just another wedding-related weekend

Remember my mat and I already planned  to settle several wedding-related tasks on Saturday? 

We ended up completing only three tasks over a period of 12 hours: 

(1) sent my sisters' kain for nikah reception to my tailor;

(2) finalize the dinner reception guest list and assign their seat numbers;

(3) firm up our itinerary - it's not ready to be finalized though, because we want to run through it with our main vendors and our orang orang kuat first. Mana tau ada details that we might have missed.

Ah, well. Three completed tasks are better than none, right?

Kita lagi boleh sempat pergi majlis orang kahwin in between okay. Hehe.

The wedding that we went to last Saturday was held at Warung In The East - very cosy air-conditioned venue perfect for smaller receptions. It's located on the ground floor so it's easy to spot when guests drive pass + elderly guests and guests in wheelchairs don't have to worry about having to naik turun tangga or having to wait for lifts to transport them up and down. We drove to the location though, so I'm not sure how accessible the venue is via public transport.

The air-conditioned part of the venue was packed when we reached so we went to the non-air conditioned area outside to have our meal. Didn't sweat as much as I expected, probably because the non-conditioned area outside is shaded. Yay for that! 

The only thing that spoiled the experience a teeny weeny bit: There was a school event going on at the nearby field and they had speakers blaring louder than the sound system for the wedding - we were distracted by the event and didn't really concentrate on the music and announcements inside haha. (To be fair, I don't think this would be an issue if there wasn't any school event on that day!)

For a more thorough review on Warung In The East from a pengantin's point of view, you can read it here (written by a ex-bride who used the restaurant as her wedding venue)

Food by Doulath Catering

Food was decent - the rice and ayam masak merah was not to my preference but tasted just fine, the sweet and sour fish might have been better if it was hot... I liked the daging rendang the most! The rempah very nice and the meat was sooooo tender!!! In fact I think theirs is one of the tenderest I've ever tried at majlis orang kahwin seh! Hur hur. I super liked their kuih muih too... the ones I tried semua sedap! There were roti kirai and mee soto stations as well but didn't try them out.

Their buffet line presentation was pretty good by the way - very simple, neat and had proper food labels. There was always someone behind the buffet line who wiped up kuah yang tertumpah and made sure food was constantly topped up. Heard their package prices are one of the more affordable ones in the market so I guess if you want something affordable and fuss-free, they're a catering company you can consider.

Decor by Wedding Meets Design 

I've mentioned Wedding Meets Design before here! I was informed by one of their partners that they've started offering chiavari chairs in-house so if you want to save yourself the hassle of engaging decor company and chiavari chair supplier separately, you might want to consider their decor services! The decor they did that day was very nice and elegant - I especially liked the lace parasols which they used as part of the decor... tapi lupa pulak nak ambik gambar! Aiseymen.

Anyway! Berbalek kepada my preparations for my own wedding ye.

After my mat left my place at around 11pm on Saturday, he did some more work on our itinerary sampai 3 in the morning (aku adelah laze around watching Alcatraz sampai 3 pagi hahaha) and I am proud to say that he has done a fantastic job!!! Aku sungguh suka and very bangga okay with his attention to detail. Thank you for taking charge over the itinerary and making it even better, bb!!!

He improved it even further the next day (Sunday) and before korang accuse me of not contributing my part for the planning, I spent my Sunday afternoon trying to finish up our wedding website okay. Didn't get to finish it up (maybe because I was distracted by CSI and Running Man episodes hahaha) but I think I should be able to get everything up and running before the end of this week? 

It's not as snazzy or cool as the website I mentioned here but we'll have to make do with our current one, given my limited tech skills and zilch website design background (My mamat jangan cakap ah, everytime he uses the computer, I can't help but chuckle and call him Grandpa.)

Sneaky peeky of the webby! (Sorry, tiba tiba rasa macam nak jadi irritating hahaha)

Can't wait to get this over and done with so I can concentrate on other tasks. 

By the way, did your well-meaning married friends tell you your wedding to-do list will beranak pinak nearer to your wedding? Our well-meaning married friends did, and guess what? BETUL LAH SIAK.

trashin' good times

Y'all must have known from previous entries that we had our photoshoot last weekend!!!

It was super hot and super humid on our photoshoot day but I guess hot and humid is better than raining like a mother father gentleman, kan?! We were pretty lucky the wind at our location was very strong though... cuma downsides: my hair decided to misbehave and main angin so I had hair in my face + hair claws in some of the shots -___-

But wind or no wind, my hair was a whole goddamn mess on that day lah okay!!! You see, I thought it'd be nice to curl my hair for the photoshoot so Nani came over with her Pro Babyliss 30-roller hairsetter to help me set my hair before Dyana came to make me up.

Unfortunately for me, the curls died a very quick death and I suspect it's because the curls weren't set in the curlers long enough (not enough time!!!) + the humidity got to the curls. Urgh. I ended up with limp lifeless hair by the time we reached the location because my hair was freaking heavy and stiff because of the hairspray + I didn't wash my hair that morning because curling unwashed hair is supposed to help maintain the curls better.

HAIZ. Whaaaaat is it with me and hair ah??? Remember I didn't really fancy my hair during my engagement??? BAH. I hope I'm not permanently cursed with bad hair days during special occasions or something because I need my hair to behave on my wedding day okay!!!!! Should have stuck to my natural hair for the photoshoot lor... especially now that it's recovering from its thinning problem (which I blogged about here).

Eh tak sia sia okay I spent $200 on the whole set of Phyto products... my hair (head?) is fuller now and my scalp is not showing as much yay yay (Had help from Avalon Thickening Shampoo to thicken my hair initially, but that product has been discontinued for sale in Singapore boohoo) Downsides of using the Phyto products so far:

(1) my hair doesn't smell awesome after a wash because the Phyto shampoo takde floral smell or what (more like a mild... clinical smell?); and

(2) my hair is much drier than it originally was.

But it's alright, it's okay, baybeh! I'd rather have dry thick hair than thinning hair yang sampai nampak scalp, please. Lesser than two evils ma.

Aaanyway, now that I dah get my frustration about my rambut off my chest, I nak sharing sharing a few behind-the-scene pictures! :D

And yes this is the dress! The dress! Heh.

Actually kan, the inspiration for my dress was this lah kan: 

 Suka sangat! ♥ ♥ ♥

My angan angan was to sew colourful netting under the skirt but it turned out to be quite the challenge because the material of the dress wasn't compatible for such additions :( So I scrapped the idea and told my mum to just fix the bulkiness of the dress. Seriously bulky tahap biadab okay ini dress when it first arrived at my doorstep!!! Suspect kuat ini baju untuk pakai during winter ah actually. So many layers sak!

Can't say I particularly love the dress in the end but I thought the dress looked and felt slightly better than when I first received it after my mum did her absolute best to fix it lah. (Kaulah ratu hatiku, Ibu!) And it turned out pretty cute in the end, yes? Hur hur.

Oh, after much consideration, I also scrapped the idea of having something in my hair! (Blogged about it here and here) Thought my eye make-up was dramatic enough and my dress was "loud" enough so I didn't want to over-accessorize. Takut nampak overbearing pulak! And what with the issue of my maha fail hair segala..........

And that's our awesome photographer Zakaria Zainal doing his ~thang~! 

He was sitting and squatting and lying and walking and standing all over the place to try and get the best light and the best shot okay! Can really see how professional and knowledgeable he is bila bab bab ambik gambar ni semua, and he seems to be a really fast worker!!! I received a few shots ala ala sneak peek gitu via Facebook message the day after the photoshoot and really can't wait to see the rest. 

I look like a bloated whale with greasy hair claws in some of the shots actually but I don't really give a rat's ass because the quality and surroundings very cantik and we look ridiculously happy :D (Well, that's because my mamat couldn't stop goofing around like the annoying bugger that he is and I kept bursting into fits of laughter)

 

Oh, I ordered the super gorgeous rainbow cake from @farahhaffandi on Instagram, by the way! Tasted as gorgeous as it looks - stuffed myself so much, I could have puked rainbows for days. If you're interested to order - or even just to ogle - her gorgeous cake creations, follow her on Instagram please!!! I love her cakes so much, I'm going to dedicate a quarter of this blog entry to show you all her cake creations haha:

Sooooo cantik cantik belaka kan?! Simple and cantik, I very suka.

Her flavours pun always sound so sedap and interesting tau! Even before I can finish saying the names of her cakes, halfway my mulut dah banjir with my air liur seh.

Okay. So. Anyway. Where was I before I talked about air liur banjir..........

Oh yes, the photoshoot. 

We spent about 2 hours plus posing and smiling to the camera until my joints and the corners of my mouth ached. Baru senyum sekejap dah rasa penat! I cannot imagine betapa seksanya nak senyum for few hours straight during our wedding day nanti zomg. Can I choose not to smile on the pelamin and say I'm the silent brooding type of pengantin or something?! O_O

Oh, then the last 45 minutes was spent... THRASHING EACH OTHER! WOOP WOOP.

 

Nak kiss my mamat many many for letting me get one of my teenagehood dreams!!!

Yes, I was so mentel, one of my teenagehood dreams was to have a Trash The Dress bridal photoshoot hahahahaha. (Blogged about Trash The Dress photoshoots here and here) Eh I have another one okay, and it was to have a wedding dress that is not white lol (Well, based on my discussion with the good people of Ishq by Nora Zee, I should be able to realize this other dream as well :P)

Oh, we received some comments from friends saying we look "macam Conjuring" but my mat and I have no idea what that means because we are both segan of horror movies and obviously did not watch the movie. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Anyway, the whole experience was really really really fun but super duper exhausting at the same time!!! One thing I've learnt from our Trash The Dress photoshoot experience:

(1) Photoshoots are mahatron megatron cybertron EXHAUSTING

Oh holy yes, they are! We only photographed for slightly more than 3 hours, wore only 1 outfit and we were already shagged out of OUR MINDS. Cannot imagine how exhausting it must be for couples who opt for 10 million outfit changes and kena photographed for longer hours!!!!! Satu tabik marathon gua kasi sama lu.

(2) Photoshoots takes a whole damn lot of effort and sweat

All those bright, happy photoshoot pictures we see online? Looks easy, looks breezy, but it seriously takes a whole damn lot of effort and sweat. And by a whole damn lot, I mean a whole damn lot of effort and sweat. Especially the sweat. Oh ho ho sooo much sweat.

Kan dalam gambar you'll see the couple posing and grinning away like chirpy energetic idiots and all kan??? But the sweatshop horror that goes on at the back of their necks and their temples and their scalps and their thighs and their freaking armpits... YOU HAVE NO IDEA, MY FRIEND.

(Okay fine, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, because couples who have their photoshoots in air-conditioned locations or during colder weather might not have this issue. BUT WE DID. BECAUSE IT WAS ~BURNING~ when we were out for ours okay)

Effort comes from having to search for and prepare all the necessary props and outfits and miscellaneous stuff prior to the photoshoot and also from having to angkut all your barang barang props while trying to maintain your baju and your hair on the day itself.

(3) It is NO fun when coloured powder gets into your eyes hahahahaha

I think I must have looked like an ikan siakap out of water menggelabah looking for water to wash the powder out of my eyes. Thank God we had enough sense to bring one whole balang of water along for the photoshoot!

Also, rip off your fake eyelashes if you're wearing any before a Trash The Dress photoshoot that involves coloured powder!!! Because the powder will get trapped on your falsies and when you least expect it, the powder will come tumbling down into your eye especially after you blink. NI AMARAN PENTING OKAY GUYS!!!

(4) Cleaning up after a Trash The Dress photoshoot is NO FUN AT ALL

Okay lah, this one expected lah eh. We didn't want to step into the car with our dirtied clothes - obviously - so we had to dust off the powder and change into clean clothes before stepping into the car.

I already preempted that there won't be any nearby washrooms that we can tumpang so I brought along a kain batik to use as a cover while I change. Tapi that part masih okay ah, masih boleh manage ah. It's the damn staining that happens after you dust the powder off tu yang buat songsang!!! Nak try wash off with the water that we brought along pun menyeksa seh so I gave up. After I reached home that night baru I scrubbed myself silly just to get the colour staining off.

(5) Do not schedule a photoshoot during your period / nearing your period. 

My period was due any day after my photoshoot and I felt bloated and achy and ridiculously thirsty thoroughout the shoot! But luckily I wasn't feeling super cranky sampai boleh turn into Hulk (HULK NO TRASH! HULK SMASH!) + my mat kept me very happy and entertained throughout the photoshoot so tak terbawak bawak sangat ah. Heh.

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Before I end this post I'd just like to give all my love and thanks to my bridemaids for layaning my requests for opinions and recommendations on our Whatsapp chat group prior to this photoshoot... and a super giant special thanks to the awesome power couple Sham and Aisyah who agreed to help us with the photoshoot at the very last minute!!!!! 

We didn't enlist anyone for help initially because we thought we could manage, but then realized we needed some help at the last minute so Sham and Aisyah stepped in and played their roles perfectly, even though it was a Sunday and they could have rested before the work week started. My gratitude is maha tremendous, guys. 

Also want to give my thanks to Nad, who is the straw to my berry (hahaha), for letting us crash her place after the photoshoot to wash up and have our overdue dinner which we grabbed from Simpang!!! (The guys stepped out to tapao the food because I was in no state to step out in public - my face, arms and legs were stained green so technically I almost did turn into a Hulk in the end ah hahaha)

And now I'm left with one and a half working days before I get to meet all my bridesmaids and see what the hell they have up their sleeves!!! It feels really discomforting not knowing what the plans are for my bachelorette party (because I'm usually the one leading preparations when it comes to planning parties for my friends!) but I know I can trust on these girls to give all of us a really good time. 

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Well, Nad did send me a text message last night asking whether I wanted a... urmmm, halal or haram party ah hahahahaha. 

I guess we're good as long as I don't end up looking like this by the end of the night?

of promos, paper flowers and pretty things in general

Oooh all you lucky people who are looking for tiffany chairs to rent for your reception!

Vynella Weddings & Events is currently running a promotion for white tiffany chairs (also known as chivari chairs) and it's at $5 per chair only okay!!! Pretty damn cheap if you ask me - I think the usual price for tiffany chairs from vendors is usually about $7 to $10 per chair + $5 per chair is even cheaper than the $6 per chair promo that my mat and I are paying for our reception okay. This price includes delivery, collection, set-up costs, transport costs and cushions segala (available colours for cushions are white, ivory and chocolate) so you don't have to worry about hidden costs or what.

And if you nak one shot one kill, Vynella Weddings & Events even provides favours / doorgifts as well as photobooth services for as low as $250! This is much lower than the usual rate for photobooths that usually start from $350 onwards. Oh oh oh, they also have card design and printing services tau! On top of that, dorang ada card handling services somemore - kalau you malas want to go through the whole ordeal of writing your guests' names and addresses on the envelopes, you can pay them a fee to get the names on individual envelopes and then send the invites out on your behalf in the fastest and safest way possible... no worries babe, semua pasti ditanggung beres.

Sooooo if you're interested to grab this promo, you can catch their very nice owner Ella at their Facebook account or email vynella@hotmail.sg to confirm your booking. But cepat cepat buat decision and cepat cepat buat booking okay, this promo ends on 31st July 2013 which is a month away from now? Applicable for events throughout 2013 and 2014 lah (subject to availability) tapi kalau nak book, mesti by 31st July 2013 tau.

Oh, can I also selit and gush over Woodleigh Park's paper flower project that I first blogged about here?????!!!

Now this is the most recent maha gorgeous mintak ampun paper flower project executed by Woodleigh Park (in collaboration with Jentayu Gallery):

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Jambu tahap Nora Danish ke ape sak ni?!???!!!

I am so so so glad Nani requested Woodleigh Park (then known as Facelift Design) to do paper flowers for her bridal room decor because it looks like it has led to more gorgeous paper flower works!!! I still remember dying a million happy deaths inside when I saw Nani's bridal room for the first time two nights before her wedding and I never stopped obsessing over Facelift Design / Woodleigh Park's works thereafter.  Okay come, I'll just post one gambar of her bedroom decor here for gushing purposes okay:

CAAAAANNNNNTTTTTEEEKKKKKKKKKKK KANNNNNN <3

Happy sigh. Really benci the fact that Facelift Design has discontinued their bridal room services! I know I've mentioned that before but I will mention it again and again because I still haven't gotten it okay >:(

Anyway, since we're on the topic of cantek things and I'm in a gushing mood, can I also gush over how gorgeous Shazana and Fazli's wedding held last month is???!!!

Fazli+Shazana | Wedding Highlights from Diziq Vidz motion pictures on Vimeo.

If you're interested to hold a wedding as gorgeous as this, you can consider engaging the following vendors:

Bridal Attires: Syomir Izwa
Bridal Make-up: Joy Tan of The Style Atelier Singapore

Videography & Photography: Diziq Vidz Motion Pictures

Deco: Decorama Wedding and Services
Catering: Doulath Wedding Decor
Fresh Floral Bouquet & Corsage Bouquet: Woodleigh Park
Venue: The Joyden Hall At Iluma 

(And yes, this is the same Shazana who very kindly reviewed on The Joyden Hall here.)

*HAPPY SIGH*

Congratulations once again on your mega beautiful union, Shaz!!! Like I said, I really cannot point out which parts are my favourites, man. (Oh, and congratulations for getting featured in Berita Minggu today haha! Was pleasantly surprised to see you on the cover of Berita Minggu (no less) - picked up a copy because Nat (whose wedding I blogged about here and can be seen here and here) posted on Instagram about the Berita Minggu article featuring herself and her husband Azmin but lo and behold, I saw you in the article as well hahaha looks like it's been a terribly wonderful year for you babe :D)

bollywood love story

Navin Aur Lya Ki Love Story - The Proposal from CST SINGAPORE on Vimeo.

I remember going home one day to my baby sister yakking excitedly about her ITE lecturer's wedding music video... only for me to find out that it was the same video that I watched on CST Singapore's Facebook on the way back home from office. Fantastic wedding music video, yes????? This just takes "semangat" to a whole new level, man.

The story about this Bollywood-inspired wedding music video here.

around the country in nine hours... or so (part I)

Nine hours, nine expressways, fifteen locations, ten gallon of sweat and more than $50 worth of petrol later... we can haz our choice outdoor photoshoot locations!

Will update about our super duper jauh-merantau-dan-mengembara journey all over Singapore to find suitable locations for our outdoor photoshoot session once I have all the pictures ready. Syukur Alhamdullilah for clearer skies when we set off on our recce sessions! Such a fruitful weekend, it was.

But for now I'm going to rest my back like the old creaky woman that I am. Bye.

ace the place

When my dua pupu Fadzillah (who is getting married 6 weeks away from me) told me she finally booked a venue called Ace The Place for her wedding, I was, like "FUH. Kencang pe name" hahahahaha

I knew she's been looking for a spacious air-conditioned venue (that is located on the 1st level and allows onsite cooking... allows onsite cooking ok!!!) for her combined reception so this is the perfect venue for her. I remember I had some emails asking about venues in the North side but since I cannot track all of the emails, I'll just post a picture here, and you all you all yang find this venue worth a go, can consider it okeh!

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This venue with a kencang name is actually a new CC in Woodlands that's been open for only two, three months... which means everything looks new and feels new! So if you're interested and have $3000++ to spare for venue, contact information here yo.

But if this is not your thing, then you can read this entry by Raihan and Sofia listing down possible venues for Singaporean Malay weddings, if you're looking alternative venues other than than the usual void deck, multi-purpose halls and community centres!

P.S. I remember reading her entry on this venue here and thinking "I'm so holding my wedding there!!!!!!!" but yes, as we all know, mak bapak will cakap stuff like "Ni tempat ape ni" "Senang ke orang decor and orang catering masuk" "Senang tak tetamu nak datang" "Senang tak orang tua nak datang" "Leceh lah nak buat kat tempat macam gini" HOOOMAIIIGOD takpe lah, kita buat kat Bedok je lah eh, you all jangan banyak songeh.

a review on joyden hall

Reblogged from Feeling Feeling Kawin:

"After spilling my venue woes, one of the suggestions that came from you BTBs (thank you!) was The Joyden Hall, located at Bugis+. And while we were on the topic, in a rather timely manner, Shazana (who turned out to be my fellow marriage prep course attendee — small world!), swooped in and very kindly provided a detailed review of her Joyden Hall wedding, that took place on the 11th of May 2013.

While I think the venue might be a tad too big for my own wedding, I’ve extracted her comment so that anyone looking to hold their wedding there can locate her review more easily. It does sound like the perfect venue for a combined wedding!

Shazana’s review of The Joyden Hall:

I just had my wedding reception at Joyden Hall (on Saturday 11 May 2013). And the venue was so perfect and suited us exactly. The main hall was spacious, the stage big enough, excellent overhead projection screen, the air conditioning just right, the atrium wide enough to accommodate guests who want to mingle over cocktails, the outdoor rooftop garden was so pretty, great lighting and sound system, 2 private rooms for prayers and for the older guests to rest, attached kitchen which our Malay wedding caterer could use for washing up and heating food and the best part for me: THE CHANGING ROOM.

Because the hall is designed for theatre events, the changing room was first rate: good air conditioning, full wall to wall mirror, perfect lighting, comfortable seats, 3 cubicles (for toilets within the changing room), wash sink right next to the make up table and a row of cupboards to hang clothes. The design was so thoughtful, my make up artist was so happy! My husband and 3 friends who helped him dress could fit in comfortably along with my make up artist and my bridesmaid and I. I could change dresses in any one of the 3 the cubicles with ample privacy!

Yes the management is unfortunately pretty slow to reply to emails but that’s because they get a lot of inquiries. But they are extremely professional and the technician and ground manager who assisted us throughout the event went above and beyond their duties to make our wedding a success. In fact, everyone at Joyden Hall was on the ball for our event. They made it a huge success.

Joyden Hall is love. We were so so happy.

All our 1,600 guests were comfortable and no one had trouble finding the place since it’s close to the train station. Plus there was ample parking. And haha no one had a problem wearing baju kurung to a shopping mall. It’s our traditional dress and we look good in it. In fact, my guests attracted a lot of admiring glances from the other mall goers. If they are embarrassed though, they can take the lift directly from the basement carpark or Level 1 up to Level 7 where the hall is. They won’t be bumping into the masses that way.

Price wise, the rate is $6,900 for a half day event plus $500 weekend surcharge. $2,000 for security deposit excluding tables ($25 per table) and chairs ($3.50 per chair) and a levy fee of $5 per head for external caterer and refundable security deposit of $1,500."

(Source: Feeling Feeling Kawin)

For those of you who might be looking for a spaaacious air-conditioned venue in the Central area for Malay weddings! And congratulations once again on your very lovely wedding, Shaz! Super love your outfits (Syomir Izwa!!!) and your corsage bouquet (by the faaabulous Woodleigh Park woohoo!) and your outdoor photoshoot at the Eiffel Tower is mad mad mad amazing!!! Mad love.

I actually had a fleeting thought of switching to Joyden Hall if our issue with our existing venue doesn't turn out so well - I pass by the promotional wall on Joyden Hall everytime I'm on my way to work because I work near Bugis+, previously known as Iluma...

... but with this review, it planted that thought well and deep into my head. Unfortunately, a non-refundable deposit of S$2500 is at stake here and it will be very very very painful to deal with the heartache of losing $2500 because of someone else's incompetence and unsatisfactory service. A few hundred dollars maybe we can still stomach but $2500?!!!!! Boleh bayar catering untuk 178 pax more seh gitu :/

I have to admit I've been sitting on our venue issue and delaying action since my last post, partly because I hate the fact that I'm forced to deal with an issue caused by someone(s) incompetence + partly because I want to calm myself down first before dealing with it head-on. Tak manis you know buat kerja macam lembu jantan yang tengah marah haha. Plus! My mat and I wanted to gather and "arm" ourselves with as much information as possible, thus the previous post. Nak pergi perang must have enough ammunition wei! Haha. 

Thank you to everyone who emailed their experiences and well wishes, by the way! I am truly, truly touched by the help and concern received and want to reassure those who have booked Singapore Silat Federation - as long as you're handled by one of their female staff named Asiah (and another male staff named Kamal, I think), it is fine and there is no cause for worry. It is just our bad luck to have our booking managed by someone else who has been giving us less than satisfactory answers, despite our best efforts to screen through our options (My mamat and I ran ACRA searches before we booked Singapore Silat Federation ok.)

Ok, time to write in to the CEO and President of Singapore Silat Federation fellas!

to veil or to turband

Remember an entry last year when I was fretting over what hairdo to have for my engagement and mentioned that my sister gave me a fab idea which I really liked but decided not to use because it might be too young and too casual for a formal engagement?

It suddenly struck me that I can use that idea of hers for my outdoor photoshoot instead!!!

And since I haven't mentioned what exactly my sister's idea for my engagement hairdo was - it's actually this pretty little thing called turband! Ok lah, this bendealah turband has been around for a few years already lah but it's a classic piece that will tahan for decades okay! Plus I really like the idea of wearing a turband for my outdoor photoshoot!!!

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I quite like the lace ones but nanti macam pakai lace undies kat kepala pulak eh HAHA

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Ok, I am ridiculously obsessed with this idea now!!!!! 

(Eh even Justin Bieber digs the look ok ha ha ha ha ha.)

And I know just the person to go to for turbands in Singapore!!! Gypsied!!! Wooooohoo! But of course there's a huge collection on Etsy as well lah, tinggal search for "turband" and I'll have thousands of turband possibilities in my hands.

I'm not sure if turbands work for full-figured women with round faces, though. Even if I lose weight in time for the photoshoot, I'll still have my round-shaped muka cheeseburger to worry about. Hmmm. Maybe I'll do a trial at home and see how it looks on me - if it makes me look like a lemang then I'll probably just settle for a simple hair bow or a single flower by the side of my head instead.

Orrrrr I can stick to the veil and bow idea that I researched on last two weeks?!

EH MACAM MANA NI?! I got one kepala only, which one to pakai ni?!?!?!

Should I pakai the veil and bow during the first half of the photoshoot pastu tukar to turband during the second half??? Should I wear the veil for photoshoot and wear turband for something else like Raya visiting instead??? (Oh ho ho I can just hear the makcik pakcik gripe with a "ishhh pakai tudung, tak nak" haha) Or should I make my mat wear the veil whereas I wear the turband instead???!!! Hahahahaha.

OH, OR SHOULD I COMBINE BOTH

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Haiiiii why am I making myself go through this kind of decision-making process ni.