BEAUTIFUL UNION
An intimate gathering of family and close friends, the wedding of Timothy Haught and Emmie Kaur proves that love knows no borders
An intimate gathering of family and close friends, the wedding of Timothy Haught and Emmie Kaur proves that love knows no borders
It was back in 2005 when Timothy Haught from Hawaii and Emmie Kaur from Ipoh, met through a mutual friend for happy hours in the cosy venue of Chinoz On the Park in KLCC. It’s safe to say that the rest was history as eight years down the line the dashing man got down on his knee on December 12, 2012 and proposed to Emmie in Orchids Restaurant at Helekulani Hotel in Waikiki, Honolulu. “It was during a private beach lunch. He had hidden the ring in the chain he was wearing. He took it off, got down on one knee with a Tiffany diamond ring and asked if I would give him the honour of marrying him and I replied yes a hundred times!” recalls Emmie. She further adds, “After champagne, as we were walking out to pick up our car at the
lobby, I saw my parents patiently waiting there. Tim secretly flew them all the way from Malaysia to give me a surprise. We all then took a limousine for the ‘after proposal sunset party’ on a luxury sail boat along the Pacific Ocean overlooking Honolulu and Diamond Head, where we had food and wine while sailing with a small group of friends who also joined us. We ended the evening at another exclusive Waikiki beach restaurant where more guests joined us in a private room for copious amounts of celebratory champagne, wine and fresh seafood.”
The romantic proposal was followed with two flawless wedding celebrations. The first took place on September 9, 2013 in Hyatt Regency Guam’s Jewel By The Sea Chapel where the couple said ‘I do’ in front of family and close friends.
“The reason we chose to have our wedding on that date is because nine is Tim’s lucky number and also for the Chinese, the number nine means longevity. Both Tim and I liked that idea and that’s how we came up with that date,” Emmie explains. The wedding night ended with a beautiful fireworks display organised by the groom and his friends. The second wedding celebration took place in Kuala Lumpur at the Grand Hyatt. It was a mellow and intimate occasion. With dim lights, beautiful flowers and a live band that serenaded the guests, the couple professed their love for the second time to each other with equally as much enthusiasm as before, in front of
their esteemed guests. Among the highlights of that night, was a speech by the groom who wittily shared the details about the couple’s journey to marriage. Emmie who was initially wearing a gorgeous white gown changed into a fiery red ensemble for a dance with her beloved hushand. After the celebration was over, the couple travelled to Italy for a relaxing holiday. At present, the couple is still going strong. They have expressed their joy of living in their newly bought oceanfront home in Guam.
“Sometimes we walk on the beach in front of our house during sunset and in about 2oom we see the chapel we got married in. It is really very nice and every time we walk pass the chapel it reminds us of the very special time in our life,” Emmie says.