You got that right. Celebrated event stylist to the stars Colin Cowie is Hotel Miramar HK`s creative director for it`s ballroom renovation.

The very hotel where we slept in has this incredible newly renovated ballroom design-directed by the person who planned and styled the parties of Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Elton John, Nicole Kidman, Kenny G, JLo, and well,
Hugh Hefner.

Sorry, to say I`m a fan is an understatement. Of Colin Cowie`s 8 published books- I have 4. I stood in awe looking at the chandeliers Colin Cowie helped design for the ballroom and can`t help but gush- Isn`t that wedding serendipity or what?

How do I begin describing how wonderful the ballroom is?

See for yourself.

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Pearl




Gold




Beautiful! Which is your favorite?


`Under Colin Cowie`s direction, the Ballroom entrance is now adorned with a vibrant white manifold fins; a stunning visual welcome for guests.




There are also 18 distinctive custom-made chandeliers in 4 different sizes set against an exquisite silver and grey backdrop.`



Want more of Colin Cowie`s Miramar masterpiece?
Check out this feature on HK`s Dolce Vita TV segment- it`s about 6 something minutes- but in English! Enjoy and try not to mind the voice-over- it sounds very spy movie...

Whether by choice or by fate- weddings are a happy surprise/ an active part of our lives.
Proof of this fact are the ff instances/circumstances:

1. Finding ourselves (WE`s managing ed Kitten and I) within the `wedding area` in HK without trying. We were actually just looking for a nice place to eat- then found `Marry Claire` instead!

2. The hotel where we stayed in is one of HK`s most popular for weddings (this is according to the publicist of the Philip Starck designed JIA boutique hotel in Causewaybay who got married recently)

3. This hotel- The Miramar, is currently undergoing major changes to handle more stylish weddings. Before I post about the best discovery of all (relating to The Miramar and weddings), let me show you some photos I took of the new lobby, Coco- their chocolate and cake bar and the magnificent view from our hotel room.

This is Coco


It almost looks like a computer generated image



And here`s Kitten at the new lobby- the white manifold fins look surreal- but nice...



This is the view from our rooms- and the reason why I decided to stay in instead of shop


The hotel is located in one of the busiest areas in Tsim Sha Tsui (Nathan Rd)- but from this room`s window, it doesn`t look it at all...


Next up tomorrow is our Miramar serendipity, =) stay tuned folks!

In the Philippines, wedding stores have names on the more pragmatic side-

The Wedding Library in SM Megamall
OWG or One Wedding Gallery in Edsa Shangri-la Hotel
Themes & Motifs Wedding Resource Center at the Makati Shangri-la
Trends Wedding Shoppe in Robinson`s Galleria
Okasyon at the Shops in Greenhills- you get my drift

Hong Kong on the other hand, has a few with interesting names.

A backgrounder: While WE`s managing editor Kitten and I were looking for a suitable place to eat last night, we stumbled across a row of wedding stores in the Knutsford Terrace area. What an interesting sidetrip it was.

This one is very `Lost in....




This one is er, very true love?



but this- is my favorite of them all








must be, has to be- a homage to one of my favorite magazines- =)