TITUS & RACHEL | ONE&ONLY DESARU COAST, JOHOR
On a fine palindrome Tuesday morning, on 22.02.2022, we quietly made our way to Villa One at One&Only Resort’s crowning villa to help Titus with his surprise proposal to Rachel. As discreet as their friends who checked in at the resort and remained hidden throughout the day, we moved at full tilt with a meticulously planned schedule to set up the space, run some rehearsals and brief all parties involved.
Rachel had no idea she was in for a big, tear-jerking surprise. Normally, we would have scoured locations in Europe for the most romantic venues for an unforgettable marriage proposal but the pandemic has made travelling burdensome. After bouncing off some over-the-top ideas and unique spots within Malaysia, Titus decided to have it at One&Only Resort. Titus wanted it to be grand yet subdued and keeping it timeless, crisp and pure in shades of white in this Pinterest-inspired design.
Olivia, Rachel’s best friend led her through the ‘memory lane’ with life-sized boards of their love journey, accentuated with flowers and decorative hurricane lanterns with candles along the way leading up to the surprise proposal where Titus was waiting. It was a proposal full of sweet memories, as Titus knew exactly how to tug at our heartstrings. After the romantic proposal, everyone adjourned for the BBQ dinner.
Just as Titus ended his speech after dinner, at precisely 22:22 (10:22PM); the first sparkle of the 2-min fireworks lit the skies to the tune of ‘Sky Full of Stars’ and it ended with a double heart bang. The fireworks were designed specially for the proposal. It was pure romance, exquisitely captured with the most romantic atmosphere imaginable. The unforgettable night continued into the wee hours of the morning with a pool party.
Photography by Munkeat Photography