Where they come from?

1. Shirt & Tie from G2000

2. ROM dress from Bridal Elegance
http://www.bridalelegance.com.sg/
Contact person: Florence

3. Make-up artist Sandy engaged by BE
including hair-styling & accessories

4. Shiny shoes from Tangs, brand Studio

5. ROM venue: Furama Riverfront waterfall lounge
nice backdrop with the feel of outdoor

6. Wedding flavor: Happy couple sause plate complimentary by Furama

7. DIY invitation card
Design using scrapblog, print using Canon SELPHY
http://www.scrapblog.com/

8. DIY ang pao box
Materials sourced from Spotlight, Plaza Singapura
The focus is the ribbon roses!

9. DIY notice board created by Eric, Chiyu & Jiaxian

10. DIY balloons entrance by Eric, Chiyu, Jiaxian, Queenie, YX, Kiwee, Ekit
with cheap rental of Helium tank without deposits

11. DIY love quote made by Eric, Chiyu & Jiaxian

12. Rose petals prepared by Furama & friends

13. Wrist corsages online ordered from Carol, Promise to Love

promise2love00@yahoo.com.sg
http://community.webshots.com/user/PromiseToLove

14. Couple doggy online ordered from The Wedding Thoughts
http://www.theweddingthoughts.com/

The blissful day

We have done our long waited and planned solemnisation on last Sunday, 27.04.08.

Woke up very early in the morning and check in the hotel for make-up and dressing. While friends are busy preparing the setup in the waterfall lounge. I must say they really done a pretty job on that day .. must be having lots of brain-storm for the decoration!!

I like the make up and hair styling.. doesn't look like me right?! ahhaa.. I can be dress up too!

I choose pink series for his shirt & tie, he looks great, isn't he?

The guests arrive punctually, the ceremony run smoothly, the hotel services are professional, the atmosphere is soft and romantic, the photos are great.. the couples are blessed!

We enjoy the day, do you?

Lots of photos taken on the day, please spend your 10 mins to watch this video clips and enjoy how was this remarkable day was made!

To download the photos, click here.

23.04.08 Our Declaration Day

We made our declaration vows at ROM office this morning.

No crowd at this fort canning marriage office and the process is fast and smooth.

There were other 5 to 6 couples at the office, same as us, making declaration and collect the marriage cert.

We swear and recite the vows following the words.

It only last for 10 mins and the marriage cert is collected...

and

the lifetime commitment begins..

My first try on movie editing.. share with you
See You on 27.04.08 !!!

21 days from ROM

Things had done:

1. To be more specified, the solemnisation is on 27th April 08, 1130am
2. Ceremony will commence at 12.15pm, follow by lunch buffet till 2.30pm
3. Met our Solemniser for consent form signing and briefing of procedures.
4. G&B attire only left his shoes to be bought, others to be final fitting.
5. DIY invitations are ready for distribution.
6. Helpers for the events already briefed with a complementary dinner.
7. Whatever accessories already ordered. Waiting for the products.


Things to be done:

1. DIY notice board.
2. Wedding flavors to be chosen from organizer (complimentary).
3. Signature pen.
4. Facial
5. A videacam. (anyone can borrow?)


Hm… Seems everything is still under control except my mind. Sometimes I would ask him “eh, why we make ourselves like superstar by having such party? Just parents go ROM office at least won’t be so malu.” … stress is on the way.

I’m glad that friends are willing to help in whatever they can do. And they are in charge in what they love to do. At least, everyone can have that kind of participation feeling during the celebration. Hee hee hee..

I had done a lot of DIY stuff for this event, and it’s really full from my sincerity one lo.

21 days to go from now…

Our ROM Package

After doing lots of research on the ROM dress and suit, photographer, make-up artist and etc, we have finally shortlisted Bridal Elegance (BE) for their ROM package for our coming Solemnisation.. The package includes ROM dress, photography (2 hrs with all digital shots returns & a 80 pcs 4R photo album), make-up artist (with accessories included) and hand bouquet, it would be more cost saving if compared to having each of the item individually.

The 1st appointment with BE last month, I have actually chosen an upper knee length ROM dress. I like this dress bcos of it’s string back design. I then reconsider again and decided to make 2nd appointment with BE bcos we both feel that the short dress look informal for the solemnization.

Our 2nd appointment last weekend, I tried on a few long dress but feel that it’s really long for me mainly bcos of my height!! I then discuss with Florence (from BE) about my concerns and ideas. We then decided to go for a custom made dress with a promotional price given by Florence. I express to her my preference designs and she drawn out the draft for me.

Hmm.. I’m looking forward for the dress and I hope I didn’t make a wrong decision.

Bridal Elegance
www.bridalelegance.com.sg
Contact person: Florence

Interested bride-to-be can request the package fees from me :)

It's time to say "I DO"

We have E-Filed !!

Our Solemnisation will be held outside ROM office.

Details will be released soon.

From then, every "I" will become "WE".

Our Wedding Band

These are our wedding band from Soo Kee Brilliant Rose Series. Mine is a simple yet elegant ring with no diamond. Dear ring has a small diamond in the centre of the ring. We choose the more traditonal type with an elegant design. We also avoid the modern design with many patterns.

To be opened soon..

Auspicious Dates Selection

Every Chinese couples will want their wedding to be smooth and everlasting. As such they will like to choose an auspicious date for their ROM and customary wedding. Some Geomancer (Fengshui Shifu) says Chinese Customary wedding date is the one that is more important and must select it at the most auspicious date whereas ROM date is not so important.

However we still decide to choose two auspicious dates for both our ROM and Customary wedding. I engaged a local famous geomancer to calculate the dates and the calculation is analyzed based on both of our Bazi. The geomancer told me depending on Tong Shu alone is not enough as some auspicious dates may not be good for the couples also. Truly auspicious dates should be calculated using both Bazi and some other "Chim" methodlogy. The timing is also very important, as good date must have the correct timing also.

We consulted both parents regarding the date selection. Her mum feels that the dates should instead be calculated by a trusted geomancer which she knows for many years. As such, we try to make an appointment with him and it is about one month later before we get to meet up with him.

As he is based in kuala Lumpur, we have to travel up by car all the way from JB to KL to meet him. I must really thanks her dad and her younger brother for the tiring journey as both are the drivers on that day. It a 6 hr drive to and fro.

Finally, we got to see him and everyone (Yiqi, me and his little brother) were very curious to see how he looks like and why he is so famous and highly regarded. The geomancer told us it was fate that we came all the way to KL and he would help us calculate the most auspicious dates for us based on our Bazi. He also told us that he is now semi retired and seldom do it for other people already.

He uses his fingers to do most of the calculations and it was fast. Immediately, at that time he had already analyzed our Bazi and can already tell what our Bazi signified. As our main aim is to select dates, he does not reveal much of our life and destiny. He only said that both of our Bazi are "He Yuan" (compatible) which we were quite happy to hear also. In the midst of conversation, he did reveal some advises on what i can do to excel in life ( like having which type of luck more etc...). He will also help us with the "Guo Da Li" things when our customary wedding date gets nearer.

Dear and me did a comparison of the auspicious dates selected by both geomancers and to my surprise, the dates are exactly the same with only one date differs. Now at least, both parents and us are happy with the dates and we can proceed with other planning.

As you can see, wedding is not only on the couples and it involves the parents as well. However, we must understand that whatever the parents do, they also want us to marry well.

My Beloved Proposal Ring

The ring comes with a very nice Destinee Box comprising of a blue scope. It is issued an AGS cert that shows all the characteristics of the diamond. What sets this cert apart from other cert (like GIA, IGS ...) is that it actually shows you the birthmark of this diamond which is very interesting.

At closer look, the diamond looks quite similar to normal solitaires. From what i heard from the sales person, this destinee diamond will actually look bigger than normal solitaires with the same carat weight. In fact, all AGS Triple Ideal diamond will look slightly bigger. In addition, the shimmering and blinking of the diamond is certainly much more brilliant than solitaires.

Destinee

He said he wan to trade in my proposal ring and get it upgrade to destinee diamond. I’m not sure how much is the trade in value for this LW diamond, but I think it should not be devalue too much as it has quite high grades in the 4Cs.

We went to tampines mall to see the ring on Christmas Eve day. Actually he had done the selection of diamond and I went there just to try out the ring and view the claws setting. Destinee seldom has promotion and we are lucky to grab this festive/promotion season.

It’s a promise given by him to upgrade a destinee for me and he did it.

The ring is expected to collect during mid of Jan 08.