{"id":20848,"date":"2023-06-02T10:27:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T02:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/?p=20848"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T04:35:58","slug":"destination-wedding-in-phuket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine-proxy.elitehavens.com\/destination-wedding-in-phuket\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth time’s a charm: An enchanting destination wedding in Phuket"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing could keep them apart. Neither distance, nor time. What love had promised, even the pandemic could not unbind.<\/em><\/p>\n

I could say that this is a story about our breathtaking wedding<\/a> villas in Phuket. About romance and magic. Enchanting views and sunset hues. But no, that would not be right. This is a story simply about two lovers who were meant to be. A time tested love story. There\u2019s drama, there\u2019s suspense. There\u2019s romance, and a little mermaid called Sienna. The joy of their life. But above all, this is the story about Rebecca and Glen. Who met one fateful night in 2010 while on holiday in Langkawi, Glen with his parents and Rebecca backpacking through Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Their Story<\/h2>\n

Love<\/a> at first sight may sound cliche but that\u2019s what it was. So much so that when Rebecca travelled to Kuala Lumpur only a week after their chance encounters, she and her friend found themselves staying at Glen\u2019s place. She returned to Sydney soon after but realised that she had left her heart behind.<\/p>\n

This is where their story deviates from the classic fairytale. Where other love stories end, with the lovers deciding to be together, theirs began. Only 24 years old at the time, Rebecca decided that if they both had to build a life together in the future, she had to find a career that would travel with Glen\u2019s expat life. Rebecca (Bekki) went to the UK to qualify as an English teacher. Often close but not always in the same place, Glen spent years working in Dubai while Bekki got a job in Qatar and they continued to grow up together yet apart. This is the beauty of a love that is true. It blooms regardless, with only the intent and promise of tomorrow to nurture it.<\/p>\n

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The proposal<\/h2>\n

Finally, Bekki and Glen moved in together eight years ago and started building the life that they had always imagined. Always the planner, Glen looked at life 10 years hence, while Bekki loved to live in the moment. Yet, the one thing that they agreed upon, was the promise to hold and cherish each other forever.<\/p>\n

It was on a 2018 trip to Banff and Casper in British Columbia, Canada that Glen got down on one knee and proposed to Bekki. They moved to Malaysia and in 2019, started looking at wedding venues. They chose Thailand for their destination wedding<\/a> as it had international airports, making it easy for their families to fly in. Their families, incidentally, who had not met each other until then.<\/p>\n

The venue<\/h2>\n

\u201cWhen it came to the wedding venue, we were quite certain that we didn\u2019t want a hotel,\u201d said Bekki. \u201cThey come with so many rules and restrictions, what caterers to use, limited choices for rooms, etc. We saw plenty during two recce trips to Thailand but nothing clicked.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then we saw Villa Jia<\/a>,\u201d smiles Glen. It was love at first sight all over again. A beachfront property<\/a> spread over 6,400sqm lush Thai land, with gardens spilling onto the sand, the sheer enormity of the villa and its picturesque setting won them over instantly. The entire wedding party could be accommodated in the villa in separate pavilions while friends could be put up nearby. They immediately booked Villa Jia at Jivana Beach Villas<\/a> for their April 2020 destination wedding in Phuket and preparations began with gusto.<\/p>\n

Little did they know that the world was soon going to turn completely upside down.<\/p>\n

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