Finally, something to update!
As of this date, I am now done with dais (pelamin) and gubahan hantaran but obviously NOT to be done by yours truly, hehe! Dearest mommy has agreed to 'pass' the job to Aunty Hamidah from ChantekMoleq. We went to see her at the boutique last week, good thing that she opens on Sundays too! She's an easy person to talk to. Since she is quite new in the field, her previous portfolio for mini dais is quite limited. So I've provided her with a few sample pictures...hopefully it will turn out just how I want it to be. Hint for my pelamin : Calla lilies!!
As for the hantaran, mommy asked for crystal flowers and the idea is to have the hantaran placed on a cushion (which is on top of the dulang) and decorated by a simple crystal flower. I am saving fresh flowers for my nikah hantaran, hence the crystal flowers for the engagement.
The hantaran will be 5 from my side and 3 from A.'s. The number of hantaran was suggested by dear mommy. As of now, the list are:
From A.:
1. Ring with flowers
2. Kain pasang
3. Sireh junjung (ke?)
From my side:
1. Kain sampin songket
2. Cupcakes or whole cake
3. Chocolates
4. Fruits (maybe?)
5. Sireh junjung
I need to finalise my hantaran soon! I change my idea each time while discussing, lol.
For photography, I am hiring my ex-students who is also a talented photographer - Azrianna Azmil. If you need to know further, click on the link to her website or find her Facebook page for further details.
By the way, I will be sharing the day with my sister's future baby girl (in May, hopefully) - the first girl in Minhat's 3rd generation, yippee!!
Here I am, hoping that everything will turn out fine insyaAllah.
Showing posts with label Engagement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Engagement. Show all posts
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Puteri Jawa Kraton wearing yellow on her big day.
So yesterday, sister no.3 asked mommy if there's anything she could help with for the engagement - for things like door gifts. Suprisingly, mommy said it's entirely up to me what I want for my engagement!
(Insert a super-excited face here) Teeehehehe!
I already have a lot in mind for the engagement (and oh yes, the wedding), but I thought my choices must be screened first by dearest mommy before we could proceed on anything. But since mommy said it is up to me.....I am now ready to go shopping! Weehoo..
Things like the day & time for engagement and also the amount of hantaran have already been decided after 'merisik' like few months ago. So I'm left with the colour theme, what to be included for the hantaran and door gifts if necessary..
Colour theme
I have been wanting pastel yellow for engagement. But come to think of it, my engagement & wedding colour themes will be quite the same since I am planning for champagne gold...
Help!! I can't decide on this one and A. isn't helping because he doesn't really mind wearing any colour, yikes!
I have a list of colours to consider -- pastel yellow, duck egg blue, teal blue, brown, purple and ....yes, the list goes on...haha!
I am planning to head to Jakel this weekend for the half-price sale, so let's all hope that I can find something nice!!
Door gifts
Most people would opt for chocolates, sweets, cupcakes..but dear daddy is being super concerned about health lately especially when it comes to sweet stuff which is known to be related to diabetes. In fact, the entire family is now trying to avoid those stuff. So daddy suggested "something that will not affect the health of the receiver". Lol.
But seriously, chocolates/sweets are the easiest options thus far. Hmmm.
I am thinking eggs, being all traditional and all. But wait, this isn't a wedding yet!
Well, maybe apples? Okay, very rare.
I thought of giving pocket-size Al-Mathurat or Yaseen, but apparently, most vendors require a minimum order of 100pcs. I don't think I am expecting THAT much people to come...hehe!
Hantaran
It has been decided that A.'s side will bring over 3 hantaran and my side will be exchanging them with 5 other hantaran.
Things (from my side) may include -
Sireh Junjung, Fruits, Desserts of 2 different types and a pair of Baju Melayu that matches my kain baju kurung that A. bought for me as one of his hantaran. I still need to discuss this with mommy though if they are all appropriate for hantaran. As of the Baju Melayu, I need to ask A. whether he agrees with that or..he has something else in mind.
For the arrangement (gubahan) of the hantaran, I am planning to do it with my sister. Maybe, just maybe, I could opt for my sister's sister-in-law to help on that instead. She's a florist, that's way hehe.
I guess that's all for this update...see you soon!
(Insert a super-excited face here) Teeehehehe!
I already have a lot in mind for the engagement (and oh yes, the wedding), but I thought my choices must be screened first by dearest mommy before we could proceed on anything. But since mommy said it is up to me.....I am now ready to go shopping! Weehoo..
Things like the day & time for engagement and also the amount of hantaran have already been decided after 'merisik' like few months ago. So I'm left with the colour theme, what to be included for the hantaran and door gifts if necessary..
Colour theme
I have been wanting pastel yellow for engagement. But come to think of it, my engagement & wedding colour themes will be quite the same since I am planning for champagne gold...
Help!! I can't decide on this one and A. isn't helping because he doesn't really mind wearing any colour, yikes!
I have a list of colours to consider -- pastel yellow, duck egg blue, teal blue, brown, purple and ....yes, the list goes on...haha!
I am planning to head to Jakel this weekend for the half-price sale, so let's all hope that I can find something nice!!
Door gifts
Most people would opt for chocolates, sweets, cupcakes..but dear daddy is being super concerned about health lately especially when it comes to sweet stuff which is known to be related to diabetes. In fact, the entire family is now trying to avoid those stuff. So daddy suggested "something that will not affect the health of the receiver". Lol.
But seriously, chocolates/sweets are the easiest options thus far. Hmmm.
I am thinking eggs, being all traditional and all. But wait, this isn't a wedding yet!
Well, maybe apples? Okay, very rare.
I thought of giving pocket-size Al-Mathurat or Yaseen, but apparently, most vendors require a minimum order of 100pcs. I don't think I am expecting THAT much people to come...hehe!
Hantaran
It has been decided that A.'s side will bring over 3 hantaran and my side will be exchanging them with 5 other hantaran.
Things (from my side) may include -
Sireh Junjung, Fruits, Desserts of 2 different types and a pair of Baju Melayu that matches my kain baju kurung that A. bought for me as one of his hantaran. I still need to discuss this with mommy though if they are all appropriate for hantaran. As of the Baju Melayu, I need to ask A. whether he agrees with that or..he has something else in mind.
For the arrangement (gubahan) of the hantaran, I am planning to do it with my sister. Maybe, just maybe, I could opt for my sister's sister-in-law to help on that instead. She's a florist, that's way hehe.
I guess that's all for this update...see you soon!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Preliminary Dates
It's been quite a while since I last update myself here. I'm currently helping mom's business, so I am mostly in the office on weekdays. But oh well, that doesn't stop me from browsing bridal magazines, checking out promotions and organising my wedding! And I hope you guys are doing the same too.
Anyways, as the title suggests - A and I have now decided on our dates, yippee! The dates are still preliminary though, because it depends on the availability of the hall my dad is renting too. And speaking of the hall, dad is procrastinating his job!! He's been saying that he would go and survey the halls, availability and such...but no confirmation just yet.
Talking about dates, my heart jumps in excitement a wee bit! Hihi.
Deciding on a date was tough, extreeemely tough since it involves everyone in the family. Whoops, I mean..both families! At first, A & I decided to get married in December 2013. Both parents got involved in this too, but my Dad suggested November 2013. Lo and behold, he is suggesting that we get married on his birthday! Mmmm, well okay.
That was a bit awkward since Dad and my second sister share the same birthday!
Come to think of it, the date doesn't bother me much. So A & I agreed with the idea. As for now, our nikah ceremony will be held on the 8th of November and the reception on the next day - the 9th of November which will be on my Dad & sister's birthday.
As for the engagement, both sides have confirmed for 1st of June 2013. Six more months. Erk, I need to lose weight!!!
But at the end of the day, no matter how much planning we do..it is important to remember that Allah is the Greatest Planner. So from this point forward, I need to remind myself to be patient and accept God's decision if my plan doesn't work its way through.
Alrighty B2Bs, till then..have a great week ahead!
Anyways, as the title suggests - A and I have now decided on our dates, yippee! The dates are still preliminary though, because it depends on the availability of the hall my dad is renting too. And speaking of the hall, dad is procrastinating his job!! He's been saying that he would go and survey the halls, availability and such...but no confirmation just yet.
Talking about dates, my heart jumps in excitement a wee bit! Hihi.
Deciding on a date was tough, extreeemely tough since it involves everyone in the family. Whoops, I mean..both families! At first, A & I decided to get married in December 2013. Both parents got involved in this too, but my Dad suggested November 2013. Lo and behold, he is suggesting that we get married on his birthday! Mmmm, well okay.
Come to think of it, the date doesn't bother me much. So A & I agreed with the idea. As for now, our nikah ceremony will be held on the 8th of November and the reception on the next day - the 9th of November which will be on my Dad & sister's birthday.
As for the engagement, both sides have confirmed for 1st of June 2013. Six more months. Erk, I need to lose weight!!!
But at the end of the day, no matter how much planning we do..it is important to remember that Allah is the Greatest Planner. So from this point forward, I need to remind myself to be patient and accept God's decision if my plan doesn't work its way through.
Alrighty B2Bs, till then..have a great week ahead!
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