WP's Sylvia Lim ties the knot with football legend Quah Kim Song

Nicknamed Quicksilver Quah for his skill and speed, striker Quah Kim Song plundered plenty of goals for the Lions during his career, including a match-winning brace in the 1977 Malaysia Cup final as Singapore beat Penang 3-2 in front of thousands of fans at Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Stadium.

- David Lee

But in front of 40 family members at the Church of St Mary of the Angels on Jan 4, the confident former footballer was a bundle of nerves. For the day marked an even more significant milestone, as he was about to marry Ms Sylvia Lim, the Workers' Party (WP) chairwoman who is no stranger to delivering fiery speeches in large-scale rallies.

The 72-year-old told The Sunday Times: "Even the priest remarked that I looked nervous, and I was. "But Sylvia was very calm and even led the Responsorial Psalm effortlessly."

In the evening, Ms Lim posted on social media a black-and-white photo of the newly-weds walking hand in hand down a corridor, looking elegant in matching tailor-made white outfits.

Her caption read: "For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health."

By 11pm on Jan 4, the post had garnered more than 4,000 likes, with hundreds of followers congratulating the couple.