Langkawi, 23 April 2009 - For Kimberly Yap and Kelvin Teo, fairy tales do come true.

It all started seven years ago when Kimberly threw an orange into the water body for the first time during Chap Goh Mei.  Soon after that, her prince charming by the name of Kelvin Teo came into her life.

Six months ago Kelvin proposed to Kimberly on her birthday in the most romantic way imaginable. The bride-to-be thought that a beach wedding would be divine.  They came across the Love Me Do! contest, decided to give it a try and eventually won the grand prize of a RM100,000 beach wedding.

They never thought they’d come so far but they did.  Langkawi was chosen as the ideal beach wedding destination because the whole island is a living legend of love – from tales of warriors, wronged maidens, ogres, fairy princesses, to fertile damsels.

This was what unfolded during their dream beach wedding.

They arrived at Langkawi airport on 22 April, the day before the wedding looking relaxed and happy, knowing that their wedding arrangements are in good hands.

The father walked the blushing bride down the ‘aisle’ creatively made out of banana leaves and strewn flower petals

 

 
The guests were mostly wearing comfortable apparels suited for the beach and being entertained by soothing music that befitted the romantic occasion

 

 

 

 The groom may now kiss the bride

Though it did rain rather heavily during and after the ceremony, the whole event went without a hitch.  The backup plans – switching from the open air Thai restaurant to the Chinese one was seamlessly done and everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

 

The bride in her stunningly lovely wedding dress courtesy of That Special Occassion and breathtaking accessories by Yuan Jewellery.  The gown has three different looks with two different types of detachable trains and it combined all the styles that the bride wanted.

 

Ms. Thang Han-Ni and the lucky couple

For Ms. Thang Han-Ni, Berjaya Hotels & Resorts’ Corporate Director, Marketing & Communications, it was a joy to have a hand in making this couple’s dreams come true.  “I believe the success factor of Love Me Do! is because the campaign deals with the heart.  We are not pushing or selling something for people to buy but rather, employing a pull marketing strategy.”

The 42,000 unique page views with an average of 11 minutes spent per page view during the 3-month long contest is a testament of Malaysia’s first online wedding contest’s success.  “Pretty impressive for a team of five – doing this from scratch to completion without engaging an advertising or PR agency,” Han-Ni remarked with a winsome smile.  On whether will Love Me Do! be a regular affair, Han-Ni replied that it would most probably be a bi-annual contest. 

Kelvin and Kimberly will appear as ambassadors in Berjaya Hotels & Resorts’ future charity programs.  Han-Ni hopes that the couple’s story will be an inspiration to others.  “If they can live out their dreams, then others too can make their dreams a reality.”

Photo credits: Edmund Tham Photography & Evan Hwong Photographs

Courtesy from VirtualMalaysia.Com