The Grand Luxe

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

Mindy and Eric met on November 30, 2014, at a house party, which was actually groomsman&nbsp;Kenneth Joong’s&nbsp;birthday party. Eric noticed Mindy, ever so lovely, walking into the party and eventually walked over and sat in front of her. They would proceed to&nbsp;get to know one other and even&nbsp;danced through the night (Yes, Eric danced.&nbsp;A&nbsp;rare occurrence that was strictly to endear himself to Mindy&nbsp;who, as usual, was dancing up a storm). A week later, Eric asked Mindy out for lunch and she agreed and suggested a sushi spot in Markham. Admittedly, Eric is a bit of a sushi snob and this is not a spot that he would ever consider. Also, he lived downtown at the time and wasn’t keen on dates in the suburbs. However, for Mindy, he acquiesced. Thus, began their journey. 

Over the next three years,&nbsp;Eric would end up travelling much farther than Markham with Mindy; to New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Seville, Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam among other great cities. Yet, most near and dear to their hearts, Tobermory, is much closer to home, and where they return each year. 









Throughout their journey, many, many photographs would be taken, as Eric is an avid photographer. Many, many shows and movies would be watched, as Mindy is a Netflix aficionado. And much sushi would be consumed (though Eric did step Mindy’s sushi game up). 









Eventually, Eric would move to North York and Mindy settled in with him. It was here, at his condo, where Eric proposed to Mindy on January 18, 2018, and appropriately, self-captured the moment&nbsp;by triggering his camera through his phone.&nbsp;





Nearby, in North York, is also where&nbsp;Mindy and Eric are set to be married&nbsp;on April 6, 2019. 









Both are now looking forward to celebrating with their family and friends and to beginning&nbsp;the next chapter of their journey.

Mindy & Eric

Nearby Accommodations

Recommended Hotel

For those visiting from out of town, we recommend the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-0910-novotel-toronto-north-york/index.shtml">Novotel North York</a>, which is a&nbsp;few minutes drive from our&nbsp;venue. It's also connected to the Yonge subway line for easy travel around the city.

Our Story

The Story

Above photo:&nbsp;January 18, 2018.&nbsp;Yes, we realize&nbsp;that&nbsp;the tree is still up :)































Mindy,&nbsp;a doctor of optometry,&nbsp;and Eric, who works&nbsp;in banking,&nbsp;met on November 30, 2014. They met&nbsp;at a house party, which was actually, now&nbsp;groomsman,&nbsp;Kenneth Joong’s&nbsp;birthday party. Eric noticed Mindy, ever so lovely, walking into the party and eventually walked over and sat in front of her. They would proceed to&nbsp;get to know one another and even&nbsp;danced through the night (Yes, Eric danced.&nbsp;A&nbsp;rare occurrence that was strictly to endear himself to Mindy&nbsp;who, as usual, was dancing up a storm). A week later, Eric asked Mindy out for lunch and she agreed and suggested a sushi spot in Markham (not surprising, if you know Mindy). Admittedly, Eric is a bit of a sushi snob and this is not a spot that he would ever consider. Also, he lived downtown at the time and wasn’t keen on hanging out&nbsp;in the suburbs. However, for Mindy, he acquiesced. Thus, began their journey.





































Over the next three years,&nbsp;Eric would end up travelling much farther than to Markham with Mindy. Together, they've explored&nbsp;New York, San Francisco, Barcelona, Seville, Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam among other great cities. Yet,&nbsp;most near and dear to their hearts, Tobermory, is much closer to home, and where they return each summer.



























Throughout their journey, many, many photographs would be taken, as Eric is an avid photographer. Many, many shows and movies would be watched, as Mindy is a Netflix aficionado. And much sushi would be consumed,&nbsp;though Eric did step Mindy’s sushi game up.









































Eventually, Eric would move to North York and Mindy settled in with him. It was here, at his condo (coincidentally on the 18th floor of building #18), where Eric proposed to Mindy on the 18th of January, 2018. Of course, he&nbsp;appropriately, self-captured the moment&nbsp;by triggering a camera through his phone. Although, him holding and constantly tapping&nbsp;a phone, while placing the ring on her finger, was quite confusing to Mindy at the time.







































She said yes.&nbsp;























And nearby, in North York, is also where&nbsp;these two are set to be married&nbsp;on April 6, 2019.








































Both are now very much&nbsp;looking forward to celebrating with their family and friends and to beginning&nbsp;the next chapter of their journey.

About us

Hi I’m Tina, Mindy’s&nbsp;sister. Growing up, Mindy is the older sister that I always look&nbsp;up to. She’s cool, a little silly, but a lot of fun. Even though we used to fight quite a bit when we were kids, I always look forward to our sister dates, with Lisa too. Mindy always helped me with my science homework, and we bond best over our love for food, especially sushi.

Tina Chow

Brian is Eric's entrepreneurial and industrious&nbsp;cousin, but more like a little&nbsp;brother.&nbsp; Back in their younger days, he slept over every summer at Eric's house and took his clothes. They always played together,&nbsp;hung out together, worked out together and Eric wrote all of Brian's essays and writing assignments.&nbsp;Today, he's father to Eric's adorable niece, Kylie, and through his day job, contributes to&nbsp;making&nbsp;Ontario's healthcare system more efficient.

Brian Ho

Being the oldest sibling has its advantages; an example is when I get to witness the ever-so-brave younger sister piggy-back me across the room because I saw a mouse. Being too young to be afraid, fearless Mindy carries me to safety in the dark basement. This is just a small preview of our childhood. Growing up together, though we had our fair share of quarrels, we had shared way more great memories. More stories to follow at the wedding. Waaaait for it.

Lisa Chow

An engineer by trade, Ken is also Eric's&nbsp;fitness and self-help guru.&nbsp;Over the years he's imparted wisdom and knowledge that has not only&nbsp;improved Eric's workout, running,&nbsp;volleyball&nbsp;and snowboarding skills, but also&nbsp;his choices in wine&nbsp;and whisky.&nbsp;Lately, he's even made&nbsp;Eric slightly more handy. But most importantly,&nbsp;Ken gave Eric Mindy's phone number!&nbsp;

Kenneth Joong

I have known&nbsp;Mindy&nbsp;since&nbsp;the fourth grade. We met&nbsp;through a class project about electricity. And although&nbsp;we never&nbsp;attended the same school together again&nbsp;after elementary school, we have remained in close contact since.&nbsp;We are now counting 24 years of bff with many food adventures shared!

Stephanie Wong

Eric met&nbsp;Ken, now Dr. Lee, and&nbsp;an anaesthesiologist, in the 9th grade. Then, he was known as K-dawg, and&nbsp;they spent their free time dominating&nbsp;Starcraft, and&nbsp;plotting for&nbsp;future success, and how it would&nbsp;allow them to "ball out" like Ja Rule on a&nbsp;yacht in&nbsp;his videos. And&nbsp;despite often not living in the same city (Ken being&nbsp;ever the traveller/ adventurer), they've managed to remain close for over 20 years.

Kenneth Lee

Al is a reformed CPA, CA&nbsp;turned high school educator/ coach. He is also Eric's brother-in-law. Eric met Al during&nbsp; their&nbsp;university years&nbsp;through his sister, Odile. Since, they've enjoyed catching basketball games, ribbing one another and&nbsp; Sunday family dinners, as Eric tries in vain&nbsp;to broaden Al's taste palate, and food choices,&nbsp;beyond chicken, cereal and vegetarian pizza.

Alnoor Karim

Hello,&nbsp; my name is Laurie and I've known Mindy since we were 14/15, which makes it about 18 years. We met when we shared the same cabin during our grade 9 field trip to Muskoka. My favorite memory of Mindy were the times we called each other English twins because we both struggled so badly in English class despite how hard we tried. Mindy is also going to be my distant relative through marriage (lol) when she marries Eric!&nbsp;

Laurie Hong

Mariem met Mindy in their first year of optometry school at the Pennsylvania college of optometry in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They immediately became close friends and spent countless days as study partners throughout their program, celebrating each victory together along the way. Eventually they became roommates and share many fond memories during their stay in Philadelphia ranging from road trips to chicken feet to their profound love for chocolix. Although they lived in different counties after graduation, they maintain contact on a daily basis and visit each other frequently.

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