Budget Wedding?

Assalammualaikum readers! ^_^

Right now i am veeeerrrryyyy excited!! One of my bridesmaids is going to tie a knot with her beloved boyfriend! Congratulations!!!

But it is kind of a sudden for her as this wedding is initially suggested by both families asking them to get married before both continuing their studies far away from home. So, she is very concern about her budget and also the preparations!

What i can suggest from her, don't get carried away with buying or renting anything without doing a survey. Borrow from friends and families if they have something that you can use. :) And, do lots of DIY stuff if you have time to make it more exciting! :D

This wedding probably only initiated to have a simple Akad Nikah Ceremony /Solemnization with a small kenduri doa selamat at home. Whether to have a Persandingan (Reception) on the next day of Akad Nikah or maybe in a few months ahead, will be confirmed after the Merisik ceremony.

In my opinion, it is best to do Akad Nikah first. When you do have enough savings to do the reception, go get it! :D

So now, i'm going to help her finding the best Budget Hantaran idea for the sweet couple!

People always talk about Hantaran war...5 vs 7, 7 vs 9, and more... so, how to make the hantaran look grand but with cheaper cost? :D

Trick number 1: Separate the items

Trick number 2: Borrow new things from family or from your own closet! (just for the sake of showing off on the dulang. :P)

For my dear friend, i suggest that you can use 5 (to girl) vs 7 (to guy) hantarans. :)

Hantaran for Him (with budget)

1. Wedding ring & Potpouri deco (Budget: This one, up to you)
2. Work shirt. (Budget: RM50 and below)
3. Necktie, Socks, Belt, Cuff-links, Pen - choose 2 or more within budget. (Budget: RM50)
4. Prayer mat & Al-Quran & any knowledge doa books. (Budget: RM50)
5. Shoes (Budget: RM50 or more? Up to you too!)
6. Cake or Special food that you or your family cooked. (Budget: less than RM50)
7. Fruits (RM20)

(Other things you might be interested : Kain pelikat, towel, perfume, men skincare, slack pants, kain songket, baju melayu, etc~)

Total cost: Around RM270 and above.

Hantaran for Her (with budget)

1. Wedding ring & Sirih Junjung (Budget: Up to him)
2. Baju kurung or unsewn material/cloth (Budget: Below RM80 or above)
3. Telekung & Al-Quran (Budget: RM50 or more)
4. Shoes (Budget: RM50)
5. Chocolates (RM30)

Total cost: Around RM210 and above.

And i am sure someone in your family or friends will help you in donating something as hantaran gifts like in my Engagement! :D

*joke* You can also put on your new laptop. lol.

How about the Hantaran decoration? Ya know what...? Since all of us are creative, we can work something out. ;) Don't forget that i did everything DIY on my hantaran as well! :P

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Now, about your outfit...Custom-made vs Ready-made vs Rent.

• Custom made, you have to buy the materials & send to tailor. Made to fit with your body and your own fave materials. :D Budget wise it will cost around RM400 & more. And time-consuming. i had this one, and they're all over budgeted. ;_;

• Ready made, need some times to survey. Hard to find your type of materials & your exact fitting, but you can always alter it. Budget wise are varies...usually RM150 and above for simple design + an OK quality. And RM300 and above for branded.

• Renting...this one...not bad as well for those who are lazy to go find stuff or does not want to keep extra clothes inside their wardrobe...but! The renting fee is mostly almost the same when you buy a ready-made ones. Besides, you can't wear the same Baju Kurung & Baju Melayu Nikah for your first Hari Raya as husband and wife. :P

What say you? Which one is better? :)

For make-up & accessories, i'd suggest you to hire Make-up artist. Hehe~~

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My Henna by Ah Siaw (Lim Kok Wing student)

Inai! Just go for a simple inai lah~ :P Or i can help you draw. If you dare.. XD

I suggest you to buy 'Jit's Henna' from the old steamship building at Kuching Waterfront. Beautiful colour! i used that and oh boy~! i still have my henna visible on my nails even it's already 4 months old! Price RM5 each. For simple henna (hujung jari), 1 packet is enough for both couple. :)

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We'll talk more in the next post, mates~!

Don't forget to give ideas by commenting and help my friend out! XD

Edited:

Idea from Ann Amalina : "One of my friend used the Cadbury Dairy Milk miniatures for her hantaran. She bought 2 packs for around RM14, then asked one of her aunts to built a 'mosque' from them!"

- See? More cheaper option! XD Thank you so much, Ann!

More guides...

Dear Miss Nurul,

Please kindly refer to my previous post as well from here about Merisik & here about Solemnization/Nikah.

All the best my dear friend. InsyaAllah, everything will be fine! :D

More 'Wedding Rings' options, you can try surveying at old goldsmith shops and ask for 'Suasa'.

Grandma suggested the one next to old Post Office, and you might as well want to go to the shops inside the Carpenter Street. :) And don't forget to haggle! XD

Tips: Pegi awal pagi and tunggu until sidak bukak kedei...Time ya if you're the first customer, boleh mintak discount kaw-kaw!!

My Nikah budget

Khas for someone. ;D

Nampaknya i forgot to post about my Nikah budget last year! Yalah tek...too busy, and yet after nikah, rasa cam bergerek lam sorgaaa...hahahaha!!

• Baju Kurung - rahsia sbb harga melampaui budget. ;_;
• Baju Melayu - sik ingat! but siap time hantaran waktu tunang.
• Keringkam - Mak sponsor. :D
• Earrings - pinjam from Mak.
• Songket - Mak sponsor juak.
• Cincin - Bought both from Habib Jewels, The Spring. For him, a suasa ring, mine diamond white gold ring. Beli time Sale ok? :P
• Kasut white with studs- RM70 from Sg Wang, KL.
• Kasut Valentino Rudy for men - RM100+ from Parkson, The Spring.
• Inai - RM85 (both hands) from Ah Siaw.
• Hand bouquet - RM80 (Totally worth it! Recommended buy at Orchid Garden's florist, next to Pusat Kanser Kanak-kanak, across Saberkas, Perodua, & church. Other landmarks: Sarawak Government Hospital, tanah perkuburan cina.)
• Pelamin - RM1000 (no comment. not my type)
• Sheep fur - Pinjam from husband's aunt. To cover kerusi pelamin yang nauzubillah jaik...
• Pulut untuk adat memotong - Buat sendiri! Add up with pink food colouring (RM6).
• Mini cupcakes - RM30+ for 60pcs. Bought from Mita Cake House, Satok.
• Bekas meletak Pulut & cupcakes - RM60+ from Home & Living, The Spring.
• Make up - RM120 from Idaman Rahim.
• Bunga telur - RM120
• Wedding favours - Sik ingat...tapi mek orang berik sweets in the pouch jak. Pouch dalam 20cents sigek.
• Kenduri makan & drinks - masak sendiri...RM5k for 290 seperah..... family dari kampung banyak datang bah. ^^;;
• Khemah - sik ingat.
• Karaoke - sendiri punya!
• Photographers - kawan-kawan sendiri. :D
• Videographers - kawan bapak.
• Saguhati for Tok Kadi - dalam RM100? ._.
• Saguhati for Saksi - each RM50? (actually saguhati depends ngan kemampuan...faham bah orang...)
• Misc (zikir, corsages, decorations, etc) - RM2k.

Anything else, ntahlah...dah sik ingat...mok bukak diary lamak... hehe.

i always wanted a 'Budget Wedding' but sik dapat nak ekot semua because you have to decide together with your family. Buangkan apa yang sik perlu, timbang-timbangkan apa yang perlu.

The best thing is, you have to haggle alot to get cheaper price for stuff. :) Banyakkan survey before you buy.

Panduan Proses untuk anda Kawen!

Ditujukan buat someone. ;)

Mengikut adat istiadat orang Melayu Sarawak (well, at least apa yang aku tauk lah) , ada 3 - 5 proses dalam perkahwinan. :D Aku dah melalui kelima-lima proses ni, so nak share-share kat sapa-sapa yang nak melangsungkan or saja nak gain more knowledge. ^^

Jom kita tengok...

1. Merisik
2. Bertekol
3. Bertunang
4. Nikah
5. Sanding

First, Merisik. Proses untuk family pihak lelaki pergi berjumpa ibu-bapa pihak perempuan menanyakan si gadis sudah berpunya kah belum. Sekiranya belum, pihak lelaki akan memberitahu hajat untuk menyunting bunga di taman (yerrr...bahasa skema) dan memperkenalkan si empunya yang bakal disatukan dengan si gadis. Even though most people nowadays skipped this tradition as the both of the lovers' family already known each other, but it would be nice or 'manis' if the parents meet each other and talk. Mengeratkan silaturrahim bah... Furthermore, they can discuss bila tarikh untuk bertekol (jika ada) or/and bertunang.

Second, Bertekol. Proses yang lebih kurang sama dengan bertunang, not requiring any wang hantaran or barang hantaran/gifts, tetapi pihak keluarga lelaki datang ke rumah hanya menghantar sebentuk cincin (selalunya emas belah rotan) dan duit 'buka mulut' berjumlah RM50 (or seikhlas hati). Selalunya ada jamuan dan baca doa kecil-kecilan. This proses, in my opinion...macam...meletakkan reservation or pre-deposit (sik bermaksud nak polah bunyinya macam barang, but in kata yang paling simple, kira camyalah). Sort of like... "Aku CHOP dolokkk!!! Tunggu aku ngumpol duit baruk mek org bertunang/kawen!!". Dalam masa ni jugak, ada yang terus menetapkan tarikh untuk mengikat pertunangan dan jumlah wang hantaran.

Third, Bertunang. Proses yang dilakukan besar-besaran di Sarawak. Haha! Somehow macam kenduri kawen pun ada. Mungkin kat Sarawak, usually yang buat meriah-meriah sebab tempoh pertunangan yang agak lama sebelum bernikah. Well, it depends on how the family want it to be; yang grand, or simple. :) Terpulang kepada budget anda. Tepuk dada, check pocket, tanya selera (anda dan keluarga anda). In this process, pihak lelaki akan menghantar sebentuk cincin berlian, wang 'buka mulut' (usually dalam RM80), wang hantaran (full amount or half, where the other balance will be paid during Majlis Nikah kelak), and barang hantaran. Barang hantaran termasuklah pakaian, perhiasan, makanan, etc. Ramai di Sarawak cuma menghantar barang hantaran ini sekali sahaja hanya pada majlis pertunangan untuk mengelakkan pembaziran. Selalunya di Sarawak, ada watikah disertakan sekali sebagai perjanjian. Mengikut trend semasa (chewah), ada juga pasangan membuat proses bertunang ini sekali pada hari pernikahan, juga untuk menjimatkan masa dan wang. :)

- di antara ini, anda boleh mengambil Kursus Pra-perkahwinan yang telah disediakan oleh Jabatan Agama Islam di negeri-negeri anda!-

- Jangan lupa cari Tok Kadi & reserve!-

-anda juga dikehendaki mengisi borang permohonan bernikah & memberitahu tarikh, sediakan gambar passport (bertudung bagi wanita), nama wali & sijil kahwin wali, nama orang yang akan menikahkan, etc. Borang boleh didapati di Jabatan Agama Islam. -

Fourth, Nikah. Saat yang dinanti-nantikan!! XD Nabes oi time tok! Tapi in my kes, sik nabes, tp sakit hati...hahaha...because of Mak Andam yang melarikan diri di saat akhir. Proses tok memerlukan Mas Kahwin mengikut Jabatan Agama Islam Sarawak berjumlah RM120 atau mengikut jumlah yang diminta oleh pengantin perempuan, 2 bentuk cincin (kalau lelaki takde cincin pun takpe), balance of the wang hantaran jika ada, barang hantaran jika ada, dan...yang paling penting!! Segala dokumen-dokumen seperti Kad pengenalan diri, sijil kursus Pra-perkahwinan, etc. Borang nikah anda akan dibawa oleh Tok Kadi. Wali mesti ada. Jangan lupa sediakan 2 orang saksi dari pihak lelaki, dan dua orang saksi dari pihak perempuan. Sediakan wang saguhati untuk Tok Kadi & saksi-saksi. Majlis makan-makan & doa selamat diusulkan sejurus selepas selesainya proses pernikahan.

Fifth, Persandingan. Persandingan boleh dibuat bila-bila masa sahaja selepas majlis pernikahan berlaku. Be it right after the Nikah ceremony, or the next day, or even a month or few months ahead. :) Majlis ini dilakukan untuk mengumumkan yang si pengantin tok tek dah mengikat tali perkahwinan untuk mengelakkan buah mulut jahat dan penangan laser-laser orang yang suka molah fitnah. Usually diraikan dua kali untuk kedua-dua pihak, atas sekali lagi, trend baru yang lebih jimat duit dan masa, 'berjemuk' (adakah ayat ini di-derive-kan daripada perkataan majmuk?) iaitu berkongsi majlis di satu tempat yang sama. Adat yang selalu dibuat pada proses ini adalah bersanding di pelamin, membaca doa, makan 'nasi temuan', potong cake or nasi pulut, bertepung-tawar, dan etc...

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Dalam kelima-lima proses diatas, si bakal pengantin lelaki selalunya sik pergi skali dalam proses 1 - 3. Orang padah, sik manis dipandang...tang macam terhegeh-hegeh... another reason bak kata my mom...kelak dah basik! :P So, simpan everything time Nikah jak la...

Next post? My budget nikah as requested by the same person. :P

MISSIONS - Completed!

Alhamdulillah...majlis dah selesai...

Even though there were unwanted problems showing up, but i managed not to scream off and ran away like a runaway bride. lol... just a bridezilla, ne?

Rasa nak leput ada juak...

Tapi guys...most of you might say, "Woseehhh!! Sanding sampey 3 kali! Kaya nak juak??".

Actually...the first one is just a simple Nikah ceremony, but ada pelamin. Most of the brides are doing that nowadays right? Having a small tepung tawar session so that the majlis won't look too 'empty'? Besides, my majlis sanding's date is like a month away. This is what will happen if you can't find a huge hall to fit everything. :/

So that was the answer to my problems;

Rumah - Nikah

• Can have a very traditional Malay style - suitable for my Nikah ceremony
• Can have very happy and kecoh environment; the laughter from the makcik-makcik, or the sound of the men 'kacau-ing' the nenek till melatah...can you imagine that? XD
• i can invite everyone who i want; my primary and high school mates, families from all over Sarawak who can't attend my November's reception - they are free to bring their anak, cucu cicit & friends.
• Suitable for nenek or datuk who can't really stand or walk well, where they can rest easily in the room or on the couch.

Hotel - Reception

• something can fit my family from different state who can't join in October but only in school holiday
• something that is can fit up small & limited quantity of people due to budget
• something that can let my non-muslim friends to sit and enjoy the wedding without having to move here and there just like the normal house-reception
• somewhere that is easy for people to go as my house is very far for some people.
• suitable to make some activities a.k.a. dancing, guestbook photobooth, 'easy view' to mingle around.

In-law's House - Bertandang

• Almost the same like my Nikah ceremony, but less my friends as it is dedicated to my husband's side.

Therefore, basically my 27th November is my FIRST bersanding, and on 28th is the BERTANDANG. Get it??

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Sian juak ku nangga bridemaids & friends ku...huhu...

To Ann, Bg. Rizal, Ijam, Awang, Zati, Achie, Shafiq, Anastasia, Nabillah, & Huiying:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Iboh jerak k?

To my sisters:

Makseh banyak-banyak! Kelak time kitak orang nikah, kelak aku balas balit...

But...most of the people after they helped went all: "Sik mok ku bersanding kelak. Aku nikah di majlis Islam jak..."

Aaaa...bagus kah sik bagus ya?

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Now...kita bayar hutang!

[Nasha] Pelamin - settled.

[Lance] Photography - Today @8pm.

[Idaman Rahim] Makeup - settled. Need to go meet Rahim again because one of the earring is with me.

[Hollywood Bridal] Coat & Jewellery - settled.

[Wandy] Mini Instax 7s polaroid - Need to give it back. Ohh gosh! Need to get 1 too! XD

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hmm...what else?

i lost my little notebook, so it's kinda hard to trace back what's important. ;_;

Just Married!

Hello readers!

Alhamdulillah...the solemnization has been done well and i'm officially Yabuki's wife. :)

There were lots of bad things happened, but luckily i have the best people and fiancé (now husband lol) to help me to get through the rough times.

The akad nikah was "LOL" and sweet. Yabuki had to get through it by 3 times due to nervous. :P

Can you imagine the groom trying to menikahkan the tok kadi back? Hahaha! XD However, we had a great time. ^^ i wonder who get the whole process in video. Hmm...

Here are the 'rundown' of what happened:

• The arranged bridal company did not contact or follow up regarding the pelamin
• Passport drama
• My baju nikah came in late but it is amazingly beautiful!
• Found out that my Keringkam selayah clashes (benang silver keras) with my baju nikah (chiffon) - habis berbulu my baju kena tarik dek benang!
• The hand bouquet is quite expensive. And most of my favourite flowers already been sold out. T_T But good thing is, it is very pretty!
• The pelamin people contacted me. Asked them at what time they'll come but never get the response. Janji tengahari but malam baru datang. And they did not want to make the pelamin according to the area that i want, and never discussed what design i really want.
• i love the Satok's Mita Cake House's mini cupcakes and the staff or boss (chinese girl, short hair, using glasses)! XD And screw the Petra Jaya (near Heritage restaurant)'s Mita Cake House. The staff was rude and can't negotiate at all.
• Hujan gila-gila lebat!!! Especially on the day before my nikah. There were lightning, blackout, and storms. The elders started to gossip-gossip saying it's a bad omen. They even asked me to get my something-worn to be thrown up to the rooftop to avoid rain (old superstitious petua).
• Went to buy STAGE makeup because they have this buy one free one promotion. XD Then i get to have their free makeup and use it for my berlulut session.
• Due to the heavy rain and heavy wind, my house's roof were blown out (the event was actually at grandma's house) and the rain was pouring in. The flood was below knee according to my dad and TV, laundry dryer machine, printer, and etc were damaged.
• Crap! i forgot most of my props for the berlulut session. And the pelamin people who supposed to help me with the costumes and accessories could not make it. FUCK. Anyway, i just model out my Yukata (without geta), Saree (without inner shirt and just used sister's baju tido top), and Shiro Lolita.
• The bangku bantal for akad nikah (pillow seat where the bride and groom sit) were UGLY. These were provided by the bridal company who made my pelamin. i had to buy extra cloth and Ann & Bang Rizal helped to modify the seat.
• The pelamin was urgh...so big...located very near to the front door. It's hard to take pictures without having wide angle lens. Design wise - look ok inside the pictures, but if you see it in front with your eyes...it is ugly. Bad construction, dented wood, the 'kerawang' bergoyang-goyang and jatuh everytime, the lighting didn't work, the flowers are so cheap and ugly looking, the sofa seat is dirty and i have to borrow sheep fur rug from Yabuki's aunt to cover it.
• Same day, i found out that my makeup artist can't be contacted. He FFK me!!! FUCK!
• Ann helped me to find another makeup artist which i have to go for my makeup at 6 am at his shop because he also have other brides to make up. Amen for that!
• Anyway, i love my henna design! Asked for feminine + tribal design. XD But it won't stay long... :(

Hmm...i only manage to say all those for now. Maybe next time to tell out the details.

Please avoid the bridal company. =_=

Thinking about them really made me wanna puke. URGH.

2 days left...

Yesterday was very 'heck'tic...

First just want to wish my parents a Happy 27th Anniversary and to my sister Fyka, Happy 24th Birthday!

Salam takziah to Shafiq's mom who passed away on 5th October at 2:00 am because of liver cancer. May Allah bless Aunt Zahrah...she was a great person and a very understanding mother.

Al-fatihah...

Okay, back to updates....

First, the solemnization pelamin. As my previous post stated that the pelamin person did not answer my calls, then i received his sms saying that he'll go to meet us in the 6th October afternoon. But again, he didn't arrive on time where he actually showed up at 9pm.

He called me up saying that my proposed location to put pelamin is not good because he said they need to take off the chandelier to be replaced with theirs (malas case?). i can't really say anything because i wasn't there. So i just have to say "whatever that fits the pelamin and the place and also how people are going to sit and mingle around in the area". Mom and grandma are not helping because they just say "apa-apa la...".

Then, Fyka said they'll come again tomorrow morning (7th October).

i had some passport-making drama as well...had to rush here and there.

Errghhh...i'm very stressed!!! i can sense more 'ugly' things to come! D: *BRIDEZILLA*

*Sings* Uh-Oh! I'm in trouble!

The pelamin person for my Nikah did not pick up my phone calls.

He promised that he'll come over to look at the place but he didn't.

Like hell, why he never answer my calls and my grandma's?

Grandma was waiting for him the whole day yesterday. And today is going to be the last day; if he still not coming over, then we have to switch plan.

That was weird though...most of friends give good credits to him. :/

Was it because 'sama kampung' label made him feel, "sik hal bah...user user..."?

i feel bad for Nasa though. i called him over and talked about this matter and asked whether he can help to design my pelamin in the very last minute. He was kinda worried as in the Bridal industry, if you jadi 'tukang menyambut' kerja plan B, kelak pandey jadi berkelai between their friends. So he needed a confirmation from me and that person.

Erghh...so troublesome...and devastating...=_=

Brapa hari gik tok...

Anyway, Congratulations to everyone who graduated yesterday!

Finally i've been able to walk on the stage with a Bachelor Degree in hand!

Salam Takziah kepada Shafiq atas pemergian ibunda tercinta... ;_;

Al-Fatihah...

Must try - Ring holder / Bekas cincin Nikah

I'm looking forward to do this~

Cantik kan? Dah lamak ku nginci menatang tok. Haha!

Here's the tutorial from Martha Stewart : Silk Flower Tutorial.

Planned to do this for the ring holder, which i'm quite freaking out because i don't have transportation to go find the materials and settle up other stuff as well.

What else that i need to find for this...

+ Silk or Tafetta fabric

+ Pinking shears

+ Wire

Siney nak carik pinking shears owh? FAH company? Techno Graphic?

As for the wires, aku rasa gik masih ada benda tok. Pakey ku molah bunga hantaran time tunang dolok. Siney sidak nyimpan owh...

i think...no need to make the leafs...sik nampak bah.

Colour wise...hmm... Susah na juak nak polah perbandingan since i just reformatted my laptop, so i don't have the Photoshop and Illustrator installed. =_=

Again, theme colour accents are:

Pink & Blue

*thinks hard*

Bekas cincin kaler silver yang aku beli kat Jalan TAR ada...

As for the tapak, i planned mok pakey Bantal jak... Square? Round? Hmm...

If Square shaped, what kind of tassels that i'm going to add?

Materials for the sarung bantal? Tafetta? Faux Fur? Colour?

Bantal put on pahar? No?

Design tepi-tepi?

Sapa yang nak jahit?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

Sempat kah?

AAAAAAAAAAA!!! Mok pegi KAMDAR & FAH!!!

p/s: Blogspot must have been a f***tard today. All the font colours are not showing. Hmmpphhh...

Wedding Bouquet

Assalammualaikum!

Wawawa~! Tinggal 15 hari je (tak termasuk the actual day. hehe) lagi! Kecut perut!!

Now we'll talk about the hand bouquet~ Need 2 of them; one for Nikah, and one for the Reception...WAIT...i totally forgot about Yabuki's Reception side! Gahhh!! So make it 3...i think. =X

Hmm...let see...what kind of flowers that i like.

GOOGLE IMAGES TIME!!!

Let's see if anything matches with the themes.

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ROSE

Of course, i love Roses!

Love them no matter what colour and types they are! Bought fake Tea roses for my bedroom deco at SSF. Hehe.

But persoalannya sekarang...should i have Roses hand bouquet?

For Nikah (White) - Accents will be Pink & Blue

So pretty! And suci gitu...hahaha~~

For Reception (Burgundy / Ivory) - Accents will be Black & Ivory

Roses+Calla Lily = Pretty!

Gosh! Loving the feathers!

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LILY

Nikah:

Calla Lily

Casablanca! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

Reception:

Very dramatic, kan?

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PEONY

HOMAIGOSH! You'd never knew how much i love peonies! They're gracefully fuwa-fuwa and soft and super sweet looking! i think they look better for my Nikah bouquet since my theme is Candy-ish!

Nikah:

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ANEMONE

Definitely nice for my reception! XD Simply Mysterious~

Reception:

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Ada banyak lagi choices yang boleh jadi extra accents such as blue hydrangea, berries, gerbera, tulip, and etc~

Ataupun kamu nak yang lebih dramatic seperti ini?

Credits: WedDish

Dramatic! I LOIKE!

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Anyway, i chatted with Yabuki about his reception's wedding bouquet...

Asked him what kind of flowers that he'd like me to carry~ he answered, "Bunga rafflesia...".

Apakah? Hahahahaha!!!

Tandahnya....sak majlis nya berbau....hahahahaha~~!!

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Okay! End of long post! It actually took me for 3 days to finish typing and google up!

i thank SAILORMOON's Takeuchi sensei for developing my flower-types knowledge.

Seriously! Sik main-main tok! Nya banyak melukis bunga, berik nama characters by flower and planets and stars name. :)

Bai bai!

Checklist : Nikah

1. Berlulut (091010) [x]

[x] Makeup - Stage Make-up

[x] Baju Persalinan 1 - Yukata

[x] Baju Persalinan 2 - Saree - sapa pandey ikat saree sitok??

[x] Baju Persalinan 3 - Shiro Lolita

2. Pelamin (091010-101010) [x]

[x] Pelamin - not recommended. Please comment if you want to know this company.

[x] Bunga telur

[x] Pahar - pinjam cik su punya.

[x] Arch - tukang pelamin supplied.

[x] Bantal nikah x2 - supplied by the tukang pelamin. had to re-do the lapik duduk ourselves because the original were totally a disaster!

[x] Alat merenjis - Sendiri punya.

[ ] Kipas - SEKDA KIPAS DISEDIAKAN OLEH TUKANG PELAMIN!

[x] Bunga hiasan

[x] Bekas cincin Nikah - self DIY.

3. Baju Nikah (101010) [x]

[x] Baju kurung moden

[x] Selayah keringkam

[x] Kasut

[x] Makeup - Went for Idaman Rahim, after the original mak andam named Manja lari/FFK.

[x] Earrings

[ ] Bracelet - no need

[x] Hair accessory (bunga, etc) - ku copet bunga hiasan di rumah. hahaha

[x] Bunga tangan

4. Wedding Favours [x]

[x] For Team Zikir Wanita (091010)

[x] For Team Zikir Lelaki (101010)

[x] For Guests

5. Multimedia/ Hiburan / Doa (101010) [x]

[x] Photographer(s) - Thank you to all of my friends! and thanks to Zahir too!

[x] Videographer(s)

[x] PA System + Karaoke

[ ] Kompang - jika ada

[ ] Silat - jika ada

[x] Zikir

[x] Emcee

6. Meja Beradap (101010) [x]

[x] Meja makan pengantin + kerusi

[x] Alas meja + skirting

[ ] Hiasan bunga

[ ] Makanan special pengantin. ;D aku mok sushi boleh sik?

[x] Wedding Cake - A cake made from pulut, di kaler pink on tingkat atas, with mini cuppies with baby blue & pink colours at below.

7. Guests (101010) [x]

[x] Kanopi

[x] Kerusi + Meja

[x] Alas meja

[x] Pinggan + Gelas

8. Honeymoon *coughs* [x] - LAST MINUTE PLAN. XD

[x] Air Tickets

[x] Accomodation

[x] Transportation

[x] Activities

[x] Food

[x] Shopping

[x] Misc

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Posted on 7th September 2010

Comment: HOMAIGOSH! Too many things that haven't been done! D:

Updated on 28th September 2010

Comment: Went for trial makeup.

Updated on 22nd February 2010

Comment: Done with the everything! :D Mostly sangat sakit hati about the make-up case & the pelamin. Nasib baik Ann recommended me Idaman Rahim.

Mission : Borang Permohonan Nikah

As Salam reader(s)!

Ho yehhh~!!
Dah siap isi borang permohonan nikah!

Encik Tunang dah lama suruh aku isi borang ni actually...dier dah siap2 tandatangan segala untuk borang dier and mintak surat kebenaran untuk kawen luar kawasan since dier kerja kat Sibu.
Dier siap ambikkan borang hijau utk aku from Sibu since July and gave it to me when kitorang buat gathering with friends at After Two.
Tetapi...huhuhu...borangku dah kemek sebab Izam terduduk kat atas beg. Kesian. ^^;;;

Jadi, aku pegi balik kat Majlis Islam utk dapatkan another borang.
Punyala lama nak tunggu...staff yg bekerja sikit je...and ramai sangat orang yang tak ambik nombor giliran and buat sukati je nak potong line.
Sebagai contoh:
*Semua org duduk menunggu giliran*
*Tiba-tiba datang pakcik ni masuk bilik and terus pegi kat meja counter.*
Pakcik: "ASSALAMMUALAIKUM!!!"
Staff yg bertugas: "Waalaikumsalam...err pakcik dah ambik nombor kah?"
Pakcik: *ignoring the question* "Kamek tok nak nanyak..." and teruskan urusan dier.

Benda ni berlarutan sampai beberapa orang...
DEMM DEMM DEEEMMMMMMM!!
Sepatutnya staff yang bertugas jadi lebih tegas...alasan busy and nak kejar waktu? come on la...semua orang kejar time, kan? :) So kan lebih baik ikut giliran, first come first serve la...baru adil...Tak pun, bukak lorong express untuk mana2 case yg sgt express macam ambik borang je. Macam aku...huhuhu~~
Anyway, waktu ni, aku tunggu sejam...adik aku yang tunggu dalam kereta sampai berpeluh2...hohoho~~

Dah dapat borang, aku isi...alamak...ader salah tulis...takpe...kensel sikit...pastu aku kena cari Ketua Kampung/ Ketua Kaum untuk pengesahan yang aku masih single...mana nak cari ni? Aku letak kampung nenek aku punya je lah...lepas tu, aku letak atas meja sebab taknak terlupa borang kalau aku pegi rumah nenek untuk mintak tandatangan KK.

Mistake sangat-sangat! Pembantu rumah aku simpan maner ntah sebab dier ingat document tak penting... Hadoiiii!!

Jadi aku terpaksa pegi sekali lagi mintak borang baru...This time aku pegi with Ann yang also nak kawen bulan 12. Hehe. Thanks for picking me up that time Ann!
Alhamdulillah, waktu ni orang tak ramai...sekejap je kitorang datang, ambik nombor and duduk...pastu dah kena panggil...This time, the staff bagi sedikit briefing macam mana nak isi borang. Sangat baik pakcik ni!:D Dulu, takde sorang pun nak brief aku...
Rupa-rupanya...Ketua Kampung kena cari yang sama alamat dengan tempat aku tinggal and mesti match alamat yang Tunang kita isi...
Uuuu...nasib baik...rupa-rupanya misteri kehilangan borang tadi ada hikmah disebaliknya....Hahaha~~

Ok~~ aku isi balik...dengan berhati-hati ok?
Then aku mintak bapak ku hunt for the KK. Pencarian berlaku beberapa hari and yesterday baru jumpa. So Alhamdulillah, semua dah isi...and sekarang nak pegi Majlis Islam to submit.

Yayyy!! Dah boleh nikah!! *i hope* :P
Baibai~!!

Wedding Ring

Finally bought my wedding ring. :)

No, it's not my dream-wedding-ring though. Too bad. :/

Vivienne Westwood Mayfair ring - £205.00

Last week me and Yabuki made the decision to end our rings hunt and decided to buy from Habib Jewels The Spring; same place where we bought my Engagement Ring before. Of course, we picked up the Sales day. :P Ah, it's so hard to find black opal or onyx rings. There weren't any. :(

First, we went to choose for his wedding band...9k gold ones (suasa) as Muslim guys shouldn't be wearing higher percentage of gold in any jewellery. Well, since few past months, i was eyeing on this certain ring which i called 'Transformers' ring (i don't know why i named it that), it has nice designer touch, but there's no smaller size for Yabuki's finger. So dayuumm!! lol.

So, ader la...have to pejam mata pilih, picked on of the latest design, simple and have small diamond in the centre. There were 55% discount, so i got his for below RM1k. :)

Takpe busyukkk! Mun ada rezeki, kelak 'upgrade' for anniversary, okeh? ♥

Then, my turn pulak. The sales promoter terus pilihkan. Actually i wanted a wedding band that compliments with my Engagement ring if worn together, but, too expensive since wedding band would look nice if there's a lot of diamonds on it. A plain wedding band with no diamonds will make orang tua madah, "gila juak kedekut laki nya tok merik cincin kosong!". So yeah. :/

Ada la a few nice kerawang-kerawang type diamond rings - definitely me and makcik-makcik will love them, but the promoter said that for wedding, it would be a good investment and special if we buy certified diamond + different white gold casing. Made sense yeah, but no kerawang for me. Cuz the ring is just simple, and almost look alike with my engagement ring but more shinier. LOL.

Well, the ring + casing is quite over the budget, but Yabuki asked, "You want that? Ambiklah!", and i was like, "Biar benar miak tok? O_O", and he looked convincing enough, so i took it. Luckily got discount. i don't think i'd be able to get it with the real price. XD

Nya sik puas ati sik dpt nangga nombor dlm diamond ya.

So yeah...very out of my Rock/Gothic taste actually, but quite pretty princessy feeling to it. Hehe.

Here's my ring:

Kehkehkeh~~ just a teaser! Over exposed from my cam-phone. ^^;;

Anyway, Alhamdulillah...one of the hunt already over, so next hunt please!

Pelamin oh Pelamin!

Yes, i'm having dilemmas right now in finding the right Bridal shop to do the pelamin with the suitable budget.

Since my previous problem in the last blog post, our family has decided to make;

The Solemnization Day (Rumah Nenek)

a) Guest:

to invite more people, dalam 100 seperah (400 pax) mainly for distance relatives, orang kampung, and sahabat handai yang tak boleh nak datang on other day.

b) Acara:

Selepas akad nikah, buat sanding kecik with tepung tawar. Bunga telur, aku kena beli lagi another 50 pieces just for the day. i don't think sampai 100 org nak tepung tawar pengantin, kan? @_@

The other accessories macam set merenjis, mak dah beli kat jalan TAR, then bunga pahar, pinjam Cik Su punya.

c) Attire:

Dalam process. For the whole day maybe masih pakai baju nikah tu. Kalau ada rezeki lebih, boleh ganti baju. Hmm...baju apa ek? i like songket~! Tengokla kalau boleh sewa.

d) Pelamin :

Gosh...i'm planning to DIY my own pelamin. Nikah guna bantal je kan? Then the pelamin for sanding kecik, will try to ketuk-ketuk, gergaji gergaji sendiri. ^^;;; Stage boleh re-use my Tunang punya stage. Nak save budget katakan...Uuu...sapa ada kerusi bangku 2-seater 2nd hand?? LOL.

Bahan-bahan that i need to get; plywood tebal, kain, etc.

Persandingan / Reception Day (Hotel Grand ***** - Not confirmed, tgh cari cheaper alternative)

a) Guest:

Dalam 200 pax. Close relatives, close friends, parent's colleagues, Dad's close friends, VIPs, etc.

b) Acara:

Nyohohoho~~ macam persandingan la...i even drag my bridesmaids to do something...:P

Will get my sister to sing, aku pun nak. :P Potong cake, makan nasik temuan, etc. i actually wanted to ask my cosplay friends to do cosplay skit if possible. Please do contact me if you want.

c) Attire:

Dalam process. Uuuu...designer cakap my french lace tak cukup...so kena tambah another panel. More $$$ burnt... But for the groom's attire, i dunno nak bagi Yabuki pakai baju melayu pahlawan tu ke or suit. Hmm... maybe suit la kot...Since the theme is English Vintage.

d) Pelamin:

Kalau la aku banyak duit, aku nak buat sendiri. Hohoho~~ tapi rasanya aku takde tenaga yang cukup nak buat itu ini...so, right now tengah cari Bridal Shop yang harganya affordable. Serious kena cari yang harganya dlm RM2k sebab duit pelamin dah terpotong because of we'll be doing the event in a hotel. :/ Faham-faham je lah.

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Adoi...memang planned nak buat Nikah day kecik2 je...but since tak jumpa hall yang besar, kena divide to this day. Takpe, maybe ada hikmah disebaliknya.

Stephenie pernah tanya, kenapa tak upah Bridal Shop je buat? Memang plan to pun...but the quotation memang super high! Went to this shop before, memang serious cantik and artistic, but they asked for RM10k!!! With reason, "Orang lain sik pernah makey plamen camtok!". Memang la sik pernah...but with that price, i don't think i want to splurge everything just on one day and can't keep all those in my possession. So i think that amount is quite ridiculous for me. i know how to ukur baju dekat badan sendiri. Not to say that i'm stingy but i'd prefer to spend RM10k for my honeymoon, or decorating my future home. Reasonable enough?

So, if anyone have any suggestions about Bridal Shops in Kuching doing affordable package/pricing with contemporary designs, please contact me yeah? :) Thanks!