Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch: L.A.B Bridal Couture

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Intro:
As a bride-to-be, I was obsessed with wanting my wedding to be one with good warm vibes & one with personality, something that makes me feel real & comfortable rather than an occassion where a bride just follows the notion. I wanted to enjoy the process towards the big day. So here I'd like to share the people/vendors who made that journey wonderful for me, whether or not their service were hired by me or not. To them, you deserve the credit!

Review:
The best that I could ever ask for! *Big Grin*
Why??
Cos my mum & I are two leceh(troublesome) individuals who know what we want & we have so many questions & suggestions and Kak Lynn, was really really patient with us & she listens to our suggestions & feedbacks & try to accomodate to changes & adjustments for our packages. We took up deco+catering package from them first at the Wedding Expo in 2008 and later along the way, we took up the make up+outfit package. For me, I was particular about the deco, I showed Kak Lynn a whole bunch of pictures on floral arrangement & colour concept & dais design. Another one was Wedding Gown. I loved a particular Elie Saab's wedding gown so so much but I couldn't afford or wouldn't even wanna make one to keep cos I'll wear it only once! So i suggested to Kak Lynn whether she can make it & then rent it out like any of her wedding dresses. She didn't answer immediately but hee she agreed! I was so so so Happy!

And for outfit selection, we were asked to well select what's on the shelf...but after such fine treatment by Inzimage, i candidly ask if we can try on the outfits and Kak Lynn again obliged. So, pre-wedding, she was already halfway there to makin me a happy bride.

Then when the dais was ready the night before our Sanding, mum wasn't happy with the chairs on the dais and she told kak Lynn abt it and the very morning before our Sanding, she got the team to change the seats and BOOMZ! Everything looked good, everything fell in place & the wedding went smoothly Alhamdulillah! Food was juz nice, get good reviews for it and Oh...Kak Lynn surprised us with complimentary free flow ice-cream!! And despite her crazy hard work behind the scene the nites before & many shuffling around to put on make-up for different brides that week end, she was still upbeat & cheerful the whole day!

I saw how she really puts in the effort to make my wedding a success and I'm really really grateful to her & her team for it. Mum said she cannot thank Kak Lynn enuff and the same goes for me too! We truly commend her for putting heart into her works without losing her temper at all. Very impressed, very satisfied customer we are!

Oh and I almost forgot to mention how so pretty I felt as a bride dolled up by her! Love her make-up...it wasn't OTT as to me, her make-up style enhances a bride's beauty rather than transform her completely. And that was what I was hoping for :D

So here's a Big THANK YOU to L.A.B. Bridal Couture for all the efforts to making my wedding a success!!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Website: www.labbridal.com.sg

Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch (Pre-wedding): RolzExperiment

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Review:
Have always been a fan of RolzExperiment wedding photography....clear images, brilliant colours, candid expressions, creative angles...i loike & Canon photographer...hubby loikes! When we met Hairolz at his studio, it was a pleasant experience & tis dude really roll out quality stuff without any airs. I was not only impressed with the photos but the customised albums & photobooks as well but unfortunately, my budget was slightly lower than their charging rate & i was targetting for more no. of photos & not so much about the pizazz.so, didn't make that deal but i'm surely recommendin them for their works!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Website: http://rolzexperiment.multiply.com

Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch: Sireh Junjung by OurMidasTouch

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Intro:
As a bride-to-be, I was obsessed with wanting my wedding to be one with good warm vibes & one with personality, something that makes me feel real & comfortable rather than an occassion where a bride just follows the notion. I wanted to enjoy the process towards the big day. So here I'd like to share the people/vendors who made that journey wonderful for me, whether or not their service were engaged by me or not. To them, you deserve the credit!

Review:
Iyuan presented to me his sireh junjung created by Our Midas Touch. It was lovely! The roses lasted from Thursday night all the way till after our wedding reception on Sunday but the jasmine flowers wilted by Saturday night, which were then removed before our Sanding day. Also I'd like to mention that Mira, the creator, was an understanding & assuring lady as she took in our order even though we engaged her last minute under the recommendation of our friend Yanni, who previously engaged her service for her wedding Hantaran.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Website: http://ourmidastouch.multiply.com

Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch: Becausewelove Wedding Cards & Guestbook

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Intro:
As a bride-to-be, I was obsessed with wanting my wedding to be one with good warm vibes & one with personality, something that makes me feel real & comfortable rather than an occassion where a bride just follows the notion. I wanted to enjoy the process towards the big day. So here I'd like to share the people/vendors who made that journey wonderful for me, whether or not their service were hired by me or not. To them, you deserve the credit!

Review:
Simply adore our Wedding invitation cards & guestbook by this husband & wife team! We had colour themes for the cards, rough ideas & a photo each to be printed into our cards and gave them the liberty to design them. We gave them less than two months to create the cards, that's not a lot of time but they did a brilliant job!

Our friends & guests adore the cards & those who saw the guestbook at the wedding reception were also delighted that it was similar to the design of my card!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

For pictures of my wedding card, click here: http://becausewelove.multiply.com/photos/album/13

For pictures of Iyuan's wedding card, click here: http://becausewelove.multiply.com/photos/album/14

Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch: Fairy's Inc

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Intro:
As a bride-to-be, I was obsessed with wanting my wedding to be one with good warm vibes & one with personality, something that makes me feel real & comfortable rather than an occassion where a bride just follows the notion. I wanted to enjoy the process towards the big day. So here I'd like to share the people/vendors who made that journey wonderful for me, whether or not their service were hired by me or not. To them, you deserve the credit!

Review:
Here is where we custom-make our wedding bands. Sandra & Evelyn attended to us on different occassions & we are happy with both of their service. We learnt quite a bit from them & from there, were given some time to think of how we want our rings to be. When we finally had some rough ideas, we proposed our ideas & they gave their professional opinions and we were happy that our rings turn out as how we wanted them to be, especially with engraved Arabic inscriptions on them.

So yeaps, for custom-made rings (they customise other jewelry too if i'm not mistaken) that are pretty reasonably priced, do make an appointment with Fairy's Inc!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Website: http://www.fairysinc.com

Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch (Pre-wedding): Wedding Sutera

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Intro:
As a bride-to-be, I was obsessed with wanting my wedding to be one with good warm vibes & one with personality, something that makes me feel real & comfortable rather than an occassion where a bride just follows the notion. I wanted to enjoy the process towards the big day. So here I'd like to share the people/vendors who made that journey wonderful for me, whether or not their service were hired by me or not. To them, you deserve the credit!

Review:
Wedding Sutera was another vendor for wedding decor that I had my eyes on cos their dais are unique blend of ethnically regal design with a lil modern touch which by far put them in a league of their own. Told the owner that although I like their designs, the colours of their dais they had so far are too "heavy" for my liking & I showed her some of the colour concepts I have in mind & pictures & voila, she came up with Pink Aura without losing Wedding Sutera's signature look! I'm really happy to see the dais design, the materials & flowers used for the reception decor...very refreshing & original! I'm really very grateful that my suggestion was taken into serious consideration & something so beautiful was created!

But again, due to a lil twist of fate...I did not engage their service too. So to those keen on Wedding Sutera's service, go for it...it's Quality stuff & don't be afraid to share your ideas cos the owner listens to her potential clients!

Website: http://www.weddingsutera.com

Bride Obsessed with Personal Touch (Pre-wedding): Shidek of Anggerik Impian

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Intro:
As a bride-to-be, I was obsessed with wanting my wedding to be one with good warm vibes & one with personality, something that makes me feel real & comfortable rather than an occassion where a bride just follows the notion. I wanted to enjoy the process towards the big day. So here I'd like to share the people/vendors who made that journey wonderful for me, whether or not their service were hired by me or not. To them, you deserve the credit!

Review:
Anggerik Impian was my first choice for wedding decor. Why? Because i adore their floral arrangement as well as their versatility. Meeting up with Shidek was really awesome because he not only listened but he dished out good info for us who have no idea what we were in for, for this whole wedding shindig! I truly commend him for being such a helpful wedding planner & going all out even though we have not signed up with him anything, he even brought us to see his collaborator for wedding outfits, Inzimage! And we were even asked to try on a few pieces of their outfits with no obligations. There, Kath was in charge and upon telling her that I would like to have a customised gown & showing her a couple of pictures off the Net, she actually drew out the design right there & even showed me a lil mock-up. Very impressive & professional!

I really enjoyed the services by Shidek & Kath, so I was terribly sorry that I did not end up engaging them due to a lil twist of fate. Nevertheless, to those couples looking for a wholesome wedding planner service, Shidek's the dude! And there were two things that he said which I remembered till now that I'd like to share with future bride/groom-to-be:

"Never step on your wedding planner's tail"-meaning be a lil patient & give them some time to respond & don't push them so hard

"Do u think the presentation of invitation cards are not important? Think again cos a card is the first thing people receive from you & if ur invitation card stands out, they draw people to come to your wedding wondering how the wedding will turn out to be"

These are pearls of wisdom from a wedding planner ok, i heeded & i'm happy!

Website: http://anggerikimpian.multiply.com

..:Seal Our Love:..

Our lovely wedding reception!
Thank u to those who graced the joyous occassion & gave us blessings.
Apologies for the lack of seats during the "peak hours"!

Date: 08.11.09
Location: Toh Guan Rd & Sin Ming Avenue
Make-up, Outfit, Deco & Catering: L.A.B. Bridal Couture
Photographer: A Picture Book Wedding
Wedding Card & Guestbook: http://becausewelove.multiply.com

..:Bind Our Hearts:..

The Nikah Ceremony, our long awaited union graced by dearest family & friends.

Date: 06.11.09
Location: Mujahidin Mosque
Wedding Coordinator: L.A.B. Bridal Couture
Sirih Junjung: Our Midas Touch (http://ourmidastouch.multiply.com)
Photographer: A Picturebook Wedding by Ridz

First Monthsary!

it's One month already since I was all dolled up, sitting at Mujahidin Mosque waiting for that moment when Iyuan coolly accepted me as his wife as my nervous uncle gave my hand away, after which I had a hard time tryin to remove the ring from holder to put on to his finger & his samping keep slipping & the nite where we had rose shower in the bedroom with the photographer clicking away & ate ice-cream while playing sparklers at the void deck. Wow!

honeymoon's over also yet we've still got bits of the wedding still not settled...for one is our Marriage Certificate! it's still at the ROMM...hahhaha! and Photos, the official ones as well as the studio/outdoor photoshoot are not out yet!! oh and wedding presents...they are still all wrapped up except for Emi's pretty coasters & cherry-scented toiletries set from Kak Ekin & Liz. lol

for now, i guess we both are on the stage of adapting...for me especially, i've always done things my way but now as a wife, it's not always such. also now it's he not me first & gimme gimmes. i hope i will be strong enuff & fast enuff to "change gear" and be "in sync" with whatever challenges that come my way especially in the housework dept...in time that Ayam Masak Merah will come, insya Allah! lol

to my dear husband, thank u for showering the silly, clumsy, cranky me with ur love, patience & care....here's to the first of many monthsaries & marriage bliss to us!!! A lifetime more to go ok, Mesye! lol

i LOVE LOVE LOVE u!!

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Honeymoon Escapade: MOROCCO n back

The last of destinations for our escapade....Morocco!

We arrived at Marrakech slightly after sunset & checked in at Riad Andalla. Thankfully tis time, we had an airport transfer service & the owner fetched us from where the taxi stopped somewhere near the Jemaa el Fnaa square. Took us into the small derb Zaari to welcome us into the cosy cosy riad & gave us recommendations for places of interest to visit, where to eat & change our Euros to Morroccan dirhams. Our adventure begins from there. The next couple of days were spent sightseein at Majorelle Garden, which was once a home to the designer Yves Saint Laurent, as well as the Koutobia Mosque. Of course, not to forget the souks(markets) of busy Marrakech which very much reminds us of our very own Geylang market during Ramadhan, only that the souks & the square are lively like that every single day! Around us were many mosques & we were most amused by the prayer call. They dun syncronise all at once but one after another...it was weird for us especially hearing them first time in the early morning for Subuh. We can't quite make out the pronunciations till we finally hear them out in our room where we dumped our bargains.

After checkin out from the riad, we continued discovering the beautiful nature of the country, passing through the Tiz & Tishka pass to admire the Atlas mountains, view the beautiful Rose Valley & Dades Gorge stopping at Dar Ayour one night to be warmly received by a Berber guesthousekeeper who even brought us into his basement reserved for friends only cos I mentioned abt sheesha & he actually asked his friend to come over & bring some Apple flavoured sheesha for us to share while watchin a Spanish movie! How awesome! There we were also excited to see many many stars on the terrace & we looked forward to spendin the nite in the Merzouga desert the following day!

The next mornin we opened our eyes greeted by a sight of beautiful rock structures & a flowing stream which we can only hear the nite before as it was so dark! Before the drive to Merzouga, a part of the Saharan desert, we were wowed by the Todra Gorge! We reached Merzouga in time for sunset & after a session of drumming, we gotta noe a couple from Spain, Maria & Israel. We bonded over dinner & had a great time with the Berber guides! We were asked to sing somethin to reflect our culture but Iyuan & I were both stumped. So not culturally-inclined, we had to disappoint them with presentin them with nothin...eeks!! The only thing we told them abt SG are mainly the Foood & Shopping! Those are the SG culture I noe best! After the magical surreal Merzouga trip, we checked in at the riad called Riad Les Jardins de Mouassine, on another side of the souks of Marrakech. Then we met Maria & Israel again the next day near the square to do some last shopping & bargaining at the souks together as well as a lil sightseeing at the Bahia Palace.

We had fun but were quite disappointed that the Marrakshis did not celebrate Eid ul Adha on Friday like in SG, instead they celebrated on Saturday, the day we were bound for London. Bahh..so we spent Friday sleepin in a tad longer & packin our luggages, which has expanded from 1 huge case, 1 shoulder bag & 1 haversack to 3 huge bags + the 2 hand luggages! Upon reachin London Gatwick Airport, we had some time to burn so we decided to go back to Bayswater since Knightbridge was not very convenient for us. Only to realise the bloody Central line got disrupted & we had to go through hell during our last trip to the Halal Subway! Oh well...we survived but were shagged out! Upon arrivin in Singapore, I looked so crappy but were very happy to see my family & the lesbos with their hubbies! Iyuan then wanted to go home for a shower but we did a lil drive down by Orchard Road before headin home as grandma wanna see the Christmas light up. Then..our honeymoon was over...

So like a berber's respond when asked how are u...i say Morocco is Bi khair, Alhamdulillah!!

Honeymoon Escapade: PARIS

Ahh Paris...after 2hours of Eurostar ride, we reached the City of Lights.Now in a city of foreign language & knowin that we might get ignored for not speakin french, i equipped myself with a French phrase book which i bought last minute at the Changi Airport. It saved us when it comes to askin direction & learnin food ingredients. So we noe our poulet & hache viande & thon & jambon very well now.

Spent our 2 nites in a charming lil hotel in Republique...time seems to past so fast, needless to say cos it's autumn, day turns dark by 6pm. Paris is like an infatuation that I haven't yet got to know enuff, it was charming with the lovely ponts(bridges) & the lil details on the old buildings but the accordion tunes exist only in my head when the reality is that every nite the city hear the wails of the police siren..aloud & alot! perhaps because it was the World Cup qualifying season and the Irish supporters were bein rowdy & the Algerian supporters were celebratin too much. Football seems to take centre stage of tis part of our honeymoon, while we witnessed the passion of fans of these two countries...aside from that, Iyuan cannot understand what is so nice about Paris! Half the time, we were lookin for cafes which served fresh croissant(which we can't find) & another half of the time we were tryin to navigate our way around with the lack of street names & signs! So frustrating!
We spent so lil time sokain up the sceneries, only managing to go up the Eiffel, got a tad near the Arc du Triomphe & spent the 2nd day at Disneylandland and lookin for good bargains at La Vallee Village, the charm didn't grow on us. Pehaps cos we didn't getta visit Montmartre, which i think is where the charming lil corners & shops will be! Oh well...

La vie en rose, Paris...