Happy CNY!
Happy Chinese New Year to all!
If there are any readers left, thank you for checking back on my sporadic entries. haha!
Something pleasant to share... I'm getting hitched!
If you dont know by now... its not too late because the year is set in 2010.
The date hasnt been set yet because I have yet to confirm the hotel where the dinner will be held at.
There are some pretty hotels which i've shortlisted but there are many factors which kept bothering me till now...
hence no date has been set yet.
some of the factors will be... like the minimum no. of tables for a weekend (Saturday) dinner.
better hotels need at least 30 tables... and I only managed to hit 23.
23 tables are just for my mum's side.
oh.. i'll be have 3 wedding dinners. -_-
1 in SG (23 tables), 1 in KL (10? tables) and the other in Johor - Batu Pahat (15 tables).
the thought of it makes me lose my appetite.
i cant image when the date gets nearer... everything will be a mad rush!
becoz the dinners in Malaysia will be held over the weekend.. and I dont think i have the luxury to take so many days off work.
3 wedding dinners means coordinating 3 different events... means getting more outfits to wear (which is quite fun), means finding photographers and MakeUp Artist (MUA) at different locations to make me up.
how exciting.
the past 2 weeks... my parents, thomas and i have been discussing non-stop about how its gonna be like and this and that..
the traditional way of getting married is quite a chore.
all the 'how to do this and that' sounds really foreign and weird.
i just bought my mattress not too long ago... and the feng shui master said that i had to buy another one to replace it!
what a waste of money -_-
everything in the room is suppose to be new.... so yah.. throw! throw! throw!
it should feel good to replace old things with new ones.. but i feel that its such a waste. im becoming like an auntie...
like those who recycle everything and anything!
from my marriage planning... i somehow value money more.
every girl wish to have the perfect dream wedding.. and i know that, that cant be achievable without a big bank.
sometimes i feel like a miser.
its really terrible to sit and think about how i dealt with a money situation.
let me list down a brief summary of what my expenses would be like,
- dinner (23 tables - ~$25,000)
- flower decor (~$1,000)
- wedding favours (~$500)
- wedding cake (if budget allows)
- photographers (~$2,500 - For SG only)
- MUA (~$1,200 for myself, mum and sis - For SG only)
- gowns / suits (i dont wish to know. it should choke up to a few thousands)
- shoes (hoping to get a nice one less than $250)
- mani and pedicures (~$130)
- facials (dont wish to know.)
- red packets for the JP (soleminizer) and 'sisters' (thats another few hundreds?)
- filing of marriage ($30 i think)
- guo da li things - oranges, cakes, pig? (thomas's headache - lets not talk abut it)
- dowry (thomas's migraine - yah.)
- hotel stay for his family who will becoming down from Pahang. (bout $300++/room/night)
i'm sure i left out some other stuff but i cant really remember it off hand.
marriage is suppose to be a happy event... but i dont really feel the 'joy' yet.
i hope it will set in soon...
will be viewing Hilton and Marriot on Wednesday... and hopefully, confirming my dinner venue by next weekend.
the auspicious dates that we want are pretty 'hot' among the other couples hitching in 2009/2010..
hence we gonna act fast.
i dont like it that everything is so rushy!
it would definitely be good if i had a wedding planner...
but that would mean increasing my wedding expenses by a couple of thousands.
-_-
sheesh. =s
nonetheless, im just glad i've time off work to sleep in and relax till thursday
(29th Jan).
the down side to that is... i dont have thomas to accompany me thru this holiday.
what a shame... isnt it. =|
If there are any readers left, thank you for checking back on my sporadic entries. haha!
Something pleasant to share... I'm getting hitched!
If you dont know by now... its not too late because the year is set in 2010.
The date hasnt been set yet because I have yet to confirm the hotel where the dinner will be held at.
There are some pretty hotels which i've shortlisted but there are many factors which kept bothering me till now...
hence no date has been set yet.
some of the factors will be... like the minimum no. of tables for a weekend (Saturday) dinner.
better hotels need at least 30 tables... and I only managed to hit 23.
23 tables are just for my mum's side.
oh.. i'll be have 3 wedding dinners. -_-
1 in SG (23 tables), 1 in KL (10? tables) and the other in Johor - Batu Pahat (15 tables).
the thought of it makes me lose my appetite.
i cant image when the date gets nearer... everything will be a mad rush!
becoz the dinners in Malaysia will be held over the weekend.. and I dont think i have the luxury to take so many days off work.
3 wedding dinners means coordinating 3 different events... means getting more outfits to wear (which is quite fun), means finding photographers and MakeUp Artist (MUA) at different locations to make me up.
how exciting.
the past 2 weeks... my parents, thomas and i have been discussing non-stop about how its gonna be like and this and that..
the traditional way of getting married is quite a chore.
all the 'how to do this and that' sounds really foreign and weird.
i just bought my mattress not too long ago... and the feng shui master said that i had to buy another one to replace it!
what a waste of money -_-
everything in the room is suppose to be new.... so yah.. throw! throw! throw!
it should feel good to replace old things with new ones.. but i feel that its such a waste. im becoming like an auntie...
like those who recycle everything and anything!
from my marriage planning... i somehow value money more.
every girl wish to have the perfect dream wedding.. and i know that, that cant be achievable without a big bank.
sometimes i feel like a miser.
its really terrible to sit and think about how i dealt with a money situation.
let me list down a brief summary of what my expenses would be like,
- dinner (23 tables - ~$25,000)
- flower decor (~$1,000)
- wedding favours (~$500)
- wedding cake (if budget allows)
- photographers (~$2,500 - For SG only)
- MUA (~$1,200 for myself, mum and sis - For SG only)
- gowns / suits (i dont wish to know. it should choke up to a few thousands)
- shoes (hoping to get a nice one less than $250)
- mani and pedicures (~$130)
- facials (dont wish to know.)
- red packets for the JP (soleminizer) and 'sisters' (thats another few hundreds?)
- filing of marriage ($30 i think)
- guo da li things - oranges, cakes, pig? (thomas's headache - lets not talk abut it)
- dowry (thomas's migraine - yah.)
- hotel stay for his family who will becoming down from Pahang. (bout $300++/room/night)
i'm sure i left out some other stuff but i cant really remember it off hand.
marriage is suppose to be a happy event... but i dont really feel the 'joy' yet.
i hope it will set in soon...
will be viewing Hilton and Marriot on Wednesday... and hopefully, confirming my dinner venue by next weekend.
the auspicious dates that we want are pretty 'hot' among the other couples hitching in 2009/2010..
hence we gonna act fast.
i dont like it that everything is so rushy!
it would definitely be good if i had a wedding planner...
but that would mean increasing my wedding expenses by a couple of thousands.
-_-
sheesh. =s
nonetheless, im just glad i've time off work to sleep in and relax till thursday
(29th Jan).
the down side to that is... i dont have thomas to accompany me thru this holiday.
what a shame... isnt it. =|