November...???

Kinda miss blogging & as usual i'm hook up with work & wedding preps. Candy on her maternity leave for almost a month. I'd say, everything kinda goes well when she's not around. Of cos it will be better if she's around :) the bonding between myself & the designer came closer. I'm not sure about them. Seeing them kinda relax with me is kinda cool.. who wants to work with a stressful superior right?. But too relax sometime, til i got worried what if the we miss the dateline.

i'll be taking out my braces next month :) i'm kinda excited but i also have the nervous feeling. There are 2 gaps still there & taking out might be another torturing session as Dr. Lee is not a gentleman at all!. Plus, few more hundreds, i will be finish paying off my rm6,000! aih... *relief*

This month we spent alot for the wedding stuff.. the deposit for MTM bridesmaid dresses, wedding rings & the deco for the church ceremony. Firstly, I'm kinda feel relief that we decided to bless the girls with custom made dresses.. i love to bless them with something that out of the usual & it suits my theme.. can't wait for it to be done by end of the year :)...the first mock up for the church deco wasn't what i wanted to have. May Ee did a good job but there are still someting missing. So we spent almost RM90 on flowers & cloth for another mock up. Now, hopefully this will work out. Simply & sweet, that's what i'm looking for :).. got some costing from various deco company for weddings, the cheapest is rm2500.. that also not up to my requirement. Too simple. With rm2500, i think i can make better ones :)..Now the most pricey of all for this month.. the RINGS.. we thank God for given us the peace as we hunt for it. Been to few jewelry shops..yes & no.. but when it comes to this particular one, we were like, 'that's it'.. i'm glad.. is like as if there is a wave/frequency in us & telling each other that 'this is it'.. God gave us the peace & we both settle with it. Alot of hard work but it's worth it.

The next coming month, December... to do list are,
~more & more facial
~ more sleep
~ eat more
~ trim hair
~ shape eyebrows
~ appointment with favor supplier
~ appointment with Dr. Hong
~ parents to insert the names of their guest
~ parents meeting up session
~ compiling childhood photos
~ PRE WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT! *wooohooo*

The Oct excitement :)

I'm restless nowadays.. too many happening events this coming october.. & i'm excited..

Francis & Geri's wedding on 9th Oct 2010.
I was appointed by Geri to be her maid of honor & it is a privilege. I'm excited. I always love church wedding. Not just because is pretty, but the presence of God & most importantly, souls save on this special day. I know is going to be a busy weekend.

Wei Ter & Ann's wedding on 10th Oct 2010.
Yup, my bro & sis in grace to be is tying the knot on this auspicious day 10.10.10.. The perfection in Chinese. On the 8th & 9th is the bachelor dinner with the family & friends. Lotsa traveling for me on that weekend, from KL to Klg..Klg back to KL.. OH yah! it will be the first time that my parents meeting with wei shin's parents!! *excited* *more like nervous*

I love to be with wei shin's family.. i feel the acceptance though i know nothing about hokkien & 30% of mandarin only. To be honest, i like how they tease me & wei shin.. very funny & entertaining. Looking forward for another session of happening & loud gathering again on 10.10.10

Baby Claire.
This gal is going to be born soon. I've seen her grow up everyday inside her mom's stomach. I got panic when Candy announce that she gona deliver in 2 weeks time. First of all, work! How can i cope with all the work here in the office? My work is enough for me to explode my brain. Secondly, I'M JUST EXCITED! to see baby Claire, who alwis kick mommy :)

DEAD-lines..
I just caught up with lotsa work..& i need to get it done like......asap... aih!! enough of explaining..i'm just busy..

Gown fitting..
Planning to fix another date for gown fitting next month before all the gown been taken away. Oct, Nov & Dec has lotsa wedding..& not much left gown to select is something will upset me. Hopefully, redbliss allow me to bring forward the date.

Wedding Check list.
Manage to do a lil over the weekend.

Wedding invites.
I was bombarded with lotsa ideas in me over the weekend & can't wait to have it in color. Need lotsa stationary to do a mock up now.

Wedding decos.
May Ee did a sample & it looks good! but still wana try other options.. at least i got this part started rolling...

That's about it, for now..anything more than this list..i'll definately can't hold up any longer.. Thank God for Steph, if is not because of her, i still think my wedding is just a year away.. :s

the BIG 7th of May :)

Exactly 1 year from now, I'll be married to the lion :) i was so excited yesterday & today... but the excitement doesn't hold long, cos my mouth pain due to the braces *sad*..

On the night that he propose, i did alot of thinking.. thinking that I will leave my family for good to stay with my husband. To join a new family which i don't have any personal touch before. The feeling of 'missing mom & dad' really overwhelming.. plus, I WILL miss very deary is my Milo & Winter. I won't be able to cuddle them anymore. Unless i go back of course. Dad say 'tell wei shin, is a package, he wana marry my daughter, he gotta take Milo+Winter along.' *lol*.. as much as i want it, i don't think i can. *bleh*

I think i'll be REALLY excited about the wedding on the day i get to take out my braces *big smile*.. *cross fingers* 'thank you Lord..'

Updates!!

I don't know where to begin my updates.. hmm..
Start with my Milo.. she became totally opposite what a Jack Russel should be a month ago. None of us know what had happen to her. She became moody, flat ears, no appetite and shivering the whole time. Did blood test & other muscle test, she seems fine. But recently, her neck got real stiff as if she's got muscle cramp. Her entire upper body is so stiff..she can't relax herself. Her barking also have changed too!..she sounded like an old dog barking. :( yesterday nite she was zzz by my side. I was awaken by her *pity sighing*.. i pat her & ask, 'what's wrong, Milo?'...doze off..then again she make the same sound..i massaged her neck, but there's no sign of pain.. but her neck now have gotten swollen a little.. OH NO!.. the last time Junior died because of some tumor in the neck. I gotta take her to the hospital.
I just had 2 mini screws in my jaw bone..the anesthetic make me go *weeeehoooooowaaaaahoooo* the whole time.. i'm tired, weak, blur, sleepy eyes, headache & lose appetite. Dr. Lee say i should postpone my pre wedding shoot nearest to my wedding date to have a good result. He said the screw treatment for the front teeth at least take 6 mths. Well, counting from yesterday, til the agreed photoshooting day, it will be 5mths..

I HATE THIS!!

Dr. Lee : You better make it next year lar, your photoshooting..

Me: Huh?? cannot...oredi set..

Dr. Lee: Need at least 6mths to set nicely lar your teeth..

Me: Nevermind, i pray to my God, that He'll speed up the process. It will take less than 5 mths..

His trainee (tudung gal) stare at me..

Dr. Lee: In my experience, is 6 months..

In my heart: YOUR ANSWER IS NOT FINAL..if He can grant my desire which all my teeth can get straight within 6 mths..i don't see why He can't grant my next desire this time. Amen!.. He is a God of miracle!

So....yah...5 more mths... of course i need to be prepare for the 'what if'...but that's not important..What's important is, I keep praising Him.. *smiles*..*ouch* smile oso i rasa sakit adi now..

Finally!! parents agree with us on having our wedding reception in Concorde Hotel Shah Alam. Mom came back last week & she was so excited about it. Actually she wasn't really..until we had dinner on sat. Cos wei shin would like to buy her & popo dinner to celebrate mom's day. When we talk about the wedding, she got over excited.. she called up all the aunties & uncles (dad's side) for a meeting on sunday afternoon. *lol*..

Next month, when she comes back, it will be the 'keng char toi' session... it simply means 'tai chan'.. my parents meeting up with his.. *scary*..

Colors selection & booking a date for photoshoot

I was just thinking about the color concept for the wedding. Actually, I already short-listed few colors last month. But then, it might not match the deco setting in the hotel. They're restricted to certain colors for the ribbons, deco, flower stands & etc.. I need to work some magic on it!! Lotsa home work to do..These will be the range of colors...now i just need to pick some.

Yesterday, I called up Redbliss. Want to speak to Jojo, our wedding consultant. A lady spoke to me with a frustrated manner. "yessssssssss, what are you inquire for?, Jojo? she's not free at the moment, you can speak to me... Yessssssssssss, i'm the boss here, my name is Alice......Nooooooo, you can't come on sat to do gaun fitting, photoshoot & picture selectiong. Why you need to do photoshoot in sept/oct? why so early?...u can do it in Dec/Jan..." then there are some parts i don't quite understand and she goes 'huh? u don't understand isit?, ok, i explain further...(she explain), ok or not?? now you understand or not?, go back ask your husband discuss with him when the actual day you need to do photoshoot'....BUT I ALREADY TOLD HER I WANT IT TO BE DONE IN OCT!!...'i already say no need so early..later can'

BLOODY !@#$%^^&**&^%$#@!

Today i called up again to try to get Jojo, a lady picked up, she's rather nice, better than the boss..her name is Christine/ Catherine, forgot!... she's nice.. saying that no need to make appointment with Jojo on sat. Walk-in & book the photo shoot day doesn't take that long.

The staff is even have good PR than the boss... what da! i really pray for God's favor this weekend, so that we can book the dates. LOCK-IN the dates..

Lovely dress for the ROM

Yesterday went to Hartamas Shopping Mall to jalan jalan..actually more like want to scout for wedding mag to stir up the excitement in me *lol*

Before i pass by the book stall, i thought of seeing some dresses, (just for fun, since i don't always shop for wedding dresses). They displayed 40% sales on bridesmaid dresses.. *lovely* well not all are *lovely*.. the long dress % are from 30%.. which i think is not bad at all..

So i saw this dress & i love how it sparkles.. that caught my eyes instantly.. so i went to try it out..it looks lovely!!... it fits nicely on the waist & need a little alteration to do.

Nice Duchess Satin Dress... (Geri, i hope this is what you mean..kekeke)

Love the detail..these caught my attention *sweet heart*

So how much?? RM248 after 40% rm148!!... i've decided to wear this on my ROM.. such a great deal, i don't want to miss it & if i do, i'll be ended up blaming.. haih.. Nice or not?? :)

C'mon is FUN! not a stress.. wedding planning is FUN!

So many things to take in to consideration *haih*... my mind constantly think about the wedding.. we confirmed the bridal house so far..we signed up a week after our engagement! *muahahaha*.. well, at least that part solved.

NOW! is the venue... :( w.shin & i wanted Sime Darby Convention Centre. Though we got alot options, but we still prefer SDCC. Too bad it was booked on the 8th May 2011 :( OH YAH!! it will be on the 7th & 8th of May 2011, everyone! :p Found Concorde Hotel Shah Alam, quite affordable.. & few others club house. I have no idea about Concorde. To me, is like a hotel operates by 'mah chans'.. imagine, they prepare chinese food! Don't know how 'good' it will taste like :S i got a bad feeling about it. He said, no harm trying. Ok lor.. Dad commented that the place a little far for the family. Which i think so too..knowing all the aunties, sure complain. (-__-)

I wish (HOPE) money really drop from heaven now. Whatever our parents contribute (more like his parents), we're giving back to them, after the wedding. Feels bad to use their $. We need to be wise in planning & spending. We're still putting our honeymoon as priority, that's for sure..

Another item that stress me out is looking for photographers for actual day.. *haih*.. the price is so so pricey.. told w.shin, that we don't want sucky pics..we want good photographs.. so might need to spend on this area a little more.

Just engaged with a make-up artist for the actual day. Marcus, our family friend offers me quite a good deal for 2 days event.. *everything included* at least this item can strike out from the list.

May Ee & i are looking into handmade deco for the wedding. *excited* i can't wait to team up with her again for doing the deco. With all the contacts that she got, hopefully we can save abit on deco. *smiles*

I was discourage the other day after spoken to my friend on the phone. From a 'friendly long time no see' conversation to an 'awkward stressful & defensive' conversation. I'm so disappointed at her for not being understanding what i'm trying to explain. She kept saying that 'it is a must to move out, when you're married'.. i told her, if i got the $ now, who doesn't want?... everything will be by my own...oh well, yea.. i don't even want to blog further about this. I just need an understanding heart. That's all i need. Anyways, Our 'dream house' shall start after the wedding!! *excited* :D do 1 thing @ 1 time..

Wedding planning suppose to be FUN!! that's how i remind myself every time i stress. What's so stress??, if you got limited budget, then you'll know..is like designing million dolars worth of a house using cheap stuff.. *opps* i got into my work again..

Geri, i wana thank you for all the information. Really appreciate your help :) thank you for making us feel part of what you're doing. Really exciting! hehehe...

what's next????

VENUE & ACTUAL DAY PHOTOGRAPHERS!

Bye Bye Akuzawa...

ALL THE BEST, TADASHI SAN!




It could be my last time seeing Akuzawa Tadashi. My intern just left us. It was fun working with him. A very unique personality & he said alot of kind & generous words towards you. You need this kinda people around always to lift you up. I wish him the best in the future.

I did some home work these few days, prepared a rough guest list, sourcing restaurants & hotels in PJ& Subang. Just only i spoke to 2 wedding photographers. Daren Chong & William.G (My Wedding Photography) Both gave different advices but my heart goes to Daren. Can't decide on anything now until i get Daren's quote. Meanwhile, William's quote is quite pricey.. (with all his winning certs advertise) *no wonder* I'm still waiting for Jon to get back to me. *haih*

Called up Eastin Hotel, Sunway, One World, PJ Hilton & Saujana (Hyatt) too.. will get their quote by tomorrow. I've done my homework on the Restaurants. Oriental Pavillion & Grand Imperial. Both serve non halal *HAIH*..

Home work to be continue tomorrow. Back to work now. *haih*

Wedding check list

My 'soon to be' sister-in grace sent me this:-

WEDDING CHECK LIST
18 Months Before

1. Set wedding date. Have a standby dates ready. ~ done
2. Determine your wedding style and budget. ~ style/color concept: done, budget? budget? No budget...wahahahhaa! *bleh*
3. Get recommendations for wedding sites and service providers. Start scouting around for locations and attend wedding shows. ~ in progress
4. Book venue. Some months are particularly popular, eg August to January, so you'd need to book early.
5. Begin a diet/exercise regime and start getting into shape. ~ yup, need to tone up
6. Start a folder with sections for dresses, suits, flowers, etc to file away ideas. Make a checklist and check off as items get done.
7. Start reading bridal magazines, and check out bridal salons. ~ in progress

12 Months Before

1. Book a wedding planner if you need/want help. ~ no need, DIY with friends & family
2. Shop for your wedding bands.
3. Select your bridal party attendants, bridesmaids, etc. Assign them their duties.~ haih.. *headaches*
4. Shop for florists, makeup artists, planners, favours, etc.
5. Settle your wedding stationery design if yours is custom made.

9 Months Before

1. Book wedding date with ROM, church or the Justice of Peace.
2. Confirm venue if you haven't done so. Discuss menu.
3. Buy wedding bands.
4. Organise your entertainment. Ask for vendors' quotes and plan your music selection.
5. Confirm salon, dresses and suits. Book hair and make-up.
6. Shop for bridesmaids' and groomsmen's outfits, and your accessories such as heels and jewellery.
7. Compile the guest list with your fiance and parents.~a rough guest list
8. Enquire about wedding car rentals.
9. If you have a church ceremony, plan the programme and get quotations from vendors.

6 Months Before

1. Confirm all vendors for music, invitations, flowers, etc. They can begin work.
2. Reserve room for overseas guests.
3. Confirm menus and liquor.

3 Months Before

1. Finalise guest list and start planning seating arrangements.
2. Confirm transportation for yourself and out-of-town guests.
3. Send reminders for venues and solemnisation officiant.
4. Research and book photography/ videography packages.~in progress no need to wait til 3mths before :p
5. Confirm all wedding decor ideas, bouquets, centrepieces.
6. Send out invitations for out-of-town guests.
7. Discuss different looks with hair and make-up people and go for trial runs. Confirm looks.

2 Months Before

1. Send out local invitations.
2. Confirm that out-of-town guests have received invitations and settled accommodation details.
3. Choose thank-you gifts for attendants.
4. Organise seating arrangements.

1 Month Before

1. Chase late RSVPs, finalise guest list and seating arrangements.
2. Confirm that your gowns and your bridemaids' will be ready on time.
3. Prepare fees or hong bao where applicable, eg for officiant, and your "sisters" and "brothers".
4. Start breaking in your shoes so they won't pinch on the day.
5. Fix a date for a church rehearsal (if you're having a church ceremony) two weeks before the wedding. Notify attendants.
6. Confirm all other arrangements that have not been finalised.

2 Weeks To Go

1. Have your church rehearsal or run through the day's duties with attendants.
2. Collect dresses.
3. Enjoy your Hen and Stag dos.
4. Arrange for bridal flowers to be sent to your home early on the day.

1 Week To Go

1. Finalise all minor arrangements that haven't been done, eg, Has your partner passed the rings to the best man?
2. Arrange for a bridesmaid to accompany and help you on the day - this takes the stress off you.
3. Give all payments to the best man; leave him to pay the respective people.
4. See if you and your fiance can get away for a day spa - pamper yourselves with a few luxurious treatments.
5. Rest and relax so you'll both great on your big day.

On That Day

1. Let your chief bridesmaid or planner take charge of everything, which includes reminding the other attendants of their duties.
2. Relax and enjoy your wedding day!

So sweet of her, i got alot of people telling me what to do, but i don't anything which is in written. *smiles*. Now my the other sister-in grace also planning her wedding this year too. I wonder how is she doing now.