Saving The Day in Stilettos!
Liyen
Voila! Mademoiselle
Creative Wedding Planner & Coordinator
Strike a chord with your wedding planner, and your Big Day will hit a fabulously high note. The best wedding is planned with someone whom you can click with; someone whose idea of a celebration jives with yours.
Meet Liyen, the founder and creative energy behind Voila! Mademoiselle. Read on to get to know her better, and who knows, you may find a bridal bestie in her!
- Liyen has long been planning and coordinating weddings for her friends, and emceed for most of them. Throughout her 5 years of working for a renowned American company, she was also entrusted to plan and host many company events and functions.
- Driven by the creativity and event-management skills required in planning weddings, Liyen leaped out of her cubicle career, returning to Malaysia from the United States and became a full time wedding and event planner.
- Liyen believes that wedding IS a CELEBRATION that should be lively and interactive! In her view, a wedding reflects the couple's personal taste and style and how you celebrate it says a lot about you.
- Liyen believes that life is about creating wonderful memories and making dreams come true. She would encourage couples to think – do you really want a plain, unexciting ceremony for your once-in-a-lifetime Big Day? Would anyone remember this ceremony when it is over? Would you remember it? If one day, you have the chance to attend a truly extraordinary wedding, would you live in regret about why you did not make yours unforgettable, meaningful and special to you?
- Most brides who have worked with Liyen know that she is a die-hard fan of Audrey Hepburn. She also loves good books, ballet, intelligent and inspiring conversations, great comedy movies, the sea and sunshine! She enjoys bringing people together to celebrate the great things and moments in life!
"An Audrey Hepburn Inspired Self Portrait"
"Having Her Breakfast At Tiffany's,
5th Ave. NYC"
- For her own Big Day, Liyen would settle for nothing less than a dream come true. Here is what she wanted, and Voila! It is done as how she wanted it to be done!
She wanted to be married in Paris, France. She wanted to be Audrey for a day, enjoy a coffee-and-croissant breakfast in a French cafe, immerse in the poetic romance of Paris with her beloved, before exchanging their vows in a magnificent Catholic church. Voila!
She wanted to walk down the aisle with her lovely husband, in a style that is reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn's character in the classic movie Funny Face. (She sewed the dress herself) Voila!
She loves ballet; and she wanted to do a cheeky ballet routine to Nat King Cole's L.O.V.E, in her Ballet + Audrey inspired wedding dress with her husband. Voila!
She wanted to sport a classy white gown as her dad leads her down the red carpet, looking like a true lady. Oh yes, she sewed the dress herself too. Voila!
Liyen is also moved by the weddings of ancient cultures that celebrate the couples with joyous dancing and merry-making. She wanted to bond and have fun with her loved ones in her happiest night. Thus, she planned to hit the dance floor early with them – right after the second course during the dinner reception. Voila!
She wants to pay tribute to the flapper dancers in the 1920s – she absolutely adores their vibrant energy. Thus, she transformed into one that night! Voila!
You see, what Liyen dreams, she works towards making it come true. She thinks hard and works smart for it. Regrets? Why, life is too short for it!
Talk to Voila! Mademoiselle today for the personalised wedding that celebrates You!
Photo Credit: Pictures of Liyen's wedding reception in Malaysia are by Anna Rina.