Tools for the preparation of a Wedding

Hi again...

I know... I know...
Really active right?

Heehee...

Ok let's start the post...

Way back when I was in UK,
I had two friends who were engaged...
One of which was my housemate.

My housemate ani was trying to plan for her wedding
so,
I took on the role of being her researcher and I came across a particular article by
BruneiResources
who posted an Excel template of Brunei Wedding costs...

Thank you BruneiResources.
Without you,
I could never plan my wedding as cost efficiently as I could.

Another helpful site for planning weddings is
AkadNikah.com

She has this particular article under the Features/Focus named
Feature: The Wedding List
which entails the list of things to do through out the countdown to your wedding
there are 2 lists, one for the bride and one for the groom.

So thank you to the editor of the blog,
without you,
I would be totally clueless as to where to start with the whole planning a wedding.

AkadNikah.com has loads of other articles as well.
Like wedding venues, catering, photographers and such...
So try it out...

Those are the tools
(not entirely sure if they are essential to all brides but they are to me)
that I am using so far for my wedding planning.

Hope they will be useful to you too...

To Decorate a Bedroom

My parents are building a new house.
It's what you say di pedalaman.
So I really hope that people can actually find the house when my wedding takes place.
If anybody knows my girlfriend, Fidz punya place at Jln Selayun Jerudong,
ah yessss....
Kat sana lah tu...

Nanti I draw you people a map when the time comes ey...

So anyway,
the house is in the process of being built...
We have
walls
(bebatu udah tunggu besimen lagi)
electric sockets
(not yet ready)
bathroom
(hehe, have yet to find the perfect bath tub)
walk-in closet
(although the shelves are yet to be installed, i really <3 this feature)
balcony
("romeo... where art thou romeo" can be inferred here)

So really excited but bari sakit kepala ey heehee

Okay
I already have decided the layout...
Nanti I ask my hubby to take picture of what I drew ey...

I have decided to have
cream & silver wallpaper
(alum tau jadi, liat budget ey)
burnt orange and ecru walls
(i know... sounds complicated...)
dark brown, almost black furniture
(to give contrast to the walls)

My theme for the bedroom is
modern contemporary (but not cold),
neutral with a splash of color
(kes nda payah mikirkan cmna kn match color lah nie)

I need to talk with my chief contractor more on this...
But she seems to agree on the theme...
Tinggal cari furniture saja...

I wonder dimana yang murah...

If you got any suggestions, leave me comments k...

P.S.:
I think the theme of my blog (currently) is the theme of my bedroom...

Weddings

For those of you yang pernah go through all of this,
you will understand my dilemma...

Weddings,
any sort of weddings,
especially Malay Weddings
will bring on all sorts of emotions
in the bride-to-be.

May it be

euphoria
when she thinks about:-
her life with future husband
(siuk eh! finally i'll have him all to myself with no interference from the powers that may be)
the wedding
(about how perfect everything will be)


garam hati
when they think about:-
her life with her future husband
(hint2: especially when he annoys the hell out of her acting as if everything is a done deal)
the wedding
(about the cost to make sure everything will be as perfect as it can be)

So,
just to ensure that you do not get headaches planning your dream wedding
enlist the help of your friends & family...

I have
my close friend, Fidz
who I usually bring along for my wedding gown survey
my cuz, Nisa
who helps me iron out bedroom details
(you know color palettes, flooring, furniture placement)
my best friend, Marya
who's always there when my head tends to explode with all the cruelties of life

*roll eyes*
(i know i know... i am such a drama queen..)

First Post

Hey first post!

Although this is not my first blog,
(I have many other blogs)
but this blog represents me
at this moment in time

It will serve to record my one year journey
my countdown to my wedding
which will take place
in
a year's time

It will record all the fun stuff
like planning the theme of my wedding,
new room,

all the not-so-fun-stuff
like the process of losing weight

stress at work place will not be recorded here...
(that's a different blog)

so if you wanna hear a female person rant and gush about life in general...
this will be the place to start...

by the way,
the wedding I'm planning
is a
MALAY
BRUNEI
WEDDING

:)