lurvyu

she dropped by my blog yesterday and dropped some comments.
after i submit my reply for her comments, i clicked on her name because i simply love the picture of the red roses hand bouquet that she put as her profile picture.

know what, i stuck in her blog for hours and i'm hooked!

http://lurvyu.blogspot.com/

and i'm sharing the link with you, so that you can read it too :)

happy DIY-ing!

mama & adek

my mama and my youngest sister will be going to holland for a holiday cum visiting my sister's family (sister, BIL, niece).
2 bags weigh 21kg each are packed and they are ready to go.
they will be staying there for about a month (minus a week in UK).

let's pray for them for a smooth journey and staying.
and wish that they will come back home in optimal health condition, with mental and physical condition being at 100%.

i'll miss both of them so much!

e-room decorations

as you know, the upacara sarung cincin wasn't held in my room which i decided to do it at the living hall so everybody can see and doesn't have to squeeze into my room.
still, i made some room decorations so that my photographers don't have to struggle themselves to find the right (and decent) angles for in-room photo shootings.

the concept is space and simplicity where i put all unnecessary things out and leave only the furnitures.
thanks to my sister for allowing me to put my things in her room which until today haven't been taken out yet :P

i didn't buy any new bedsheets and quilt cover and didn't change the curtains.
and of course didn't buy new furnitures.
i just bought some fake flowers and white vases from romantika, metro point, kajang and fresh flowers from pasar kajang as my room decorations.
and i made sure that i had enough of my favorite fragrant oils and candles.
plus i got myself a purple oil burner to complement the theme.

anyway, my favorite fragrant oil is teddy's dream from lovely lace which is highly recommended.
i use the same fragrant for my spa too, anyway.
if you are searching for a fresh and invigorating scent, you might want to try this teddy's dream.

sekarang tengah cari ilham untuk wedding room decorations pulak.

e-hand bouquet

imho, hand bouquet is one of special attractions for a wedding or anything related to it.
it is a "must" and at the same level of importance of a wedding dress.

every time i went to a wedding, other than struggling to have a full view of the wedding dress (jebon sangat kan), i will surely pay attention to the hand bouquet.
pay attention means i looked at it from many aspects.

what flowers are used? are they pure roses? or maybe lillies? orchids? tulips? daisies? carnations? or combination of types of flowers?
how small or big it is? is it too small? or is it too big and cover the bride's figure?
what type of flowers? fresh? or plastic?
is the hand bouquet match with the color of the wedding theme?
how is it decorated? does it come with ribbons? is there any lace or silk materials or additional accessories used?
how about the arrangements? is it in round form? or in a descending form? or no geometric form at all?

for my engagement, i chose to d.i.y. my hand bouquet using non-real flowers.
reason to d.i.y. - to save budget
reason for not using fresh flowers - to make sure that i can keep it forever.
because if i used fresh flowers, the most i can keep it is one week (or maybe less) before it safely stays in my bin.

in fact, i think i might be using fake flowers for my wedding hand bouquets too.
kalau dah tak nak simpan pun, i boleh buat perhiasan bilik haha.

so here are pictures of lovely hand bouquet which i really really like.
actually there are lots more tapi takkan nak letak semua pulak kan.
so these are among the top of my favorite list.

and this was mine.

nothing special about it.
but i think it is sweet and humble enough for an engagement, no?

i personally love the round form bouquet but didn't make it round because i want to save it for my wedding.
for my engagement, i decided to have a small bouquet but not that small because i have a large frame, so a small bouquet is a no-no for me - so i settled for this small small.
and to make it unique and different from normals, i made the handle longer than the usual hand bouquet we've always seen.
and i think it looks weird haha padan muka nak unik sangat.

anyways, flowers and organza ribbons bought from SSF, jalan tar, kuala lumpur.
and silk materials are balance from my wedding dress.
okay so now you know the color of my wedding dress, potong betul.

me with my hand bouquet and my best babe

e-mini dais

i like to read other people blogs especially b2b blogs.
which some i think are very much informative and helpful.
it really helps me in doing my preparation and i know most of the b2b are doing the same thing too - to find reviews, to do survey, to get ideas, to just read about other b2b preparations, etc.

so i would like to share details on my engagement with my dear readers.
good things are to be shared, no?
and "sharing is caring", right?

if you find this blog not as informative as you expected or if it happens that you don't like to read my writings, please don't get boring or offended.
like i mentioned on the sidebar - "this blog is created because i just want my own place over the internet. a place where i can share thoughts, experiences and facts with others".

well, actually i don't know where to start with.
randomly picked, i think i'll start with my engagement mini dais.

in sum, i was and am really happy with my mini dais.
but it turned out to be controversial as some people said that it is too much to have a pelamin for engagement.
me myself, i don't think it is.
and lately, i've seen number of people doing it.

frankly, i did not make the pelamin for the purpose of bersanding ke apa.
in fact i don't have pictures with my fiance (oh my (",)) on the pelamin pun.
yes, standing in front of the pelamin ada, but not on the pelamin.

honestly, the pelamin was solely made for acara sarung cincin.
and i want it because my house theme and style is way different with my engagement theme.
come on, everybody have their own dream wedding, don't tell me you don't.
so let mine be like i wanted or dreamed it to be.

but knowing me, besides the fact that i'm very much into details, i'm also not sensitive to what others might think or said about me.
i just think that it is a waste of time to think too much of other people perceptions and sayings.

but unfortunately, my mama is not like that.
as a human, she's a very sensitive type of person.
she's warm-hearted and tends to put the needs of others over her own needs.
she really cares about what others might think about her.
so, the controversy sedikit sebanyak buat mama sedih.

jauh sekali mama nak menunjuk-nunjuk, the idea of the mini dais is COMPLETELY my idea.
in fact there's nothing to be showed off pun sebab that mini dais is totally made by me and it is just a simple one je.
it maybe looks nice and grand (it is?) but that is because of my creativity (masukkan elemen perasan sikit) and it doesn't mean that i spent too much and membazir on it.

sometimes i don't understand why some people really like to busy themselves with other people's matters.
in a good way, yes i understand.
but in a negative way?

please please please (guna nada aliff satar), the minute you feel yourself about to say something negative, stop for a moment and say nothing and let go of those thoughts without reacting, judging or identifying.
get busy thinking about your own needs, day-to-day commitments and goals which are more more important.
stop being too judgemental like i said once, stop making assumptions about others.
it will and surely will makes your life less complicated.

okay enough of the controversial stories, let's get back to the ultimate objective - to share about my mini dais.

i was actually trying to copy one of zaifie zainal's creation.
i really like their work.
and i did email them to ask for quotation actually - but no reply until today.

so i can say that more or less i immitate their work.
but i changed the design a bit depending on the ready resources and the space i have.

anyway, here is zaifie's mini pelamin which i like to death.

it is simple but really really nice, no?

and this is my d.i.y mini pelamin.

background railing was from kamdar, prima saujana, kajang and installed by my uncle.
background materials were bought from kamdar, presint diplomatik, putrajaya.
white bycast leather seat was bought from wescourt, selaman, bangi.
flowers and vase from romantika, metro point, kajang.
carpet from kajang carpet centre, kompleks diamond, bandar baru bangi.
stands and lamps borrowed from my best friend (thanks, saz!).

see?
i didn't really splurge on the pelamin.
i know the limit and still know the concept of membazir.

hellooo, it was one of my lifetime special moments.
just let me have what i want, okay?

because i dreamt a dream...
...and in my dream, i dreamt of my beautiful wedding.