Moolah blocks..

Im terrified..the guest list went from 500 to a whopping 700 (that was after deliberating wif the elders that the max ppl that the dewan can handle is 700)..might be..but ffrom wut i experience, more than that can be a but crowdy.

So u might not think other than food..wut wud be the domino efx from this dcision..i need xtra budget for gifts...wut else..cards..postage..n d list goes on and on and on...n im busting my budget..

So now, rather than having a small lil party for us n us family..it became..i dunno..im wordless..

But as they say..kawen skali jak.so as long as the elders happy, im happy..

ACHTUNG!!...

Wedding band

I know in my last post i said i was going to search for a baker who can make mu cupcakes dreams come true..but later in the weekend, i end up going finding my wedding band.

Im stuck between getting a platinum ring or yellow gold..basically if u r on the traditional side, it will always be yellow gold. but modern brides usually go for platinum..the design is always very simple but elegant.i met a few that fits my budget..

the dilemma strucks when i start making plan to have a matching ring wif him..for platinum ring, that is considered quite easy. but for yellow gold?its quite hard because for the fact that Muslim men cant wear gold.but they can opt for suasa.but somehow i dont think it look nice..

here are some of my favs...(culik from mya's blog, luv ur blog gurla)

Oh really??

Okay..im getting cheeky here..but seriously, no bad intention here..hiks..i got this from an email..so lets see..

.:LEO:.

The Lion in bed. Great talker (really???). Sexy and passionate. Laid back (yup..totally). Knows how to have fun. Great kisser. Unpredictable (Again rite). Outgoing (if he meets the rite person, he can talks like craaaazzyyy). Down to earth. Addictive. Attractive. Loud (Nope..very quiet). Loves being in long relationships. Talkative (Again..wrong). Not one to mess with (yup.be afraid.be veeeeryyyy afraid). Rare to find. Good when found (glad he's almost mine....:p).

.:CAPRICORN:.

The passionate Lover Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Predict future. Irrestible, awesome kisser. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always gets what he or she wants. BY FAR the BEST in BED (wakakakaa...). Very sexy (yeah..u repeat it twice). Coolest (me cooooolllll...:p). Loves to own Gemini's in sports (hmmm..never know any gemini). Extremely fun (Fun is my middle name..hehe). Loves to joke (yeah..the lame one..haha). Loves to be your first (reaaaalllyy??). So you'll never forget. Smart (and again...it is stated twice..myb i really am.hiks).

We have sumthing in common...we love being in long relationship..

Need i say more???Hahahahaha.....Im vain..im veryyyy vain..

New template..

Im stuck in boredom today..so i googled n search for a new template..looks fine to me..wut do u think??

p/s: the pic was supposed to be a boring cat...see the details of the pic..u can even see the taik mata..so boring till ngantok2...dats y like dat lor..

Wut bout the moolaahh..

The big thing that comes to mind whenever a wedding will takes place is, of course, THE BUDGET...The budget depends on us actually. Its up to our preferences on how lavish u want ur wedding to be..If u r willing to splurge hundreds of thousands for a one day celebration, or minimizing the cost of event to the very least..its really ur choice..So, here, after googling for a few hours, i come upon a very good breakdown on how the wedding budget wud be..

So question number 1....who will pay for all this?Traditionally, from where i came from, the groom will pay all expenses for the wedding. He will give duit hantaran which purpose is to cover all the expenses of the wedding later..Nowadays, i heard the average will be around RM7k to RM10k. Sum hantaran will be decided by the bride's family, sum will let the groom decide..(tapi padan2 la kalo suruh sendiri decide nak kasi). This all depends actually. Price varies on the family's background, education background,how pretty the bride is, any breakage or scratces minimize the hantaran...(okay2...the latter two is juz blabberizing..>:P) But in the modern society, the expenses is usually shared by both bride and groom but still the major part will b given to the groom.Came to think of it, its like compensation for the family for taking their daughter away. and mind you..daughter is more valuable than son.muahahaha...sumtimes, there are parents who kind enuff to settle sum of the payment..sum even go extra miles by sponsoring the whole wedding..that really depends on luck.i guess if u marry sumone that ur parent relly fancy, that might happen..

How do you expect ur wedding budget would be....Discuss on the initial amount first and divide them into percentage below.There might be sum things listed down here that might be worthless for some...its more on case-to-case basis..

Bridal Consultant 6-10%
Ceremony Fees (including site and officiant) 2-4%
Reception Fees (including food, beverage and site) 35-45%
Wedding Cake 1-3%
Bride's Attire & Beauty Expenses 6-10%
Groom's Attire 0-2%
Photographer 10-14%
Videographer 1-5%
Florist 4-8%
Stationary 2-4%
Favors/Decorations 1-3%
Ceremony Music 1-2%
Reception Music 3-7%
Transportation 1-3%
Gifts for Attendants 1-2%
Other 1-5%

So..i leave all u readers to deliberate...this may comes handy later...who knows???

Cakes..Cakes..Cakes

I love cupcakes..i found it very cheeky..in a sense that they look very cute in their lil baskets n icing on top n yet the flavour is juz odinary butter, chocolate or strawberry...i do have the idea of replacing the conventional 3-tier cake for the cake-cutting ceremony but got quickly rejected by the panel of elders...However, despite the rejection, i still wanna put the cupcake element into my wedding..Maybe as gifts to the guest or as hantaran..i lurve cuppacakes (http://cuppacakes.blogspot.com)..they really have nice designs of wedding cuppacakes and also varieties of cupcakes for any occasions..u name it they got it..a bit expensive tho but still, the design and taste worth every cents...

So, here are a few piccas of cupcakes from cuppacakes that r going to make u crave the even more.....







The problem is i have to find sumone in kuching to do sumthing like this for me if i really one it.n finding the right person is always a tedious job to do..i guess the weekend plan is to go cake tasting....

Episode 1

Wedding is also like birthdays or xmas...Why?Easy..u'll b showered wif gifts n lots n lots of prezzies..But the problem wif wedding gifts r people tend to give the same thing over and over again..so, inspired by sophie kinsella's shopaholice ties the knot..i am coming up withhhhhhhh....

A WEDDING GIFT LIST

yeah...you got dat rite..im going to come up wif a list so there will b no duplication of gifts or wut so eva..it saves me time n money n yours too.waakakakaka...And dont worry..im going to practice my 'i-am-so-surprised-u-actually-got-me-this-gift' face..xD

Im going to divide this post into a few episodes coz i kno i might be adding up to the list now n then...(Yeah angah n azim..i can see ur eyes rolling already...;p)

My wedding gift list

1. My numero uno gift is...Sony Cyber Shot Digital Still Camera



This, my friends, is so obvious of me.,xD Camwhoring is part of me..every pic dat my frens took, there will b me..anddddd..Preferebly in Pink or Red..

2. Ehem ehem....Comes number twoooo....Nokia N76 handphones...hahaha



I hv been addicted to this eversince Spa Q..pengaruh TV la dikatakan..Best given in pairs (Black for my energizer bunny n red for me) so dat we will look cute together having the same hp model..haha..

3. Stainless steel kitchen ware by Tefal







Sesuai la dgn status aku sebagai mem besar dalam ini rumahhh....i wish for anything by tefal to be registered as gifts.wakakaka..im a fan of tefal..the stainless steel luk so chic on the kitchen counter.it will fit very well in my soon-to-be- renovated kitchen (theme: sleek black)..BBQ grills..cookware..bakeware..muticookers..steamers..N friends..Tefal is available at any Parkson nation wide...hahahaha..

4. Chic dinnerware



Square dinnerware is so in baby....Get me one of this..;p

5. A week fully sponsored honeymoon trip to Bali/Hawaii/Thailand/Carribean



Trip comprising airline tix (preferably MAS), food and accomodation, spa treatments, sightseeing n gift baskets to be given every morning of stay...Muahahahahaha...

Yeah..Dats episode 1 of my wedding gift list...i nd to do sum thinking..

Wut do i hv to do to make u happy???

i nd to decide entertainment for my guest during the reception...i dnt wanna be typical me..or creating my wedding day into Anugerah Juara Lagu..there are a few types of entertainment dat are always chosen during reception...

1. The Gamelan



Gamelan is a bunch of guys in batik sambil berkemban knocking to little xylophones playing mistical tunes...hehe..not all gamelan players berkemban like dat..hiks..i wish i can have a gamelan group playing at my wedding using kemban kain batik..n im gonna choose hunks wif 6 pack for my guest's eye candy..wakaka..gamelan in kuching costs about RM1000 per session..if u wanna opt for cheaper one, use gamelan played from the cassette..haha..zaman kaset..ok ok...played from cd..

2. Ever-so-famous zapin



Zapin is old style clubbing for the 40s..fast tunes wif mind boggling steps..best perform by kids..i lurve zapin especially those from johor..we hv our own zapin in sarawak but the steps i found a bit more subtle than the wests..Zapin is quite cheap for use..its around RM300-RM400 per session regardless the number of dancers..

3. Old timer karaoke



Diz one really hv to be kful..u mau end up having a singer like mak tiri zoela or untapped talent like mama rina..so do ur research here on who is going to sing for ur reception.u wudnt want to hv sumine singing like ahpek at chinese wedding who sumtimes doesnt seem to end his vibrato (ewahhh...hasil menonton akademi fantasia)..everything was sand 'long pau au au au au au ....' <---vibrato kat ujung..ive done my research n a pair of singer only cost u RM150 to sing any lagu of ur choice..

4. Or u can opt for kugiran serba boleyyyy



This one is fine too..excep sumtimes i always find they dnt practice enuff n u'll find them having wrong notes played here n there...hmmm..n its always playing lagu 'selamat pengantin baru'..well...i guess its ok..anggap la its the cheaper version of having paramore playing on ur wedding day..

So dats the typical entertainment if u go to a malay wedding in kuching..so wut do i really wan for entertainment??

1. Perhaps joget lambak ala ning



i really need to think outside the box on how to incorporate joget lambak into my wedding...cant really imagine my aunts n uncles loosing up to joget tunes..hiks..

2. Anuar Zain....:)



Come on guys...need i say more???im going to melt everyone's heart inside the dewan...:p

3. Wut about bergendang???

i hv no pic of diz but basically...(juz a malaysian way to show dat we really kno diz subject matter..hehe) it is a bunch of women playing gendang and singing pantun while the guys show their lame move n replying the women's pantun..get it?

4. Or even opera singer??



Haha..gotta be joking. i can already sense the old people saying 'apa nama dilagu nya ya jahhhh'...hiks (Jah is a tipikal malay name for women.i can assure u to go to any kampung in malaysia n u will b sure to find at least one 'jah' liviing there..hehe


5. Or head banging to Good Charlotte..



Now i hv to prepare ambulance..just in case..terkejut dgr bunyi bass dak madden bros..ooo mak kaaauuuu!!!

6. Or Abg Bil in d houseeee...lu pikir la sendiri



Imagine a wedding wif nabil of raja lawak....muahahahahaha...

Yeah yeah...im getting nowhere..but i still hv to decide tho..

Mellowwwwwww...........

Someone asks me, wut will a life after wedding be? I guess diz fits best...

Its not about whose right, or whose wrong
Its not about whose weaker, or whose strong
Its not about whose innocent, or whose fault
It aint really bout that kind of thing at all
Its not about who does it, who done it, or did it to who
Dont matter if the both of you lose
Its really not bout nothing, except for me and you

Its all about drama, and love, and relationships
And when the going gets tough, you deal with it
And you dont ever, you never walk away from it
You hold on, and be strong
Its all about drama, and trust, and making it
If your somebody, mess up, you take it in
Dont let no body come between you you just stay with it
And hold on and be strong

Its not about the stupid things that we say
We're always saying stupid things anyway
Its not about the secrecy or the lies
Everybody has got a secret to hide
Its not about who was it, or was she, whose creeping on who
Wont matter if the both of us lose
Its really not bout nothing, except for me and you

Aint bout your pride
Aint bout your self
Its bout the two of you, and no one else
Aint bout the hurt
Aint bout the lies
Aint bout the crazy things thats running through your mind
Its bout the love thats suppose to last and never die


That sums it guys...its babyface's love, drama & relationship by the way..

Indonesian Cards

i lurrrvee cards...but the budget limits me...i am a minimalist..my ultimate wedding card wud hv to hv:
1. minimal colours
2. silk ribbon
3. hard covers <---haha...in ur dreamz

as i am meeting my datelines for card designing, i really need to dcide wut i wanna hv for my invitation card without burning a hole in my pocket..

Indonesian cards are among my favs...wanna see?these are sum of my favs from www.maplecard.com





Here's more from www.dekarda.com..






so i dnt really kno how close i can get to achieve my dreams of having these cards...HELP!!!

Dais Fund

Last weekend's meeting wif abg awang was a success...im tottally in lurve wif his drawing...okay la i guess.tho a bit expensive n a lil above d allocated budget..im still deciding on the colour tho...but who cares...i ll deal wif it later..

ive been on d internet to get a few inspirations here r a few dais that i really lurve....



I like diz one...but must b expensive la..see d flowers?simple yet nice..



Hmm...tenang ati ku nanggaaaaa.....



Cepatttt!!!!Spon aku polah pelamin tok!!!
i think im going to start a fund...'DANA PELAMIN IMPIAN"....haha...hantarkan RM ke 012xxxxxxx.....hiks



Comments???



Uiiiii...tolong..how can i do diz without burning a hole in my pocket...????