Sound Test @ Villa Halia (21-9-09)

Went Halia to test the sound systems with bro- Johnathon & his gf (Kelly) in the morning.

Then went over to Tampines to meet BB.
While waiting for him, I shopped again!!! And bought a light grey top at Mulana selling at $19.90 . hahaa… wanted to continue shopping but BB then reached.

We went to Sea-horse to take a look at the pillows and sofa.
We ended up buying/ordering the Memory pillows (abt $19.50 each, Usual price: $79) and also the long sofa which BB’s mom quite liked ($949.50, usual price:$2399). Not sure why they slashed down the price by so much but it could also be part of their sales tactics. Hahaa… but it sure feels good to imagine ourselves getting a good deal. Hahah.So the delivery date is scheduled to be on 17 Oct. *hooray*

After the visit to Sea-Horse, we went to Serta to finalise some details with the sales-girl. We managed to bargain for 1 more sheep! Hahaha…

So.. our bed details would be: Missouri King sized bed Bedframe = S$3449
Free gifts: 2 pillows (+ 1 more free pillow from free lucky dip, so total 3 pillows), 2 mattress protectors, 2 sheeps plushies, and 1 bed bench .

Then in the evening, we also managed to find one cupboard that’s suitable to put my bags + extra clothes beside the main wardrobe! *Yippeee**

Discussion @ Villa Halia 8-8-09

Today, I decided to gather all the jiemeis at Villa Halia to let them have a view of how my ROM venue feels and looks like. BB was late that day, so I was the one who did the liaising with Elizabeth that day.

Liz was surprised to see me with a whole gang of girls and she joked that she felt “threatened”. Hahaa… Anway, we also learnt that she’s getting married in October and though she said she’s very busy these days, she managed to book all her vendors during the ‘dry run’ she had at the Villa Halia wedding showcase. Hahaa… But her vendors are quite on the high side, eg. She booked Clarence Lee as her makeup artist wor!

Just when the discussion was about to end, BB turned up. He was sweating all over
(p.s: He can’t find the bus at Orchard MRT that goes to Botanic Gdns..and so he ended up walking all the way there…hahaa…)

Liz then showed us the way to the Bandstand which she said she’d also be taking her vows there.
We took some pics before we disbanded and BB & I headed to Bedok to look at curtains with his mom.


We ended up shortlisting 1 vendor but we didn’t buy that day as the man would drop by at BB’s place the next day to measure and discuss on the quotation again.
I decided to take more photos of the scrapbook that I've bought..hee... quite excited about this scrapbook album....^_^

The different layout samples shown on this over-view. :)

More layouts samples...
Here's the deco thingys...many more inside that pack...

See.... here's more deco thingys!

The front design of the album

Villa Halia @ Botanical Gardens Wedding Showcase 19-7-09

Last Sunday, I made Brother accompany me to the wedding showcase since BB has agreed to go to Hwee Suan's house-warming party.


Bro drove me around Bt Timah and Cluny Hill's private property estates to oogle....ahhaha...and we passed by his friend's huge mansion and saw him sitting alone in the sofa of his room with back facing us and playing his handheld game. We left without notifying him cos we're already 5 mins late for the showcase. hee..
But somehow, I feel that though they are so rich, they're somehow quite lonely.. it's like living in a fortress..

Anyway, when we reached, it was just about time that they started their 1st presentation. There was a live jazz band playing in the courtyard and the place is really cozy.



I like how the Gallery room is being set up with orangey lightings... ^_^
Food-wise, tasted pretty good! Bro has too much of the semi-raw tuna till he had to go loo at the end of the evening cos he wasn't supposed to take too much raw food since his stomach is always so sensitive.. haaa.....

The solemnisation table setup outside Gallery Room, in the Courtyard..

The non-air con changing room...=) Anybody realised that they actually placed the table over the toilet bowl??!! hahaha... Yeah... that's right! The flush button & toilet roll are still visible cos they can't hide that one..hahaa...luckily, it has 2 fans inside..hehe..The jazz band having a break in the courtyardThese 2 drinks are the specialty that day.. Bro and I esp. like the yellow ginger cocktail as it's really refreshing!Gallery Room at night.. =)

Each couple will also get a heart-shaped clay container as a gift after the end of the programs.
Overall, the event is considered quite successful :)

Villa Halia @ Botanical Gardens Wedding Showcase 13-7-09

I have just received an email from Villa Halia @ Botanical Gardens yesterday, informing me that there'll be a wedding showcase at their restaurant this coming Sunday.
This is their first wedding showcase, and there's going to be food tasting, a short wedding presentation and music to relax to, as well as a tour around its premises. ^_^

You can also find photographers who also are specialised in photojournalistic photography there! Of cos, I reckon they'll be giving special packages if u sign up with them that day! =)
Example: LightedPixels Photography (http://www.lightedpixelsblog.com)
39 East Photography (http://39eastphotography.bigfolioblog.com)


Interested parties, pls feel free to email me at princessbhbz@yahoo.com and I'll forward you the details!!

Wedding Showcase at Villa Halia (Botanical Gardens)
Date: 19 July 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 5pm to 8pm
Cost: S$38 per couple

*The Courtyard -- photo by LightedPixels*

Flower Hand Bouquet (27-6-09)

I've finally placed an order for my ROM hand bouquet with Mrs Teo Florist of Bedok 85 on Saturday 27-6-09. Have read forum people recommending her, so went down to take a look first before placing order.

Mrs Teo is a nice petite lady and her florist shop is just beside the fish aquarium stall in the market. I showed her some pictures of how I wanted my bouquet to look like and she's very nice to tell me which flowers should match with what and also advise me that perhaps during my ROM season, the flowers that I wanted may not be in supply but she'll try to find other suitable flowers to match the colors that I wanted.

The price she quoted was S$80 for the hand bouquet which comes with corsages for man, flowers for hair deco for the bride and flower petals for my bridesmaid as confetti. hehe.. She also showed me how the wrapping will be like, in which she'll wrap the stalks with silk ribbon with strings of pearl if I like. Very nice indeed. ^_^

If BTBs doesn't have any bouquets in mind, she has photo albums which she will show you and you can choose from there. (*^o^)> She also provide car decorating services if you like.
If you like to contact her, you may view her website which is setup by her daughter who also happens to be getting married this year's October. hee....
www.85flowers.multiply.com

Here's a picture of the type of bouquet I like.. hehe.. sweet pinkish pastel colors:
It will be helpful if BTBs can do some research and save/print those flower bouquet images and show it to your florists so that they can have a better idea of how your bouquet can look like! Cheers!

Cupcakes (14-6-09)

Currently, I'm also sourcing around for cuppy cupcakes for my ROM..
I have found and shortlisted a few nice and affordable ones... BUT as to how good their cupcakes taste.....this~~~~ I have no comments becos I havent get the chance to taste. :p

However, as most people would say... "Cupcakes are nice to see but not nice to eat lor"
Those pretty decorations are used either i) Butter Cream, ii) Fresh Cream iii) Sugar icing or iv) Marshmallow Fondant (which is basically sugary stuff again).

I would love to try the 1st 2 types of cupcakes, so am now looking around to see if those neighbourhood bakeries got or not..hahaa....
But a word of advice for BTBs, I was told that if you're having your solemnisation in the outdoors (especially if there's no aircon and it's a day event), then cupcakes with (i) and (ii) will not be suitable because the decorations will tend to melt easily. Cupcakes with (iv) deco will last the longest.

I met up with a cupcake vendor on Sunday 14-6-09 and she's a very nice lady who gave me 2 free samples of her cupcakes which she just made as she had a wedding order for that weekend and could spare me 2 cuppies for sample. (*^_^*) *delighted*

I must say her creations are very very nice and she's able to accomodate to my ROM theme and her price is reasonable too. ^_^
I've personally tried emailing one cupcake vendor which people are raving about probably because she appeared on newspapers before? However, she didn't reply me even though I've sent a few followups and there's no other way of contacting her except emails?
Anyway, that aside..I've also read reviews that her cupcakes are too over-rated... haa... whatever it is, how delicious something is also depends on the taste of an individual (you can't satisfy everyone...and there's bound to be some critiques)

Oki, back to the cuppies, I brought them home and took some photos first before I stored them inside the fridge as I was too full to eat them that day. =p
On Monday, I brought one of them to work and showed off to Xixi. hahaa... she also agreed that it's too pretty to just eat it away but ultimately, it still has to end up in our stomach!

I broke a few of its flower petals because I know it's gonna be very sweet to eat the whole flower deco. And true enough, even though it's a teeny-weeny bit of fondant, it's over-whelmningly sweet!!!! So I guess, the guests will really have to 'peel' away those deco if they want to eat the cuppies.
However, the good thing is that the little choco cake (that has nutella spread around its surface so that the fondant can stick onto it) inside the cuppy, is still soft and moist and not very sweet. So that's a plus point. *thumbs up*

Perhaps, I will discuss with her more on the cuppies!! ^o^

Cookie Jars as favors for ROM (13-6-09) Part 1

Ever since Michelle Chia and Shawn Tan's wedding in May 09, I've seen quite a number of brides requesting to know either where to find the crystal bouquet that Michelle held on her wedding dinner 1st march-in and also on where to find those jars that she used as wedding favors.

As a princess, I'm of course attracted to those super *BLING BLING* stuff..hahaha... and I was quite gawked when I read that to rent the crystal bouquet, it can cost up to $500 for a day! *arrgghhhh..... sounds so expensive sia*
There're also imitations out there where people also tried to make and sell/rent the crystal bouquets to BTBs, costing $250+ I think... but of course, the size and Bling factor might not be as good as Michelle's one. Because hers is made of 999 real crystals!!!

Well...haha... as much as I wanted that bouquet and it seems so easy to make too... but dont think I may have the time to go around sourcing for the metal sticks and crystals and proceed with this DIY project bah... (hopefully, if I have the time, I want to give it a try!! =) )

Alright,back to the cookie jars..... I've found my cookie jars last weekend!!! Yeah~~~
They're going at 4 for $3.90 !! haaa....and it's made of glass and not plastic!
Phew.... at least, that's a job done...hahaha... but you can imagine BB carrying 7 rows of that jar back home...so heavy!!

Hopefully / Luckily, on the ROM day, we will have transport to ferry these jars to the Botanic Gardens..hee....

Wishing Shout-Out Boards (Finale) 7-6-09

Finally done with the Wishing Shout-outs. ^o^ hehe...

decided to give the 2 boards a serious make-over!!!

So I went to Popular over the weekend to buy 1 light blue and 1 light pink van-guard sheet.
The rest of the materials remain the same except that I've discarded the previous 2 triangle corners and replaced with my 2 new ones. :p hahaha...

Basically, I've changed the position of the triangle corners and trimmed the 4 corners of the main board.
On top of that, I've added a small box behind the board so that it can be used to hold the markers! *heh...* clever Princess sia.... Muaahahaha....

Wishing Shout-Out Boards (31-5-09)

Getting pretty excited now cos the day for the Signoria's photoshoot is drawing nearer and nearer! I've managed to finish 3/4 of the Wishing Shout-Out Boards on Sunday.

hee hee.. but you will notice the different color tones on the board VS the protruding triangle corner. *blush* I have used up my white poster color while trying to blend the pink & green color to match the boards lor...so no choice, the end-product turns out to be 2 tones darker than the main boards..hahaha....just make-do with it lor, and treat them as a design! hahaa....

The last part for the shout-out boards would be sticking the handles behind. I shall be finishing them this weekend :) Below are some pics of the shout-outs .

Materials:
1 Pink and 1 White based Cardboard (from Daiso)
Cardboards for the protruding triangle corners (couped from ofc's paper box)
8 toothpicks (for connecting the triangles to the main board, as a support)
Poster Colors (for painting the triangles)
Scotch-tape
Normal white papers (for wrapping the triangles before painting)
Transparent plastic wrapping sheet (those used for wrapping books as a protector)
Wooden chopsticks (for the handles)
Green wire (for tightening and connecting the chopsticks)

Pls ignore the protuding plastic sheet in the pink one.. :p
I will take proper photos again this weekend. The above 2 pics are just taken before I started to wrap them with the transparent plastic sheet and furthermore, I've made round cuts at the 3 corners. hee hee~~

Love & Co Wedding Bands (23-5-09)

Last Wednesday, I received a call from Love & Co to inform us that our wedding bands are ready for collection. ^_^ *WweeEEee!!~~~
So on Saturday, BB and I went down to the Raffles City Brh to collect and try-on the bands. hehe.. when I saw mine, my heart was so full of excitement..haha.. because it's just so gorgeous!!!! The next thing to do will be to do the engraving. ^^

The SA told us that the max no. of characters we can engrave is 15... Is that true?? Because when I saw the receipt on which she wrote our engraving..there's altogether 20 spacing... :( BB said maybe the rest of the 5 spaces needs cost? DUHZ.....Anyway, didn't ask her why cos we've already decided on what to engrave and it fits nicely - 15 spaces, no more & no less.
It's quite hard to decide what to engrave on the spot.. so BTBs, my suggestion is for you all to check with the shop on how many characters are available first, before u go down to collect your rings. Of cos, if you're in no hurry, you can just tell the SA that you'll come back another day to cfm on the engravings. =)

So, we have to wait for another 1 week before we can collect our rings. heee.....

That weekend, I found a pair of white laced shoes from Charles & Keith, suitable for my AD. hee... yeah... and it was bought off a discount at $29.90 ~ Usual price $59.90!
BB also managed to get alot of things. Hahaa...it's like his shopping spree time! He found his pair of wedding shoes (Beige color that matches his off-white suit on the AD), a pair of new frameless specs which costs him a bomb (cos he was complaining tt it's his most exp pair ~ $260) and I also bought him a new wallet for his Birthday. (*^_^) Yeap, that's right, that Sunday is BB's birthday! haaa.....

My white laced bridal shoes.. hee...

The heels are abt 3 inches tall... =p keke... BB must also wear "high-heels" to match me too liaoz..hahaa...

Anyway, we've got so much to do for this coming week.. geez....getting ready for our Signoria photoshoot on 8 Jun (Mon). I've got to finish preparing my props..haaha... do some last min DIETING!!! whereas BB nids to go for his Dental appt and cut his messy hair.. *lol*

Talking abt props, I've accomplished another task! Ho Ho Ho~~~
The finished product of the item shown in my last post...haaha...
It's a HUGE enlarged version of a diamond ring...lol lol....

I placed my camera pouch beside the 'ring' so that you can visualise how big this ring is.. hahahaa....

I was actually planning for a story-like kind of photoalbum for my Signoria's shoot, thus those props. =p I hope the photographer will know what I mean and want..so I'm planning to go early that day to discuss with the PG. Hope everything goes well..hee.. and once the album's ready, will post online in the gallery. =)

Painting House (Part 2) 17-5-09

Yeah~~ Finally done with the full house painting during the last weekend.

Now BB's only left with the 2 toilets' ceiling to paint and finding a vendor to make a new main door and the kitchen sink. *lol* sounds like a new re-vamp of the entire 5-rm flat. :p

The living room wall was painted with Rose White color, our room - Sky Blue color, MIL's room a light lavender-pink, BB's bro's room - a Mulberry color that looks like those Chewy fruity grape flavor color (*hahaha...Ah Hong and the rest were laughing cos it looks like a princess room) and cos his room is opp ours, so somehow if u stand outside in the middle facing both rooms, it really looks like the LADIES and GENTs toilet.. ahhaha...

P.S: this mulberry color is not chosen by his bro ya..hee.. somehow it's a combined decision of me, BB and MIL and he said he's ok with anythg though his initial color was a dark blue... =p

Didnt take any photos of the rooms yet cos it's very messy that day..hahah.. conquering both living rm and his bro's room in 1 day lei..

Furthermore, I think some paint dust flew into my eyes and caused me to have sore eyes that evening till this morning then it healed.. SOB SOB..

Oohhh... currently, I've been preparing a prop for my 1st photoshoot nx mth. haha..

Nearly done with it... now's only left 1 part.. can GUESS what is it? *lol*

Don't know why the picture turns to this angle..it should be viewed/rotated 90 deg to the left.. ^_^ hee...

Materials:

Cardboard (that I coup from office's paper box)

Orange Construction Papers

Scissors, Scotch-tape

Silver Metallic Wrapping paper