Engagement Day!

'coz I love you.
and I'm gonna spend the rest of my life loving you...

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The sky was blue.
And the sweet scents of morning dew.
I woke up when suddenly it hit me... gosh! It was my Engagement Day ^-^

Everything that we've prepared before, the hantaran, the catering, the money, the gaduh-gaduh, the kelam-kabut.
Everything.
For this special day.

And it turned out perfect as what we expected.
'alhamdulillah...

My mak andam, Noni (or is it pak andam?) came at 9.30 am.
Saspen oke sebab dia datang lambat.
Sebab dia cakap nak datang pukul 8 lebih tapi dah pukul 9 pun tak sampai lagi.
And sebab aku tak pernah jumpa dia pun.

We had never even spoke to each other.
Bercakap kat tepon pun tak pernah.
Semuanya my sis and my mum yang arrange.
Aku cuma bagitu yang my dress is red in color so he has to find a red tudung for me.

Book dia pun sebab my other frens pernah took him for their wedding and my sis pun amik dia jugak so serah la bulat-bulat.

But alhamdulillah... everything turns out well.
I totally love his air tangan.
And so does everyone.
Eventhough some said that I looks a bit older with his makeups but overall I'm satisfied with his work.

His sis said, my future father-in-law siap tercengang kat pintu umah tengok aku.
Kelakar sebab dia cakap macam tak percaya itu aku.
hiks.
'thanks Noni ^-^

The caterer prepared Nasi Jagung + Lauk for this event.
Sambal udang, acar buah, ayam berempah, rendang daging, acar pedas, ikan kering, etc etc.

Sangat sedap oke.

Patutnya majlis start pukul 11 something comes up so rombongan si dia sampai dalam pukul 11.30 pg.

He didn't go in together with the others sebab macam adat la kan time bertunang tak boleh masuk sekali. So lepas hantar rombongan, dia tunggu di kereta sahaja.

Then, upacara sarung cincin.
I sat on the dais and his mum came up to sarungkan the beautiful ring...

And, sesi bergambar.
Masuk bilik, keluar bilik, atas pelamin, depan rumah, dalam khemah, semuanya ada.



Around 2.30 pm, baru setel semuanya.
And the caterer pun dah start kemas-kemas sebab my sis is going to have her Solemnization + Berinai ceremony malam tu so diorang nak prepare for the dinner.

And the next day was her Majlis Persandingan.

Memang penat.
Double, triple penat.
But it's the feeling of content that makes everything seems beautiful ^-^

Satu perkara yang aku agak terkilan kerana last minute tak dapat nak hire photographer.

Sedeh oke.

Awal-awal dulu dah cakap dengan kwn my mum to book this photographer. Konon-kononnya nak sama dengan my sis punya la sebab senang, kan. Last minute dia bagitau tak boleh sebab ada hal penting...

Geram oke.
Nasib baik tak bayar apa-apa lagi, kot tak mesti dah kena sue nih. My sis pun kelam-kabut la carik a replacement for her wedding. Nasib baik la ada walaupun gile mahal.

Kalau tau baik aku amik RosliFoto sebab dia charge RM250.00 je tau for Engagement event.

menyesal aku tak survey online awal-awal dulu.
menyesal oke menyesal!

Tak kesahlah lawa ke tak lawa asalkan professional photographer.
Asalkan gambar lebih cantik daripada kamera biasa, kan.

haih.

But for my wedding, awal-awal telah membook Adzrin from TRZphoto.
I totally love the way he did the editing.
And his charge is reasonable compared to the others.
Kalau tau, dulu baik amik dia for my sis's wedding.
hum hum.

So, that's the story of our Engagement Day.
Tadi suda ngambil kunci pun from our landlord.
Cadangnya Sabtu ineh si dia mau membasuh-basuh seluruh rumah.
Walaupun nanti aku cuma duduk melihat-lihat dari tepi but 'wahhh I'm so excited!

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dearest Hubby,
you took something from me... and that was my heart...
but it's okay.. i think it's happier with you ^-^

The Engagement Story...

I've been meaning to write about my engagement day for a long, long time.

The day.
Bulan June lepas.
6/6/2009.
Lama tuu..
Dekat 4 bulan berlalu, ni la baru sempat nak bercerita tentang Majlis Pertunangan kami.

Yes, it was a beautiful day.
Sweet, serene, but a very hectic day.
Hectic kerana berlansung dua majlis pada hari yang sama.
My engagement ceremony during the day and my sis's solemnization plus Malam Berinai during the night.

The day before, bole plak tu gaduh yang dasat ngan dear hubby.
Siap cakap nak kensel tunang lagi ha.
ahaks.

Puncanya veri the kecik ---> tepak sireh.
Si dia dok ngungkit pasal last minute arrangement sebab my mum beria la nak tepak sireh jadi one of our hantaran sebab itu adat kami di sini sedangkan dalam adat family si dia memang tak pernah guna tepak sireh tu. So, macam dah leceh la kan nak tambah satu dulang lagi, nak carik hiasan itu ini lagi.

Tu la.. sepanjang kami kenal memang sangat-sangat jarang la kitorang bergaduh. Maybe ada la sekali dua. Tetiba pasal benda kecik ni bole pulak la tak jadi nak tunang.

veri the childish.

Tapi, kejap je gaduh tu.
Ada la dalam 2, 3 jam.
Malam before majlis tu tiba-tiba si dia muncul depan rumah.
Nak pujuk la kononnya.
Siap hantar sebungkus besar my fav Toblerone lagi.
hiks.

Ya la.
Kadang-kadang benda tu nampak kecik semut tapi bila time-time darah manis ni apa-apapun boleh buat kita meradang, kan.

Okeh, to be continued.
Menat la pulak naip panjang-panjang nih.

We're Engaged!

hai, suda selamat bertunang rupanya ^-^



serius je bang?



bersama parents kedua belah pihak.



semuanya gambar fresh dari kamera.
tak sempat pun mau diedit-edit.
lain kalilah aku upload lagi.
sangat menat ineh.
tulang-temulang pun rasa cam mau patah.
besok-besoklah baru bercerita panjang lebar ya.
sekian.

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oh my god, WE'RE TRULY ENGAGED ^-^

Engagement Dress

I'm going to wear red for my Engagement Day.
real red.
my fav chilli chilli red.

Aritu waktu jumpa my mak andam, he asked me what's the color of my dress.
When I said red, dia gelak.
Dia cakap kat my mum, orang zaman sekarang ni warna dah tak macam dulu.
Semua nak yang berani-berani.
Dulu-dulu kan kaler mesti la ala-ala pastel gitu.
Typical white.

haih.

I love red.
I do love red.
Tapi bukan aku kemaruk sangat nak pakai merah gini pun time bertunang nanti.
Tapi sebab baju tu memang dah sedia ada, given by my aunty yang ada boutique kat Subang nuu, dah memang sangat lawa, so baik guna untuk majlis ni kan.
Tak payah la susah-susah nak sewa, or susah-susah nak buat baju lain, nak kena carik tailor lagi.

Baju nikah aku tu pun terbiar dalam beg lagi sebab tatau mau nempah di mana.

haih haih.

Lain kali pun tatau bila ntah nak guna baju ni lagi.
My annual dinner selalunya ada theme sendiri.
Lagipun takkan nak pakai baju merah meriah begini kan ^ ^

So, muktamad.
I'm going to wear red for my engagement.
And of course akan memaksa si dia juga ^ ^

Sekian.

The Ring

We've found the ring.
yep.
my beautiful, gorgeous engagement ring.
...

Last week we went to Habib Jewel to buy it.
My hubby and me.
We've already went there once.
Konon-kononnya mau jalan-jalan survey-survey dulu.
Tapi entah macam mana boleh terpaut hati dengan satu cincin nih.
3 mata.
Memang sangat tastylah.
Harga pun not bad.

Tapi si dia tak berapa suka pulak.
He likes the other one better.
the vintage, timeless solitaire...

He said that it is much better, bigger and lovelier.
Tapi lebih mahal juger.

Actually aku bukan nak yang mahal sangat pun.
Yang 3 mata tu memang dah sedang elok la tu.
It is more stylish and modern look.
Tapi si dia yang sangat bermurah hati telah memberikan yang lebih baik.
the spectacular, classic cut diamond ring...
He said that he loves me so much dan ini tanda cintanya yang sangat mendalam pada aku.

'kan sangat sweet bila dia cakap camtu time kami tgh sibuk memilih cincin kan.
hiks.

Bila tengok ulang-ulang, gosh... I felt so ecstatic!
And I can't stop staring at it!

It is absolutely my dream ring...
Now I can't wait for the day to come ^-^

Thank you dear...
thank you thank you thank you ^-^
Love u sooo much!
...

2 days until our Merisik day.
Sunday, 5th April 2009.
another lovely ring on my finger.
**wink wink**

Engagement Makeups

Last 2 weeks waktu my sis balik ke sini, we went out to search for her wedding gowns. Sebab dia takut dress yang wedding planner dia carikkan tu tak ikut taste dia.

Jalan-jalan kat a few bridal boutiques kat situ, tapi tak jumpa pulak yang menepati citarasa. Aku pun memang tengah mencari mak andam for my engagement day so ikutkan je la.

Most of the bridal charge around 150++ for makeups only. And I plan to book this one makeup artist for my big day sebab hasil tangan dia memang cantik and selalu masuk magazine.

Adli Bridal.

Tapi time tu ingatkan besoknya la baru nak book sebab dia suruh datang tengok-tengok baju dulu kat main shop dia kat JB tu.

Then, lepas pusing-pusing kat bridal tu, kami pun terus ke rumah Amril.
He's my sis's wedding planner.
Sebab lepas ni bulan 3 nanti baru dia balik ke sini lagi, so she decided to finalize everything for her wedding.
The photographer, the makeups, the dress, the canopy, the table arrangement, the flower, the pelamin, everything.

Tengah dok belek-belek album kat rumah dia tiba-tiba ternampak gambar my old fren yang baru kawin aritu.

Kebetulan, aku sempat pergi ke kenduri dia and her makeups memang omg... truly marvelous'lah!

On the spot aku tanya berapa charge utk engagement makeups.
Dia cakap, sebab dah alang-alang mak andam tu nak mekap untuk Angah, so dia charge 120 je la. Siap dengan tudung, selendang and a few accessories. Datang rumah lagi ha.

Maka on the spot la aku telah membooking dia.
So okeh, satu perkara setel.

'wawawa sangat suker ^-^

Hubby's Hantaran

Kelmarin, aku dengan Kak Lin jalan-jalan di Jaqueline Bridal House di Masai, and we found this :




Lawakan!

Cadangnya mau membeli-belah bakul sajer. Last-last benda lain pulak yang dapat.

That flower is only RM10.70 per piece after less.
I bought 7 pieces.

And that bakul is only RM8.10 after less.
Sangat murah, kan.

Going to use this to make hubby's hantaran.

1- Coklat
2- Cheese Cake
3- Baju Nikah
4- Tafsir Al-Quran & Sejadah
5- Tuala & NuSkin set
6- Cincin & Duit RM100.00
7- Handbag & Kasut
8- Sireh Junjung

Aritu masa pergi ke Ayer Hitam dah terbeli silver ornaments sebab our initial plan is to use this theme : red-silver for my side and golden-brown for his side.

Menyesal pulak tak rancang awal-awal sebelum pergi kedai.
Nak tak nak lepas ni terpaksa la cari bunga yang boleh combine dengan warna silver untuk hantaran aku nanti.

I want red because my engagement dress is going to be red in color.
Real red.
chilli-chilli red.

Tapi yang ini terjumpa warna yang sangat menepati citarasa plak.
Actually, it's not really purple.
If u look carefully, it's more to golden color.
I'm not very good at taking pictures so u might say that it's not very pretty.
Tunggu la nanti bila siap yek.

I plan to make hubby's hantaran using my own hand tau.
Hopefully menjadi la.
My hantaran plak nak tempah kat kawan my mum.
Time Angah tunang aritu pun dia yang buatkan.
Memang sangat lawalah.

hum hum.