Cries of a Bridezilla Gone Beserk

You’d know that you are no longer that composed, sweet and blushing bride-to be:

1.When Martha Stewart, your packed lunch and your cubicle became your loyal companion at 1 in the afternoon.

2.When crossing off guest names from your list is a daily immature activity if people somehow find ways to piss you off.

3.When you feel like screaming at the top of your lungs when your presentation on wedding theme, choice of colours and concept are being vetoed by family members.

4.When eating is no longer a necessity, just to fit yourself into that wedding dress.

5.When the thing that keeps you sane at work (besides salary and bonus) is the thought of getting wedding gifts and hantaran.

6.When ice cream, chocolate and yummy treats had lost that irresistible appeal.

7.When crashing weddings (of friends and strangers) becomes a weekly event.

8.When you have recurring nightmares of people laughing and pointing at your excess lemak and how weird you look as you are walking down that aisle.

9. When door gifts, flowers and catering win over the need for new handbags and shoes.

10.When your bonus looks tiny in comparison to the budgeted costs of having the wedding of your dreams.


*Deep breath*~
As I am writing this, I realized how silly little things and tiny details about the wedding could easily freak me out, considering how little time I have left to prepare. I hope the symptoms I’m suffering isn’t all that rare!

After careful thought, I’d have to say that having THE perfect wedding does not entirely define you & your partner nor your marriage. What matters is being there together with the people you care to celebrate your special day. A wise friend told me, embrace the challenge, spend in moderation & have loads of fun planning!

Taking the Plunge in Colour Style

After months of blank incomprehensible stares whenever asked about my wedding theme and colour, I have finally decided to stick to a combination I love most.

Colours are important in potraying one's style and identity. So I'm planning to take this seriously, regardless of what people may say. Night or daytime, traditional or modern, the event should be able to portray the joys of the eventful day (in this case, it should be 3 days!) , without being wasteful.

One of trickiest things to do is to covince the rest of the family on the theme and concept. Since pink was optioned out, here's what I have in mind:


For Aqad (Adrin's Residence):
Silver, Light Green, White



For My Reception (Klana Resort):
Yellow, Green, White


For Mr Fiance's Reception (Tabung Haji, Ampang):
Pink, Fuschia, Light Green, Yellow


Thank goodness all of my wedding dresses are white. Matching them shouldnt be that much of a problem. Now, on to the shoes and bouquet!

:D

Material Girl, Material World

Some say that a dream wedding would probably eat up most of your savings. Weddings are even considered to be a multi million ringgit industry in Malaysia (yea, i actually looked that up). Since mr fiance dearest and I had came up with the so-called wedding budget about a month ago, I couldnt help but wonder, would spending most (if not all) of my money be worth it? People who know me well would realise that despite my small pay I do have an unhealthy splurging appetite on branded goods (walaupun tak mampu!)


(yea this pic is rather tiny)

I, for one had my eyes set on my dream dais by dicky d fabulous, and let me tell you, his price range is 'fabulous' indeed. A basic pelamin in a ballroom is a mind staggering RM 10k, not including aisle deco or even the arch! *chokes*

So what now? Logic would dictate that one (with mediocre pay and insufficient savings) should opt for a close duplicate. Aaah, but the trick is finding a wedding decorator who is willing to do so for half the price ;) So I'm currently scouting for one fast and currently having a few options in mind.

And yes, a colleague had even suggested that I take a peek at the oh-so famous lynda rahim butik in ampang. Rental of a wedding dress + groom's suit alone costs RM4k. Unfortunately,I had already fell in love with lynda rahim's fantastic lace beaded dress with flowing veil and train (yes, it was also featured in a magazine)

Perhaps it isn't such a great idea to waltz around famous couture designer boutiques anymore and stop pretending that I could actually afford those :(




Heck, call me shallow all you want. At least cheap ordinary stuff sometimes do look pretty pricey under dim lightings, right? *Sighs*