesmaids really took him through the paces!

In between the videos, Hui Bing, Matthew, Jon and I performed popular wedding songs such as Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, Inside Your Heaven and Amazed. We jazzed it up with 我要你的爱 (I Want Your Love) and Fly Me To The Moon, and kept the guests entertained.

Congratulations, Connie and Brennan! Thank you for engaging us for your wedding. Here's wishing you good health and happiness always!


Band: Hsin Yeow, Hui Bing, Matthew, Jonathan Lim


Repertoire:

From This Moment (1st march-in), Angels Brought Me Here, Everything I Do (I Do It For You), If I Ain't Got You, I'm Yours, Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, Inside Your Heaven, Amazed, A Moment Like This, All About Loving You, 我是真的付出我的爱 (I'm Really Giving You My Love), 每天爱你多一些 (Every Day I Love You More)

I Finally Found Someone (2nd march-in), That’s What Friends Are For, Quando Quando Quando, Sway, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, 我要你的爱 (I Want Your Love), Falling For You, Fly Me To The Moon, I Need You, Endless love, Love Will Keep Us Alive