Hunting for the wedding colour palette

Dear diary,

While I was thinking on where to start in planning my own wedding, then I notice that choosing the right colour may have a huge influence on the overall look. Ye lah, kalau tak pilih warna tema, macam mana nak pilih baju, hiasan meja dan dewan, cenderamata untuk tetamu, kek, dan lain-lain, as everything stems from the choice of your main colour.

I naturally love pastel colours like pretty pink, lavender orchid, baby blue, mint green, soft yellow and light coral. That's why I chose to wear the combination of soft pink and honeydew green for my engagement dress. I personally think that these colours help to create a romantic air in one occasion, sesuai lah untuk majlis-majlis kawin macam gini kan? hehe.

Simple honey-dew mini kurung with pink, yellow and blue embroids

But at the same time, I always dream for a wedding with all white scheme, from the bridal attire, hall decor, main table decor, flowers to the wedding cake. White really forms an elegant, classic and stylish ambiance am I right? Tapi orang tua-tua mesti tak berapa berkenan especially the grandmothers. Pucat lesi tak berseri depa kata! T__T

There are times when adore deep and rich colour tones so much like blood red, dark purple, electric blue and emerald green in a wedding. They look bold and confident. Tapi tak semua orang sesuai pakai macam tu. I takut nanti I end up jadi mak tiri snow white dalam wedding dress sendiri. Tapi kalau mak tiri cun macam Charlize Theron dalam cerita Snow White and the Huntsman, why not???? hehehe. ;p

Hmm, mesti orang ingat orang perempuan ni cerewet kan? Nak pilih warna tema pun payah. But's that the nature I guess? Once I have the idea on what hues should I opt for, then the rest will be much easier. Cabaran seterusnya mungkin tak semua benda ada dalam warna yang kita pilih. ;O

Love,

the-excited-bride

Precious Touch Bridal :: Give Away Mini Pelamin

Dear diary,

Pengantin dan pelamin memang tak dapat dipisahkan. Walaupun bukan untuk majlis bersanding, I still think pelamin is a must untuk menaikkan seri majlis dan merupakan props yang terbaik untuk photography session. So, bila Precious Touch Bridal buat give away tepat pukul 12am (waktu Australia sebab I ada dekat sini) yang menawarkan  hadiah mini pelamin percuma, takkan nak biar lalu depan mata macam tu je kan??

Selama ni datang lah contest jenis apa pun dalam Facebook tu tapi tak pernah terasa nak join. But not this time around. So, for the first time ever, akhirnya I tertarik hati untuk turut serta dalam contest yang dibuat kat dalam Facebook ni. Mana tau ada rezeki dapat pelamin free untuk majlis sendiri nanti. :)

Apa yang menariknya, PTB tak menyusahkan peserta macam sesetengah contest yang lain yang perlu meraih LIKE yang paling banyak. That type of contest is so not my forte you know! As for this one, you only need to Like, Share, Tag and Comment on the poster, and then you're all done! Easy peasy!

Poster Give Away
Arahan yang jelas dan mudah difahami

Walaupun probability untuk menang adalah sangattttt kecil, tapi apa salahnya kalau cuba kan? Kalau ada rezeki pengantin, senyum lebar lah nanti dengan pelamin free.hehe. Tapi kalau takde rezeki pun takpe, I anggap itu satu cara untuk bantu promosikan perniagaan PTB ni. Mana tau kalau give away kali ni dapat sambutan menggalakkan, pihak PTB akan buat give away baru. hehe. :)

Love,

the-excited-bride

Wedding Venues

Dear diary,

If you question me about how far has the preparation for the big day gone through, I could say only 0.1%. Belum ada satu persiapan pun lagi yang dah dibuat sebenarnya kecuali tempahan dewan untuk majlis resepsi. Walaupun ada lebih kurang sembilan bulan lagi, tapi dengan masa yang bergerak sangat pantas sekarang, pejam celik pejam celik nanti majlis tinggal tak berapa hari je. Umm, I nervous tau! 

Okay, as for the venue, ada dua event utama yang akan diberi keutamaan iaitu Majlis Pernikahan dan Majlis Resepsi. So, untuk kedua-dua majlis ni ada dua tempat yang telah menjadi pilihan iaitu Masjid Bertam Perdana dan Kompleks Sukan MPSP.

Majlis Akad Nikah - Masjid Bertam Perdana

Mula-mula dulu  I macam pernah berangan untuk buat majlis nikah di rumah. Tapi bila fikir-fikir balik, kalau boleh taknak susahkan parents nak siapkan rumah semata-mata untuk my solemnization, so I agree with mom's suggestion to do it at the mosque. 

Tapi rumah my parents dekat kawasan Telok Ayer Tawar, so, kenapa I pilih untuk bernikah dekat Masjid Bertam Perdana, di kawasan Kepala Batas? Bukan ke ada banyak masjid dekat kawasan Telok Ayer Tawar tu? Okay, let me explain.

InsyaAllah nanti lepas berkahwin, I akan duduk di rumah sendiri yang I dah beli di kawasan Bertam, tak jauh dari masjid tu. Maknanya I akan jadi penduduk di situ lah kan? So, afdhal jugak kalau I bernikah di masjid yang berdekatan dengan rumah yang akan diduduki sendiri nanti, ye dak?

Lagipun masjid ni baru sangat siap dibina. Apa salahnya kalau kita sama-sama mengimarahkan masjid baru kan? Cuma insyaAllah nanti I akan cuba pastikan diri sendiri dan tetamu yang hadir dapat mengikuti semua tatacara dan adab yang sesuai untuk menjalankan pernikahan di rumah Allah tu. :)

Masjid Bertam Perdana
[photo courtesy]

Majlis Resepsi - Kompleks Sukan MPSP

After a series of hall hunting (through my mom), insyaAllah majlis resepsi nanti akan dijalankan di sini. Alhamdulillah the booking has been confirmed and kena bayar deposit RM300 upon confirmation. Jumlah sewa dewan untuk sehari I lupa pulak nak tanya mak. hehe.

You know what, two of my childhood best-friends also did their wedding reception over there. Thara (August, 2008) and Nazirah (December, 2011). So I guess mine will complete all three of us celebrating our wedding at the exact same hall. Farah dikecualikan sebab dia dah lama pindah dari Penang. :)

Thara's wedding reception in 2008
Masa ni masing-masing belom kawen. hikhik.

So, when I did a little bit of research about this hall, I bumped into this b2b blog (Rina Hamid) and she made quite a clear review about this place. Thanks Rina for making things easier for me! Okay, now let's check:

Kelebihan:
1) Memang besar gila (boleh muat lebih 1000 orang serentak)
2) Parking banyak gila
3) Boleh ambil caterer luar
4) Ada aircond
5) Surau dan tandas dalam dewan 


Kekurangan:
1)  Dewan terlalu besar (decoration kena pakai banyak untuk tutup kekurangan - jadi mahal kos deco)
2) PA System tak disediakan
3) Kerusi meja kena cari sendiri 
4) Backdrop besar dan tinggi (kos decor naik lagi)
5) Stage tinggi (kena jaga2 untuk yang pakai heel 5inci)

Ha, cukup lengkap kan maklumat yang Rina bagi? So, boleh bayangkan tak rupa dewan tu macam mana? Kalau tak, meh sini nak tolong jelaskan dengan gambar yang I copy juga dari blog Rina. Thanks once again babe! Very much helpful! 

Pandangan dari atas pentas

Pandangan dari pintu masuk

So I guess that's all I could share about the wedding venues. Doakan semuanya berjalan lancar seperti yang dirancangkan ye. Thanks! :)

The history of the couple

Dear diary,

Looks like I forgot to introduce you to the main casts of this wedding journal, didn't I? Tapi kalau tengok title blog pun we can obviously tell siapa bride-to-be and groom-to-be tu kan? hehe. So, meh sini nak perkenal kan, I am the bride-to-be, Amirah, the author of this wedding journal and also the proud fiance of Faizal Amri, the groom-to-be.

We have known each other since more than 10 years ago in MRSM Beseri, high school lovebirds I could say. We officially became an item on 9th July 2003, and we seriosly very much in love with each other eversince. If I could describe what love at the first sight means, I am proud to tell that, he's the one who has caught mine. ;)

So after 8 years of being in a serious relationship, we decided to move on to the next level, the engagement! So on 31st December 2011, we were declared as Fiancé and Fiancée in a small but meaningful family and relatives event. Now that we are 6 months engaged, Alhamdulillah, terima kasih Ya Allah kerana memudahkan semua urusan kami.

The day we got engaged
31st December 2011

After a careful arrangement, the wedding date has now been set. InsyaAllah, we are going to tie the knot on 30th March, 2013, 282 days from now. So mark the date in your calendar yea! :)

Love,

the-excited-bride

My wedding journal starts today

Dear diary,

Now that the wedding is coming in less than 10 months time, I think it is neither too early nor too late for me to start a wedding journal. This will be my bride's diary that might also serves as a reference to other brides-to-be.

I am going to put everything about my upcoming big day in here and also note down all suggestions from relatives and friends who already went through this wonderful journey. Hopefully this will help me to plan my wedding in a proper way despite the fact that I am way too far from my home-country and also my beloved fiance. 

I guess I started to feel the excitement planning my own wedding already. So, wait for more updates about the preparations, the pre-wedding, the wedding day, the post-wedding and the life after marriage of course. :)

Love,

the-excited-bride