The Bride

Fast Facts:
- Born in October 1982
- Middle child in the family
- Has a sister, two years her senior
- Has a brother, five years her junior
- Ranked as third cousin in her paternal family
- Ranked as third cousin in her maternal family
- Did Kindergarten in PAP (class of '86)
- Completed Primary 4 in CHIJ Kellock Convent (class of '88)
- Completed PSLE in St Hilda's Primary School (class of '92)
- Completed GCE 'O' levels in St Hilda's Secondary School (class of '94)
- Graduated with Diploma in Marketing from Singapore Polytechnic (class of '99)
- Graduate with Degree in Marketing from SIM University (class of '07)
- Will be working as personal assistant, private maid and possible chauffer in Foshan until gainfully employed

The Groom

Fast Facts:

• - Born in August 1982
• - First child in the family
  - Has a sister, three years his junior
  - Ranked as first cousin in his maternal family
  - Ranked as second cousin in his paternal family
  - Did kindergarten in PAP (class of '86)
  - Completed Primary 4 in Assumption English School (class of '88)
  - Completed PSLE in Bukit Panjang Primary School (class of '92)
  - Completed GCE 'O' levels in Bukit View Secondary School (class of '94)
  - Graduated with Diploma in Marketing from Singapore Polytechnic (class of '99)
  - Graduated with Degree, double major in Marketing and Finance from Singapore Management University (class of '04)
  - Currently working in Southern Packaging, based in Foshan, Guangzhou China

Why 1 May was chosen as the wedding date

Marcus left the decision of the wedding date to me. As we both do not believe in Fengshui, we did not have to approach any masters to ask for auspicious dates, and neither do we have to ask our parents for approval. :D

Firstly, I wanted a May wedding. Why MAY? Cause:

• January is usually CNY
• February has Valentines Day (presents + celebration)
• March and April do not sound nice (though I hope to have kids born in these two months)
• May is PERFECT
• June is school holiday period = expensive airtickets & hotels if we plan to travel during our anniversary
• July is the month of our dating anniversary (presents + celebration)
• August is Marcus' birthday month (presents + celebration)
• September is when our pockets are still recovering from the two months in a row celebration
• October is my birthday month (presents + celebration)
• November is BORING + normally rainy
• December is Christmas (presents + celebration)
  

See, I don't want our wedding to fall in months whereby we are already celebrating significant events. Neither do I want all the significant events to fall too closely to each other. So a May wedding is perfect!

Next, the date!!

Actually, I thought of having it on 30 May, as that is after my exams, and primary/secondary school exams too. But, it is also during the school holidays (see comments on why I do not want a June wedding), and what is so nice about 30 MAY?!?!

Now, 1 May is DIFFERENT. In both Singapore and China, 1 May is labour day aka PUBLIC HOLIDAY. Therefore:

• We do not have to waste our annual leave in applying for leave on our anniversary
• Marcus has no excuse that he needs to go back to office in China on our anniversary
• What is not to love about having anniversary on a public holiday!? It is like.. the government is paying you to celebrate your anniversary and letting you have a day off on that day! woohoo!
  

And that was what made me decide on 1 May 2009 :D