songket affairs jun 2011 issue

June Issue

2011/06/05

● Songket Affairs ● Jun 2011

We Wanna Thank Hunny

and Khairul For Letting us

feature their gorgeous Wedding!

Congratulations To Hunny on her Album Launch recently! All the best From SA team!!


Swept Away June is almost over but not the wedding season, as soon as the school

holidays begun, there were weddings every other day, people not only getting

hitched on the weekend but Thursdays seems to be a popular choice for a

romantic solemnization ceremony. Love is in the air, it’s fun season, it’s new

beginnings, it’s weddings – it’s all that and more. From the billions of people

who followed up and tuned in for Kate Middleton and William’s royal nuptials

to the big-name designers and the arbiters of style comprising the front rows

at Bridal Fashion Weeks in major cities across the globe, it seems that just

about everybody has wedding fever. The high season is approaching and

among Insight readers just about everybody is a bridesmaid, best friend,

family member, glowing brides-to-be or single girl with big ideas for her own

big day. Checkout our Instant Inspirations if your stuck in how to start

planning your Wow Reception.

We are proud to announce that our featured Bride of the month is non other

than the famous Hunny Madu from Fly Fm. We were so ecstatic when Hunny

agreed to let us tell her wedding story. Thank you Hunny & Khairul, we had a

great time working on your story.

On a different note we noticed while putting together this issue was how

wedding mania can bring out the craziness in everybody, not just bridezillas:

be it bizarre traditions, drama's from in-laws or Made of honour, disasters

from vendor or people whose choices in wedding plans and marriage

partners leaves us scratching our heads. Which is why on our Lil'Birdie

corner this month, we decided to retell their tales and help you prepare for

the worse, so you'll always cherish your wedding day without any regret.

Do check out our Facebook, Twitter & blog for frequent updates on weddings

at http://songketaffairs.blogspot.com

Rhea Hazly SA Editor in Chief

From Our Editor


Get Inspired by these Fabulous Affairs

Meet The Bride Hani Farhana Mohd Hatim,27,

A Fly fm DJ, talented singer and

performer, (Just recently launched her

new album 'Pulau Janji' who loves art and an adventutrer wanderer.

Meet The Groom Khairul Azhar Wahid, 35

Loves numbers and structured things.

He confessed that he is a gym junkie

and according to Khairul, he is shy

and an introvert person, totally

opposite to his other half.

Check out

below for

their Love

slideshow


Their Magical Moments

Where They Wed~ Akad Nikah It was held at my mother's residence –on the

1st April 2010, Only close family and friends

were invited and attended the ceremony,

It was a double celebration for us, not only it

was my wedding day, but it happened to be

my birthday as well!

The Reception We had 2 Reception in the same day at the

same venue, Both Reception was held at the

Bukit Damansara Hall.

During the day reception, we invited guest

from out of town, collegues and family with

children, we served Nasi Dagang and had

traditions such as 'Ambo- Ambo' and the Tol

tradition.

The Night reception was more for close family

and friends, it was a modern function, it was

formal but warm and memorable.

Check out

our

“Reception

Perfection”

at our

instant

Inspiration


Get inspired by these fabulous affairs

Check out More latest updates of her new album at www.hunnymadu.blogspot.com

"1st April is Hunny’s birthday and

Khairul chose the big date.

She jokingly add “Now he can give

me 1 big present instead

2 small presents”

Each ceremony was

memorable to me, but having my

family performing "single ladies"

was the highlight of the

Reception :)


The Magical Moments

Performance Highlights

At the opening of

her night reception,

we had Flashbulb

by family &

relatives, who sung

“single ladies”

then, we also had

brilliant and

talented singers;

Atillia with Ahmad

izham, Af-zahid,

Ning Baizura and a

special performance by

my beautiful

bridesmaids.

Photographer Ena Photography was my photographer, I

chose her because she was not only a friend of

mine but we always work closely together and

She took a lot of my profile shots Checkout my

blog for more of her photo's

What i love most about Ena is that she always

shows interesting angles and it comes out

beautifully in the pictures.

Videographer They were two Astro Production staff who has

a partime videography business was my offical

videographer, They did an “amazing job” and i

was very impressed at how they managed to

captured those important moments beautifully.



The beautiful wedding decor and the brilliant ideas came from my mum, me, Kak

Pah, and Nas Idea. My Mum was more hands on on the décor arrangement cos im

not a detailed person. The wedding coordinator, Kak Pah has been working

together with mum with other clients for years.

So, they were quite co-operative and Kak Pah accepted our input and played as

team player throughout the whole wedding planning process.

Click

ME!!


The Highlighted Moments

"We only had 5 trays for me and 7 trays for Khairul, I didnt ask for all the fancy things,but my favourite dulang would have to be my Stuart Weizman shoes”



I chose Kurung as my Nikah

outfit, coz its simple and most

of all it looks appropriate for

such as a holy ceremony

My Designer Was a personal choice that I wanted my

family designer to make my Nikah attire. I

wore a white kurung moden that was

made entirely out off chiffon

Hair & accessories My veil was very intricate therefore I opt

for a simple chignon and wore my

favorite earing.

A tip: If u opt

for a fitted attire,

ensure to make

take

an inch or 2 off

the waist so

when you sit

down

either on the

dais or the floor,

any unflattering

areas wont

be bulging or

even worse

recorded in your

video

Makeup Sponser Shu Uemura

Nikah accessories Sponser: Salun &

Andaman Kak Eika.

Day Reception

accessories:

Tiara by Kak Pah

Shoes : Shoes shoes shoes

We love that Hunny

support’s Malaysian Shoes

Designer, Click pic for Shoes

shoes Shoes link


Note: before you plan

your entire

theme, plan what kind of

bride you want to be?

Romantic bride?

Traditional? Fairytale

kinda gal? Modern &

simple Chic? want to

know more? stay

tune for our next issue

& will tell you more

how knowing what kind

of bride you want to be

can help determine your

theme.

The Wedding Inspiration

My Designer: Nurita Harith I chosed her because i love her designs and her workmanship also I'm

comfortable with Nurita and i believe that its important for a bride to be

comfortable with their wedding gown designer.

Nurita especially designed for me, both of of my receptions attire.

Both of my material was a sari material from mumbai.

For the Day Reception, i opt for my favourite colour, green and since its

more of a cultural ceremony, Nurita had designed me a kebaya and i

styled it with a extravagant crown since i didnt want to wear any veil. so,

you know how there is a malay saying that the bride and groom are

"Raja Sehari" (King and Queens of the day) well Nurita did a brilliant job,

i truly felt like a queen!

For the night reception, i went for a red dress and was utterly

speechless when i saw the end product, I love that my dress were

elegant, modern and with a touch of traditional essence.

Click Pic

below for

Nurita

Harith's

website

I had 5 dulang

girls who were

my close

relatives

and had 5

close

frens/family

member who

wore – gold

kaftan by

Nurita

Harith as my

bridemaids


We've always been CURIOUS as to how BRIDES deal with horrific conditions on their wedding day. Things like power outages, storms, getting sick, someone not showing up, food being missing or awful, cake being dropped, ANYTHING you can think of, so miss little birdie went on snooping and dug out experiences and stories from past brides, so here are some interesting stories that some may have dealt with or been there to witness it, in hoped that you B2B's out there can learn from their experience and be prepared for disasters like this.

! Read On….Enjoy!

Bride’s Story

TACKY WORK

For me, im not satisfied at all with my Pelamin

(dais) & my wedding pictures! Our pelamin was

done by a newly openned wedding boutique so

they didnt have much experience when comes

to designing a big pelamin ;( and about

photographer, what was most upsetting ..we

had to find another photographer in last hours

because we had a huge disagreement with the

initial phographer. And due to last minute, the

price is still sooo expensive compared to their

end result. ..and worst photo editing looks like

1% work! Horrible. Until today i still dont want to

recommend them to anyone ever again!

(Anonymous bride)

EXTRA DRAMA

My worst experience in my wedding was i had

some guests bringing extra guests without prior

notification. Not only they didnt say anything to

us, that particular guest was very upset, caused

a drama scene and left the wedding early.

(Anonymous bride)

ZIP BROKEN

It was awhile back but mine was when the zip of

my bridesmaid dress was broken, and I had to

be sewn in by the hotel tailor. It was quite

chaotic cos the hotel tailor was nowhere of sight,

took them 1 hour to find her and i was worried

safety pin was my only option. (it was badly torn)

(Bridesmaid – anonymous)

FAVOR FEUD During the reception, i was entrusted by the

mother of the bride (MOB) to distribute out

these lovely doorgifts (quite an expensive

favor) to the reception guests. While i was

busy doing my job, some of the brides relatives

came up to me (causing a scene) and tried to

take over my task & claimed they were more

entitled to do so. I knew the doorgifts were

sought after, so i stood up for myself and firmly

insisted them to ask permisson from MOB first.

They left with sour faces (failing to do so) and i

was happy to be able to do my job.

(Anonymous Wedding Attendant)

LIFT TOO HIGH

I once went to a kampung wedding which was a wet one right after heavy rain. The walkway path was muddy and dirty. So, when it was time for the bride to walk along her aisle, her Maiden of honor had to lift the bride's train skirt to avoid the muddy patches. However she seem to lift it up too high that it it went up to her knees & looked so ugly from behind! Plus the bride is a hijab bride! (Anonymous Guest)

VIP NO SHOW

My worst experience would be when we have invited VIPS (important people) to my wedding which they decided at the very last minute not show up due to unacceptable reasons. Worst they were scheduled to perform the renjis ceremony (blessing act for us!) (Anonymous Bride)


TURN-AROUND

It was a quite chaotic pre-ceremony but in a good way.

We were new in this malay Johor tradition and the

groom is a caucasian. We were already late to head for

the bride's house when the best man forgot the money

bag (Green packet for bride's house entrance) So we

managed to turned back to get the money and had to

call the bridesmaids to delay the bride from being ready.

Phew. It turned well in the end.

(Anonymous Groom Attendant)

NO SHOW

On my wedding ceremony morning, i burst into tears

when i was told my makeup artist is not coming to do

my makeup cos they got into an accident. When i heard

the bad news, the groom party were already on their

way to the mosque. We had no choice and i had to

makeup my own for the ceremony!

(Anonymous bride)

LATE FINISH

It was heavy rain downpouring right before our wedding

ceremony. Although this weather is quite common in KL

& we were all indoors, however most guests includng

the religious officials came late and and we finally

started being solemnized at 10pm. Guess what time

was dinner? 11.30pm. Our stomachs were making

noise then during prayers!

(Anonymous Groom)

FALLEN BRIDE

I went to a wedding once when i witnessed the bride

tripped on her own dress as she was walking along the

aisle. i felt sorry for her. and i blame the hotel for having

slippery floors!

(Anonymous Guest)

Planning is the key to Smooth Weddings

LATE YET ON TIME

We only had a couple little problems. We

took the bridal advise that you put the

ceremony time 30 min ahead on when it

really should start. So I had my guest

starting to arrive around 5:00 for a 5:30

Ceremony. Well my friend that was

performing the ceremony was staying at

another friends house here in town. So she

is driving these to brothers to the ceremony

while they are getting ready Tim's belt

breaks he has to get another one, so she is

running them to the store to run in pick up a

belt.

As it is already 5:20 I am calling her to see

where she is she tells me she is on the way

and in mid sentence she says she has to

turn around she forgot the ceremony

papers, there where clear on the otherside

of town, needless to say she gets there

about 5:40 my dad is having a fit because

he did not know that we were not starting

till 5:30 anyway and he is thinking we are

45 min late and I am trying to calm him

down and she comes running in red faced

and all and everything goes smooth after

that.

SABOTAGED I think my hairstylist sabotaged my

wedding hair cos i refuse to wear his

tiara! But thank god, it wasnt all that

bad and i have compliments who

loved my hairdo. However, i learnt

my lesson. Brides, always bring a

wedding hairdo desire photo to your

hair stylist to avoid hair disaster!

(Anonymous featured bride)

GONE

Greedy Guests manners. It was a

lovely reception of my friend and we

(7 of us) put our wedding favors on a

table next to us to take photo with the

groom. To our surprise, seconds later

after snapping pictures, we turned

back to get our favors - they all

disappeared to thin air!

(Anonymous Guest) Next: Celebrity Weddings Chaos

NEXT


Two days before the wedding, Kelly went skiing, against

Heigl's wishes and crashed into a tree. No stitches, but

an ugly cut on his nose. But Heigl was pissed. "I

wouldn't speak to him until the wedding day. Then I had

to - I had to direct my vows at someone.“

Then, the day AFTER the wedding, Kelly lost his

wedding ring in the snow. Heigl admits that it wasn't his

fault -- the ring was too big and fell off during a snowball

fight. Here's the best part of the story: "My brother, who

doesn't generally care that much about sentimentality

and wedding bands I guess, found some guys with

metal detectors at a gas station in the middle of

nowhere in Utah - and they found it.“

Oh, there's more! The couple were planning to

honeymoon in Mexico, but on the way to the airport,

Heigl realized that she didn't have a passport. Whoops.

"So all of this great stuff I had over him," she says, "was

lost when I forgot my passport.“

Despite all of that, the couple say that married life is off

to a good start. But the moral still seems to be don't ski,

get the ring fitted & get a passport before the wedding

even celebrities have

wedding disasters

TOOTH - INCIDENT BEFORE

THE WEDDING

Hilary Duffs worst wedding

nightmare came true just hours

before she walked down the

aisle: Her tooth fell out.

"I bit into a bagel", she says on

Fridays The Ellen DeGeneres

Show. "I was sitting on the bed

with my mom and my sister, and

theyre like, Youre an idiot. You

did not. Come on."

The actress, who married Mike

Comrie at La Quinta Estate in

Montecito on August 14, had

only a few hours to fix the

problem.

"I burst into tears," she says.

Then I started laughing at

myself, and then I really burst

into tears.

In the end, her wedding planner

Mindy Weiss knew a dentist who

came to the rescue.

The actual wedding was perfect,

she says. Thank God I didnt

swallow [my tooth]. Not good for

a bride on her wedding day.

LAURENCE HORROR BEST MAN SPEECH It was my friend's first wedding disaster!

first of all, she caught her fiance cheating on her one week before

the wedding. then her FIL convinced her to go ahead with the

wedding when she was going to call it off. that's one!

two: her best man in the wedding was laurence fishborne.

Yes, the actor! and when he delivers his best man speech at

the rehearsal dinner, he proceeds to talk about every woman that

her fiancée had slept with, and when it came to her, he

said " then Dom said, i think i want to marry kate." and he said "

you sure?" end of speech! OMG!!

Three!!! when it came to the wedding, aside from being the

unhappiest bride on earth, when her mother was zipping her into

the dress, she said "don't worry. you can always get divorced." after

they were married, they had a horrible honeymoon and they did get

divorced 4 months later. crazy!

WEDDING CHAOS

Yes wedding disasters do happened to them too

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden had

an elephant at their wedding because

they believe the animal provides good

energy.

My grandmother used to have 3

elephants in her house all facing

different directions for the same

reason. Guess more people believe in

this than I thought.

The 29-year-old designer had always

dreamed of having one present on her

big day and was elated when it kissed

her.

"I love elephants and they're good

luck and have a good energy. The

elephant actually gave me a kiss."

She says with joy in the end.Well it

could have been a disaster if the

elephant wasnt in good mood!

Kathering Heigl's

PRE-Wedding disasters

Nicole Richie Had An Elephant At Her Wedding!

!

GLUED TO DRESS Soon after getting engaged I searched for the "Dress of

My Dreams" On the morning of my wedding day my

mother helped to zip me into my dress and the both of

us noticed that the zipper was resistant. The wedding

ceremony was absolutely beautiful! Our wedding

reception was held at a hotel and for the night we

booked a room.

Before the reception I visited the bathroom in my room

and while the matron of honor zipped me back into my

dress she noticed that one of the teeth in the zipper was

slightly bent. Consequently she carefully edged the

zipper upwards. During dinner my husband and I stood

up to kiss and the zipper completely broke resembling

as if I was wearing a hospital gown exposing my white

thong underwear. I quickly regained my composure and

existed the reception along with my matron of honor. It

was impossible to pin the dress together due its sheer

weight.

Another suggestion was to sew the back of the dress

but this would have taken a long time. So i decided on

the other option. Amongst the contents in my bag I

found bottles of NAIL GLUE.

I told my matron of honor to NAIL GLUE ME, hairspray

me, and stitch parts of me back into my dress. The look

on her face was priceless. I think that should have been

a Kodak moment. My matron of honor was concerned

that the dress would be super glued to my skin which

might require medical assistance. I was so desperate

and not thinking clearly I did not care about the

consequences.

Fortunately the guests at the reception were unaware

what had happened to me. The back of my dress

looked as though it was never unzipped and I had been

gone less than 20 minutes. That night after the

reception my husband had to cut me out of my dress.

Lucky for me the glue was not stuck to my skin. I think

my wedding was one of the BEST weddings I ever

attended despite the 20 minute wedding dress disaster.

I still get tons of complements to this day about my

wedding and reception. Never let one bad incident ruin

your day. It never ruined mine!

Val M. OH

Bridesmaids Story RUNNING MAIDEN

In 2004 I was a bridesmaid in my sisters wedding and on that day a lot of oops were made. First as we were lining up to enter the Church one of the other Bridesmaids heel broke on her shoe so we scampered around until I ran across the street to the corner store to see if they carried Krazy Glue then had one of the Groomsmen repair the shoe. Then after that I think the worst part was that my sister let the church pot-luck her wedding. We were finally ready to begin the ceremony when word came from the Kitchen that there were no drinks for the reception. My sister asked if I would run to CVS and purchase about twenty pops. Mind you I'm dressed up in my Bridesmaid attire running to CVS. The worst part of all was after the ceremony the wedding party stopped to take pictures and before the Bride and Groom were announced the church had already started serving the reception dinner to the church members. By the time the wedding party and family arrived ALL OF THE FOOD WAS GONE! Talk about inconsiderate. Nikia T. MI To all future brides: Even with small weddings it is good to have a person who will act as coordinator if you can not afford one or have the DJ that will take charge of the reception to make sure this does not happen at your wedding! TIPS:

Bridesmaid's...be careful how high you

lift the Bride's train when you are holding

it to go up steps or to straighten it...

Brides...wear nice undies and preferably

a slip to avoid embarrassment... In a

friend's extremely large and very formal

wedding, the maid of honor gave

everyone a flash of the bride's backside

as she held up the long train and gave it

a "wave" to straighten it. While the

guests did not know what was borrowed,

we sure knew what was "blue:" the

bride's undies!



Things for you to know

BAND M.I.A DISASTER:

Your band or DJ doesn’t show up.

AVOID IT: Confirm all dates and times the week

before the wedding with every vendor youv’e

hired, and have a list of contact numbers with

you.

COPE WITH IT: Hook an iPod or MP3 player up

to the stereo system, and let the dancing begin.

VIDEOGRAPHY DISASTER

Live feed videographer or photographer

capturing your moments that is not up to

satisfactory performance.

AVOID IT: Be sure to explain to them what is

your ceremony itinerary or provide them checklist

. Also arrange a reccee prior ceremony to avoid

poor media performance.

COPE WITH IT: Assign a party attendant to fill up

the details or to assist them as good as possible.

EXTRA GUESTS DISASTER:

Your guests exceed the final guest count by

about 20 people, so you're short on food and

space at the reception.

AVOID IT: Contact people via telephone who

haven’t RSVPd two weeks before the wedding

(feel free to pawn this task off on members of the

wedding party, your mom, etc.), and then pad

your final guest count by five people.

COPE WITH IT:

Tell your catering manager and/or venue

manager about the problem and ask them to

arrange seating either by squeezing extra chairs

around existing tables, or slipping extra guests

into a cocktail area where they can munch on

appetizers (and vow to each other that theyll

never again neglect to RSVP).

Dont worry -- those nightmares you're having about your wedding

going wrong are perfectly normal. While its impossible to predict

everything that might go awry on your wedding day, you can take

steps to prevent some of the most-common major upsets ahead of

time.

So, check out our tips on avoiding wedding disasters, and dealing with

them head-on if they cant be avoided... and start sleeping better at

night. RAINING DISASTER:

Its raining and your ceremony will take place

outdoors.

AVOID IT: Have a back-up plan already in

place.

COPE WITH IT: If the venue doesn't have an

indoor space available, get your wedding

party to start calling tent companies in case a

vendor can accommodate you at the last

minute. If this doesn't work, send your

groomsmen out to buy dozens of umbrellas

(preferably in white).

TIGHT FIT DISASTER

Your Bridesmaids Dresses Dont Fit .

Dont just assume multiple fittings will solve

this situation.

AVOID IT: Make sure you have your girls

fitting for their dresses 1 month prior to the

wedding. Like that you can avoid size

changes and altering can be still be done.

COPE WITH IT: Standby tailor or someone

who can sew for the lastminute alterations.

Or perhaps you can get your girls to invest in

matching shawls / wraps to go with the rest

of their ensembles

OFFICIANT LATE DISASTER

Due to uncertainty circumstances (could be traffic,

weather etc) your religious officiates arrives late at

your wedding ceremony causing the ceremony to

delay.

AVOID IT: Make sure you provide the correct

address & map to your ceremony venue. Best

would be to assign someone to pick them up or to

guide them to the ceremony venue

COPE WITH IT: If they're lost; get your party

attendant to find and guide them to your venue, In

the mean time, serve waiting guests light

refreshments.


SPILL ON WEDDING GOWN DISASTER:

Somebody spills something on your wedding gown

before the ceremony.

AVOID IT: Ban anything colourful like juice, wine,

or dark lipstick from any room youl’l be in while

wearing the dress.

COPE WITH IT: White out the stain as much as you

can with chalk, and remind yourself all eyes will be

on you, not your gown.

ZIT DISASTER:

You Wake Up With a Big Zit. No, you’re not going to

ruin your pictures you just need to be a bit more

strategic.

AVOID IT: Wash your face every night and put

moisturiser. Make sure your face is always fresh and

have a good night sleep to avoid blackouts.

COPE WITH IT:

Check with your makeup artist/beautician/ Dont try

to pop it. It will only make the situation worse and

harder for your makeup artist to hide. (and not all

skin can take Oxy5)

CAKE DISASTER:

The wedding cake melts, falls to the floor, or

never shows up.

AVOID IT: Confirm in advance there is a cool

place to store a butter cream cake to avoid a

meltdown, and go over transportation, set-up,

and back-up plans with the cake designer.

COPE WITH IT:

Call local bakeries to see if one will let you

borrow a wedding cake for photos, and then

slice up a sheet cake behind closed doors to

serve to guests. If you cant swing that, send

someone out for cupcakes, and act like that was

the plan all along (cupcakes are nowadays very

fashionable at weddings).

FLOWERS / DECOR DISASTER

Your flowers did not arrived on time or the

quantity is insufficient to fit the venue or

withered flowers.

AVOID IT

Check with the wedding planner how much

flowers needed for your wedding event. Make

sure purchase them from a good florist (provides

good quality flowers)

COPE WITH IT

For insufficient flowers, use more props to hide

the empty spaces such as crystal, huge vases

or decor jars that can bring out the focus of the

room. For withered flowers, use the petals &

sprinkle them everywhere. Candles also works

perfectly with petals.

Whatever happens, keep in mind that even if the

details may not go as planned, if you carry it off

well, the guests often won’t know the difference.

And above all else, remember what's really

important if you are married at the end of the

day, the wedding was a success!

Of course, nothing will go wrong on your big

day - but better safe than sorry.

Below is a great DIY wedding day emergency

list. And just like your big day, make this list

your own - pick out items you want, don't worry

about the others.

And here's a list for the groom, too.

Download forms for both the bride and groom,

fill them in and save to your desktop. (You'll

need Acrobat Reader.)

~ Tip from a Bride: Bring the Dress! Dont forget, add on the list, was the dress, veil,

undergarments, and shoes!

Click below to download DIY Wedding day Emergency List for bride & groom pdf file

Bride Groom

Yours Truly,

Little Birdie

PART II


Get inspired by these fabulous affair

How do i get

a wow

reception

Attention to detail and consistency throughout the entire wedding will make it extra special. Once a theme has been chosen and colours selected, the styling should flow effortlessly and connect throughout the wedding's entirety, from the gowns and bouquets to the dais and the reception decor

help where do i start?

"Before you do anything, decide on

a specific colour scheme. It should

reflect your dress or bridesmaids'

dresses and be worked into the

invitations, cake and decor. When

choosing your colour palette, stick

to a maximum of three shades

otherwise your decor would look

messy. Create a scrapbook of ideas

that you love and inspiration for how

you'd like your reception to look. It

will help you pinpoint your theme

and give the stylist a grasp of how

you want your wedding to be styled.

How important is

my venue choice? To ensure your styling and decor will complement the overall character, its important to work with aesthetics of the venue. For example, if u select a historic setting, your styling choices should reflect this. likewise, an exotic nautical theme works best in a location that’s by the water


Instant Inpirations

What about lighting? Candlelight can create the perfect setting for a romantic mood, while fairy lights will add magical atmosphere to an otherwise bland space. To create a warming, modern touch, up-lighting- which illuminates a wall with soft lighting – works best

OUTDOOR

CEREMONIES?

fresh rose petals

always look fantastic

as an

alternative to a carpet

runner.

set up a gorgeous

arch or bridal canopy,

would be the perfect

frame for bride and

groom in the wedding

photos.



Pre-wedding shoots are now a simply must to do when a couple is getting hitch, Although many couple tend to opt for outdoor shoot, you don't have to follow the pack, talk to your photographer on how you want your prewedding shoot to be, sometimes the simplest locations such as an apple farm can be romantic and exquisite.

Qippy

did our

Preweddi

ng shoot,

loved the

concept,

location

and

fantastic

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The Magical moments

Q: Overall are you happy & satisfied with your wedding

event?

Yes. Laughs.

I think the new generation brides now prefer a small low key

wedding “beach wedding” and big wedding trend is just a

temporary phase.

Day Reception: I was more control, maintain ayu. Cos there’s

makcik & distant families from Kelantan.

Night Reception: We were more comfortable. We didn’t invite

VIPs cos we want be ourselves and be around the family more.

For us; wedding is the time for us to be together & we don’t

want protocols to get in the middle of our happy moments.

There were “warm” & feeling of close with family which was

perfect for me.

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Q: When planning your wedding, what was your biggest

obstacle?

How did you overcome that?

Cos mum was handling it mostly and the most challenging

was she got sooo worried when one vendor (Nas idea)

completed their décor task (pelamin, hall, main table etc)

45mins before the Reception starts. (They claim the reason they

got another wedding before ours)

Well luckily they managed to get it done on time and I was told

about it after the wedding.

Q: Who would you say gave you the biggest support & help

throughout your toughest time as a bride to be?

My partner & Mum. Cos im not into details much, mum

was very hands on the wedding.

Q: Any words of wisdoms to Bride to be out there?

In preparation: brides advised to tolerate each other,

patient with lotsa give and take as planning, preparation is one

step to marriage. Gotta support one another.

Q:Any word of wisdoms to the vendors in the wedding

industry?

1.Don’t stress out clients with last minute workmanship.

2.Do not quote so much (overprice) and then don’t deliver

as promised. Wedding is supposed to be a unity of love. Not to

make money of it.

songket affairs jun 2011 issue

Documents

wedding day

wedding season

day reception

wedding story

songket affairs

hunny khairul

wedding plans

wedding mania