Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao, 37, and his wife and long-time manager, Summer Lin, 51, threw a wedding banquet last Saturday (Oct 13), just a few days shy of their first wedding anniversary on October 19.
The grand shindig, which was held at Taipei Marriott Hotel, was nothing short of a spectacle and reportedly “cost millions” to pull off.
Called “A Gathering Of Family And Friends In The Name Of A Wedding”, the celebration saw a huge turnout of close friends from both inside and outside of showbiz.
Among the 600 guests were the who’s who of Taiwan showbiz like Chang Hsiao Yen, Shu Qi, Jacky Wu, Matilda Tao and newlyweds Joe Chen and her husband.
The flower girls and boys were made up of the couple’s godchildren including Alyssa Chia and Xiu Jie Kai’s daughters, Angelina, ‘Bubu’ and ‘Bobo’, Kelly Lin’s girls Kaitlin and Mila, and Yvonne Lim and Alex Tien’s kids, AJ and Alexa.
The wedding celebration was an emotional one with lots of tears and touching moments.
When saying their vows, Jam and Summer struggled to hold back their emotions as they reminisced their love journey over the past 17 years.
The couple met in 2007 when Jam took part in reality television singing competition One Million Star and secretly dated for 16 years.
Summer expressed her gratitude for each day, saying she often wonders what good deeds she had done in her past life to deserve such happiness in this life.
“I must have been a completely good person in my past life!” she said.
Despite being 14 years older than Jam, she noted that he is much more mature than she is: “You’ve taught me positivity and self-discipline. Every day, you make my life better. ”
She concluded her speech by saying: “I will do more good deeds in this life because I want to be with you again in the next.”
Jam, who was already in tears, then responded: “Dear Lin Youhui (Summer’s Chinese name), I believe we are destined to be together, soulmates. Each mission in life is to find you again in the vast sea of people. At 19, I hadn’t found you yet, so I joined One Million Star, appearing as a dark horse just hoping you’d notice me.”
Summer replied laughing: “It worked! You really found me!”
He continued: “That year I was 19, and next year marks the 19th year since we met. You’ve been with me for half of my life. Time flies, but the journey has been incredible. Now, I’m going to follow in your footsteps and continue working hard.
“I’ll love you in this life, the next, and the one after that. We’ve promised each other eight lifetimes, and every time, I’ll find you in different ways, through different shows,” he said, eliciting laughter from guests.
He then declared: “I want to tell the whole world: June is summer, Summer is Lin Youhui, Lin Youhui is my wife, and Lin Youhui, I love you!”