Wedding Invites for AD Selection & Car Deco_Flower Bouquet (19-9-09)

Early in the morning, I woke up to prepare because today, we’ve got a lot of things to do since 7th month is over!
This is the time to start preparing for the Actual Day Wedding too!
Gosh…

Ok, so first thing, we went to Yitai Hotstamping to confirm and order our AD wedding invitations. It only took us about half hr in there and the girl told us she’ll send us the soft copy template next Thursday afterwhich, if we confirm to print, then she’ll go ahead.
We were told that we’ve to tie the gold strings to the cards/inserts ourselves! Haa… think gotta engage help of others to do! ^^

"Cards, Cards on the wall, Who's the prettiest of them all?"After the printing company trip, we headed to BBC to choose my AD bouquet, car deco and also to see the photos layout.
Turns out that the layout is very sweet and colourful… :)

Didn’t manage to get the soft copies that day for both the edited and unedited (extra photos we bought) though. Told Kim that I’ll collect them on next Thurs when I collect my ROM gown instead.
Xiaofen also told me that she’ll be adding a string of blingblings to the peach ROM gown.. haha..hope it turns out nice… ^^

I've shortlisted 2 bouquets.. This one below and the 2nd pic below... Which is nicer??
Cast your votes and let me know, ok?? *Turning into a Bridezilla!* :p

Before we left for Orchard, we dropped by at Suntec's Travel Fare and guess who I saw? haha... Tay Ping Hui... Macho handsome guy! *drools*

After the selection, we went to Orchard’s Takashimaya to buy sweet wedding card. My intention was to use the card for the guests to sign. While browsing the many nice cards, I saw a very nice Prince & Princess Pop-up card and being the Princess-fanatic, I decided to buy it to add to the deco for the reception table. Hahaha.. so ended up, I bought 2 cards.

So the cards are settled and then we went to the basement and saw that there’s the mooncakes sale with many vendors! We ‘snaked’ in with the crowd and went around sampling different mooncakes. HAhaha… I find myself loving durians mooncakes this year!! And also the yam/pumpkin flavor mooncakes!! Alright..let me go dig out the pricelist/pictures before I post them here again…

Having our dinner at Watami Japanese Casual Restaurant
BB with my drink again!!! Mango Lemonade...*slurp slurp*

Photo Selection Day @ Moments Studio (2-8-09)

Finally, the day of the photo-selection for the wedding album came!
Out appointment with Moments Studio was 3pm and I remembered we were there on time but we didn't realise that our photo-selection would take so long...hahaa... and we ended up spending exactly 5 hours there!

We had to choose 30 pictures (a.k.a. poses) from the 300+ pictures. Woah... not an easy task ya.. BB and I were quite determined to only select 30 pics for the album and not topup any pages or pics unless we really really really like the pictures. So we created different folders in their pc and separate those "Chosen" ones from the rest.

I was not exactly happy with the service provided by Moments, probably due to 3 major factors:-
1) Was kinda 'pissed off' with their optical mouse which keeps turning off by itself. Sigh..later Kim who served us told us that it's actually running low on battery and they don't have spare batts!! So in the end, they had to take out the rechargable batts from the keyboard to charge for 30 mins before replacing the low batt mouse with them. Afterwhich, we are not able to create new folders in the pc as there's no batt for the keyboard. Sigh... (not a big issue though)

2) We were told by Kim that if we want additional full page picture Or Pose, they'll charge us S$85 per picture/pose. I then asked her how much will the soft copies (unedited) cost? And she said S$15 per photo.
She tried to come up with a package for us (she didnt hard-sell), i.e. we can choose another 40-45 pics (cant really rem what's the number already) to make it into another album. That means we'll have 2 albums in total and we need to topup S$2880. *faint* Nah.. there's no way we're going to fork out so much money for that!

So after we've selected our 30 pics for our album, we chosen another 30 more, working our sums based on $15 per pc.
After we've chosen the extra 30, BB asked her again how much would the extra 30 soft copies be. This time round, we were shocked! when she said S$20 per piece! WTH... how can she anyhow raise up the price?!!!
So we rebutted that it was supposed to be $15! Then she did abit of calculations before she agreed to that price. Yuckz.... hate this!

3) Then she told us that since we have 30 poses for the album, she'll arrange for the album layout design to be 20 pages. I was like "HUH? how can it be 20 pages??!! I don't remember seeing 20 pages indicated on my receipt/contract!" But I didn't say a word because I forgot to bring my receipt along that day.

When I got home, I quickly searched for the receipt and was THRILLED and yet ANGRY to see that it was written 28 pages (30 poses). And furthermore, since I didnt do any MTM gowns, I get another 2 pages/2 poses free.

Sooo.... yesterday 4-8-09, I called up Jenny and was referred to "Shuqin" of Moments Studio which I later found out that she is actually Kim herself. I told her my issues and she did a check and returned to inform me that in this case, I can either opt for 30 pages (30 poses) OR 28 pages (32 poses).
I chose the first one instead since they're able to do their own design layout for me and also I feel that I'd rather pay for a full page photo rather than 2 photos in 1 page kind of thing.

Ya..so those 3 issues are the turn-offs for me with Bliss Bridal Creations's photostudio.

Just also realised from ah hui that her bridal studio offered her ALL non-selected photos (unedited) for FREE!!! OMG.....on top of that, she'll still be getting her selected photos(edited) in soft copies too.. sighz... why can't BBC do the same too since they won't need those photos??!!
Otherwise, why can't they just let the remaining photos go to the couple at a very low price, say... $50????

Anyway..that aside.. we finally managed to take a group photo with Steven and Lihua! hehe..
Isn't Steven handsome for his age? hehee..
Lihua is also pretty!

Photoshoot Day 17-7-09

I have finally finished my photoshoot last Friday 17-7-09!
That day, BB and I arrived at Marina Square and had our breakfast at Mac at 8am.. We left for Bliss Bridal shop at 9am because I thought our appointment was 9am.
When we reached the place, it was in darkness! I then realised I have remembered the timing wrongly as it was supposed to be 930am instead. hee... so we went to the Coffeeclub downstairs and sat there to wait for them.

Yumyum...my Big Breakfast...hee...

see...not opened yet...we're the 1st customers of the day!!

930am sharp: The photoshoot studio opened shop on time and Lihua and Xinyan were already there. One bride was also already sitting there. Lihua is a very nice, pretty and chirpy lady and she asked me to go loo first afterwhich she started to do the makeup for me while the groom just sits and wait for his turn.. :p

me with this cute 'stick-on' ribbon, while Lihua's busy finding makeup for me..heehe..

My 1st Indoor Evening gown look.. =) sweet pink

BB's 1st look to match me! *pink cravat*

About 1015am: Steven arrived and he talked to us about the photoshoot venues and photography styles that we wanted afterwhich, he then went to prepare the studio setup. He's also a very friendly man who knows how to crack jokes. We hit it off with him pretty well and I know we are in good hands as he has many years of photography experience (abt 10 yrs of wedding photography experience at least + in the middle of which he also took on commercial photoshoots for a few yrs).

My 2nd look - Actual Day Evening Gown

BB with dark maroon cravat to match mine too

My 3rd look - Princessy Wedding Gown

I felt like a model that day because time is precious and I have 5 indoor gowns to shoot. haha.. and I gotta change my outfit and hairdo fast. I took pics of all my gowns and hairdo EXCEPT..... my Actual Day Wedding Gown and Outdoor Day Gown!!! SOBSOBSOB..... because we're in a rush and BB forgot to take for me.... Nvm lor... you all will get to see them when the photoalbum is ready :)

Me with 5th look (Indoor)...omitted 4th look as it was the Actual Day Wedding Gown look

415pm: We got ready to go out for our Outdoor shoot. It was a cloudy day and it was not raining and so we're quite lucky..hehe.. and we 'zoomed' around in a Mercedes car with a chatty driver. haa...

First stop: St. Andrews' Cathedral

While shooting there, one lorry van drove past us and the passenger at the passenger's seat leaned his whole head out and shouted "CONGRATS!!!" so loudly, that I returned his surprised sudden greeting with a huge wave of my flower bouquet. hahaa... Then he leaned out again and waved happily back. (*^o^)

Then there was also an indian (foreign) lady who requested to take a photo of BB and I..hee...

BB's outdoor Day look..haha...he purposely chose a bow tie.. *faint*

2nd stop: Hort Park

This is my 1st time there at the hub and it was a really nice experience! I LOVE the greenery there and as it was not sunny, Steven said that this brings out the colors of the greenery even better! He showed us previews of our shots too and it was very nice.. hee..

I also like the shots at the spiral staircase...very very nice...and also romantic. :)

It was about 615pm when we ended our shoots at Hort Park and I then changed into my own evening gown which I brought along for the shoot. hee.. SO in fact, I have 7 change of gowns for that day!!

Hort Park has this baby changing room big enough for u to change your gowns and there's a big mirror outside, so it's very good!

Last stop: Clarke Quay

We had our night shoot at Clarke Quay and we were very much in time to capture the beautiful sunset nightsky with hinges of orange, purple and pink and blue... :)

Our night shots are mostly "COOL" styles, i.e. no smile...ahhaa... act cool lor... hopefully I don't turn out fierce... *lol*

About 745pm, we ended our shoot for the day and headed back to the studio.

Overall, it was a very nice experience and not as hectic and tiring as I thought it would be.

Me with my own 7th gown - Cheongsum style mermaid gown that can also be worn as a tube gown instead of the 'cheong-sum collar' hehe..This pic is taken after our photoshoot when we were back at the studio..

Just remember brides, to bring along 1 pair of slippers (which I wore the whole day because the gown practically covers our legs and can't be seen!! hehe.. and also it makes walking so much easier! I only changed into my black lace heels during night shoots when it revealed my legs..hee..)

Also bring 1 water bottle with straw, tissue papers, blotters too.

Other than that, nothing else to bring except yourselves and props (if any). heeheh..

For guys, just bring along your shirts (of diff colors which u think may be able to match the bride's gown) and shoes. The rest of the things like vest, tie,jackets etc are all provided by the shop!! I didn't know about this so I 'forced' BB to buy 1 silver tie as backup..hahaha....but he brought along 5 diff shirts to match me lor... =p

For brides, accessories wise are all taken care of by the shop. Just bring your heels and slippers will do.
And actually, if you're wearing covered-toe shoes, it's not necessary to do pedicure for your feet!! Otherwise, it's just a waste of money as really... you won't be able to see much of your toes anyway.
I regretted abit for doing pedicure..hahaa... my $20 just flew away for pedicure..:p

At least for manicure (which I did French manicure), there's some closeup shots of my hands..hahaha...

Hope the above info helps you all!!

See..my manicured hand...*sorry, if u look closer, I had 'destroyed' part of it due to my violence during the photoshoot.. (>_<)

Final gown fitting 12-7-09

I had my final gown fitting on last Sunday. And I'm allowed to take pictures of all my gowns..haha.. so here they are.. :)

My Actual Day Wedding Gown =) hmm... They had a veil to cover the bling bling belt temporarily for now as a protection..cos they're scared that the blings crystals will drop off..haha...

Back View of my Actual Day Wedding Gown

My Actual Day Evening Gown

My Actual Day Evening Gown (Back View)

My Halter-neck Indoor Photoshoot Wedding Gown

Back View of the Halter-neck Gown

2nd Indoor Photoshoot Flowery Wedding Gown (I love this sweet gown..hee..)

My Outdoor Photoshoot Gown (hmm..looks abit plain without the belt...)

Here's the version with the belt...haha..This is the silver belt..but I requested for a baby pink BIG LONG ribbon belt already...hee....but I didn't take any pics of the pink belt *pity..:(* At the same time, as I can't decide which color belt I may want to use..I also requested to take a dull green and this silver belt out with me for the photoshoot..haha...

The 6th light sweet pink evening gown for indoor photoshoot.. I initially choose this as my AD evevning gown..but later, I changed to the dark maroon one due to advices from friends and family =)
Okie...here's the ROM one which I WANTED SOOOOO MUCH!!!!! It's so nice.... BUT BUT BUT.... *sadz...* someone has already taken this gown for her ROM which is 1 day before mine... :(:( sobz....

Sooo..... I decided to choose this peach pink gown instead... sorry... the lighting didn't really show the gown's true color..hee....
Anyway, the gown has in fact a pretty long train..but Jenny told me that it can actually be 'shorten' (shown in this pic) by clipping the extra train to the back of the waist area (hidden with clips) hahaha...

After the fitting, we had a snack at Secret Recipe... here's BB with a BlackForest Cake..

I...think I ordered a Chocolate Strawberry cake (can't really remember the name...) hee...

3rd Gown Fitting @ Bliss Bridal Creations (9-7-09)

I called up my bridal shop to make a last minute appointment to re-choose my photoshoot gowns as I wasn't very satisfied with 2 of the gowns I've chosen especially the plunging neckline one. hee..

So last week on Thursday 9-July-09, I was attended by Jenny instead of Xiaofen (as she's busy with another couple). I told Jenny about my 'concerns' and 'ideas' of the gowns and she readily took out several gowns for me to try. I can't really remember how many gowns (mostly evening) I've tried..but it's definitely more than 7 gowns. haha...

I also managed to select a very nice evening gown, mermaid style and this will replace my previous confirmed pink evening gown. hahaha...

All in all, I will have the following gowns from Bliss Bridal Creations:-

AD & Photoshoot
1) Princess Bling Wedding Gown (Actual Day)
2) Deep Maroon Mermaid Evening Gown (Actual Day)
3) White Princess Gown with Lace Hem (Outdoor Photoshoot)
4) Halter V-Neck Gown with black beads, pearls and crystals (Indoor Photoshoot)
5) Sweet Princess Gown with flower organza (Indoor Photoshoot)
6) Light Pink Evening Gown (Indoor Photoshoot)
7) Kua (Actual Day)

ROM
1) Peach Pink Bubble Dress with big pink flower organza

Now..I have to start thinking of my photoshoot venues..hee...

2nd Gown fitting and DIY Roses 19-4-09

Yesterday, BB and I went for our 2nd gown fitting with ah hui. ^_^ Sorry ah hui to trouble u again and spend like 4 hours there seeing me doing the fashion runway show. =p

Finally, I have decided and chosen all my outfits and I've also confirmed with Xiaofen today regarding my actual day gown. hehe...
In total, I will be taking 1 AD gown, 1 AD Evening Gown, 1 Kua (for AD), 1 Outdoor Day Gown, 1 Outdoor EG (which is a long red cheong kind of gown) and 2 Indoor Photoshoot gowns. I decided to do away with those cheesy traditional costumes eg. victorian/korean/japanese kinds because I feel these types can be taken anytime at any makeover shops and better still, rent these from Costumes shops. *lol*

It's a pity that Bliss Bridal have very limited slim-cut aka mermaid cut EGs.. sigh... They only have 1 red, 1 champagne, 1 light pink and 1 greenish gold embroidered cheongsum mermaid cut outdoor EG for me to choose from. *double sigh* They say they have other mermaid cut gowns but they are all for indoor photoshoot. I wanted a slim-cut gown for outdoor because I've choosen THE CHINA CLUB @ Capital Tower as one of my outdoor venue for evening photoshoot, as I'd like to have a kind of Oriental feel to the wedding album.
Have sent the restaurant an email and awaiting them to reply me with regards to the use of their venue.

Basically, I'm thinking of a mix of Western style + Asian style fusion kind of wedding photography album.
Western style venue, I'm thinking of either going The White Rabbit @ Demphesy Rd or Hort Park @ Alexandra.
Asian style venue, which is The China Club @ Capital Tower.
I also hope to be able to capture a sunset shot at either Clarke Quay or some nice place which I've yet to think of. :( I want to have a photo of a "SUNKIST" --> Couple kissing shot with sunset as the background....
I think I shall discuss with the photographer when the date for photoshoot draws nearer. ^_^

Oki..talking about photoshoot, I need to re-choose my PS again as my AD gown is to be used for some model fashion show on the day of my previously arranged PS. arrghhhh.... Only left with dates in July le...

Alright, anyway, today, I have the whole lot of free time chilling at home and so I decided to start my hands-on on the DIY Roses for ROM. *hahaha*

*Sneak Peek at the ROM gown which I wanted very much ... BUT!!! alas.. BBC 'lied' to me cos the other time when I told them I wanted this gown, they said they're able to lend it to me but during my 1st fitting in end Mar, they forgot to reserve this for me. And so when I told them I wanted this gown yesterday during 2nd fitting, they told me this has been taken by another ROM couple for their 26 Sept ROM.. sobs sobs... luckily I found another...though I still prefer this one...(T_T)

Okie, for DIY roses, to start off, you need the following:
1) Nice Soft Wrapping paper which You need to cut into abt 2 inches width of straps. Alternatively, you can use ribbons.
2) Scotch-Tape/Double sided tape
3) Scissors
4) Chopsticks as the 'stem" haha ..I'm trying to be an eco-friendly girl!! So I 'couped' chopsticks from foodstalls when I eat out..hahaa....Ssshhh..dont let the stall owners know..:p

Taa-daa! The completed Pink Rose.. Is it nice? :p I think I still need to modify abit..have to buy green poster colors to dye the stem and some green ribbons to make the leaves :p

1st Gown Fitting @ Bliss Bridal Creations on 28 Mar 09

Last Saturday, me went for my 1st appointment for selection of gowns with BB and ah hui.

Our apptmt was supposed to be 3pm, however there were like...4 other couples there too..goodness...and only 2 fitting rooms..

So ah hui and I just sat there waiting for my turn. While waiting, this lady I think by the name of Jenny came to attend to us and asked me to select bouquets for AD first lor. She gave me an album..many many bouquets to choose from so it made our selection hard too..ahhaha.. cos I'm not even sure which to select.

*People are like that -- if too little, they complain selection too few. If too many, they also complain and say very hard to choose.. hahahah *

She also helped me to select a date for my photoshoot which we had fixed it on 27 Jun Sat (9.30am). Actually, the whole of June's slot is full as they say usually June's slot are taken up by teachers as they are having their vacation period. Anyway, my final fitting of the gowns is set on 20 Jun (Sat 2pm).haa.. so no need to take leave...

I also asked her if I can remove one item ,i.e they provide their PG FOC for me on my AD, but I need to pay $50/roll when I develop my photos that time. Jenny said she's not sure and had to call Ruby up to clarify with me. After some negotiations wif Ruby jie, I told her I had won a Signoria Photography package worth $3000 but exclude rental of gowns & makeup, I asked her if I can remove my that item and changed it to rental of gown FOC. She discussed with her boss - Diana, and in the end, she said ok but I need to pay $80 (*^_^*) which is still a good deal because renting a bridal gown outside costs probably $300-400.

Ruby also tried to help me find a makeup artist but cos the MUA didnt pick up the fone and she also had to go down to 1st level to continue with her sales, so she asked me to ring her at a later time. ^_^ *helpful of her*

Oki, so I only managed to start going into the fitting room at 430pm to put on gowns! I was attended by Xiaofen. The 1st gown she gave me was quite nice (hands up for BB and ah hui too). However, the next few AD gowns are not that nice already...Xiaofen also said usually brides don't wear pure white gown for AD except those ang mohs cos of our skin color... hmm... wonder how true...

Then I went on to select my evening gown..I told her I like Pink and Blue colors...so the 1st gown she picked for me is royal blue...The color is very nice as it makes me stand out (XF said it's cos of my fair complexion).. I then tried 2 types of pink -- peach pink and light pink.. Both are very nice..but BB like the latter better cos it makes me look sweet like a princess.. hahaha....

*Dilemma again!!* By this time, Ah hui already left after she saw me in the 1st gown cos YJ came to pick her up.

Argghh.... so I have 2 colors to decide now...

Next, XF got me an off-white gown for the outdoor photoshoot. It's also very nice again..ahhaha...and she said can even further complement the design by adding a detachable silk ribbon (I can choose color).. ^_^

The 2nd gown I tried was not nice due to the 2 straps on the shoulder..

The 3rd gown is white in color and this is also very nice again...aaahhh....but abit on the heavy side...hehe... so end up, I selected the 1st gown again.

After I'm done with my selection, it's BB's turn. Guys are so easy..only took 15 mins to select!! wahwhawhahaw.... cos they can choose only off-white or black jacket. hahaha...

I wanted a silverish-grey jacket for the night but XF seems like don't understand me (cos think she dont understand english).... so I think I will ask again on 18 Apr (Sat) when I'm going down again to choose again with ah hui and BB.

This time round, I can let ah hui see and get her comments.

haha..If xixi and Hebe are free, they are also welcome to view too!

Goodness, after the whole thing ended, I realised that I only took about 3 hrs to choose ALL my gowns! So I'm abit puzzled..how some girls in the forum said they took the whole day (early noon to night) there... hmmm... or is it I'm too fast liao..hahaha...

Nvm, I'll take my own time to choose again this coming 18 April. hee.. :p

We had Fish & Co for dinner @ Suntec that night. Forgotten that that day is Earth Day.. so 830pm to 930pm, most part of Singapore will be off-ing their lights to participate in a campaign to save the earth.

So we had a 'romantic' dinner under the candle-lights..hahhaa....

Seafood Platter for BB