Apr 18, 2009

marathon

we completed the "marathon" that we both planned for this weekend - 3 halls & meet up the dressmaker. to us, the halls are all fine for reception tho trade off betwen the halls abit significant (e.g. lampu putih, ceiling rendah, stage rendah etc).

fiance was laughing all the way knowing that i brought my own "checklist" for the hunting. and at one point, "awak, pintu ni nak cek ade pintu ke tak eh?"

comel je.

"tak, checkla pintu tu kayu ke, kaca ke. pintu tinggi ke, rendah ke.." hehehe.

met mr dressmaker in evening, all about baju bertandang. slight change to the design to accomodate my "renek"ness hehe, and he insisted to look out for lining himself to match my white lace. he thot the lace was the one from EM with rm250/meter tag, while the truth you readers know it was not and way cheaper ;P

we then off to midvalley for late dinner at TR, and remember that Bandung vendor who quoted me rm1 for plain white paper pouch to fit my egg? (and that tag without shipping cost!)

so, my today's finding :



this goodie bag @ Living Cabin cost about rm1.90 - made from high quality paper & bigger, nak letak small pack of kerepek pun boleh hehe.

now i recall a local selling this
online, rm1.80/pcs for min purchase 0f 100pcs.

p/s : wish they come in size that nicely fit the egg ;)

Apr 17, 2009

local fuschia

i'm looking for local wedding having this theme.
any local pic/link to share?

mostly found pics were mat salleh's wedding,
where their deco is extravagant & exaggerated,
fret it might drag me to dream way too much, gulp.

p/s : i cant really differentiate fuschia & magenta *LOL*

Apr 15, 2009

mini for akad

with lots of white & bunga sundal malam.

reception hall

as promised.


Dewan Kampo, IYC Cheras
Rental RM1k for 4hrs. deposit rm500.
500 pax seating.
Catering rm14/pax buffet. No outside caterer allowed.
Undergoing renovation, booking can only be made by July
03-9171 9204

Pusat Komuniti Bukit Damansara
new, high ceiling hall
up to 700 pax
rm800 for 8hrs, without table+chair
019 - 388 2079
(credit to Sher)

Dewan Melati Putrajaya
RM2400 exclusive table+chair
table (rm3), banquet chair (rm1.50)
375pax, deposit 10%
2010 booking can be made by August.

Booking form.

*for bigger capacity, Dewan Seri Siantan (rm4800 for 1k pax)
or partitioned to Dewan Siantan 1&2 (rm2550 for 500pax)

Dewan Wawasan PGRM, Cheras
1500 pax.
wedding package rm59.80/pax.
hall only, RM8280 and rm8/pax chargeable for outside catering
03-9282 6398

Dewan Sivik MBPJ
hotel interior, for more pics
900 pax seating
rental RM5k, deposit RM2k
03-7956 3544

still, i dont plan to give up that Shah Alam hall.
will follow up as agreed, if takde rezeki, i redha je as i've done my part kan ehhe. in meantime, i've booked one of above hall as back up :)

i dont intend to share the cons of any hall as it might be sensitive to some. if you need one, just drop your email add. will try my best to give fair judgement, esp for hall which myself/friends have been to. nothing is perfect kan? even SA hall yang i nak tu pun interior dier sangat old style okeh?hihi.

for the benefits of future brides, do share your thought / comment anything that i missed out here. any other hall to recommend is also welcomed :)

Apr 14, 2009

remain unchecked :(

our initial plan for this weekend is to do some survey & book the reception hall.

after months of net surfing, we've narrowed down the list to 6 for phone call, with some we know almost about everything while some we totally have no ideas on rental, capacity or whatnots.

we already had in mind the preferred hall - in the heart of Shah Alam. i've spoken to them somewhere last Dec, however the in-charge said it was too early for 2010 booking. ok, fine. perhaps, the sudden hormone change excites me more than usual.

and today, i called again knowing the fact we're left just about 10months. and to my frustration, the 2010 booking can only be made from Aug onwards, wtf. just so for you to know, the hall is fully booked until Dec 2009!

and here i am sitting, trying my very best to understand what makes they think Aug is still early for those wedding taking place by early 2010??? esp when they really know upfront the hall is well demanded all year round?!

*and what if the "cronies" bypass the dates offline???*

we called the remaining halls. only 2 we could afford for backup, unfortunately one is fully booked while the other is only open for booking after raya *grr*

will share some findings on halls in my next entry.

tagged!

1) Apakah nama blog anda sekarang dan kenapa anda memilih nama itu?
"tale of a bride, and all her white lace dreaming"
impian memakai lace putih di hari perkahwinan, sangatlah cliche bunyi nye hehe.

2)Apakah link blog anda sekarang dan bagaimana boleh timbul idea untuk menamakannya seperti itu?
http://whitelacetale.blogspot.com/
white lace adalah impian itu. tale hanyalah suatu perjalanan cerita ;)

3)Apakah 'method' penulisan dalam blog anda?
weddings, all plannings & cancellings along the way.
conflict between desire, practicality & financially-impossible pun ade.

4)Pernah terasa nak hapuskan blog anda?
belum. private kan lepas kahwin je as by that time, tips & ideas di sini rasenye sudah lapuk to be shared with future brideys...

5)Apakah pendapat anda mengenai blog kepada pemilik blog yang tag anda ni?
Hanie & Amy. both blogs adalah bride to bes writings & both ade business related to wedding. Hanie extra sikit, ade Nini & Momo - eh ade lagi tak....yang aritu hilang tu yg mane aa? lupe....hihi

tag seterusnya?

Anil, sebab dia tgh sibuk buat kad kahwin. kacau dier hikhik!

Apr 13, 2009

a bite for each

less is definitely more ;)