I’m going to ttrryyy to upload more photos. Have not gotten the officially edited photos by my long time friend, Jiaming, and so I decided to do some editing myself first. Hehe. Thanks to my sisters and cousin, Ernest, I also managed to have a different angle of things as well! So this is going to be a mixture of the photos from them as well! Looking back, the whole solemnisation feels like a dream. A fairytale come true. Hope you enjoy the photos!

I actually love this shot alot. Heeee. Because most of the photos did not capture a close up of my make up, which I really wanted to see!

I think my dear looks very handsome here! Hehehe! I’m so in love with him!

This side view is nice too! Because my bao face is not visible here =X

Saying our wedding vows together. I like the looking into the eyes, at that moment.

Captured by Ernest, I love how the colours play against the background!

Our look of amazement/bliss upon the announcement of our new status!

This moment captured is perfect! Thanks Ernest!

No yum seng. Will be leaving that for the actual banquet. We had an elegant “cheers” three times instead.

This was a candid shot by my sister; I love how natural we looked. We were actualy walking about for our photoshoot.

This was also captured by my sister. I actually prefer this to the frontal shot.

Experimenting during the photoshoot!

Tada! My hubby is a strong man!

This is a photo series concept by Jiaming! Rather funny! Of course I made dear do all the poses. Haha!Taken by my sister too! Not my dear lah ok! Hahaha! 

1 January 2011

Our special date, the new year beckons a new beginning. We are excited! Theme being The Little Mermaid, so everything from the mermaid cut gown, to the tiffany blue coloured cake and cupcake wedding favours, to the sea shells scattered everywhere, and not forgetting The Little Mermaid’s jigsaw puzzle and the sand unity set! I’m most satisfied with our decorations, which we painstakingly went around Singapore to find, and despite the poor quality of the video taken by my sister, the experience was once in a lifetime!

We started out early in the morning and checked in before rushing to decorate the respective areas. We had very helpful assistance from the hotel and although there was some screw up at the florist side, the whole programme flowed very smoothly!

It is a surreal feeling; marching in along the poolside, being aware of the next big step that we were about to take! And I was the only one who teared! Tsk tsk. My new hubby refused to succumb. Haha! We had our cousin, Winston, to thank for his wonderful emcee service. We had previously met up with him to discuss for a few hours. It paid off! We had the usual solemnisation, and my regret is not telling dear to kiss longer on the lips to capture a nicer shot, but ahh whatever, it’s over! We also had a special ceremony called the pouring of sand into our unity sand set, inviting first the mothers, then the groom and bride individually, before the newly wedded couple pour together, symbolising their union into one! A beautiful masterpiece!

The reception thereafter was great too! Nicely decorated, and the cake was ok, could have been better, but the colour was right and the cupcakes were too cute to be eaten. Had our champange popping, some lines spoken wrongly, ejecting laughter from the crowd, and phototaking session, before rounding off with a short photoshoot around the hotel and airport.

I think, it is important to stay composed but demanding on the day itself. Make sure everything goes according to your liking; where should this be placed, what oustanding things have to be done, etc. Be absolutely clear what you want and make sure you give clear instructions and remind the helpers constantly. Also, be sure to engage at least friends or professionals who are good photographers and videographers. I missed out on the latter, and now have a poor quality video. It is kind of a pity, because the photos can not capture all emotions every second.

The following is a sneak preview into our pretty set up depicting The Little Mermaid/the ocean theme!

And some photos of us!

More to come! Slowly painfully selecting and editing the photos!

What was originally designated as our potential date for the customary wedding has instead become our official filing date for the notice of marriage! 🙂

Counting down to 1 January 2011.

What an afternoon! I had a long two hours trying on a few gowns for our ROM! Poor dear only had 10 minutes for his jacket, because, unfortunately, there are only those few suits to try on. I guess that is why guys are not as excited as the brides-to-be. Lol!

To divulge a lil, I’ve not chosen a short ROM dress. I find it too boring, and considering the fact that people cannot believe a young looking girl like me is getting married, I’ve decided to get a more mature looking and elegant dress! I don’t have pictures taken, wish I had, so that at least my family can get a glimpse of the gown! 😦

The changing process was rather fun albeit tiring. Tried on a few gowns, and some were too tight! OMG. Had to trouble the people there to help me zip up. Felt so bare and naked doing that. Hahaha. I hope I get to try on more for the photoshoots and wedding dinner. The selection for ROM is too little, or rather, the wedding coordinators chose the gowns for me to try. So, basically, I’ve no idea what range of gowns they have, really. What a pity!

Swee