(2006) Brides of year 2006

Hi ffbear,

I mange to find MUA for my MUM and MIL. I am using my BS MUA with extra charages
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How's everyone? I manage to apply for 6 days leave... so happy
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Hopefully, I am get my inserts by this weekend then by oct can start to send out invites
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Silentelf,
u confirm your theme? my coordinator told me only two weeks before the wedding then meet to discuss the theme and wedding favours.
 


Hi Jen.. probably u could give them flowers?
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yeah.. there are lots of ways to show your love wor.. hee..

Hi Linda.. yeap i have confirmed my wedding theme. Actually for my hotel, i can confirm 1 mth b4 AD.. But i did it earlier.. kia su lah.. ;p
 
hi ffbear..
hehe.. no lar.. i m onli givin myself the target but i m quite slow also.. hee..
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anyway i believe everyone of us wil start to move fast after tis wk when 7th mth is over.. ;p
 
Hi ladies.

Hi ribbons, howz your prep? Where is your dinner?

Walau... got so many postings in 1 day.

I damn stress liao. He so bo chap. Talk to him he like dun care lor. Have to check the flower pricing, source for dinner, WG, car. I'm doing a la carte wedding. Got my WG for $200.00. Got quote for flowers. Hand bouquet, 5 corsage n 3 wrist corsage for $100.00. Cheap? Not enuf $$ to get BS. So no PS. Very short notice oso. MIL jus tell me to get things done by this year. Ya la. Like I'm getting married not her son lor.

2day just when to ask about the dinner thing. PIL oso 1 kind. Die die want suckling pig. Dunno 4 wat. nowadays ppl dun really like suckling pig liao. Want suckling pig some more want cheap cheap. Ai Pee Ai Chee. Finally managed to pursuade them to take peking duck.

Any1 use Spring Court Restaurant b4? Used to be at Upp East Coast Rd. Trying to squeeze them to the max. Restaurant layout not very impressive. Cant be too fussy. AD is hot date. V hard to find place liao. But hopefully food can be good.

Sorry I very lor sor. Stress la. Must let go a bit if not I'll go ding dong.
 
hi silentelf..
wow.. u v already confirmed ur wedd theme?? thats fast! .. hehe..
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i tot onli abt 2wks before hand then confirm leh.. hmm... flowers arh,.. my parents oso duno hw to treasure flowers.. hee.. ;p
 
Hi jkit,
Thanks for your emcee speech!
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Hi Linda,
You are applying 6 days leave for your wedding or now? hee. Wow, you are sending your invites so fast. I havent even rsvp haha. I just counted leh, we have another 67 days to our wedding! SO fast leh....must buck up liao man!
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I wanted a restaurant that serve muslim food too. But now cannot liao as PIL decided on SCR. So.... I'm planning to get muslim caterer for lunch at my house on AD and invite my neighbours and muslim friends.

I oso just settle my new house. Still got loads of stuff at my parent's house.

BTW, Can check something?

Now staying in my new house with HB and PIL. So must go back to parent's house to get married off? Or do I get a hotel room?

My MIL say they give tables to my parents liao no need to give dowry. Got such thing meh? I thot dowry must still give only see how much bride parent take and return the rest. Correct? Walau so many things I have to pay myself now dun want to give dowry. A bit like eat free meal some more tapow.
 
Wanted to print my own invites cos the one from restaurant look like s*#t. But come to think of it. Ppl just throw away after dinner so spent $$ for wat.
 
panda - no comments. by all means if u like to have a band. hubby and I not getting one. he objected.
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sam - u seemed super stressed out. hmm.. I suggest taht first and foremost u have a good talk with ur FH. a wedding is a matter of 2 person and 2 families. he has to get involved someway or another. this wedding project is a test of faith, love and patience.

gd idea on the catering for muslim friends.

Chu Jia issue - yes u have to chu jia from ur mummy's hse. based on tradition. if u chu jia from hotel.. relos might gossip

Pin Li issue - the no. of tables is closely tied to dowry. ur PIL are not wrong to say the above. cos if they give ur parents no. of tables, ur parents have the right to keep the ang pow for the no. of tables they request from your PIL.
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Henceforth, no dowry is required. but this depends cos this practice varies from families to families on how when the groom's family go and request for the bride's hand. That is why last time, we have an auntie with a MOLE called MEI PO to act as a in between. HA HA HA HA HA

Cards - u can print ur own but it will take time and effort. But if u have the time to do so, by all means.

ribbons - u win liao hear JL sale wanna go straight.. HOW ABT UR ASSIGNMENT??? faintz..

diamond - sorrie dunno how to address ur issue. never encounter before.
 
6 days before the wedding hehehe
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For me, it will be wk9 fri, i start to be on leave till first week of sch hols, coz still need to go back to sch for stuffs. so i take my leave earlier.
 
Hi Angel,
I am super stress. Lucky got this forum to let go some steam. If not 4 this forum, I really dunno wat to do or where to start. Thanks fr ur advice. My AD gonna be as simple as possible. So many things oredi cut. Hopefully, when the boat reaches the bridge, it'll go straight. When yr AD?
 
How nice if now got Mei Po. Den alot of thing can get settled quickly. U know wat? My MIL actually ask me to ask my parents wat they want. So I tekan my FH to go and ask instead. Shub be dat way right? A bit weird if I ask my parents wat they want from ILs.
 
gd mrg all,

hi sam - chill.. do things step by step.. the more flustered u get.. nothing gets done. Very easy. U nicely tell ur mummy to write down the things she wants on a piece of pink paper (ie the PIN LI) then u and ur FH sit down with her so she can explain to u guys. Then place this in an envelope and ask ur FH to have a discussion with ur PIL. With this list it is easier on both parties. Then ur PIL can also draft a list of items they want from ur parents.

To understand more on the traditional customs, I suggest u read up this website. http://www.chinese-wedding-guide.com/

Disclaimer: the above website is for guidance only. Couples need not necessarily follow strictly all the above traditions. It depends on each family their preferred practices.
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To answer your other qn: I have 2 ADs. 17th Dec 2006 & 23rd Dec 2006. ie 2 wedding dinners.
 
sam: my preps are coming along.. as i said, i will get these assignments out of my way first then i can go head on into preps.. we started planning since the proposal last july.. diiner venue was the first thing we booked.. house BS settled already, PS done already also. now left to settle is guest list (big headache), invitations (chinese invitation for insert even bigger headache)caterers, AD program, notice of marriage, meet up with my pastor..

spring court.. i remember the food quite good.. i think your idea of catering at home is fine.. =) (you arent going to wear your gown right? hee..)

suckling pig i thought suppose to be girl side request for it one? my FPIL ask if we want, we say dont want..

if you dont want suckling pig can substitute with other pork products such as canned pig trotters too.. i was toying with the idea of bak kwa...

the chu jia thing, personally i feel it might be better for your fh to pick you up from your own home.. as angeldust say, dont give anyone a chance to gossip AT ALL..

this forum is very good for stress relieving.. support group.. haha... maybe just speak to your fh lor.. get him involved by showing him quotes, bringin him along when you go sourcings..dont throw somehting to him and "nah, this you settle"... sure kena turned off one.. slowly slowly ok...

angeldust: hee.... shopping mah, you encourage me to go retail therapy what.. haha.. say say only lah, no time to go out.. =)i got a JL enar my place, maybe when i go there for dinner, can pop by JL lah..
 
me too.. think my theme will only decide much later..

Linda, 6 days before wedding?? tt's a lot.. i m taking maybe 2 days. wan to save more for my honeymoon.. hahaha
 
<font color="119911">hi diamond,

i think ur MIL is right..
cos i juz called the printers (i went down on sat, actually wanted to print, but.. my grandfather not v well so i think i shall hold the printing 1st. -cos the chinese wordings tell whether our grandma/pa are still ard..)

the lady from the printing company told me tt usually in such cases, if the cards aredi sent out then nvm, but if cards not sent out then usually will juz not give invites tho the wedding goes on as planned..

well, i dunno how true lah, but since she does invitation cards....

juz fyi, u see how
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Hey ribbons,

You've got mail!

Hey happy,
I didn't put in pictures but I customised my wedding card with a drawing
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You PM me, I can send you the soft copy ...ehhh if I can find it! Haha..
 
haha... all getting started liao. i also need to jia you. need to book my MUA and photography asap, and start contacting the printshop liao...

Linda, im intending to apply 10 days leh... scare things cannot finish... very kia su hor....
 
Hi Linda,
I am like blur, applying 2 days before AD and 13 days after that for HM hee.
Hi jkit,
Are you applying 10 days before AD or in total? 10 days before AD is alot leh! hee.
 
diamond, no probs, juz share what i heard..

daman, suddenly rem sth abt the halal food. cos my aunt is muslim so i definitely need to think abt this issue..
RTP can do tables of 12. so that not too bo hua..
cos.. if its tables of 10,
then 1 muslim+9 chinese, still will be additional per head.. eg 800/table+80/head =880
but now, if can table of 12,
then eg 2muslim+10chinese, then 800+80x2

less bo hua.. heh heh..
anw, i have the muslim menu, it looks good, mostly chinese cuisine but cooked halal..
except a dish of beef/mutton which is less common in chinese cuisine..

so for my case.. i will have my chinese relatives together w my muslim aunt+family, all eating halal food cooked chinese style
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well, at least thats my plan for now haha.. will confirm w them..

sam, definitely big headache.. just let out steam here, we'll help if we can..
impt is to be in love w ur hb.. its juz too easy to lose the loving feeling when caught up in all this crap..

which brings me to vanessa..
haha.. i had jitters before my ROM..
suddenly dunno whether im REALLY ready to be with another person for the rest of my life hahaha.. esp all the prep, reno, very stressful.. lost sight of wat was really impt..

now much better haha.. thats why muz rem to take occasional breaks fr all the prep like angel's hb.. we all need a break, muz go stock up on kit kats ;)
 
ribbons - oic.. JL near ur hse. now wonder.. ha ha ha ha

maez - no need kit kat man.. ANY CHOC will do!! ha ha ha ha ha.. best is GODIVA.:p
 
this insert indicating about grandparents, is this the traditional form or modern style also have?

angeldust: wah... godiva... haha... i dont eat chocolates but i do knwo that godiva is really ex right? i always hear about their 'ice blend'.... anyone tried it b4?
 
<font color="0077aa">hi diamonds, sorry.. cant help you on the question.. i dunno..

ribbons, the insert abt grandparents - i think its a form of formal addressing used on the chinese invites.. regardless modern or not leh..

GODIVA is superb! but have not tried the ice blended before.. </font>
 
Hey gals, it's fantastic to have ppl who can relate to my challenges. FH seems to wake up a bit liao. 2day he secretly arranging sumting which he refuse to tell me abt. Hopefully it's sum surprise for me. hehehe...

Maez - I used to work in RTP. Halal wedding banquet is good. So no worries abt dat. So wat kind of suite they giving you? Must jump into the rain shower with yr FH. Can start yr 4play there den slowly move to the heavenly bed to continue yr hot action. Guarantee good one. ;> I liked the rain shower so much dat I insist FH fix it in our bathroom. He like oso...

Ribbons
When I "assign" things fr him 2 do, I will explain 2 him y he need to do tis and dat etc.

I confirm want to cater halal lunch at home 4 frens I can't invite to dinner. It's lunch so guests will surely see me in WG. The auspicious time 4 HB 2 pick me up is 10am. So by d time we reach my house..... jus nice la.

Will go to my parent's house. Cos no budget 4 hotel room anywayz...

I tink things are slowly falling into place.

GODIVA is heavenly.
 
<font color="ff0000">*WOOHOO* its getting HOT in here! </font>hahahaa.. sam, yes maam! i will jump into the

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not sure which suite we'll be getting actually, but i guess the bridal suites are similar?

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wah, sam, not bad mah.. i was juz lamenting to hb tt 'surprise' does not exist in his dictionary.. sigh.. hahaha..

ribbons, for the chinese wordings, it seems like most pple dun come up with any other format but all use this template where it shows which of our grandparents are still ard..

heh angel.. ANY choc is rite! hahaha.. i better stop dreaming now :P
 
haha.. i cannot appreciate chocolate... so i wouldnt know if godiva is good, but i've heard many great reviews about the chocolate so must be good.. Me quite poor thing, dont like chocolates, dont like sweets, dont like pastries.. but yet still fat. Think i got some disease.. see food also can get fat.... =(heee...

samkoh: oh... i thouught you were going to cater the lunch another day other than your AD! hee... so which halal certified caterers are you going for?

hey all, i am so relieved now.. i called T&amp;T about the chinese wordings... they said they can help me, just told me to bring my sample from the hotel down and they will help me... phew.. i feel like such a big load has been lifted.. even my headache suddenly gone also...

sam: yeah, just casually show him a quote or two and just ask him "hey, ask you ah, which one you prefer ah..." then must also tel him you value his opinion lah... etc...

keep us updated about the potential surprise eh!
 
oh, sam,..

think u might have got ur caterer aredi.. but juz to share.. i recently ordered from fourseasons catering twice(its halal food), for 2 separate house warmings.. most of my guests liked the food
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i LOVE the mini choc eclairs! there's NEVER enuf of it.. both times, i only managed to grab 2 of them n the next time i got near the plates,... no more!! hahahaa...

well, for anyone interested,.. http://www.fourseasons.com.sg/
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wah.. u gals have so many days leave? Im only applying 2 days before AD, and 5 days after.

yeah.. jen.. i have confirmed my wedding theme and wedding flavours too..
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now headache on wedding songs.. really hard to find something i like..:P
 
jkit, hee hee.. tt's how my name come about.

silentelf, u are quite fast paced then many of us here.

btw gals, did anyone catch the channel U show last evening at about 8pm hosted by Michelle? I saw the guy proposed to his gf, soooooo sweet and touched. Reminds me when my hb proposed to me, but not that "big project" leh.
 
blur, yr wedding will be another sweet and touched event for u. not so far away from the next touching moment....=)

silentelf, u r fast leh...
 
another bride from the forum recommended this fourseasons catering to me too.. she said their portions were good, food was good too and its halal.
but i have sent emails to all 3 wedding consultants listed on the site a few times already but i still havent received any reply..

but they have good reviews lah.. if you log on to the site, you'll see a pic of that channel 8 host.. dont know whats his name but is he the boss?
 
hi blur..
i watched that prog last nite.. yar .. sooo sweet.. din remind me of my proposal leh.. mayb cz not so romantic.. haha..
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anyway, we shall jz luk forward to our wedd day!! hehe.. another wkend is comin soon for us to do our prep..
 
hi maez... did you use RTP cards by Jasvy or do your own.. haha me now then look into invitation cards so hee.. lazy to go to earlier threads to check :P
 

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