MALACCA - Top Taiwanese star Ella Chen and her Malaysian husband, Alvin Lai, held their private wedding reception at the Equatorial Hotel on Saturday amid tight security.

Besides 10 bodyguards employed to keep away prying eyes, a dozen Rela members were also deployed.

Their ivory white-themed wedding banquet was attended by around 800 close family members and friends of Alvin, who hails from here.

Gorgeous white and peach-coloured roses filled the extravagantly decorated Dewan Melaka, where the celebrity couple celebrated their union, in the hotel.

Although no press was invited to the event, an insider at the five-star hotel told The Daily Chilli, The Stars news portal, that Alvin paid an estimated RM112,000 (S$45,600) for a custom-made wedding do.

He paid S$570 per table and asked for 80 tables. He comes from a well-to-do family. His parents wouldnt allow him to marry a superstar like Ella if he didnt have the money, added the source. The newly-weds observed the full Chinese tradition at their wedding.

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