987 DJ Germaine Tan does Corpse Bride-inspired photoshoot a week before wedding

The 30-year-old tells 8days.sg why she decided to go all out for a Corpse Bride-inspired Halloween shoot, even though the movie's couple doesn't end up together.

987 DJ Germaine Tan is set to marry Zouk Group CEO Andrew Li. (Photos: Germaine Tan)

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Most brides spend the week before their wedding making sure everything is perfect. For 987 DJ Germaine Tan, that apparently meant dressing up as a dead bride.

Days before tying the knot with her fiance, Zouk Group CEO Andrew Li, Tan went all out for a Corpse Bride-inspired Halloween photoshoot.

The 30-year-old transformed into Emily, the blue-skinned bride from Tim Burton's 2005 animated film Corpse Bride, complete with blue body paint, a wig and a flowing wedding gown.

Li, meanwhile, gamely took on the role of Victor, sporting his own wig and a fully painted face.

In her Instagram post, Tan cheekily wrote: "Till death do us part… but make it a week early."

"A little corpse bride moment before I become an actual bride," she added.

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Speaking to 8days.sg, Germaine Tan revealed that the timing was no coincidence.

"I'm a Halloween baby, so dressing up is basically my birthday tradition. When I was brainstorming this year's look, Corpse Bride felt almost too perfect. How often do you get to be a corpse bride one week and an actual bride the next? The timing was too good to waste," she said.

And if you're wondering whose idea the elaborate photoshoot was, let's just say Tan's fiance probably didn't have much say in the matter.

"Andrew saw this question and went, 'Please!' There should be absolutely no confusion about whose idea this was," she laughed.

"I showed him the inspiration photo beforehand, but I don't think the full implications sank in until he was in the hair and makeup chair, realising he needed a wig and a completely painted face,” she said.

Still, Andrew Li proved to be quite the sporting fiance.

"My glam team said they couldn't think of another guy who would do this for his partner. I think this counts as a very convincing wedding vow," she joked.

And this was no quick Halloween makeover either.

"Four hours to look like I'm no longer alive. Beauty is a funny business," she quipped.

While she spent around S$170 on costumes and props, the real investment was the time and effort that went into the transformation.

Her makeup artist Kenneth Chia and hairstylist Christian Maranion spent about four hours perfecting her blue body paint, wig and makeup.

Li's makeover took another hour, after which the couple posed for photographer Bryan Foong.

But for Germaine Tan, perhaps the most entertaining part of the whole experience was seeing her future husband with a full head of hair.

"I was absolutely cackling at Andrew in the wig. He's always had very short hair, so the transformation was quite something. He's from Hong Kong, and I told him he looked like Andy Lau in his long-haired era. I'm not sure that was the reference he thought he'd signed up for," she shared.

Now, with the wedding just around the corner, there was one obvious question.

Wasn't she worried about dressing up as a dead bride just days before her actual wedding?

Especially since Emily and Victor don't even end up together in the movie.

"Not at all. Although the irony isn't lost on me that Emily and Victor don't actually end up together! I love that the film is romantic, a little dark and bittersweet. I've never been drawn only to the classic princess fairytale – give me a little gothic drama. Thankfully, I can appreciate the aesthetic without taking relationship advice from the plot," she said.

Fair enough. Probably best not to take marriage inspiration from a movie called Corpse Bride anyway.

And what about her parents? Surely someone in the family must have raised an eyebrow at the rather unconventional pre-wedding photoshoot?

"No, I think my parents know who they raised. I've been dressing up, being dramatic and generally doing the most since I was a little girl. At this point, a blue bride probably isn't going to shock them. They also know I'm quite headstrong, so they've learnt to let me get on with it," she said.

Germaine Tan and Andrew Li, who met at the cocktail bar Here Kitty Kitty in 2022, announced their engagement in June.

The couple had initially planned to tie the knot in May this year, but Tan decided they needed more time to prepare.

Their wedding ceremony will now take place on Nov 6, with celebrations stretching over three days.

And judging from what Tan has shared, this is going to be quite the affair.

"We have friends and family flying in from all over the world, and that's the part I'm most excited about – having so many people we love in one place. Putting it all together has definitely been a lot. I'm very ready to stop looking at spreadsheets and start seeing everyone's faces," she told 8days.

She also gave a little teaser of what guests can expect.

"There'll be a little fire, a few sparks, and plenty of drama (the good kind!). Subtlety was never really in the wedding brief," she teased.

And if that doesn't sound elaborate enough, the couple have also spent two months rehearsing a five-minute dance performance with choreographer Rocio Yap.

"It's romantic, daring, hella sexy and hopefully quite the spectacle," Tan revealed.

As for how much the three-day celebration is costing, Tan isn't revealing the figure just yet.

"Let's just say it's costing less than the wedding I imagined when I was growing up. Whether that means we've been sensible or my childhood expectations were wildly extravagant is up for debate. I'm choosing to call it a win," she said.

With the big day fast approaching, what's she most looking forward to about married life?

"There are plenty of deeply meaningful things I could say, but honestly? Calling Andrew 'my husband' and hearing him call me 'my wife'. It gives me a little thrill," she said.

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这位 30 岁的女子向 8days.sg 讲述了她为什么决定全力以赴拍摄以《僵尸新娘》为灵感的万圣节照片，即使电影中的情侣最终并没有在一起。

987电台DJ Germaine Tan即将与Zouk集团CEO Andrew Li结婚。（图片：Germaine Tan）

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大多数新娘会在婚礼前一周确保一切完美无瑕。但对于987电台DJ Germaine Tan来说，这显然意味着她要装扮成一位死去的新娘。

在与未婚夫、Zouk集团首席执行官Andrew Li喜结连理的前几天，谭女士精心策划了一场以《僵尸新娘》为主题的万圣节写真拍摄。

这位 30 岁的女子变身成为蒂姆·伯顿 2005 年动画电影《僵尸新娘》中皮肤呈蓝色的新娘艾米丽，她全身涂满蓝色颜料，戴着假发，身穿飘逸的婚纱。

与此同时，李欣然接受了维克多的角色，他戴上了自己的假发，脸上也画满了妆容。

谭在她的Instagram帖子中俏皮地写道：“至死不渝……但最好提前一周。”

“在我成为真正的新娘之前，先体验一下‘僵尸新娘’的氛围，”她补充道。

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Germaine Tan在接受8days.sg采访时透露，这并非巧合。

“我是个万圣节宝宝，所以打扮成各种角色基本上成了我的生日传统。今年我在构思造型的时候，觉得《僵尸新娘》简直太完美了。你这辈子能有多少机会一周当僵尸新娘，下一周就变成真正的新娘呢？时机太好了，不能错过。”她说道。

如果你想知道是谁提议进行这场精心策划的拍摄，那么只能说谭的未婚夫可能在这件事上并没有太多发言权。

“安德鲁看到这个问题后说，‘拜托！’这绝对不应该让人产生任何疑问，大家都知道这是谁的主意，”她笑着说。

“我事先给他看了灵感照片，但我认为直到他坐在化妆椅上，意识到自己需要一顶假发和一张完全化了妆的脸时，他才真正理解了照片的全部含义，”她说。

不过，安德鲁·李证明自己是一位非常有体育精神的未婚夫。

“我的造型团队说他们想不出还有哪个男人会为他的伴侣做这种事。我觉得这可以算得上是一个非常有说服力的结婚誓言了，”她开玩笑说。

而且这也不是简单的万圣节装扮。

“花了四个小时让自己看起来像死了一样。美丽真是个奇妙的行业，”她打趣道。

虽然她在服装和道具上花费了大约 170 新元，但真正的投入是变身过程中所花费的时间和精力。

她的化妆师 Kenneth Chia 和发型师 Christian Maranion 花了大约四个小时来完善她的蓝色人体彩绘、假发和妆容。

李的造型又花了一个小时，之后这对夫妇摆姿势让摄影师 Bryan Foong 拍照。

但对 Germaine Tan 来说，整个过程中最有趣的部分或许是看到她未来的丈夫拥有一头浓密的头发。

“看到安德鲁戴着假发的样子，我简直笑得合不拢嘴。他一直都是短发，所以这次的造型变化相当惊人。他是香港人，我跟他说他看起来像刘德华留长发的时候。我估计他当时肯定没想到自己会接到这样的角色扮演任务，”她分享道。

婚礼临近，一个显而易见的问题摆在了眼前。

难道她不担心在婚礼前几天打扮成死去的新娘吗？

尤其是因为在电影里，艾米丽和维克多最终都没能在一起。

“完全不是。虽然艾米丽和维克多最终没能在一起这件事本身就很有讽刺意味，这一点我当然明白！我喜欢这部电影的浪漫，又带点阴郁和苦乐参半的元素。我从来都不喜欢传统的公主童话——给我一点哥特式的剧情吧。值得庆幸的是，我可以欣赏这部电影的美学风格，而无需从剧情中寻求任何恋爱建议。”她说道。

好吧。反正最好也别从一部叫《僵尸新娘》的电影里汲取婚姻灵感。

那她的父母呢？家里肯定有人对这种相当另类的婚前写真感到疑惑吧？

“不，我想我父母知道他们养育了什么样的人。我从小就喜欢打扮，喜欢表现自己，总之就是喜欢挑战极限。到了现在，一个穿蓝色婚纱的新娘大概不会让他们感到惊讶了。他们也知道我很固执，所以他们学会了放手让我去做，”她说。

Germaine Tan 和 Andrew Li 于 2022 年在 Here Kitty Kitty 酒吧相识，并于 6 月宣布订婚。

这对夫妇最初计划在今年五月结婚，但谭认为他们需要更多时间来准备。

他们的婚礼仪式将于11月6日举行，庆祝活动将持续三天。

从谭透露的信息来看，这将会是一件相当轰动的事情。

“我们的亲朋好友从世界各地飞来，这是我最兴奋的部分——这么多我们爱的人齐聚一堂。把这一切安排妥当确实很不容易。我迫不及待地想停止查看电子表格，开始见到每个人的脸庞，”她告诉《8days》杂志。

她还透露了一些宾客可以期待的内容。

“婚礼上会有点小火花，会有些许激情，也会有很多戏剧性的场面（当然是好的那种！）。婚礼的宗旨从来就不是低调。”她打趣道。

如果这还不够精心策划的话，这对夫妇还花了两个月的时间与编舞家罗西奥·亚普一起排练了一段五分钟的舞蹈表演。

“它浪漫、大胆、非常性感，希望能够成为一场精彩的视觉盛宴，”谭透露道。

至于为期三天的庆祝活动花费了多少，谭先生目前还没有透露具体数字。

“这么说吧，这比我小时候梦想中的婚礼花费要少。至于这说明我们很理智，还是我小时候的期望过于奢侈，那就见仁见智了。但我选择称之为‘赢’，”她说。

婚礼日期临近，她最期待婚后的哪一部分呢？

“我有很多话想说，但说实话？叫安德鲁‘我的丈夫’，听他叫我‘我的妻子’，这让我有点小激动，”她说。

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