im done obsessing with the linens. i put my friend through so much pain as they patiently sort out "a touch of cream" versus "white with a touch of frost" or "pale yellow like a creamy popsicle".. haha.

moving on to even more mundane details like the fans. we scoured through the markets with suman a few months ago looking for lollipop fans that yellow in colour. he's a hard bargainer and i wanted "pantone 14" yellow fans so it was no deal. qian &  daniel were just glad to get us moving from one stall to the other.

but now im back with vengeance.


basically i like this idea for garden weddings. (or as deaf bluntly pointed out. its not a garden la.. its a porch!!) but still, i think its a fab idea!

its just for the ladies but it would make fantastic pictures, i reckon.

the chinese dancer in me votes for this...


in this shade:


or just plain ole this?



what do you think, guys??

and also, urm, we ordered way too much.
and against better judgement, had to order the lavas just cos it was cute.
and counted to three and poked holes in it. it was almost ceremonial.
and we missed the married one.

we also poured through fun jewellery, flipped through "way too young" clothes and spotted a bright yellow birdcage. which gave me ideas! :)

ooo i think i even love them more than cupcakes.

oh! and i got a 'just-because' pressie over the weekend from the boy! im a proud owner of a brand new polaroid camera! yayyyy... i love "old technology" (as my dad puts it..) cos they're so much fun! im no photographer but i like the way holga pictures look too. maybe i should get one for my birthday this year!!!!

last sunday, we swung by to carol's after jones the grocer to visit their new fur-child.


brand new to the family, baby gets frightened when we visit and hids in the tiniest corner.. i don't really blame her because till now, daniel gets occasionally shocked at how loud we are..



cookie display of sibling rivalry...

im so thrilled this monday morning! :) fuelled by a lovely weekend of indulgent meals, quiet time and dancing.

we were part of a 2-day dance workshop at jj's with jamie jesus. and had a ball! it was just the right amount and level of dance classes for us as we have been slacking on the dancefloor for ages. and we love saying "we're going to see jesus tomorrow!" to our friends. seriously though, we thought at some point he would spoilt our fun and introduce himself as "ja-may hay-soos" but no, he is jamie jesus! i love it! :)

and urm, i locked myself out of my home this week in the backyard. how dumb, so i climbed by fence, trudged through the longkang behind and found that i latched myself out of my front door too.. *sigh* and with the parents out of town and all, i was truly stuck. thanks to my neighbours and their spidey-super powers.. we finally got my sorry arse in again..

but other than that, all's good!! and we're properly registered to get married! weehee!!! :)

i've lost my blogging mojo. 

only one culprit - work! 

but lemonster , here you go!

ok before i get stones thrown my way, i already know im an obsessed bride. all our guests share our last names .. but no, had to send formal invites that matches each theme and mail them out old-fashioned way... even daniel got an invite in cambodia! *sigh* anyway, intially i'd wanted to have the invites professionally designed but with my super low guest count, no one would do it for me. so DIY it was! :)



the morning theme is bright, sunny and fun!! these neat double sided invites came in the cutest envelopes with matching inserts.. printed them at bras basah so we could get them on 250 gsm paper.

i still working on the bride & groom chair, dessert buffet, name tags and thank you cards.. i love the dots.. makes me happy! :)


our evening invite bit more urm.. traditional, as requested by mum. this is the brainchild of my beloved parents. mum came up with the visuals and the concept and dad executed it.

did i mention my mum is fantastic with jewellery so when you unclasp the card, you will find that it actually doubles up as a pair of earrings. perfect gift for the ladies because we requested them to come dress in cheongsam finery! :) what i great idea..



pops also designed the map of our venue (at the back side of the card), its very pretty and well designed! then he came up with the genius idea to scan the lace we bought and create a motif.. so we can apply it to:



our menu card and place card! :) so love!!!
 

some happy snaps from uncle boon tat's wedding anniversary dinner.

this is my mama's side of the family. we had children spilling out of our ears..


esther flirting with the camera


jojo who is possibly one of the most intelligent child i've met.. (and mischievous)


debs strikes a supermodel pose at age 8...


everyone calls baby lois "loo-is".. poor girlie...


tengsy poodles who is back from hawaii! :) and the oldest child in the pack, my mummy.

the best friend's wedding is in full steam and i got my bridesmaid dress! yippeedoodles! i cant wait..