my bunga pahar

we're done with bunga pahar :) the bunga is off rack, bought from Semua House. i only request them to change the ribbon to my theme. last sunday should be the pickup, but the ribbon color turned out sooo sooo wrong. earlier, they arrogantly refused my request to do one sample before they proceed with my whole order. i had to agree, but i paste the ribbon sample at both his & my receipt. so when thing went wrong, the bridezilla in me didnt take long to ask them to re-do all the ribbons in 3 days...and alhamdulillah they managed :)

a little info..the bunga pahar cost less than rm2.50. we cant lavish for this bunga since ibu wants for 200pcs. ibu asik gelakkan my bunga pahar..she said,gileeee kuncup! hehehe...dah budget pun kuncup kan :P

semalam bertungkus lumus with my sis adding up the tag. tag all by myself, terpaksa stayback kat ofis sebab nak pinjam cutter ofis yang menjimatkan masa dan tenaga itu LOL. for tempat cucuk pahar, we'll rent from this aunty in PJ since she got them in white..final week baru boleh pickup :)

bunga pahar/perenjis

The in-laws finally scrap the idea of having telur pindang to all guests, after many feedbacks from relatives that it’s not a hit as in johor & most probably it would be a waste since not many guests can accept the exotic taste of telur pindang. My fiancé being an obsessed johorian down sikit.....but his fiancee always know how to bring his smile back...”awak, we still got slot for merenjis gift...boleh la kasi telur pindang..” ;) Since they’ll be less than 20pcs, fiancé said if ada yg buang pun he not ralat…I’m glad fiancé got the buy in for his fave tradition gift finally, even not for all.

As for the telur deco, we decided to maintain the traditional form of bunga pahar/perenjis. I ain’t a collector of bunga pahar & never was a fan, but I love the fact it’s a tradition found in our Malay wedding & these differences that actually made up the beauty of one culture from another…hopefully im not bias, tho capricornians are naturally a traditionalist, I only realized my interest for tradition stuffs developed (rapidly) after so much attached with wedding preparations.

gambar hiasan (by Nuwoo8);

nothing to do with our bunga pahar design...

So we ordered few pieces of bunga perenjis for majlis bertandang. Since mostly the perenjis is couple, we as much wanted to avoid giving the same gift to husband & wife. Result from our discussion with decorator last weekend, we will maintain the tradition of bunga pahar giving to perenjis…except, we’ll make different bunga for ladies & gentlemen. I’m pleased with one of the samples; came in sweet combo of silver & pink ... :)

p/s : it's 2 months away friends! ;)

jln tar today

200pcs bunga pahar on the way.....

ibu & myself were in Jln TAR this morning, hunting for budget-friendly bunga pahar from the shop i surveyed earlier. ready stocks tak cukup, so we ordered the remaining. we settled off with 2 types of bunga pahar, to satisfy citarasa berbeza ibu & anak. down sikit, ibu rejected my idea to change the ribbon to tiffany polkadots. to her, polkadots design too childish :( fine.

the stuffs insyaAllah will ready by mid jan. loose pack for DIY bunga pahar as hantaran not found tadi. the SAs cakap they never sell the stuff, hey takkanlah...i know kat nilai 3 ada, but i dont want to travel all the way just to get only 25pcs of it? hmm..i should check out klim craft/sayang you next visit...

btw, we saw cinderella carriage on sale tadi. ibu as usual, excited. i had to remind her many times tadi we dont need one :( they aint cheap & plus, i was never a fan of dulang yg cover brg hantaran e.g. birdcage, pumpkin carriage... kan dh hire decorator, let her work the hantaran out...

finally...we bought tafsir quran for hantaran too. the wording very neat. and the best part, they came in matching tiffany box & tasbih too :)

p/s : im leaving to hometown next hr for little bro's engagement this saturday...

last weekend

i took one day leave & spent my recent weekend in my hometown, visiting abah who just had a minor surgery. alhamdulillah, he's getting better :) i promised myself not to discuss any wed prep last visit, considering abah's condition. but abah was the one beria & initiated the discussion since my brother too getting engaged this coming dec. i still remember last raya when my bro asked my mum to look out for engagement ring. ibu & myself were clueless, until ibu finally said "pi lah beli dgn dia, biaq dia pilih. kan dia yang nak pakai.." i nodded to bro & smile, very much agreed to ibu's suggestion...

back to my prep, abah will hire Pakcik Brahim for catering. he used to be our caterer for few of our family events, but yang peliknya, so far i tak penah rasa his food pun hehe...for canopy & props etc, P.Brahim will outsource to other vendor since he only do catering. abah specified his canopies, chairs, layout etc. i like them all, except no. of canopies proposed which seems sedikit for the guest numbers :( nvm, raya haji nanti we'll meet up P.Brahim - will seek for his advise & let him talk to abah should he think the same too :) btw P.Brahim, if u cant find any white+clean+tegang canopy, im fine with whatever you have hehe...

gambar hiasan - suke white setting mcm ni :P

moving on to doorgift, abah agreed to paper pouch yeay! few aunties called up mum & now she proposing for sweets/chocs/agar2 kering as fillers. NOOOOO...i want my eggs..i want my eggs. i know eggs would require last minute job, but pleaseee, the hassle just once-off k....glad that abah's on my side :D

for bunga pahar, we'll buy 200pcs ready made at Jln TAR nanti, ibu nak sangat. my decorator will help to add some deco - she said cheaper than upah her to do a new one...ooo ok :) for bunga pahar hantaran, tradition from fiance-a-proud-johorian, i'll DIY..dah lama sangat perap idea ni & the steps pun sonang je :)

for my 1-tier cake, ibu will order fondant from her friend - subject to outcome of my bro's hantaran cake this dec hehehe :P in-laws pun dah kasi duit to place booking for bertandang cake..but i told fiance for whatever reason do not spend that 4-digits given solely for cake.. membazir, married friends pun remind no guest would stay just to eat the towering cake...we already contacted this vendor for quo, and hopefully in-laws would agree to go for design simplicity too..

btw, fiance & family had 2nd food testing from this caterer. in-laws dah approve, we'll meet up with Syawal this weekend to discuss further...in-laws will decide on menu later. we also praying can tukar the chair ribbon to organza instead of striking fuschia satin hehe..and we dont want any pink table top too...alas meja pun dah cukup...

thought on bunga pahar

one thing that i didnt do much of survey is - bunga pahar. i did save the sample pics, but i never bother to ask for quotation. no urgency perhaps, cos mase engagement dulu mane ade orang bagi bunga pahar kan ehehe.

talking from my no-idea-of-pricing heh, i'd always admire the classy look of bunga pahar made from organza. one of my fave was silver made from Amie, minus that hard-eggshell (whatever it calls, but i know you get me hehe) cos i'm trying to cut the extra cents (or ringgits) attached to it as possible! Amie got it done (very well I must say) with few petals turned into one big flower and finally coupled with nice set of ribbons.

my next best would be something like this, from kak Shaja. bunch of tiny little flowers for each stick and the outcome, those bunga pahar nampak merimbun je dalam pasu tu..pretty.

dont wanna burn a hole in my wallet, so i need some insight from you on bunga pahar price. i'm listing my fave to the least.

1) bunga organza

2) bunga gim

3) bunga stokin

4) bunga dip.

pls rank...yang mane satu murah from the other..

any comment is welcomed, especially related to latest trend, difficulty of DIY etc.

thanks!