Sit Down Meal vs Buffet Meal for Reception

Advantages of the sit down meal:

• If you want your reception to be formal and elegant, the sit down meal may be the better bet. Picky guests are more likely to be impressed.
• Your guests don't have to work for their food! This is especially helpful to elderly guests and guests with small children.
• You don't have to worry about running out of food.
• Guests don't have to worry as much about making a mess on their nice clothing.

Advantages of the buffet meal:

• If you want your reception to be more casual and laid back, a buffet might be the better bet. Guests are more likely to feel comfortable.
• Buffets are usually less expensive than sit down dinners. There's no wait staff to pay, and the food is often cheaper.
• You can offer your guests a variety of food options. People enjoy having a bounty of food to choose from.
• Buffets encourage mingling. They force people to get up from their table, at least once!  

I want all my guess to be perfectly comfortable in my humble wedding reception so I pick buffet instead of sit down. By then my guests would have opportunity to get know each other, share thoughts, gossips, and free to mingle around mana tau terjumpa jodoh kat sana ke kan ;p  Plus, some of my schoolmates are also uni-mates with my officemates. Get what I mean? By buffet then they can walk across table to table, and chat, chat, and chat.  I want my wedding to be filled with lots of  fun, joy, and laughters.

I want a simple and least formal so that everyone can do whatever they like and not feeling awkward about it. I want relatives and friends from every level to come and feel comfortable and awkward-less.  I want a fun, fun, and fun reception that filled with joy and laughters. There, I said it again. I want.....

Bachelor vs Bachelorette

Note: Entry yang  sangat useless & tak informative  langsung


So yesterday we had our party :))

Fiance went to PD for his bachelor get away,

While me on the other hand went to karok for my so called bachelorette cum reunion cum gossip updates :D

Man, we're suppose to have it at Genting but then...dikhuatiri darah i terlalu manis..hampa :|

Sib baik tetap best! We were like so crazy, meroyan sana sini that for sure jejaka yang tengok confirm tammo buat bini.
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Ala dah nak kawen dah...
tapi tetap nak join korang berjimba ramba lagi walaupun status mak buyong masa tu

i don't care! tau..tau..tau...

Theme of Que Rafael

Nota: Que kem salam from Mekah & katanye akan kembali ngan idea baru sumber ilham dari dok depan kaabah..Jeng!!!  Ewah ewah ewah...noks, u memang kena bagi i souvenir from Mekah jadi tukang pass mesej u ni..uishhh

For those who were asking, hantaran decors by Que is RM 150 per dulang, with fresh flowers and dulang yang kakinye meletop and also alas dulang from french lace, jahit sendiri uols! That alas dulang comes brand new every time he received requests for hantaran decors.

Pelamin for tunang or nikah, starts from RM 1,200

No worries, Que tak berkira. Uols boleh pujuk-pujuk, puji-puji and mintak discount sampai level yang sangat tak sangka Que boleh baik hati camtu skali..hahahaa...especially bila dia baru balik from umrah ni. haaa..cepat mintak discount!

Que tak baca ni kot. Kalau baca pun dia tak marah kot sebab i lap u kan Que?

All pics are from Theme of Que Rafael itself.

Bouquet: Update!! Update!!!

Weeee! Exam is finally over. Now I can get back on track with the wedd preps.

I've been asking around, blog hopped, and found Pure Seed for my bouquets. Oh sangat jatuh chenta, and pricey pun cunney. Plus, the do delivery too! I never been to their shop before, and not even ever. We only had discussions via email and then, I immediately fell in love and melt my heart. Yes, Sueanne Sunshine had her bouquet here.

More bouquets from Pure Seed that I heart so much! Cuma off from my theme je, kalau ikut hati, semua pun nak! But hey, they do arrangements according to your preference!

Heart that calla lily! For my bertandang, perhaps? I want..I want! 

But how long can calla lilies withstand our temperature, humidity, and air moisture content?

Tukang buat hantaran ku off for umrah. Que, I doakan yang baik-baik untuk you. Semoga you buat hantaran weols cantik-cantik dengan harga yang murah, berkat I doakan you kat sana (^,^)v

Pameran Pengantin at Ampang Point, anyone?

p/s ~ my hips don't lie, and it's really dah kecik! yayyy!!!

So long, and good night!

Met my degree lecturers today. Had a really great time with them!
I am so gonna miss the talks...huuuuuu........




I miss my youth...

Especially when I hadn't had a sleep for 2 days in a row..
One more paper to go, then good night!

How did he proposed?

Fiance was working out of town, so we sang a lot of Leaving on the Jet Plane. And off he went, for 2 years :| Then we only communicate through YM and of course my phone bills cost me a bomb! RM 1k per month..Ya, ya...boleh down payment rumah sebijik kalau kumpul 2 tahun.

So yes, 1.5 years later, during his Aidilfitri holidays, he popped the question right when he got off the plane, when he landed on the motherland. Just like in the song. And when he came back, he brought along my wedding ring :) Just like in the song.  Even though some of his romantic plans tak menjadi, it was just beautiful in every way. It was a perfect imperfections that I always adore till my last breath :)

Ok, enough of this. Nanti I nanges..kan cengeng! hahaha...

How did he proposed to you? I'm sure you have your beautiful stories to treasure the memories :D

Anyhow, I found this very cute proposal. OMG, kalau I sure dah pengsan. Either kemaluan (oppps!), or keterujaan..hahhahaaa!

Enjoy!

Dia lebih tahu

It was mid of March. Pelik tapi benar, April ni lack of bookings. Apa aku dah tak laku kah? kurang glamer ke mak ni? huuuu...Tapi May onwards galmer la pulak.


Hari ini.  Oooo..Patut la aku free giler April. Sebab April ni gua patah kaki beb. Tade transport nak gi umah pengantin. Kalaulah gua pack ngan bookings bulan ni, camno nak travel tueeeee???


Ya, Dia sememangnya Maha Mengetahui.


Selamat hari Jumaat :)

Maid of Honor, here are your tasks..

Dalam kesibukan melayan concussion from incident berdarah manis the other day, terlupa pulak I nak story mory the cause of accident, that is when I was on my way to makeup and also jadi pengapit esok harinya to my dearest best friend.

Wow..I guess that was the last of me being a MOH. Lepas ni jadi bini orang suda :|

Share gambar sket :)

Satu lagi...

Opppss! Saje je nak tunjuk gatal..hiks!

Here are some tips of being pengapit, to my best knowledge:

1) Bridesmaid @ Maid of honour @ pengapit, you are there to serve the bride. So be a slave. Always be there when needed. So if the bride assigned MOH to collect bouquet from Kajang to Sungai Buloh ke on the wedding day itself, assign someone else. Bridesmaid yang lain takpe, tapi jangan MOH. Jangan tiru 27 dresses.

2) Know the groom, know the bride's family, especially makcik-makcik tulang belakang majlis tu.

3) Know the best man as well. Haruslah ada chemistry antara kamu berdua so that bila mengapit kat pelamin tu tadela muka korang berdua cam laki bini bergaduh pulak.  At least nanti bolehlah buat eye contact, signal mintak tolong pass kan ape ke kan. Biarlah nampak mesra 1 Malaysia je semua yang kat pelamin tu. Mana tau kot melekat jodoh ke..Oppppss!

4) Dalam purse kamu mesti ada pen, IC pengantin, tissue, lip gloss, powder puff, small perfume.

5) Sediakan tissue banyak banyak during the nikah ceremony. For sure pengantin akan leleh punye. If not, then boleh berkhidmat untuk mak pengantin pulak sebab for sure mak pengantin mesti touching nye. Kalau kamu cengeng macam saya, sile guna untuk diri sendiri.

6) If possible, request a powder puff with some powder on the puff from the mak andam. Powder tu haruslah yang mak andam pakai untuk makeup pengantin tadi. Kalau mak andam tak nak bagi, kamu beli powder puff satu awal-awal, then masa big day tu kamu mintak mak andam dap sket powder on the puff. Get what I mean? Tujuan: untuk touch up pengantin. Jangan selet.  Just dap je if pengantin complain berpeluh or you nampak muka dia dah berminyak especially at the T-zone and sometimes at the cheek bone.

7) Jangan pakai heels berinci tebal. Pengapit, kamu kena berdiri memanjang nanti cramp camne? Tak cun la pengapit berdiri sebelah kaki je. Don't wear strap shoes as well especially if the wedding buat kat rumah nanti susah kamu nak sarung kasut. Pengapit tak pakai kasut dalam rumah ye, pengantin je yang ada pengecualian.

8) Masa berarak, pegang payung tinggi sikit and make sure kamu tak tersangkut tengkolok pengantin lelaki. Try pegang so that payung kamu sama level dengan payung yang dipegang oleh pengapit lelaki.

9) Make sure pengantin perempuan diri sebelah mana with the groom. Walaupun ni tugas makcik makcik, tapi kadang-kadang depa pun terlupa jugak. Confirm kan balik nak diri sebelah mana awal sikit ye.

10) Jangan kipas pengantin laju sangat. Kipas tu untuk hiasan semata, takde cooler function pun. Kipas bawah dari paras muka, otherwise akan block muka pengantin untuk video and ganbar serta tatapan umum juga. Tak cantik la nanti ada gangguan kat muka kamu kan..

11) MOH, especially MOH. Watch out bila time merenjis. Ni agak crucial juga. Always clear kan tangan pengantin yang penuh dengan bunga rampai tu after perenjis salam and pusing untuk turun pelamin. Jangan clear off depan dia, kecik hati kang.

12) After merenjis, masa pengantin tunduk and salam cium tangan perenjis, aware sikit and angkat sikit veil dia before dia bangun and duduk tegak balik. Jangan sampai pengantin terduduk kat veil, nanti tiara senget.

13) Suruh orang lain yang bagi bunga telur untuk merenjis. Tangan kamu dah penuh dah, tak dan nye nak hulur bunga telur pulak.

14) Ensure ada orang or caterer to serve pengantin kat meja makan. Kalau takde, kamu la kena take over. Masa pengantin makan adalah masa untuk kamu menjamah makanan. Jamah je tau. Jangan makan banyak sangat, nanti bila pengantin habis makan kamu masih melantak lagi. Aiiissshh...

15) Hand bouquet, always kamu yang pegang. Jangan pass to someone else. Nanti pass sana pass sini, tup tup tengok budak-budak perempuan yang baru nak naik tengah sibuk bergambar dengan bouquet tu.

16) Now turn for cake cutting ceremony. Ensure awal sikit yang pisau, plate, and fork dah ada kat situ. And bila pengantin potong cake, if kamu nampak dia ada sedikit kesulitan di situ kekok nak letak cake ke piring ke, MOH come to the rescue. Tolong letakkan, tapi jangan pulak tolong suapkan. Tu the groom punye task.

17) Pengantin dah sudah makan, dah potong cake. Now masa untuk kamu toch up lip gloss nye. Masa touch up, suruh dia senyum and tengok kot ada food yang terselit celah gigi nya.

18) Selalu remind dia untuk senyum.

19) Please makeup, but please, please, please, don't overshadow pengantin. Hari besar kamu akan tiba, but not that day ok.

20) Finally, keep the bride sane during the wedding itself!



To future brides, if you find the tips useful, kindly remid your MOH ye...

To MOH saye, if you're reading this, nanti i bagi you a complete supply ye :D

updated:

Siapa yang confuse bila nak bagi hand bouquet kat MOH angkat tangan???

Ok, after pengantin berarak, naik atas pelamin, settle down, catch their breath for few minutes, senyum sebab masa ni camera akan bertumpu pada mereka, pegang bouquet kamu kemas-kemas ye. MOH, please remind pengantin untuk senyum.

Agak-agak dah cukup nafas and nak start merenjis dah, MOH bend sket, hulur alas tangan ke pengantin untuk diletak atas lap dia, and then MOH sendiri juga yang mintak bunga tu from pengantin. Pastu taula syok dapat bunga tapi jangan pegang lama-lama ok. Letak kat bawah, kalau boleh sorokkan sket dari pandangan orang especially pengantin sebab kamu letak bouquet mahal dia kat bawah je. Pastu mulakan la aksi mengipas anda!

All the best! :)


To beautiful brides, banyak dah MOH berkorban untuk kamu. Sponsor la baju satu!

Darah Manis

It was a great weekend..


Had diarrhea on Friday, thanks to nasi kerabu pasar malam....



Off to Beranang on Saturday morning for a makeup job. It was a beautiful nikah ceremony. Then went home to have some rest at 2pm before off to Beranang again at 4.30pm for majlis berinai pulak.



Waited for fiance to accompany me, since the job is quite far kan. And for sure I'll be driving home late at night since makeup orang berinai ni confirm sampai rumah at 1 am je the earliest. Furthermore need to sit for wastewater exam lagi on Sunday morning (really early morning) then shoot to Beranang again, this time makeup job for reception pula.


It was a beautiful Saturday. I really need to leave at 4.30 pm by the latest. Waited for fiance till 5pm. Still no sign of him. I called and fiance is still at his house. Overslept katanya. No time to loose, no time to wait so I leave by myself. Will meet fiance at Beranang je instead. Perhaps he can drive home with me at that night.


My mind was at somewhere else, for sure. I just don't know what happened and can't even remember a thing. All that I can recall, I only saw a gray-silver myvi car in front of me at a very close distance. I hit the brake paddle, but unfortunately it's just too late. Bammm!! I heard the scary crash. At a glance, something hard hit my face.


I felt so cold. My face was so warm. I can't feel my nose. Eh boleh ke? I felt my lips are swelling on the right side. I can't feel my hands and feet. I opened my eyes slowly and I saw my airbags came out from the dashboard. Oh kat steering pun ada juga. Then I know what had hit me. I was blank. Totally blank. Then I saw smokes coming out from my dashboard and celah mana lagi tah dia keluar. My feet still on the brake paddle, yet my car is still moving. So I pulled the hand brake. Dejavu. A few days earlier my mom had a dream and saw a vision, exactly like this, with the smokes and so on.Only that she can't see which car involves and the victim as well.


Coming back from my unconsciousness, with the smokes all around, I tried to get out from the car. Ciss the door got stuck. I can't find my shoes, but to hell with the shoes la. So I pushed the door again, but still no luck. In my haert, I pray please don't let me die in a fire. With all my strength, I pushed and kicked the door really hard, and I managed to get out. I crawled out of the car with bare footed.


Oh teringat my handphone. So I came back to the car and took my phone and my handbag. Biase la, time camni la ada orang ambik kesempatan kan..precaution purpose. I called mom, and told her not to panic. I guess I wasn't panic as well since dah dapat vision kan. Waited for my Abah. Mom, and fiance to come. Masa tu of course lah ulat-ulat dah sampai dulu. So I just berpura-pura blur and panic jela. Still bare footed, I crossed the road and went to see the other myvi. Saw a few Chinese lady. Asked whether or not they are ok. Alhamdulillah, selamat semuanya. Their car was crashed at the back, back window totally broken. Glasses all over the place. Said my apology, and off they went for a police report.


Man, I need a car and need to be at Beranang by 6, the latest. It was 5.30 then. Where's my parents? Need to switch car with them..


You know, of all things, ni la yang paling i takut sebenarnye. Takut that something happened and obstruct on my way to a client's house.


Alhamdulillah, 10 minutes later parents arrived. Followed by fiance 5 mints later. Oh beloved brother pun datang all the way from Shah Alam. So there it goes. My car was towed away...


Dearest myV, I sedih la you camni. You tak pernah accident kan..Suddenly you got injured this way. I sedih tengok you sedih.


Alhamdulillah, selamat pun samapi at Beranang by 6.30pm. Sempat juga makeup pengantin. Then baru I notice my injuries. More to internally actually.  But then belum sempat lagi buat check up.


Moral of the story, please be extra careful especially when you have earlier vision of what will or about to happen.

Thank you, fiance. Accompany me all the way to everywhere I go.



Exam on Sunday morning was sucks! Yela, my fingers swell and bruise, how do you expect me to hold a pen?


Dear Allah, please let me make it through 6th of June.


Amiin.