Colour Me Pretty!

I've decided to go with a gold & blush theme for my Nikah night. I've always envisioned my maid of honour and bridesmaids, or in this case, dulang girls, all decked in mismatched metallics and since we've decided to have the Nikah ceremony at night, BRING ON THE BLING! Blush was a natural progression from gold, as I still want the tone to be soft and flirty, very romantic and ethereal, so the soft blush will set off the strong gold. I've set an appointment with Ezzati Amira for tomorrow to discuss the girls' outfits, will see how that pans out. Ezzati is such a talented up and coming designer and also happens to be my junior in high school and close friends with my niece Natrah, so that's how we like to keep it in the family ;) Her designs are very edgy, definitely not your run of the mill wedding designer and that's what I like about it! Hopefully we can work well together.

Mint was another one of my final choice colours, but to avoid headache and chaos I omitted it from my colour palette. Too many colour combinations can cause confusion especially when it's not a common colour like MERAH or BIRU LAUT (Daun pudina? Macam atas laksa tu ke?) But how does one still incorporate your colour of choice without having to do it yourself? MAKE YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND'S SIDE WEAR THE COLOUR! *evil laughter* Luckily my betrothed is quite flexible, has never heard of the colour "mint" before, and is game for whatever theme I throw his way so YAY. This way, my photos will have blush and gold aaaannnnddd mint (how diviiiinnnneee) and of course, bride and groom will be in white all the way.

The where, not quite the when (yet)

A lot of going back and forth (and then back again, then forth, you get the picture) about where exactly we would hold the ceremonies for the wedding. The very initial plan was to have one nikah ceremony, one hall/hotel reception for very close family and friends, and one post-wedding party of sorts. After a lot of research (during free locum slots and in between patients, lol) regarding halls and capacities and menus and packages, my mom(zilla) has decided to have just one big reception at my grandma's house in Taman Melawati. I was thrilled, of course, that being the place i grew up in and spent most of my childhood. So many fond memories of my late grandfather in that place, and what more we have just finished renovating the front porch and terrace.. SO WHY NOT!

That led to countless Google searches and screenshots and pinterest pins on "pelamin rumah 2014" and "idea hantaran" and "kanopi sewa" and the endless list of wedding planners and their jaw dropping work, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a lot that you can do to make even a home wedding feel very special. After all, you get married only once. That's the plan anyways. We have set up a meeting with Pak Abu who is also a dear family friend, and we shall see where that takes us. Plenty to discuss - the pelamin, hantaran, decor, main table, guest tables, marquee vs tents, bilik pengantin, photo booth, and most importantly... FOOD! If all else fails, I know that at the very least I want GOOD FOOD at my wedding because that's what I personally look forward to the most when attending weddings. Well the bride and groom, too, for sure, but the food better be damn good!

 So, six months to go (or is it five? I wouldn't know because my dad STILL has not decided on a date yet, well that's another issue all together) and I've finally done ONE thing - Pick a venue. Ha ha. So screwed ;)

New Chapters

Significant other and I have decided to take the nuptial trains to the chapel (masjid?), leading to my recent "merisik" ceremony in August. The men's side rombongan, which included my future husbands (!) parents, sister and BIL, aunty and uncle, and two cousins, came all the way from Kuantan to our family home in U Thant, all decked in blue (everyone's outfits were hand made by my future MIL!) and met my family for the first time. Everyone had a good chat , my dad gave a sermon (typical) and then had lunch before they headed back to the East Coast.  Very relaxed, very casual, just how I wanted it. Didn't want to make a big fuss about the whole thing in fear of jinxing myself hehe. Even got a few scoldings from close friends who had absolutely no idea what was going on, sorry guys! :))

Isn't my tepak sirih just so beautiful! Crafted with love by Team Mak Cinta aka my beautiful mommies Sofia and Ieja especially for this occasion. I absolutely love it, and I also love the ring that came with it too! ;) Sooo... my life now basically revolves around work, wedding planning, and setting up house ( that's a whole new entry on it's own I'm guessing). 6 months countdown starts... NOW!

Watch this space ;)