Sunday 29 July 2018
Venue: Tattershall Castle, Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2HR, UK
12:45 arrival at Tattershall Castle. Please head straight to the Stateroom. Note: no alcoholic drinks can be served until after the ceremony.
13:30 ceremony in the Stateroom
14:15 drinks and canapes in glorious sunshine (subject to the good graces of British weather)
15:15 photos on Embankment and Whitehall Gardens
16:30 return to Tattershall Castle
16:45 buffet dinner starts
18:30 cake cutting
18:45 fresh air on the Bridge/Foredeck (if sunny) or drinks in the Lounge (if not)
19:45 dancing, plus nostalgic and geeky entertainment
00:00 end
Monday 30 July 2018
Venue: Royal China Queensway, 13 Queensway, London W2 4QJ, UK.
Nearest Tube stops are Queensway and Bayswater.
12:00 Tea ceremony for Ying and Graeme’s family
You are welcome to arrive early to see the ceremony if you wish. Ying and Graeme will serve tea to their senior relatives, but most importantly, their parents.
12:30 Lunch – Chinese meal hosted by Ying’s parents, open to everyone who is invited to attend the wedding. The RSVP form will ask you to confirm attendance (if you can at this point).
Dress code
We will be in formal attire ourselves. Our family have been given a relatively free rein on what to wear and we expect many of them to also be in formal attire.
Due to the confusing array of how dress codes are defined on the internet, we decide to ask you to exercise common sense and wear what you feel is appropriate. We also include some suggestions and guidelines, which you should not try to second guess…!!
While the section below has previously read “for ladies” and “for gentlemen”, we would like to point out that the dress code is gender neutral. As long as you are dressed in something you feel is comfortable and to an equivalent standard, we are happy that you are there and part of our big day.
Dress option one: Dresses from mini-, midi- to floor-length are fine. Smart trousers/pantsuits can also be a great combination, if preferred. The colour scheme is fairly vibrant, so bright colours and patterns are completely fine, though if you prefer more classical monotones, that’s fine as well. Hats are optional. Ying’s mother is likely not to wear a hat, though this is subject to change on a daily basis. On the other hand, if you need an excuse to buy/wear a hat, please go ahead. We are looking forward to all your fabulous outfits but even more importantly your fabulous selves.
Dress option two: This is not a white-tie/black-tie event. To keep things simple, a suit is fine. But really, a blazer and odd trousers that are not denim is also fine. We found this blog post on Cladwell to be in line with what we are thinking about. For the record, we also don’t mind/care if you wear the colours shown on our website (which incidentally would have some overlap with our wedding day colour scheme, but not completely).
For those who may be concerned, we provide some information about Chinese superstitions. However, we would like to iterate that we are not superstitious and will be happy with whatever you choose to wear.
Photography and social media
Both are allowed.
Our only request is for you to remain seated and refrain from flash photography during the ceremony. A notable exception is children of all ages and their carers.
For those who are into tagging people: we have Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Ying: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Graeme: Facebook, Twitter (inactive), Instagram (inactive)