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Josey Thong and Jeffery Wong, August 7, 2011, Toronto, Ontario.

Photography courtesy of Delmore Creative Photography (www.delmorephotography.com).

Vendors
Ceremony and reception location: Terrace on the Green
Wedding planner: Friend of the bride and groom, Anita Huang
Dress: McCaffrey Haute Couture
Groom’s tux: Moores
Bridal party attire: BCBGMAXAZRIA
Hair: Ming Justin Cheung
Makeup: Olivia Ha
Music: Vocalists and friends of the bride and groom, Ivan Huang and Jennifer Au
Caterer: Terrace on the Green
Favours: Donation to Canadian Cancer Society
Flowers: Floral Crest
Others: Decor elements designed by friend of the bride and groom, Johanna Au

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58915 About the couple Bride: Josey Thong Groom: Jeffery Wong How they met: "We’ve actually known of each other since high school, however Jeffery was two years ahead of me and thus, we never had an opportunity to formally meet," explains Josey. "Looking back now we had so many opportunities to meet, however, the timing for when we actually did was perfect. We were both at a point in our lives when we were ready for a relationship. The best part of how we started was that we began as friends and that has carried throughout our entire relationship. Thus, as cliché as it sounds, we are now not only husband and wife but truly best friends." Engagement story: “Our engagement story starts with Jeffery asking my parents first for permission for my hand in marriage," Josey recalls. "Two weeks prior to October 10, 2010 Jeffery had told me to leave this date free because he had a surprise. Having no idea what the surprise was I kept asking him about where we were going. His response was only 'what have I been doing the past few weeks?' Still utterly confused we arrived at Toronto's Lakeshore where we walked out of the car towards the lake and arrived at the docks with rows of sailboats in front of us. I suddenly realized that the 'surprise' was that he was going to take me sailing. After two hours or so Jeffery asked me if I wanted to sit at the front of the boat to enjoy the weather and so we did. One of his friends on the sailboat suddenly said that the winds were picking up and asked if Jeffery could help with putting the front sail up. He did this and when he was done I noticed that he was looking at me with the oddest expression on his face. Then he told me to look up! I looked up and there was a sign as big as the sail itself that said 'Josey will you marry me'. He then took out the ring and I was in utter shock and surprise as I finally realized what was happening. Jeffery asked me to marry him and of course I said 'yes'." nautical wedding 1 https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nautical-wedding-113-105x105.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nautical-wedding-113.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nautical-wedding-113.jpg 550 366 [] https://weddingbells.ca/real-weddings/a-nautical-summer-wedding-in-toronto/slide/nautical-wedding-1-3/ nautical-wedding-1-3 0 0

58916 Wedding date: August 7, 2011 Wedding theme: Nautical Guests: 140 Budget: $25,000 Best moment: "Our wedding day was better than we ever imagined but a highlight was seeing the look on Jeffery’s face when he saw me walking down the aisle," says Josey. Favourite detail: "My favourite wedding detail was the food because it was amazing and our guests raved about the food all night," explains Josey. Wedding song: "Sailboats" by Brooke Fraser. "The artist actually wrote the song for her husband and so the words are very fitting for us," says Josey. Honeymoon: Paris, London, Amsterdam and Belgium. nautical wedding 2 https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nautical-wedding-212-105x105.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nautical-wedding-212.jpg https://weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nautical-wedding-212.jpg 550 366 [] https://weddingbells.ca/real-weddings/a-nautical-summer-wedding-in-toronto/slide/nautical-wedding-2-3/ nautical-wedding-2-3 0 0

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