meet the parents

sudden and so unplanned.

i'm cutting it short. dotty called my dad to arrange for the "meet-the-parents" session since my family were in kl during CNY.

definitely no siblings allowed. just the parents & fiances-to-be.

by 9am, mom & myself dah tercegat di Jln TAR to look for a sopan blouse. tension sbb yesterday tak dpt beli sbb kedai2 mvalley closed for CNY. finally dapat jugak grab a decent white blouse, abstract black-white tudung and gray heels @ Sogo. Puas hati sbb all bought at 50% disc ngeh3.

i dressed up in black and white, mode classy lah kunun cehs. by 1.05pm parents and myself pun sampai di tempat yang dijanjikan - Secret Recipe Bangsar South (tah manela bangsar nye...kerinchi ok, kerinchi!).

The parents pun start lah ice breaking..then sume topic kuar..from kiddies to education to career to economic downturn dan segale bagai. warm up lah tu.

by 2.15 pm, dotty and myself excused ourselves, letting our parents to seriously discuss pasal our coming engagement. lame gile, memang sangat nervous dibuatnye & mule lah kluar segale negative thoughts huhu. discussion ended after like an hour. dotty & me were soooo happy they finally agreed to ikat for 1.5 years!! depends on rezeki, if ade boleh la percepatkan but as of now, not yet la :P

mum insisted on cincin merisik. something that dotty & me didnt agree to earlier cos we've combined both tunang & risik in one ring :P mum said it's adat my negeri & his mum agreed to it as well. yelah. this weekend we'll do another ring hunting la ..moral of story nye check lah dulu adat memasing & seek for parents' opinion bab adat2 ni.....

of so many people that we met...

we finally found our significant other..

will this be a happy ending for us? insyaAllah.

another December wedding

My dearie Zafira has announced her coming BIG day. As expected, another December wedding! December is like musim mengawan kan huhu.

Being her so-called wedding planner (thanks for the trust dear!), the nights are now being filled with lots and lots of internet surfing on weddings. Flipping through wedding magazines afterwork in hell-packed LRT is worth to mention of, ehem. With the hope to get the best of everything within her budget and dream…and no kidding, we’re actually working for the GROOM’s side! Cooool kan?

Hall was firstly being booked, somewhere in Putrajaya. The rental didn’t cover guest chair & table, tho we still agreed on its worthy considering the nice & modern setting of the hall.

For catering, we managed to find the good one & we thought one of cheapest for KL rate!

Buffet for 800pax + guest table with cover + covered chair with ribbon + lauk pengantin + 2 VIP tables + deco meja pengantin & VIP + 3 tier cake (no dummy-dummy) + waiters

All for RM 9.50 per head. Murah lah tu kan? ??

My task now, sourcing for pelamin designer! She didn’t have any theme or any decided color, so I guess there’s much space for me to play with right? Lebih peluang berkarya, kata artis. But I would ensure it suits her femme fatale personality hahaha :P

I sketched her something simple since she didn’t want any merenjis or bersanding ceremony.
Just a nice spot for bergambar with the guests. Suggested her just one-seater bench, more laidback, and intimate :P

Combining ideas from below….

Bulky bench from Puteris - minus the busy kubah. Backdrop somekind like Rins’ with lovely hanging pomanders and one panel would just do since the stage pun rendah je and cheaper lagi kan? We can expand by putting more vintage vases with red roses for both sides. Not necessarily fresh red roses, but the arrangement should be in ROUND shape. The climbing flowers too – it shouldn’t be there, macam jungle dah hehe.

puteris' dome

rins' all white

vintage vase!!

Proposal being emailed to my friend and jeng3, she liked it and really wanted me to proceed with the idea…. Alhamdulillah.

Something red and white weehu!!

I guess we should start scouting for quotation and schedule for appointment with pelamin designer yeahhh…

Oh ya for akad nikah outfit, she left it to Hatta Dolmat to do the magic. 3 items done, phew!

2009 wedding color

My bestie Lion forwarded me this link.

Since my wedding theme is tiffany, maka saya suke link itu.

Especially line telling the hue is so traditional, classic and timeless.

white lace dreaming

my mum bought this 2 metres of white lace in Mecca.
i smiled. i never discussed with my mum that i'd always prefer chiffon over lace.
lace is pretty much exclusive, especially those french laces so i really really wanna reserve it for reception. but hey, reception for my side is not white. it's TIFFANY, remember?!

in the same time, i dont want to hurt her feeling.
kalau gune utk majlis khatam quran boleh tak? drop me your words brideys.

the bottom part of lacey

close up. flower & beads.

yet so close white lace dreaming ..

but anyway, i'm still thankful. seriously :)

the true blue..!

last time i did post on pink sejadah which mom bought in Mecca, which a bit off to be matched with the blue pelikat as hantaran. i didnt mind honestly, cos as long the sejadah is nice & comfy i'm really really fine :)

when i was happened to be so excited to check out the pink sejadah, it somehow turned out ...........BLUE!! woooohooooo.

mom found the super nice blue sejadah during her few last days in Mecca.
and she wanted to keep the pink sejadah for herself.
the best part, it's still handmade like the earlier pink but much, much prettier than the pink hoyeh!

some sneak peak....full version mase atas dulang nanti jela.

THANKS IBU! Smiling to ears.

tiffany and...?

just woke up, and feel like rambling on my ideal reception which will take place at my parents' sweet home. which also still tooo long to go ehhe.

the theme would be tiffany & ***** (it's not another color! secret..secret!)
no super modern, nor super sexy dress. and no heavy beading hopefully!
absolutely no tiara nor veil. bunch of baby' breaths on my hair would just do. more homey i think?

calla lily bouquet will always be my classic favourite, but i dont think its long stem would be handy enough for me to walk around with. i'm thinking of smaller bouquet now, and something white?

and suddenly feel like i dont want any bersanding for my side.
but tho, i still want the pelamin. a special spot to bergambar kenang-kenangan with the guests.
the whites should dominate the pelamin, with few dots of tiffany here and there.

hmm, sudah 6.30am. i should take my bath now, otherwise i'll be late again for work :P
nanti malam, i sambung my nonsense. best betul berangan ni, huh.

bride's handful bouquet

i guess most of us have own favourite when it comes to wedding pictures.

if you ask me, i'd always love the part of bride's handful of lovely bouquets. (minus the bride's face ehhe..)...i've got no reason, i just LOVE. and i saved almost that i found in my forever-not-forgotten little wedding folder of my own.

and that just answered why i have em on my primary pic.

i simply culdnt tell how long it will be there, but deep inside i hope it will someday being replaced with my own darling bouquet.

you're right. i'm on deadly-romantic tune now.

somebody should pinch me, argh.