Actress Tay Ying and celebrity chef Wu Sihan hold guo da li ceremony

On May 22, local actress Tay Ying, 29, wrote on Instagram: "Sold". It was on a collaborative post with her fiance, chef Wu Sihan, 33. Trays of mandarin oranges, boxes of customised cakes and bottles of Macallan whisky were seen in the pictures.

The couple have been engaged since March 2024 and will be tying the knot in June.

The carousel of photos offered glimpses of the guo da li traditional betrothal ceremony. In one photo, Wu gives a red packet to Tay's father, actor Zheng Geping. Actress Hong Huifang, Tay's mother, is seen holding up a finger heart.

In another picture, Tay's younger brother Calvert blows an affectionate kiss at his only sister.

Celebrities such as actresses Chen Xiuhuan, Julie Tan and Apple Hong chimed in with congratulations and heart emojis in the comment section.

A day after the ceremony, Zheng quipped on Instagram on May 23: "My daughter said 'Sold'. No, we gain a good son-in-law."

Tay and Wu met in 2021 at Italian bistro Supply & Demand at the Esplanade - where Wu is the head chef - through his cousin, who is her friend. They began dating within a month, and went public with their relationship in January 2024 via Instagram.

Wu proposed to Tay on March 20, 2024. But they kept it under wraps for a year before announcing the engagement two months ago on Instagram.