Some wedding photos that I took during an assignment. Seen here is Blanche and her lovely wedding veil. She was adjusting her gown with the help of her sister when I took this.

This week, I'm really in love with veils! I dig mantilla wedding veil - the kinda veils worn by Spanish ladies on their wedding day. I really wanted the sweep one for my solemnization but was advised to have the fingertip instead.

I found this lovely veil and dreaming of it day and night. Wonder if I can do the same hairstyle too.



So lovely!

Whew. Finally managed to fix the design of my solemnization's dress. I can be a bit of a fickle-minded nutcase going bonkers. At first, I wanted a normal kebaya but after a bit of thinking and googling around, I decided to have a polite-looking dress. But trouble was, the lace I have in hand wasn't enough for the design plus it's slightly unmatch.

Which then brought MN and I to Jakel in Jalan Tun Razak in hope to find some good replacement. Mmm well, I'm not too sure if I like Jakel's fabric as the fabric they have doesn't match the price tag. I'm trying to find a very light lace with big flowery pattern but one of the staff keep insisting me to buy the beaded one (and the design is nowhere nice) which cost around RM450 per meter. Lets do the math shall we:

RM450
x 2m
______
RM900

What is she, kidding me? She grab a scissor and asked how many meters I would like to have, 5 minutes after she showed the lace to me. I was dumbfounded - she MUST be trying real hard to make a joke here coz I seriously didn't get her at all. I told her that the lace did not match the fabric I already have in hand and also the design of my dress. She then bragged 'oh, your tailor mesti nak tipu you. Dia tak bagi ambik lace yg ada beading sebab dia nak ambik untung jahit beads. Kalau you ambik kain ni senang tak payah buat beading lagi.'

Uh? Wth. Didn't she know that if I bought the beaded lace its gonna double up the tailor's work? My tailor have to sew out the beaded lace, patch it to my fabric and sew the beads back in. Which means I'm gonna have to double up my tailor's fee too. My tailor's fee cost around RM250. Okay lets do the second math:

RM250
x 2 kali keja
______
RM500

Lets sum it all up, shall we?

RM900
+ RM500
_______
RM1400

I raised my eye-brow and asked if she has any french lace. With a sour face, this makcik guided me to the fourth floor. The french laces I saw weren't too bad and its definitely much cheaper than the beaded lace. But I wasn't really convinced because instead of showing me around, she left me there and went to gossip with her friend. Still dumbfounded, I apologized for not taking any of the fabric. Instead, I bought a nice lace and fabric for my pengapit.

The next day, I asked my tailor's favorable help to find the lace I want. She found a very lovely lovely fabric (see previous entry) which I really love and yea, wayyy nicer than the beaded ones. It cost around RM400 for 2 meters.

Now, thats budget-buying :P

Last weekend was filled with furniture hunting activity. Finally, we scored a few essential items for our bedroom set. We chose Leirvik - brand new-not-in-the-catalogue and every item cost us not more than 2.5K. I had them all in white. Now I cant wait to do the interior part already! My Mr Handyman will help me to assemble everything and put my idea into place. I have to reallllly thank my mom for all this :) If not for her, if not for her.

We had a heart-to-heart discussion with my mom last night - over marriage. I have to say, the best person to always turn to during difficult moment is your own family. Now that I’m getting older and moving into the real world, my mum has been more supportive and understanding than ever. We may have our rows when I was younger but time has change all that.

Honestly, engagement is the most challenging time for both of us. There’s a lot of people out there who would want to try to rock our boat (sometimes without them noticing) and its up to us to paddle steadily. I learnt to take the good advice and put aside the unnecessary ones.

Like any other women, I want the process of my wedding and marriage be a happy one. I want to be involved in as many things as I could to ensure my big day to be a perfect one for me and my family. 

I'm friggin sleepy at the office and its raining cats and dogs outside.

Went to Choffles to look for wedding cake. Kinda expensive, but maybe its a standard price for wedding cakes?

He gave me this link that left me with a big gasp. Click here.

Now I want to go to pastry school too!