🗓 EVENT-DAY THINGS 🗓

👋 tl;dr / event ical 👋

Click on the below button to download an iCalendar file which you can add to your calendar.The calendar invite will include details + scheduling about the wedding (if you've added this before, we've updated this with the new schedule on 13th October 2024)

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📖 mass booklet 📖

In the name of sustainability (and cost), mass booklets were printed in limited copies.Please take a physical copy only if you really need it - these are intended for people who aren't as comfortable with tech or can't easily read text from their phones screens.For everyone else, here's the link to the booklet:

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📍 location 📍

Our wedding ceremony will be taking place at the Church of St Teresa at 2PM on 26th October 2024.Here's a Google Map reference:

⏰ SCHEDULE ⏰

Unlike other events you've been to, these are the exact timings we have arranged with our event organiser.Please be early to avoid disrupting the church service 🙏

The registration booth will be shifted to the canteen after the initial registration closes and the service has started.You can leave your name in our guestbook which we will be putting on display in our house (it's a unique one, you'll see 😀) during the eating part of the event!

❗️IMPORTANT EVENT NOTES❗️

1. Please be punctual/early if possible, it'll mean a lot to us if we're able to see all of you as we walk down the aisle with our families.2. Angbaos are not required (your presence is truly enough), but we will have accomodations to accept them at the registration table. Directions for PayNow will be available.3. Please head to the church cafe only after your group is done with your photo-taking session.4. Phototaking sequence is generally in the chronological order that you have known us, with exceptions made for event organisation conveniences:

5. We have some vegetarian dishes arranged. Carnivores, please avoid taking these early-on during the event because those are literally all they will be able to eat. Be nice.6. Eating arrangement is free-seating/standing except for a few tables marked for family and elderly, avoid those unless you are family or identify with being elderly.7. Please - if wardrobe and wallet permits - try to adhere to the dress code below!8. Tag us in photos you post with #josmelia2024 so we can have them =D

📸 phototaking sequence 👥

Sorry folks, this part is going to have to be extremely rushed because of our time limits on usage of the church canteen 🥲We apologise in advance for rushing everyone and we promise to take pictures with y'all in the cafe (please find us and drag us away if you want an intimate group photo!).In anyways, here's the official formal photography sequence:

¹ "from work" means you first knew Amelia/Joseph from a shared work experience² "from life" means you know Amelia/Joseph not from an office/work setting (NS is not work)

🕴 dress code 💃

Please come wearing covered clothes (no slippers) and your colourfullest and brightest colours. Dresses/skirts (covered to beyond knees), t-shirts, jeans, trousers, and three-quarters shorts are fine, no need for anything remotely office-ish.Our theme for this event is aligned with a colour-burst which represents how we as a couple want to live our lives - openly, boldly, and in a childlike manner.Examples below are from our pre-wed shoot :D

⚠️ code of conduct ⚠️

We're Catholics, but we know not many of you will be. So we've opted for a church service instead of a mass with a lesser focus on the religious rituals.However, since it is still a place of worship, we need you to observe the following so we don't get tsked at by our religious figures:1. Please wear covered shoes (and clothing in general)
2. Maintain silence in the chapel at all times
3. No talking during the service
4. No eating or drinking during the service
5. No animals allowed (doesn't include your kids)

📚 THE STORY THUS FAR ✨

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it all began in 🇸🇬

It had a been about a month since they had met on Coffee Meets Bagel. Joseph had finished an after-work class and so had Amelia.As you might have inferred, both of these individuals were so busy with their own self-improvement they hadn't actually met despite chatting every day over text. For a month. Crazy times indeed.One evening on the way home, both of them realised they were passing by the same train station. Destiny was created that fateful night at a wooden bench where they met, sat down together, and chatted about life till t'was late.Thankfully they became interested enough to start setting aside time to meet each other more frequently and they got together just in time for COVID to begin.Thus began their years-long relationship, starting with clandestine meetings done in secrecy away from Safe Distancing Ambassadors, until COVID was the "new normal".

the proposal in 🇦🇺

In September of 2023, Joseph proposed to Amelia under a sky full of stars at an undisclosed location in Western Australia, one thing led to another, and here they are with a wedding website (=

engagement encounter at ⛪️

Both Joseph and Amelia believe in the faith and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. They felt getting married in church in God's presence had meaning for them.And... Part of getting married in church was attending the compulsory Engagement Encounter programme organised by the Catholic Church in Singapore.This brought them all the way to Punggol at an hour most people are still asleep on a weekend morning.

sangjit in 🇮🇩

Amelia's Indonesian roots brought the couple to celebrate Sangjit. In Indonesia, Sangjit is a traditional Chinese betrothal ceremony that is still widely practiced amongst the Indonesian Chinese community.Joseph and Amelia held theirs at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel (with a lot of event organising help from her family), marking their third and final "engagement" ritual.

pre-wedding shoot in 🇮🇩

To capture how happy they were before marriage, couples do a pre-wed photoshoot :PJoseph & Amelia decided to go for an unconventional photoshoot that portrays what daily life means to them - colourful! (PSA/ICYMI: also the theme of the wedding)A colour-burst shoot was in line and they engaged Luz Photography who are also family friends to do this unorthodox shoot. The shots turned out unexpectedly good, and more importantly, the shoot turned out to be actually fun.

💒 wedding in 🇸🇬

And now we come to the final chapter in Amelia & Joseph's journey to getting married, and the beginning of their lives together.The couple has actively chosen to avoid big players because gunning for the underdog and being the underdog themselves is a part of who they identify with being.With that, they present to you a trivia of The Making Of™ their wedding:

☝🏼 THE PEOPLE 🤜🏼

All ceremonies are about the people, and this one is no different. The couple is deeply grateful for the willingness of our family, friends, and past religious figures for their involvement.Here are the stars who have made this event possible for us in no particular order:✝️ Wedding Presider: Fr Peter TanFr Peter was the Parish Priest of St Michael's Church where Joseph spent his adolescent years.👀 Witnesses: Felisa & AliciaFelisa is Amelia's long-time friend. For a period, they were on their journey towards being Confirmed Catholics together and she is here as Amelia's witness representative.Alicia is Joseph's long-time friend. They were in the same Cathecism Class (Catholic Sunday School) back in the day and still connect regularly together with the rest of their churchies.🎁 Bride Delivery: Yvonne & SharonYvonne & Sharon are ex-colleagues of Amelia who stayed in touch after their shared experience in the same organisation.💍 Ring Bearer: SamuelSamuel is Joseph's long-time friend. Similarly to Alicia, they were all part of the same Cathecism Class, giving trouble to Cathecism instructors and growing up together.📦 Registration & Logistics: Wei Ping, Shawn, & VinsonWei Ping & Shawn & Vinson got close to Amelia and Joseph through sharing a very-millennial post-work activity known as bouldering. They climb together weekly and when the time came to beg for help for their wedding... 😈🍵 Tea Pai Ceremony: Aunty JacquelineAunty Jacqueline is from Joseph's maternal family and has graciously accepted the duty of facilitating the Tea Pai ceremony which is a Chinese tradition carried out during matrimonial ceremonies.🌸 Flower Arrangements: Tante Friska & Tante MagdalenaAmelia's brother's in-laws run a flower arrangement team in Indonesia specialising in Catholic events there. When Amelia & Joseph realised they wanted a unique setup (lego), it wasn't something they were willing to entrust to just anyone to make beautiful.The flowers in the chapel and canteen were hand-made by them, tell them "bunga bagus" if you see them!📸 Photography: Jeffrey & AldoJeffrey & Aldo are photographers based in Surabaya, Indonesia. This pair are close friends of Amelia's brother and has attended to many of the family events photography needs.

💒 THE VENUE 📍

The Church of St Teresa is the church where Joseph grew up in before he joined the parish of St Michael. This place holds lots of faint memories for him, he was once a lector here and gave the First Reading for his Holy Communion ceremony at this church.

Fun fact: the Church of St Teresa is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Singapore and was also where Joseph's maternal grandparents were married.

👰 THE CLOTHES 🤵

Amelia's unique and beautiful dress is from a shop in Far East Plaza which the couple walked by randomly because they love strata malls with its unique shops more so than mainstream Capitaland or Fraser Malls.They got drawn in by the fashion style, chatted with the owner, arranged an appointment to try the dresses there a week later, and here they are.The suit that Joseph wears is a gift from Amelia's dad and was made by her dad's personal tailor in Indonesia and is constructed of textiles from Amelia's family business.

🍴 THE FOOD 🥩

🍽 Main buffet: Little SayangLittle Sayang is a western-fusion stall in the suburbs of Toa Payoh that Amelia & Joseph came across while heading to Joseph's place one fine evening.The food was sinfully awesome, they offered catering, it was a no-brainer since the couple was actively looking for a caterer at that point in time.In line with the couple's eating habits and trying-to-be-healthy/nutritious diet, there is lots of protein. Despite the sinfulness, yes. It's a celebration.🍨 Ice Cream: Salted CaramelFor Amelia, living in Upper Thomson had it's benefits in terms of really good food. One of them is Salted Caramel which most millenial Singaporeans would have dined at once during their early adulthood.☕️ Coffee: Butler KoffeeCoffee is one of the couple's shared vices. Amelia needs it to function, Joseph is always in search of exotic-tasting and well-made ones.Butler Koffee came up as a recommendation in one of Joseph's tech group chats that organises meetups frequently. The couple went down for a taste, all was well, and here they are serving awesome coffee to everyone.

🎧 THE MUSIC 🎸

Joseph's march-in music is Melodies of Life from Final Fantasy IX, a by-now retro game which captivates Joseph up to this day.Amelia's march-in music is Butter-fly from Digimon Adventures, one of the OG animes of our generation.The music you hear in the canteen is a mix of all the couple's favourite anime op/eds over their years of after-work unwinding watching animes and ties in with their theme of colour-burst and child-likeness. The canteen playlist:

If you've made it this far, thank you for reading/attending our event. It was an honour to have you witness our marriage (: