So, currently me and beau just waiting to pay our caterer the 70% deposit and at the same time choosing the baju that I like...hmmmm...was thinking of having the first baju as white den the second outfit could be a nice simple long dress...I saw the majlis pertunangan of elly mazlein and BOY!! do me like her outfit but hair wise i just think it looks sucky...oh well i've never been the type of minah to have curls as my fringe. That's ewwww...
So what have i been doing all this while....
1) BERKAT: DONE
Got it from King and Kong..hahahhaha What the hell??
No I'm not giving out orang utans or related species as my door gifts. The place is SUPERB okies....only fit for Mak mak Datins... Well i thought so..knowing and seeing the fact that all their stuffs are super duper expensive.
They have a branch at NEX mall but do not have the berkat. So we actually travel to JB to search for the berkat. It is an exquisite Gold Plated Metal Heart Shape Box with a Handle and plus minus the cost is bout SGD 3 plus plus with the inserts. We are going to put those traditional red eggs.
The price scared the SHIT out of me of course but when I saw my Ibu long (My dad's Sister) says she is sponsoring...its a phewwwwwww..... Thanks Ibu...I love u...
2) INVITATION CARD: DONE
Got it from Warisan Ideareka...came to know from one of my friends it is one of the most expensive card designs shops and I do agree but the designs are just so AWESOME and CLASSY.
They have several collections that you can choose from VVIP being the most expensive and Budget ones which im sure I do not need to explain. So as you can guess, the Mummy Datin of mine chooses what?? Yesssss...she chose VVIP ones that cost RM 4 per each pathetic card. But its super nice and not to mention the inserts are of a thick baroque design papers and we have OUR VERY OWN CUSTOM MADE HOT STAMPING NAME!!!*best hingga menggigit jari*
I dun really care if they throw the card away..what do i care...impression on my event comes first..heheee
3) MINI DAIS: DONE
Got it from Cahaya Nanie. First impression makes me love love them. Second thing that got me is their super friendly service. This guy call Reno was like super friendly and give in to our requests and even throw in a red carpet for ME to walk on PRO BONO!!!! And the best part is that I can choose my own flowers and all other nitty gritty details unlike this previous company which i refused to name charges me nearly SGD 600 for a Dais with NO CHAIRS!!! I was so fuming mad...BECAUSE I already paid her a deposit and only found out about Cahaya Nanie few days later but Mom was sweet and help me get my dream dais.
4) ITS NOT HALLOWEEN ANYMORE: :))))))
By writing it's not halloween, I've finally successfully got dear beau to change his mind bout the colour theme. It used to be orange and black which is Amani's signature colour which i think it is really nice if we do it for a wedding but other than that, it gives me the vibe that we're celebrating halloween instead of our engagement ceremony. So we decided, to change it to PINK CREAM AND WHITE...yaaayyy!!! and I got my Secret Garden theme...Im all Smiles Smiles Smilessssssss....Needless to say it was hard work convincing him. But, I have my ways. *grins*
5) TIRAMISU/ CUPCAKE GUBAHAN
As a token of Love and the depletion of my moola$$$$$, I've decided to bake some of the gubahan foodies myself and also create for him a birthday cake. Im so excited about the cake cos i just drop by at IKEA and saw this candle holder which is so perfect to make a 2 tiered cake holder. I plan to make a BIG GIRNORMOUS Rainbow cuppiecake to be placed on the first tier and Tiramisu in Wine glasses which i had just purchased just now at IKEA using Chin Keong's vouchers. Tiramisu in a Wine glass....uhhmm...Sexy or what???? woooohoooo!!!
Other than all this, I guess we should be relatively prepared for the upcoming event. It gives the jitters and nightmares and I do not want to be so excited about it. Old people say you shouldnt be so overly excited. Just keep calm and Insyaallah everything will go smoothly.
But i guess, Im only excited about the part of choosing my outfit. Saw a sneak preview of Amani boutique. It makes me go Gaga seeing that its decorated in Pink. Weee!!!! Im just excited on how i will look like and most of the girls say i should go for a trial make up...oh well...this Money thing make me have break outs and I havent even booked an appointment with my Aesthetics Doctor and knowing that he is always goin to Paris and back makes me even more scared whether i could get him on time. sigh.
One thing that scared me and has been knocking me in the back of my mind is the question of "Am I planning this too grandly just for an Engagement Ceremony?" If I were to ask Darling beau...an arrow would be shooting 360 degrees around me and he would start nagging and lecturing again. But I guess, it's not a matter that i'm trying to show off or anything.
Maybe people or even beau forget to realize that WHAT this Engagement Ceremony day actually means to both of us. It is not only a day of exchanging the rings that will signify our soon to be UNITY. It is a day whereby we are celebrating the sacrifices and tortured times that we had gone through just to keep this relationship a Success. It is a day to say " HEY, WE FINALLY GOT HER DAD'S BLESSINGS!!" It means so much to me that any other things that has happen in my life, for my dad to accept him. This is the day. For all those years, we kept out relationship as low profile as ever, running away so that not to be seen by other people, making up excuses just to see him, enduring all those harsh words and lies that my Dad tries to put in my head to break off with him.
We are celebrating it this way because we finally got the Freedom. We are so proud that we've made it through all this years despite of the troubles, fights, shouts and cries. We nearly made it Babey. This is our last lap before we finally get to exchange our vows...and I love you.
Really I Do.
Video from Shania Twain, "You're Still the One"
Nothing else describes my feelings perfectly other than this Lovely song.
