Vy and Minh’s wedding had Monica’s purple apartment door at the end of the aisle, tennis balls spelling out “GAME SET MATCH” and vow books titled The One Where We Tie the Knot.
And somehow, it all worked.
The Vietnamese couple married on July 25, 2026, at New World Saigon Hotel with a wedding built around two things they genuinely love: Friends and tennis. Instead of turning the celebration into a literal recreation of a sitcom set or tennis tournament, the references appeared in clever little ways throughout the day.
The result is a very good argument for forgetting what a wedding is “supposed” to look like and starting with what you actually like.
It is also the kind of highly personal concept where the right creative team matters. Wedded Concierge can help couples find planners, stylists and wedding suppliers who understand how to translate an oddly specific idea into something beautiful, rather than making it look like a themed birthday party.
Naturally, Friends gave Vy and Minh plenty to work with.
At the end of their outdoor ceremony aisle stood a full-size interpretation of Monica’s famous purple apartment door, complete with its yellow frame and peephole detail. Except this version was surrounded by illustrated flowers in pink, orange, blue and lavender, with “V + M” and their wedding date written beside it.
Even their vow books joined the joke. Lavender covers featured the familiar yellow picture-frame motif alongside the title “The One Where We Tie the Knot.”
It is recognisable enough for a Friends fan to immediately get the reference, but charming enough to work even if you have somehow avoided Central Perk your entire life.
The second half of the wedding’s personality came from tennis.
Instead of creating a conventional aisle, colourful circular and heart-shaped markers in mint, yellow, pink, orange and burgundy were scattered across the brick courtyard, recalling both the colourful dots of the Friends title sequence and court markings.
Tennis also worked its way into the stationery, with an invitation suite photographed directly on a green court alongside actual tennis balls.
The biggest tennis moment, however, waited until the reception.
Nearly 500 tennis balls were arranged against a red court-style backdrop to spell out “GAME SET MATCH.”
Very subtle? Absolutely not.
Worth it? Absolutely yes.
A wedding this playful was never going to suddenly introduce an all-white floral scheme.
The ceremony overflowed with pink hydrangeas, yellow and orange blooms, pale roses, lavender flowers and pops of blue, all arranged in loose garden-style clusters. Illustrated flowers were mixed among the real arrangements, making it difficult to tell where the graphic world ended and the garden began.
The bride carried the same cheerful palette in her bouquet, finished with long white ribbons.
Even the bridesmaids joined the colour story. Their bouquets were deliberately different, with yellow, pink and blue flowers tied with matching ribbons rather than identical arrangements.
It felt collected rather than coordinated within an inch of its life.
For the ceremony, Vy wore a romantic strapless gown with a structured sheer corset-style bodice covered in dimensional floral lace appliqué. The embellishment continued onto the full A-line skirt, giving the dress plenty of texture without competing with all that colour surrounding her.
A long, sheer veil and colourful bouquet finished the look.
Later, she changed into something considerably sleeker for the reception: a white square-neck dress with a sculptural gathered skirt and high slit.
And yes, that second dress looked particularly good while standing beneath flying tennis balls.
Perhaps the sweetest idea had nothing to do with either theme.
Vy and Minh did not feel comfortable performing a traditional first dance in front of everyone. So they found another way to do it.
The couple danced behind a screen, allowing guests to watch their silhouettes instead.
Their shadowed figures appeared against blue-green light while lines of romantic text floated across the screen. It turned something they were nervous about into one of the most cinematic moments of the evening.
There is a lesson in there for couples who dread certain wedding traditions: you are allowed to rewrite them.
The reception continued the visual language without simply repeating the ceremony.
A welcome installation featured oversized illustrated rabbits beside colourful flowers and a wavy mirror reading, “Welcome to somewhere between sarcasm and lovely banter.”
There was also a guest activity board filled with tiny illustrated characters, a vinyl-record-inspired installation and plenty of warm, colourful floral arrangements.
Even the flower girls looked as though they had wandered in from the couple’s imaginary universe, wearing pastel fairy wings and whimsical headpieces as they followed Vy and Minh back down the aisle.
Nothing felt selected simply because it was trending on a wedding mood board. That is exactly why it felt cohesive.
Vy and Minh’s wedding works because Friends and tennis were never treated as instructions to decorate every available surface with references.
Instead, the couple borrowed the things they loved most about both worlds.
A purple door here. Tennis balls there. A cheeky vow-book title. Colourful graphics. An actual court incorporated into the stationery. A reception installation that takes “game, set, match” very literally.
Together, those details tell you something about the people getting married.
And really, that is the difference between a wedding with a theme and a wedding with personality.
You do not necessarily need to choose “romantic garden,” “modern minimalist” or whatever else the algorithm has decided weddings should look like this month.
Sometimes your wedding aesthetic can simply be: the two of us, but bigger.
Planning, concept & coordination: @thestorypacker
Photography: @hoangphuong.wedding
Videography: @paulios.filming
Flowers & decoration: @fleur.bytunlee_
Venue @newworldsaigon
MUA: @anhthuthai
Ceremony dress @thuybridals
Reception dress: @gonnabridal.chic
Suit: @simonsilhouette
Invitation: @amore.weddingpaper
MC: @amyhongphuc
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