Mawi and Ekin’s Middle Eastern-themed reception just awesome

SINGER Mawi’s wedding reception at the Palace of the Golden Horses was like a scene from the 1,001 Arabian Nights as fire-eaters, hula dancers and snake women welcomed the event’s 1,200 guests to the exotically lavish Middle Eastern setting.

Rumours swirled that Mawi was paid RM5.5mil by Astro for exclusive coverage rights, the catering bill was half a million ringgit, the staging of the event alone was RM700,000 and Ekin’s make-up artist was the same used by the Sultan of Brunei’s wife.