The fabulous new Ritz-Carlton was one of the most high-profile hotel openings in the world this year. Be one of the very first to hold your wedding ceremony or reception in this beautiful venue with one of the hotel’s celebration packages.
For a seriously posh set of threads, check out bespoke tailors Gieves & Hawkes for a wedding tux that’ll have any usually scruffy chap looking spiffing on the day itself.
Looking for appropriate wedding favors is never an easy task, particularly if you’re planning a traditional western ceremony. But if it’s traditional dragees you’re after, look no further than Sucre Chine. Set up by a team of Fench and Belgian artists, it offers beautifully packaged candy pastilles that are made of Belgian chocolate and encased in liquified sugar. Favors can come in any kind of packaging or colour you desire; check their online shop for more examples of their work. Sucre Chine can also arrange venue decoration and dragee-champagne combination gifts.
Flat 316, Block C, DB Plaza, Discovery Bay, 2987-8344, info@sucrechine.com, www.sucrechine.com
Ideal for brides getting married in and around Central, the Mandarin salon offers hair and makeup consultation services both inside the salon and at your home.
This Hong Kong-based chocolatier specializes in freshly made artisan chocolate in innovative flavors such as basil and lemon, sesame and dark ginger. It is known for its collaboration with local chefs and the brand is currently stocked in Lane Crawford’s chocolate lounge in IFC Mall. It also offers a service where you can create personalized chocolates as wedding favors to your guests. Favorites include the traditional Chinese “double happiness” symbol or the name of the bride and groom. Contact them through the website: www.verochocolates.com
Ladies, if you’re getting married and are a) short b) stylish or c) don’t mind standing all day in a pair of killer heels, then you’ll be delighted to learn that Christian Louboutin himself has launched a bridal collection. What’s more, following the old maxim “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”, there’s a gorgeous baby blue insert on the inside of the shoe. Perhaps you could borrow your friend’s old pair and cover three bases at once. Available exclusively from the Christian Louboutin On Lan Street boutique.
7 On Lan St., Central, 2118-0016
Originally from California, these beautiful, award-winning letterpress invitations are exclusively available from wedding planners The Wedding Company.
For the ultimate designer gown, visit Designer Bridal Room. Established in 2006, It stocks gowns from a range of exclusive designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, Christian Lacroix, Annasul Y, Elie Saab, Manuel Mota, Pronovias (pictured) and Rosa Clara.
