Written on 1:29 AM by Moobells
We went into a lot of discussion when planning / estimating the budget for our wedding. This is a really really rough estimate....based on non-package pricing. Well, well, well...it's a costly affair.
Banquet / Reception - S$20,000
Car + hand bouquet - S$500
Photographer - S$2,000
Suite + Shoes (groom) - S$1,000
Bridal gown + evening gown (bride) - S$3,000
Shoes (bride) - S$150
Make up + hair accessories (bride) - S$500
Angpows - S$1,000
Wedding Rings - S$1,000
Honeymoon - S$6,000
Stationery - S$500
Manicure + Pedicure - S$60
Total S$36,210
Let's see if I will squeeze the budget or burst it...
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Written on 1:03 AM by Moobells
Had a tiff with MooCow today. Planning a wedding can be stressful and a test for a relationship. It either breaks or strengthens it. I am glad we trash out our differences.
Honesty and Open-ness are the best remedies. After the fire fighting, it will be peace with a greater understanding. Even the closest peas, wont be the prefect mind-reader. Stop guessing, just say it out and make it clear. We aren't the same and arguments are inevitable. At the end of the day, it's how you handle it.
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Written on 12:54 AM by Moobells
I had dealt with the most difficult question in my life that was to decide who I want to marry to, who I want to spent the rest of my life with and now it's for the wedding itself. While many girls envision the kind of fairytale Princess-like wedding, I am a rather practical person. I would prefer a simpler, more cosy ceremony with the least hassles, without the traditional dos and dont's, and within the minimum budget. Not that I want to be stingy with a once in a lifetime affair but I would like the money to be put in good use instead of slurping every dollars and cents from our bank accounts for a once in a lifetime thing that will only last a day. A wedding lasts only a day but a marriage lasts a lifetime.
Set the date
The very first thing I believe we need to decide on is the date for our wedding. MooCow wanted it as soon as possible, preferably within this year. I wanted a little later. He wanted a more memorable date that will be convenience for us to remember. While our parents wanted an auspicious date chosen based on the chinese lunar calendar. That's where a lot of compromising will have to come in. Well for most chinese, one will either engage a help of a fengshui master to select an auspicious date based on the couple's birthdates or by slipping through the chinese almanac. Found some useful internet links for checking auspicious dates.
Of course you can always turn to the reliable Tong Shu (通勝) or chinese almanac and try to decipher from the wordings.... =P
In other case, whether the wedding is to be held during a weekday, one of the weekends are also crucial in terms of convenience for attending guests and in terms of price package. Restaurants and Hotels usually offers cheaper packages for banquet or reception held over weekdays.
Theme
Next, we need to come out and agreed with a common theme. Formal? Simple? Banquet held in a hotel, a garden, a restaurant, a church, at a beach or even at home will all give very different atmosphere to a wedding.
Guests
Before looking for a suitable venue, you will also need to estimate the number of people that will be attending so that you can choose the right venue to host them. And then it will be a start of googling for suitable wedding venues, getting referrals from friends and family and lots of legs walking to find that dream place that suits your date, your theme, your guests capacity and your budget.
Budget
Talking about budget, of course, it's a time to settle down and have an open talk about each other finances and how much you can commit and budget for the wedding.
Tags : auspicious dates, chinese tradition, fengshui, Procedures, Wedding banquet
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Written on 11:32 PM by Moobells
Well, not every wedding comes with a proposal but I got mine! ^_-) Though it was nothing spectacular or super romantic with Mr Prince Charming on one knee declaring his love with a huge bouquet of red roses, a glass of champagne, some light music and a 1-carat tiffany; diamond ring, it was still utterly sweet and nice.
On my birthday morning, MooCow brought me the Saint Andrew's cathedral for a morning prayer. He asked me to close my eyes to make a birthday wish. When I opened my eyes, he was already on his knees with a black box… But to open the box, I will need to guess the tune from the little music box…I had initially thought it was just a cranky looking music box with an out-of-tune music that I couldn't really make out of it. I managed to get it right after a few trials - Adam Sandler's Grow old with you. I still remember I was the one who introduced this song to MooCow after listening it at one of the weddings I attended. The lyrics was really heartwarming.
And of course the ring was inside the music box for me to discover… was utterly surprised and touched.. even more touched when I discover that this cranky looking music box was hand-crafted by MooCow over a period of 5 months. Thank you Dear MooCow.
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Written on 11:33 PM by Moobells
So I migrated the whole blog from Wordpress to blogspot because of Google Adsense and pay per post. i wanted to "experience" to use this blog to "generate" income and on the other hand to blog something that is close to my heart and I believe will be useful for other brides-to-be.
Well, I do prefers the designs at wordpress but given my limited IT literacy, this is the best template that I could come up with... of course with many helps from :-
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