By : NOORSILA ABD MAJID
LIKE a scene taken from a
Taiwan melodrama, top Taiwanese singer/actress Ella Chen and her Malaysian
businessman husband, Alvin Lai held their lavish wedding reception at the
Equatorial Hotel Malacca on Saturday night.
Oh boy, what a tight
security event it was! A dozen of RELA members and 10 bodyguards were specially
hired by the Lai family just to keep pressmen and fans at bay.
A source inside the
Equatorial Hotel told The Daily Chilli that the groom paid an estimated
RM112,000 for a personalised wedding reception.
"He paid RM1,400 per
table and asked for 80 tables," the insider added. "Alvin comes from
a well to do family. His parents wouldn't allow him to marry a superstar like
Ella if he doesn't have the money."
The couple’s romantic ivory
white wedding extravaganza was attended by around 800 close family members and
friends of Alvin, who hails from Malacca.
Mind you, Ella had four
costume changes at her Malaysian wedding do.
“Hosting our wedding
reception here gives me a different feel,” said the blushing bride shortly
before the feast began. “The weather is hot. But I’m happy and I’ll try to be a
good Malaysian daughter-in-law (and wife).”
Their yamseng party ended
around midnight. Earlier in the morning, Ella met her in-laws according to
colourful Chinese wedding tradition.
While her hubby was offered
two apples by her nephew as he arrived at the hotel in a Porsche Cayenne, she
was sheltered with a hand-woven tray and covered in a veil as she was whisked
away to the Lai family mansion in Ujong Pasir.
Over there, the newlyweds
offered their prayers to the Lai ancestors.
Having stayed in Malacca
since Wednesday, the super busy couple
are scheduled to return to Taipei on Sunday morning.
"We have to put our
honeymoon plans on hold 'coz we're just too busy working," Ella said.
"No baby plans in two years either. But if God wants to give us our bundle
of joy soon, we'll accept it happily."
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