"Dance like no one is watching".

I loathe making decisions cos i have such a fickle mind. For now, i couldn’t decide if I should apply for

a) Diploma in HR through a private institution (Kaplan or PSB Academy)

Pros: - Kaplan’s course duration is ONLY 8 months!

Cons: - PSB’s course duration is 12 months. Meaning it might affect my wedding and honeymoon. - Both schools doesn’t offer subsidy for this course and i can’t afford to pay $1K+ monthly which means i must take up a loan from a bank or TCC

All this headache about money reminds me that every Singapore citizen has PSEA (Post- Secondary Account.

So i called in to find out the balance of my PSEA.

Guess what?

I have $4k in my account. Wow! If only i could use it to pay for my dip. But sadly, it can only be used for government schools. Like ITE or Poly.

But like sayang like nvr used. So i decided to explore my options to take night classes at ITE.

Again, i called ITE to enquire. The higher nitec in HR has 5 modules. Each modules takes 6 months to complete. If you do your maths, you will know that it will take me freaking THREE YEARS to complete that course.

Might as well i take the diploma from Kaplan right. 8 months only.

And i also found out from a friend that if you don’t use your PSEA, they will credit it into your CPF account. So I’m not gonna lie, i felt kinda relief after hearing that.

When planning for a wedding, always ALWAYS choose and book your caterer first. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to book early especially if you already have a caterer in mind.

I would advise at least 1 or 1 ½ years in advance. Once you have booked your caterer and have made the deposit, then you can proceed with the rest of your wedding preps.

Why i said this? Well, initially i wanted Fazana Catering or also known as Fazana Wedding House to cater our food. I’ve read sooo many good reviews online on how affordable and good her food is. Plus Nurul Aini used them for her wedding! Even her SIL, Diah Mastura who also happens to be a mummy blogger. So reliability is out of the question!

BUT they are not on social media. And A was quite skeptical on engaging them bcos of the recent wedding vendor scam case.

So after much convincing and pestering, i called Fazana Catering in Jan 2016 to arrange for a food tasting session. Take note that my wedding will be in Feb 2017. She said she’s already fully book for 2016 and 2017.

I was like “WHAAAT? SERIOUSLY CIK?”

Aiya, what to do? Takde rezeki. So last 2 weeks, A and i went for food tasting sessions with Cahaya Nanie Wedding Services and Nurie Creations. (Please refer to the pictures attached for quotations.

N.C’s food: The taste is there. The desserts are superb! BUT… the beef and bee hoon is not tender enough.

N.C’s Deco: Their’s is VERY simple. I’m thinking, for that price? Of course lahhh. She did mentioned if we want a more exclusive or extravagant deco, we will need to top up $2k+++.

N.C’s Customer Service: It wasn’t difficult to reach her to arrange for food tasting. She replied almost immediately. Cik Nuri was really nice and accommodating. It was raining when we arrived and there were like 3 other couples waiting in the line. The other staffs were also welcoming and friendly when we arrived at the wedding.

C.N’s Food: All sooo veryyy the SEDAPPP!! Especially the sambal goreng pengantin! I think i can sit in front of the tv and eat one huge bowl of that seh. I’m not exaggerating, you have to try it yourself to believe it! Even my parents LOVED the food!

C.N’s Deco: They are popular for their signature Cinderella Carriage pelamin. Sooo pretty kan?! See the pictures attached.

C.N’s Customer Service: It was really difficult to get a hold of them. We waited days and days to get a reply for every msg that we sent, just to arrange for food tasting. I got frustrated and it was A’s turn to text them. Still the same no reply. I complained to my cousin, Kak Fizah and they replied her text. WHAT?

Are you frickkin kidding me???

So after tasting their food, A and I have decided to go with Cahaya Nanie. But i told A that he will be dealing with them as i have no patience to deal with someone like that.

We have already went down to the office to discuss abt the package and put down a deposit of $1.2K.

So the package is $11,200. Minus $500 expo promotion = $10,700

We’ve also decided to add 2 more dishes Sweet & Sour Fish and Sambal Goreng Pengantin for 300 pax which will cost us $1.50 and $2 per pax respectively.

Of course the 100 nasi bungkus is not enough. Since both our sides are big families. So we have also added 400 more nasi bungkus.

For the decor, i really squeezed them dry man! I took what i can get despite only signing up for an economical package.

LOL!

I told them i wanted their speciality “The Cinderella Carriage”. I also wanted the flowers on the background of the pelamin and i asked if there will be any additional charges for fairy lights. They said no.

OKAYYY PERFECT!

Let’s throw that in as well!

Hahahahahaa i knowww i am such a cheapo! Can’t blame me. Everything is so expensive these days.

If someone is giving you something for free, just grab it! Hehehehehehehe

For the colours or theme of the wedding, i chose dark turquoise and silver. This one I’m still doubting if it’s too much.

Imagine hundreds of flowers as the pelamin’s backdrop, with lots of fairy lights and the star of the decor “The Cinderella Carriage”. Too much anot? Please someone leave me a comment on what you think kay.

Hello! So i have decided to blog about my wedding preps here! When i mentioned to my future SIL about starting a blog to record my wedding preps, she said, “Nak step artist je”.

Wait. WHAT???

Honestly, it’s not about being famous or what. I rmbred when i was researching for wedding vendors, i didn’t have a clue on where to start.

Wedding blogs of ex BTBs was 3 or 4 years back. Some vendors on their blogs are not even open for business anymore and not to mention the price quoted has gone up.

By ALOT. Huge difference kay.

Plus, everyone has a different definition of what they meant by AFFORDABLE. Right?

And i definitely wanted to have a platform where, 5 or 10 years later I’ll be able to read it and laugh or cry about it.

Also not forgetting, a platform to help future BTBs in planning or somehow grasping what they need to take note of.

Okayyy that’s all for my intro.