and so, after solemnisation, was to change a hair-do, to prepare for the actual dinner!!
our banquet room - simpor junior ballroom
there were a number of decorations themes to choose from, and we chose the golden and red theme. from the table cloth, seats covers, platings to the march-in music and 1st course fan-fare music, we get to choose and select from a range of selections. for wedding favors, we took the letter openers and pens. most decent looking among the many others like locks, luggage tags etc.
the menu. mum was kidda worried w the food portion and taste, but in the end, it turned out quite well from her feedbacks. heng ah.
the sisters and brothers, all ready @ the reception
and one hiccup, cuz we had 2 guest-books, but in the end, only 1 was filled up, the other was empty cuz i think it wasnt being laid on the table. urgh. and the many colorful pens which i bought were not used, cuz apparently, the pens could not write on the paper material on the guest book. urrrghh again. lucky still got the golden markers and pens.
@ the reception. initially i was still pondering if i should appear at the reception, or should i only appear at the grand entrance during the 1st march-in. but then, think about it, reception was the only time when i could have the time to talk to the guests. and c'mon, the guests took their time off to come and send you the congratulations, how can you as the host not be there during the reception? so.. much as i wanted to remain mysterious and not appear until only the last min, i still appeared lahh. lol.
and then.... waiting for the grand entrance! hahah. quite funny actually, cuz looking down the ballrooms aisle, there were other couples at other ballrooms waiting for their entrance too. lol.
and while we were waiting excitedly outside, our emcees were busy with their roles inside
and then the moment.. =)
honestly when the doors opened, i practically could see nothing except for the path in front of us. din expect it to be soooo pitch dark lah. and it really were the
pple who were standing right in front whom i can see. cant see those behind at all.
the cake-cutting ceremony
cheerz!
and shortly after, it was time to change for our 2nd march in! cheong ahhhh!
and that were us, waiting outside again, and peeping at the morning hi-lights done by our bridal shop. we din get a chance to watch it before hand, the guests really get to watch them 1st hand.
the second march in!
one thing which i did not realised until the actual day arrived ie. the gowns really cannot be too long!! my gowns were a little too long, so during the march-in, i had to keep holding on to them so that i would not stepped on them. as a result, i was restrained from waving to my guests.
the champagn popping!
the champagn pouring
the 'jiao-bei-jiu'
yummmmmmm sengggggg!!!!
and then the giving of speech. and yes, i did rehearse my speech way way before the wedding day. cuz i dont wanna end up not knowing what to say or cry like mad during my speech. so i made sure i was super ready for the speech.
photo-takings!
and 1 thing which i also kidda regret ie. changing into the kua too early. i was very gun chong in changing to the kua that day, kept worrying that there will not be enough time for me change. so right after the round tables photo-takings, i immediately went to change to qua. actually many photos were taken for the white gown and kua during the day already. i really should have taken more pics with the purple gown instead.
and i was really glad ah kang was there throughout. hehehhehe
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and lastly, the guests send-off
and some of the pics which were taken by the photo-booth which we engaged. the deal was quite good actually, personalised border, wordings, unlimited prints and hardcopies, and we get to get back all the softcopies. the softcopies are also uploaded at their facebook - lifesparks photography. the coordinator whom i had been liasing with had been very accomodating too. but i thought the staff they sent that day abit un-smiley, especially the ladies who were in charge of printing out the photos, if i remb correctly.
my MUA and photographer
actually the photo-booth was really something extra only lah. come to think about it, we should have saved the money and just made my photographer worked more, isint it? since it's all in the package already, should have just asked him to keep taking pics for us.
but nowadays, photo-booths are like a 'must-have' during weddings. good to have lah, let the guests have something to do during the reception. but my guests v ke-qi, in the end took only about 150+ pics only. since unlimited prints, should have just kept taking.
ok, and so that's about all for the wedding day - from morning, solemnisation, to night. both hubb and i agreed that it was a super fun day and if time could rewind, we dont mind going through that day all over again!!
glad not much hiccups and things went along the way we wanted it. also very happy that most of our guests did turn up as agreed. it was soo good to have all our loved ones there to witness and bless our union.
and so, sooo much planning and money spending just for that day. and now, another chapter of our lives is unveiling...
P.R.E.G.N.A.N.C.Y
will definitely share more in the upcoming posts.
