ALHAMDULILLAH

Thanks God. Everything went well even though ada banyak ujian at the very last minute. Both receptions di Kuantan and di Taiping semuanya berjalan dengan lancar as we planned earlier.

And now, I am officially married and my life is soooooooooo contented!

LEGAL DOCUMENTS

Alhamdulillah, we've settled our docs earlier than we planned. 2 months before wedding dah siap. For bride-to-be from Kuantan, the first thing you both should have is the sijil kursus kahwin. Kami berkursus soon after decide nak kahwin. Kursus di Jaip's office during weekend. Ramai juga peserta yang datang, means ramai lah yang nak kahwin kan =) Speakers okay la, ada yang funny and ada yang boring. And ada exam juga! So, be prepared. Questions based on the lectures.

Then, HIV test you should do 3 months before your wedding date. Kalau buat before that period the result will not valid anymore. HIV test tak sakit pun, and sekejap je test nya tak sampai 30 mins you'll get the result.

Form boleh download from the JAIP's website, or boleh juga get it from the office. Tak banyak pun yang you need to fill in, just info2 biasa and some pengesahan.

Once bride-to-be dah dapat form from the groom's side, boleh la lengkapkan apa yang patut and straight away submit to Jaip. The process tak lama, within 24 hours, you can take the 'surat kebenaran kahwin'. Then, dah boleh kahwin!

IDEAS FOR HANTARAN DECO!

Hantaran nadiabayu~
so PINKY!

Elegant

Hantaran nadeeyayoe

Hantaran thepinkstilletos

GUBAHAN HANTARAN

For the hantarans, bride's side will give 7 only and berbalas 5 dulang from the groom's side. Hantaran would be very typical cuma we don't have tepak sirih and manisan like cakes, chocs etc. And gubahan hantaran, I nak buat sendiri but my mom melarang keras. Oh dia tak confident with my creativity. Hehe~ But I degil, insist juga nak buat sendiri. So sekarang, I am searching/googling gubahan2. I love gubahan yang banyak flowers. Feels fresh and colorful and wonderful =)

Super love those three! Sangat menepati citarasa =)
Cute kan cinderella carriage tu!

This is from Rizalman~

Blue and sweet pink~

DOORGIFT~

I didn't spend a lot for door gift actually. For all the guests, we'll give them telur rebus only and for kids maybe ada some candies to give away. Nowadays people like to give a paper bag with some goodies in it. The idea is okay but my mom doesn't like it. She said, it's wasting. Yeah, mom agak berhemah in spending money. But, that is true! Usually, people akan bagi some kuih2 or kerepek2 yang of course murahan because of the high budget. And the taste? You can guess yourself right? Tak ramai yang akan makan, mostly akan buang saja. Betul x? Betul x?

Mom said, telur is the symbol for kesuburan. Itulah rasionalnya orang dolu2 bagi telur during wedding ceremony. Btw, my sis and me already prepared the egg holder for VVIPs and VIPs. 90% my sis yang buat kot. I tolong sibuk je.

Gubahan bunga, my sis yang buat.

Ada ribbons - pink + blue
Belajar ikat ribbons at Small garden =)

Dah siap gam kat gelas tu~

Inilah acik saya and that's her son for sure, Encik PIPI!
(oh, masa ni teman my mom pilih curtains)

Handsome tak?

HEY PEEPS!

=)

GOING RED

Last few weeks I went to Taiping. Tujuan utama is to find the outfit for majlis bertandang. I wasn't feeling well, kind of miserable masa tu. Sibuk dengan batuk and selsema and during my stay there, I demam. But, gladly we managed to settle the important things. Got the outfit and cincin merisik. MIL said, the theme would be maroon and silver. My dress ada sikit je kot maroon element, it's more into pink color actually =)

Found these pics from other bloggers and ada juga from FB :

YUMMEH!

Sweet kan? Macam ice-cream! I love these pastel colors, especially ada a lot of pink =)

SPEECHLESS

http://www.arma-couture.blogspot.com/

ARI WEDDING COUTURE

ARI WEDDING COUTURE

http://adiputra75.fotopages.com/

DIA BESAR, AKU KECIL

A : Hey girl, how's your wedding prep?

Me : So far okay la..but I still got a lot of things to do.

A : U ambil bridal house mana ye? Baju tempah kat siapa?

Me : Owh, I ambil kat Butik M, full package dengan dia..Baju pun belum fitting lagi.

A : U nak tau, time I kawen dulu, I ambil full package kat Butik Q. Glamour tau butik tu. Selalu masuk paper and mags. Kalau masuk any competition pasal wedding2 nih, butik ni yang menang tau!

Me : Ye ke? Kat Kuantan ni ada ke butik yang glam macam tu. Tak pernah dengar pun.

A : I berhabis RM$$k tau..duit I sendiri semuanya..Nasib baik I banyak duit. I kan buat bisnes. Eh you belanja kawen ni guna duit siapa?

Me : (dalam hati, perlu ke tanya soalan cmni??) Ada la duit saving sikit2..Wedding I biasa2 je. Buat sekadar yang mampu.

A : Lepas kawen, U duduk mana? Pindah Kl la ye? Mampu ke laki U nak belikan rumah? Gaji dia berapa? Tup2 lepas kawen nanti U terus pregnant, mampu ke nak tanggung anak pulak?


So, this is a piece of dialogue between A and me. It goes daily. Up to one point, nak je I slap dia ni. But, I dah faham sangat dengan perangai keCAKAPBESARannya tu. Bukan I sorang yang jadi mangsa, colleagues lain pun selalu kena sampai tahap malas nak layan. Angguk je la or kalau rajin kami buat muka takjub. Wow hebatnya you ni A! I rasa you ni paling kaya la kat Kuantan ni.

Sometimes, I wonder, apa yang best sangat cakap besar ni? Like A, we know each other pretty well, oh, dia bukanlah anak orang kaya. Orang kampung je okay! Rumah pun biasa2 and of course not in the elite housing area. Kereta pun dah kemek2. Her outfit? Her handbag? Her shoes? Tak pernah rasanya tengok dia pakai Christian Louboutin, Dior, Marc Jacobs, LV etc..paling hebat pun Guess je kot. Itu pun jenama mampu milik.

For me instead, even though I have a small car or a small house; it really doesn't matter. Maybe belum ada rezeki lagi macam orang lain. Insya Allah with faith and effort, akan tercapai jugak impian yang BESAR tu. Tak perlu lah nak cakap besar and merendah-rendahkan orang lain. Rezeki kita pun pinjaman dari-Nya. Kalau Tuhan nak tarik, sekelip mata je. Betul tak A? Hehe..

THE PROPOSAL

1-1-11

That is my date for 'official' proposal. Actually, we didn't plan much for the majlis merisik, it went smoothly even though it happened all in a sudden. His family je yang datang and only my parent, my sister's family and me yang entertained them.

So far so good but it just me who spoiled the day! It really didn't cross my mind when I need to serve them macam org dolu2, tuang air and all sorts of kerja2 perempuan melayu terakhir. Oh I never do this sort of thing. Masa tu, I felt like switching the environment into black and white..really dolu2!

And poor me, when tuang the air, tumpah merata2..Urm of course jadi bahan ketawalah masa tu. So stressful when handling the jug. And yes, until now I blame the jug because not doing good with me. But during lunch time, jug tu pecah because of too hot water poured into it..macam luluhawa kot..haha padan muka kau jug murahan!

Alhamdulillah, the day went well, food pun delicious. My sis yang masak ok, not me! And I'm glad that my mom told my future-MIL yang I don't know how to cook, so senang, nanti tak perlu malu2 beritahu sendiri heh =D

GUEST BOOK

Having a guest book maybe a new trend for Malay wedding. It is hard to find in store, but I pernah jumpa di Lovely Lace and Russ tapi not much choices. Once I dah jumpa the guest book the other day, I terus grab. Orang tamak memang macam tu. Tapi satisfied lah, because it's white, fit with my English concept for the table deco and ada beads and ribbons. Cute and I love it =)

But, there are some bloggers yang take this opportunity to spread their business. Yeah, by selling their DIY guest books. Cantik-cantik jugak and the best thing is boleh choose ikut your wedding theme.

Here are some links yang jual custom guestbook :

http://sweetdesigncreative.blogspot.com/ - mereka buatkan guestbook for Anne HotFM

grey + pink = cute

http://spreadmyhappiness.blogspot.com/2010/08/order-simple-wedding-guestbook-dari.html

Sorry, ada lagi link tapi dah lupa. Will update bila I ingat nanti.

For more satisfaction, boleh DIY je wedding guest book ni. Or you can use ideas from Martha Stewart. Creative sangat!

Thoughtful tree

Write your wishes and put them in the cute lovely envelopes =)

Simple . Cute

I paling suka idea ni. Very creative and sangat jimatkan kos. Classic and love!

GUESTBOOK TABLE DECO

This would be one of my fav parts for my wedding, having a guestbook table. Too many ideas lingering in my mind, nak buat itu and ini but I need to choose the perfect one. Maybe combination from all the ideas akan jadi yang terbaik.

I want something in English concept, which I prefer white color for decorations. I've already bought artificial roses and some lanterns but the table itself belum ada lagi. I thought of using anything yang ada at my home as the table but unfortunately I couldn't find one. Ada yang rendah sangat, ada yang tinggi sangat and ada yang too big or too small. I have less than 2 months untuk cari the table. Hopefully I will not end up buying it. Cheapskate eh =)

Now, dah jadi trend having a banner or bunting for wedding ceremony. Honestly, I really don't like the idea at all apatah lagi if the bride and groom put their pictures on it. Dah macam banner pilihanraya. If ada banner sekalipun, I prefer one with very simple words and colors and design. Less is more! But, it is from my opinion, others mesti suka je sebab ramai yang apply kan. And actually, most wedding card package comes with the free banner. So, why not if we having one, right? Tapi, I won't hang it for my side. Bagi belah lelaki je. And yes, the banner is the plain one, I don't actually choose the design. Semuanya serahkan pihak lelaki yang buat.

Instead of banner, I will use a poster. Dah tempah and dah dapat pun. Agak regret with the outcome. Frust sangat and dah swear tak kan gunakan khidmat kedai printing itu lagi. It costs me a bomb but nampak macam dua or tiga ringgit je. Just wait and see =(