Saturday was another day/night out. This time, a wedding! We were all blessed with spectacular weather – sunny, blue skies and not too hot, which was a good thing since the wedding was held outdoors at Mosman over looking the water. The bride was gorgeous, as was her dress and the bridesmaids’ dresses. Just so picture perfect.
The wedding
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Rhodes Phoenix Chinese Restaurant
Rhodes Shopping Centre
Level 5, 1 Rider Bvd
Rhodes, NSW 2138
The wedding dinner was held at Rhodes Phoenix Chinese Restaurant. It was my first time there and also a very long time since my last wedding dinner.. so I was bouncing all over the place eagerly for it. Plus, it was also Chris’ first time at a full-blown Chinese banquet, so he was really keen on sampling all the food.
The banquet was sumptuous, delicious and impressive. All the loveliest seafood and such in an array of seemingly never-ending courses – all 14 courses. Couldn’t decide what was my favourite! Possibly the Lobster, but also the Fish. OK nevermind, I liked it all!
Rhodes Phoenix Chinese Restaurant
The tables
Table setting
BBQ Cold Cut Platter
Sauteed King Prawns and Scallops
Broccoli with Dried Scallops
Shark’s Fin Soup with Crab Meat
Braised Lobster in Supreme Soup
Sliced Abalone with Chinese Mushroom
Steamed Live Parrot Fish with Ginger and Shallots
Deep Fried Crispy Skin Chicken with Garlic
Braised E-Fu Noodles
Phoenix Fried Rice
Seasonal Fresh Fruit Platter
Red Bean Soup
Double Happiness Fancy Cakes
Wedding Cake
Take home present – pretty chopsticks
The 14 courses look like quite a bit but we weren’t very full afterwards.. so I gobbled down 3 bowls of noodles and fried rice and felt better after that. I think our stomachs have expanded from all the eating over the past few years, so it takes helluva lot to really fill us now 😉
I love weddings! It’s soooo lovely by the beach! *SIGH*
Lucky bridesmaids…Bride has excellent taste!
I hope I can have a wedding overlooking the water too, I love how classy it is.
The bride was so stunning!
for some reason, i really like that group shot! Like everyone’s nicely positioned yet the focus is on the couple. and your dress totally stands out too! hehe!
I think it turned out quite nicely too! And the 2 red dress adn blue one did stand out 😛
Yummyy! Love your dress too!
Question — what school did you go to in Singapore? My coworker and his girlfriend both grew up there and went to an American school. He graduated in 96 i think?
I went to Methodist Girls School, then the Australian International School 🙂
The food looks good! I really should go try out the restaurant one day, especially since it’s just a 5 mins walk from my place.
Oh yeah! You totally should.. the food was fantastic
woa I am so craving for those authentic chinese food now!! I cant even get them here!!
Congrats to the newly wedd couple! 🙂
the food was delicious, just wish we could have it more often 😛
I love weddings! It’s soooo lovely by the beach! *SIGH*
Lucky bridesmaids…Bride has excellent taste!
I hope I can have a wedding overlooking the water too, I love how classy it is.
The bride was so stunning!
OMG! That is A LOT of food!!!! You can really eat!!!
Even more cheena than our chinese wedding dinner… The double happiness fancy cake and wedding cake comes after the red bean soup?? I’ve never seen such stuff before!! From all the many many wedding dinners i’ve been to!
In Singapore, we already dun see much of those red napkins and I’ve never seen such a red wedding cake!!!! =p
Hehe yeah, i think in AU it’s cool to have a really Chinese-style dinner. The food was terrific!
for some reason, i really like that group shot! Like everyone’s nicely positioned yet the focus is on the couple. and your dress totally stands out too! hehe!
I think it turned out quite nicely too! And the 2 red dress adn blue one did stand out 😛
Yummyy! Love your dress too!
Question — what school did you go to in Singapore? My coworker and his girlfriend both grew up there and went to an American school. He graduated in 96 i think?
I went to Methodist Girls School, then the Australian International School 🙂
I love your dress! Is it by an Aussie designer?
It’s about 4yrs old I think.. from Seduce, an aussie designer brand, but I bought it new on eBay!
The food looks good! I really should go try out the restaurant one day, especially since it’s just a 5 mins walk from my place.
Oh yeah! You totally should.. the food was fantastic
I <3 the bridesmaids' dresses!
Did it start on time? You know how Chinese wedding dinners here NEVER seem to start on time right? 😛 I agree that the food may seem alot but somehow we tend to feel quite empty still after the whole banquet! Did Chris enjoy it overall?
Haha NO! It said 7pm but the 1st course didn’t come out ’till 8:30… which meant I was nearly eating the table in pure starvation *lol*
Chris loved it all, even the weird cold jellyfish (even I don’t like that)
woa I am so craving for those authentic chinese food now!! I cant even get them here!!
Congrats to the newly wedd couple! 🙂
the food was delicious, just wish we could have it more often 😛
Awesome photos. That lobster looks to die for. But, I agree, it’s not much food at all when divided by all the guests. I have no holiday functions or parties to go to this year so am living vicariously through yours. 🙂 Thanks!
The lobster was def one of my fave dishes.. esp since it came chock full with meat :)~
This was my last function, but I’m all partied out so I’m happy!
beautiful wedding.. thanks for sharing the lovely pics! 🙂
We were so lucky it was a lovely day.. bring on summer!
OMG! That is A LOT of food!!!! You can really eat!!!
Even more cheena than our chinese wedding dinner… The double happiness fancy cake and wedding cake comes after the red bean soup?? I’ve never seen such stuff before!! From all the many many wedding dinners i’ve been to!
In Singapore, we already dun see much of those red napkins and I’ve never seen such a red wedding cake!!!! =p
Hehe yeah, i think in AU it’s cool to have a really Chinese-style dinner. The food was terrific!
You look great in the red dress.
Thanks, I got it really cheap on eBay!
Mmm… I love big Chinese banquets! I went to a Vietnamese wedding at a Chinese restaurant and although the food was amazing, i also found it wasn’t very filling. It’s because each course is spread between about 10 people, so on average you’re only getting a few mouthfuls of each course! 🙂 My family and I left the wedding still feeling rather hungry…
And the bride looks beautiful! I love her bridesmaid’s dresses! No ugly, horrible big bouffy satin things for them! 🙂 I like your dress too!
Yeah that’s a good point, the food does have to spread around 9-10 people. At least the carbs at the end filled me up, and they were yum 🙂
I loved the wedding and bridesmaid’s dresses too, so classy and gorgeous!
Your dress is super pretty!
Aww thanks! I bought it on eBay aaages ago 🙂
mmm, looks lovely!
the food was fantastic, I wish I could have it every night 😉
I love your dress! Is it by an Aussie designer?
It’s about 4yrs old I think.. from Seduce, an aussie designer brand, but I bought it new on eBay!
I <3 the bridesmaids' dresses!
Did it start on time? You know how Chinese wedding dinners here NEVER seem to start on time right? 😛 I agree that the food may seem alot but somehow we tend to feel quite empty still after the whole banquet! Did Chris enjoy it overall?
Haha NO! It said 7pm but the 1st course didn’t come out ’till 8:30… which meant I was nearly eating the table in pure starvation *lol*
Chris loved it all, even the weird cold jellyfish (even I don’t like that)
Awesome photos. That lobster looks to die for. But, I agree, it’s not much food at all when divided by all the guests. I have no holiday functions or parties to go to this year so am living vicariously through yours. 🙂 Thanks!
The lobster was def one of my fave dishes.. esp since it came chock full with meat :)~
This was my last function, but I’m all partied out so I’m happy!
beautiful wedding.. thanks for sharing the lovely pics! 🙂
We were so lucky it was a lovely day.. bring on summer!
You look great in the red dress.
Thanks, I got it really cheap on eBay!
Mmm… I love big Chinese banquets! I went to a Vietnamese wedding at a Chinese restaurant and although the food was amazing, i also found it wasn’t very filling. It’s because each course is spread between about 10 people, so on average you’re only getting a few mouthfuls of each course! 🙂 My family and I left the wedding still feeling rather hungry…
And the bride looks beautiful! I love her bridesmaid’s dresses! No ugly, horrible big bouffy satin things for them! 🙂 I like your dress too!
Yeah that’s a good point, the food does have to spread around 9-10 people. At least the carbs at the end filled me up, and they were yum 🙂
I loved the wedding and bridesmaid’s dresses too, so classy and gorgeous!
Your dress is super pretty!
Aww thanks! I bought it on eBay aaages ago 🙂
mmm, looks lovely!
the food was fantastic, I wish I could have it every night 😉