invitation card

Actually, we have 2 invitation card, the one we did at kadkahwinku.com, while the other one, I haven't decide yet.haha..so ironic! The first card only reserve for 400 guests while I need to prepare another 500 cards. 

For the seconds card, we want a basic and simple card. First time saw Maya Karin's invitation card, terus jatuh hati. I love the simple design like this one white black and white theme, both wanted to preserve the earth so I think, they put the message on the card. 

source :here

 sweet and simple, very classic!

I love the colour, the kerawang kt tepi and simple sangat

source : here

Love the design and the colour, fuchsia + cream. Match with our theme

If possible, we wanted to do something like a picture, gloss-like at front. 

So then, boleh frame kan nati.haha..And the most important, within our budget.

If mahal sangat, hai boleh terbantut hasrat i tau!

kisah baju kahwin

Surveying for fabric and the style that you want is so difficult. One day, you want this, the next day, you want that. Till now, I haven't decide what I want for my sanding dress. Now you know how difficult it may sound. 

Befor this, we already survey the fabric at Jakel jln Tar, Gulatis and others. Because of the colour choice, it is very difficult to find one. We choose fuchsia as our theme, and knowing the trend right know, pastel colour and white are dominate in many fabric store. It left very little to our liking. 

Gulatis offer many selection and many beautiful fabric, but we already set our mind, p cari kain yang kaler fuschia ONLY!haha..like hawk, mata semua memang tak cari kaler lain. Haha..once they don't have the colour, terus keluar. jangan nak bazir masa la kn, dari Perlis ke kl semata-mata, so then kena cepat2 la.

One more thing, you should know how tired you are during this time. Penat tau nak bertekak pasal harga kain kat situ, haha..yerla. Win-win situation katanya. 

We found one dekat Jakel Shah Alam. They seroiusly have so many selection la. But you have to be so tegas la sikit takut kena tipu. It's fully beaded. Menepati la apa yang we want. Although, it's a bit pricey.sobsob..

Fell off the wagon. Love the colour

While for akad nikah, my mom already bought the kain during their visit for umrah. It's also fully beaded, and in off white. I think, if you happened to visit Mecca, and have some time, jenguk-jenguk la kedai kain diaorang. They also have so many fabric and the price is cheaper than what we paid for my sanding kain. Memang puas hati and worth every penny. Kain pun not so light, berat je rasa. 

Kain for akad dah di gunting. It's very simple kurung moden. For baju sanding, hold dulu. Bila dah siap, then baru di proceed. May Allah ease everything and my baju fit nicely. I kinda hoping that I'll be so kurus!haha

the formal visit

Since we started dating, memang tak pernah terlintas nak p wat site visit kt rumah siDia.haha..sebab jauh bukan main, tak daya nak p. So dah bertunang ni, my family think that we should balas kunjungan orang jauh. So that, roger sana sini, tetiba jadi ramai pulak nak mengikut. sampai 20 orang, ha dah jadi macam rombongan nak meminang pihak lelaki. huhu..7 April tu, semua memang takde nak buat apa, so semua pun rela hati nak mengikut. 

Tips orang tua-tua, nak p rumah bakal in-laws, better wear baju kurung. Mula macam rasa tak relevan ja nak berkurung bagai, tapi rupanya, ha nasib baik ikut cakap, tak melawan. Kalau tak malu ja. Dasar pompuan nak moden je kn, padahal tak moden mana pun.ishish..  

From Klang to his house, we take a rest at Sremban, then shoot to Kluang. Ha kau, jauh rasa. It takes nearly 5hours, biasa la bila dah buat rombongan ni, the most tired one ialah bila kena tunggu menunggu. Tapi sebab excited, which my last visit to Ayer Hitam nearly 14 years ago, so memang tak ingat la rupa tempat tersebut, semua pun da. Kluang is the opposite to Ayer Hitam, straight away from the Plaza tol Ayer Hitam to Kluang, it only takes 20 mins. 

When we arrived, his mother sangat terkejut. Haha..she thought that only 7 people. Ini kerja siDia yang tak faham baca msg.kahkah.. I told him to pack the goodies for 7 kids but he mistood for 7 adults. Ha kelam kabut tuan rumah prepare semua. haha..First time p umah FIL, mcm malu gila dgn family dia. bak kata mak dia, malu tapi mahu rasa macam bukan rumah sendiri, dah memang pun kan, tak payah nak mengada la kau,kahkah..

Tapi everything went smooth, alhamdulillah..time to bid goodbye. Everyone was so excited nak shopping kt Ayer Hitam. Dapat la kerepek as buah tangan(Johor style la ni..).Pack macam nak jual lg.haha..thank you so much la for them.

Dah sampai ke Ayer Hitam ni, because it's already late, so then we didn't explore so much. Mana kedai yang jual pasu and barang pengantin, masuk, survey then amek then terus bayar. Ha tak sempat nak compare harga. We bought glass jar, sangkar telur and riben. The price is so-so, because we didn't suvey kt Nilai, so dah jumpa terus beli. We bought in small amount only sebab fikir nanti beli tempat lain. So that, kalau termahal ke apa, takde la rugi sangat.haha..dasar kede...eh bukan kede tapi berjimat.

Overall, half of the kerja kawen ni dah siap but banyak lagi nak kena survey and DIY (my mom said that I will do half way, hangat-hangat tahi ayam katanya..huuhuu..for my wedding, I try my best la mommy). So right now, let it be in the room, cari benda lain pulak. (hoi, borang kawin pun tak siap lag...haha) 

checklist

Date

• Solemnization : 1 June 2012
• Bride's Reception : 2 June 2012
• Groom's reception : 10 June 2012

Legal document

• kursus kahwin : done
• borang nikah : done
• HIV test : done
• wali, saksi, tok kadi : done
• collect tomorrow

Catering : booked
Pelamin : booked with deposit
Hantaran : booked with deposit
Meja makan : booked

Photographer

• solemnization : booked with deposit
• reception : booked with deposit

Outfits
Solemnization : need final touch
Reception : need final touch

Makeup
Solemnization : booked
Reception : booked

Handbouquet
Solemnization : not finalised
Reception : not finalised

Shoes
Solemnization : done
Reception : not yet

Doorgits
doorgifts : bought already
VIP doorgifts : done
bunga pahar : bought already

Invitation card : done


Entertainment
songs list : not finish yet
pa system & dj : bapa urus

solemnization dress

A very long silence!haha..been so busy with research progress, need to speed up some work due to the wedding sampai kadang-kadang i have to postponed all the wed preps =(

So, my designer cum my tailor is my proud mommy!hee..I didn't have any confident to hire other tailor or designer (tak mampu..huhu) as I know, if mom will sew my wedding dress, I'll be the proud daughter to wear it! Before this, ada rasa nak hantar to tailor yang memang specialize in wedding dress, but then nowadays, semuanya memang ribu-riban.tak mampu mak!haha..if to send to any regular tailor yang ambil tailoring for wedding dress, i dont feel any confident! I know my mom can sew the best wedding dress which I cant find in any store. Lagipun, lebih senang deal with my own mother. From the fabric choosing and design, Mom's know best!

So here some tips which can be applied in choosing the wedding dress style:

guide

So, knowing that I dont have oh-so-perfect-model-body, kena choose betul-betul. When looked to any design dress, I have my opinion. 

1. The look

The first thing is I love the classic look. I dont want looking into my wedding photo, dah tahu dah bila trend tu bermula.hehe..So, I want something yang very the classic, so I want beaded. For me, every bride look like 'bride' if she wear beaded. Bling-bling sungguh! No offence. Sekarang ni, everyone opt for simple, like dinner dress. I adore them too. Sangat cantik and pretty enough.

2. Style

If I wear empire cutting, mesti nampak gemuk!no no no, nightmare! and if terlalu ketat, rasanya tak sopan for us. Too lose, u look like the dress wear you. So I love mermaid or A-line. Dah tau dah tak berapa nak tinggi, so tak nak la the train is too long and no kembang-kembang.Im afraid I look big.

Actually, hari-hari tengok wed dress, hari-hari nak tukar the design. HAHA.but when looked through all the photos, I know what I actually want! So, antara yang asek duk tatap siang malam, bukak-tutup, termimpi-mimpi, haa.. here some of it. All of them I find from the internet.

this one look so flowy, but body like this, un-check!

suka banyak-banyak butang, my mom asked me utk jahit sendiri.haha

love the beaded

i know, this one memang serabut. But i love the patches

Ha, now you know how serabut I am. haha..baru nak pilih design ok, 2 months plus left!ewah..should freaked out NOW!

rambling

lama gila tak rambling kt blog sendiri.fuh..macam dah tak terkejar yop!haha..so much much to do in so little time.rasa macam lemas je hari-hari banyak kerja yang halfly done!almost everyday bangun tidur baca jurnal, list here list there, lepas tu bosan and at the end of the day, do nothing!wah kau, bajet banyak masa lagi ka?

wedding preparation, rasa macam lama gila tak cek on the budget, didnt plan here or there, research here, banyak yang pending, fuh serabut rasa. dulu macam senang je plan kawen but now, im totally lost!

sindrom yang bukak sini fell in love, saw there, again slip of the shoes, but then decide nothing!haha..okay. so right now, im taking a leave from this wedding preparation, clear my mind again, plan for our future, then we'll see where it goes..

2012

Dah 4 hari masuk tahun baru. But still, rasa macam still 2011.  Rasa macam nak berazam sempena tahun baru, tapi azam-azam yang sebelum pun still tak buat lagi.hehe.. 2011 banyak kenangan manis and pahit. Takpa la.yang penting, kita belajar so that, apa yang perlu, boleh di improve.

Jom buat checklist, nanti masuk tahun 2013 boleh cross yang mana patut.hehe

• first sekali, semoga Allah izinkan jodoh kami tahun ni
• habeskan pengajian yang sangatlah mencabar emosi and minda ni
• semoga dimurahkan rezeki utk dapat kerja best
• semoga dapat melawat tempat idaman hati.wah..
• lose around 10kg before june!paling susah..haha..takpa.cabaran
• live a healthy lifestyle.
• drink more plain water.susah juga sebab tak suka.
• khatam al-Quran before june.amin

sampai sini dulu.nanti masuk tahun baru kalendar Islam, ha kita berazam lagi.hehe...