#wed prep

Here’s my wedding preparations update so far. I have, or more like my parents, have put in the first deposit for food and decor. Decor wise, I have chosen the colours and pretty much the design. I am reaaaaally early in terms of decor but well, if that works for the vendor then it’s fine with me. The other preparations like gubahan and berkat will be done by them as well so it’s not so stressful on my part. I am just left with designing the card for the vendor to help print it out. I am trying not to think about the issue with the bridal since I have yet to liaise  with them again. On another note, the otter and I will be shopping for cloth after raya and by then, I should have an idea what I want to wear for my solemnization. 

i think i have not updated on my meeting with the third bridal on my list. so last week we went to meet her and discussed the package prices and how the whole process will be like. basically we left unconvinced and frustrated (this one more like me ah) because the price was way out of our budget. at that time i was just so done and nak give up. of course at the back of my mind still stress because eventually have to get a bridal. i was already considering to find cloth and tailor for all three days and just get a makeup artist. of course that will mean i have to get the accessories for hair so that is also another headache. thankfully my dear otter decided to let me go to the nearby cat cafe to make me happy for a bit and take my mind off the stress hehehe. 

anyway, i took a break from researching and along the way, my mom asked me to look up for this bridal which my d & c (decor & catering for easier typing purpose) vendor mentioned before. so i thought why not right since my options for bridal has run out.

it was quite difficult to find pictures of this bridal and the reviews are barely there on the internet. so of course, i was quite cautious. the reviews that were there however were positive and the collection that they have is not bad so i thought what the hell just try and set appointment. 

i had a medical appointment today and so i decided to slot in a an appointment with them in the evening. i intended to slot in an appointment with another bridal as well as both bridals were located in the same area but after talking on the phone, i decided that this particular was bridal was way out of my budget especially since we will have long hours. they were supposed to call me back to check if they had a slot but they didn’t so i guess it was a sign? 

anyway, otter took leave today as well to accompany me and to discuss about our future with the doctor because of my medical issues. we came earlier than our slotted time and one of the makeup artist discussed with us about the rough itinerary for the nikah and wedding days, showed us their catalogues for gowns and traditional outfits which was to my liking! they were simple yet striking but not to the point of over the top. then we discussed the important issue of price and it was slightly above our budget but not about much considering the number of hours. plus, they didn’t go by hours so the MUA will be there for as long as we want. this was the most important because it was what most bridal packages were based on. basically it fitted what we want without us having to fork out so much. at first i thought i wanted to go back and discuss. when we asked if they had a slot for our date, they said they only had 1 left. i don’t know if this is a marketing strategy but it definitely had a huge influence on me. also because another couple came in like half an hour after us and i was scared they would take that slot so dengan secepatnya i agreed to book the slot. 

insyaAllah. heh actually i am terrible at giving my posts titles so macam paham gitu kasi sappy titles. anyway, let me jot down on what I have been doing to prepare for next year.

We both managed to meet up with one of the bridal vendors to discuss our itinerary, bridal costs and to view their collection. I would say that I was pretty intimidated by the lady boss. I guess it is more of my personality so I knew I wouldn't be able to work with her even though I will work with her mak andams and will see her probably just to settle admin stuff. I wasn't feeling it and looking through the collection, I took a liking at a few of the nikah outfits because I was planning to go for an Arabic style since the otter is planning to wear jubah. Macam two ends of the world meet pulak if I decided to pakai baju kurung and him in jubah kan. I wasn't really feeling the songket collection though. I just feel that songket looks so much nicer when donned with accessories instead of having beads and bling bling glued on it. It just spoils the classiness which is why I love VA's songket outfits. So we finished looking through and left soon after. We will be meeting 2 other bridal services to discuss more possibilities and look through their collection. I am pretty psyched to meet up with the next bridal vendor because she is the one that I have talked about previously. Since she is still building her collection, I don't know if she has songket outfits though but I really hope she does because I would love to have her. I will update more once we have met up.

The otter and I have also sent out our housing loan and now we await for HDB's approval and our queue number. Really hope we could get a good queue number and get the unit we want. 

I have also signed the both of us up for our pre-marriage course. I have heard good reviews, although not many, about it. A few of my friends have also went for it and their review seems positive. I am more concerned with the religious aspect of marriage, besides just learning how to work together etc. 

That is pretty much it. Otherwise, work has been pretty hectic recently and even for the otter, travelling and the hours have been exhausting. InsyaAllah, by the end of the month when he moves to the workplace closer to his home, it will be more bearable. This also means even lesser opportunities to meet on weekdays. I think it won't affect us that much because we usually meet on Saturdays.