Kelly was dressed in a red
cheongsam for the traditional
Chinese tea ceremony which
took place before the wedding
ceremony. The cheongsam was
designed by the bride’s aunt and
custom-made in Shanghai.
Kelly wore a pair of teardrop earrings for the
ceremony that belong to her mother and swapped
them with a pair of earrings from Henry’s mother
for the reception.
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ew york-based couple kelly chen and henry
lau met in their freshman year at
columbia university in 2006. seven years
later, Henry surprised Kelly with a trip to Iceland and
proposed under the stunning northern lights.
The couple were married on June 6, 2015 at a private
residence in Toronto—Henry’s hometown.
Kelly and Henry wanted their wedding to be a fun,
unique, and colourful celebration. Melissa Haggerty
and Gabi Armenia from spectacularspectacular
were commissioned to provide full-service planning
and design assistance for the event.
“We were so excited to hear that Kelly wasn’t afraid
of colour,” says event planner Melissa Haggerty. “In
fact, the more colourful it got, the happier she was!”
As the event was hosted in Toronto and the couple
reside in New York, Kelly and Henry relied on Melissa
and Gabi to assemble a team of vendors to bring their
dream celebration to life. “They were amazing and
instrumental in bringing everything together,” says
the couple.
Yorkville-based celebrity makeup artist
Victoria Radford of radford applied
Kelly’s makeup, and Allison Kam of
anthony passero salon styled her hair.
palettera custom correspondences produced
the wedding stationery. “Our invitations were a take
on traditional Chinese porcelain plates, except that
ours were done with a riot of colour,” explains Kelly.