Bridal Party: 1st Gathering

1st meetup for the bridal party laters! I dont think i have time till Feb for the next one.

Told myself not to fuss over this and make it as casual as possible.

Alas, a powerpoint slide is still created to highlight some key differences and out of the norm practices from usual weddings, so everyone can b prepared.

Theres still 10 golden rules! To prevent me from throwing dagger stares at everyone.

My stand stil stays, i rather run the wedding myself.

Wish me luck.

Agenda for the day!

All my bridesmaids are "forced" to be! So no saying no allowed, no matter what! Ahhaha!

Heres my way for saying thanks to them!

My pretty bridesmaids!

They are so so so gorg!

Cant bear to let them go!!

But my bridesmaids deserve all the prettiest stuff in the world! Hahahha.

Thanks girls! I dont know what i wil do without you all. Thanks for keeping me sane so so far.

All the flowers were done by @Benita  Very friendly and perfect execution of what i want! Shes v accomodating too! Nth bad at all to say! My frens tink its worth $75 per bouquet!

Tags are done and written by yours truly (;

Jars bought at carousell.

#joncynbigday

Its getting real man! OMG!

No picts of the guys, forgot to take. Hahah!

I think my likes is really my likes. Hahah!

Mason jar w high low flowers once again, just like my pre wed photoshoot. Cant run away from it!

Closeup!

So so so so love!

Casual Photoshoot: Preview

Just got a preview of yesterday's set. This was the last set, so u can see the messy and sticky hair and shag faces. Hahah!

Tired alrdy, so we just sat on the shophouse steps. Yang told us to just whisper smth funny into each others ears. So this was the story behind the shot. Haha! My mind went blank, i just told the man, 1,2,3, ha ha ha ha! LOL.

This genuine shot further confirms why we chose Yang. (;

Just feel so happy looking at this photo. May we never forget the joy&laughter we bring to each other. (:

food tasting

#joncynbigday food tasting later!

Cant wait to see the tablescape, translate from my mind to paper to live!

 The big day is stil 2 months away but doing it way early bcox i have no time alrdy! Work die me.

Small panic attack earlier. So many what ifs appeared. But nth the girls,man and sisters, cant deal with. Felt sort of calmed down after fretting. Sort of. Omg. Wtf. I cant really deal w the anxiety and nervousness.

OMG! They spell my name wrong, WTF!

Last warning.

Its ok, breathe.

Update: they changed it after, thanks banquet manager.

My dreams came alive!

#ootd

Choosing of table cloth, napkins and door gift. Such limited choices, the rest are too showy. Thank god for the wedding decor boss, his rly magic!

Final choice!

I swear the burlap on the napkin made such a huge difference to blend everything together!

Why the plates are not in gold. Why! Why one type only. Why!

Napkins will not be folded like that, yes, theres a choice too.

My heart swelled and went to heaven when i saw this!

Exactly the same as what i had in mind, on paper and now LIVE! So in love. WTF. BREATHE. I cannot contain my excitement.

It wil b more rustic, less pink, more white, more green, more succulents and barks.

You see the gold bottle, mint mason, burlap, tealight candle, ON FREAKING POINT!

Okies, back to food.

Alls good other than the beef. OMFG.

It taste great, i m the only one who enjoyed it, but the rest said NO. So majority wins.

Have to see what the chef can come up with

The rest was good!

Started at 7.30pm and ended at 9.45pm. Pls take down timings of each dish for programme planning.

#joncynbigday

Signing off!

xx

No Matter Where You Are - Us The Duo

I will stand by you
Even when we fall
I will be the rock, that holds you up
and lifts you high so you stand tall

 

I won't let you go
No one can take your place
a couple fights & lonely nights
Don't make it right to let it go to waste

 

I won't let you fall
I won't let you go
No matter where you are
No matter where you are, I'll be there

 

I will hold on to
Everything we've got
A quitter, a regretter, and forgetter is
Everything I'm not

 

I'll take care of you
and love you just because
You and I are better than forever
Nothing can stop us

 

I won't let you fall
I won't let you go
No matter where you are
No matter where you are, I'll be there

 

We can be the generation
Who learns how to love
Mistakes & empty promises
Will never be enough
To tear apart the giant hearts
that beat inside us now
Let's conquer the percentages
and rise above the crowd

 

I won't let you fall
I won't let you go
No matter where you are
No matter where you are, I'll be there

No matter where you are
No matter where you are I'll be [x2]

I'll be there [x2]

Feels like home - chantal

Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself
Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms
There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life

If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done

It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

A window breaks, down a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see, through the dark there is light

Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
And if you knew how happy you are making me
I never thought that I'd love anyone so much

It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way the back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

Like i'm gonna lose you - meghan trainor john legend

Like I'm Gonna Lose You

I found myself dreaming
In silver and gold
Like a scene from a movie
That every broken heart knows we were walking on moonlight
And you pulled me close
Split second and you disappeared and then I was all alone

I woke up in tears
With you by my side
A breath of relief
And I realized
No, we're not promised tomorrow

So I'm gonna love you
Like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna hold you
Like I'm saying goodbye wherever we're standing
I won't take you for granted 'cause we'll never know when
When we'll run out of time so I'm gonna love you
Like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you

[John Legend:]
In the blink of an eye
Just a whisper of smoke
You could lose everything
The truth is you never know

So I'll kiss you longer baby
Any chance that I get
I'll make the most of the minutes and love with no regrets

Let's take our time
To say what we want
Use what we got
Before it's all gone
'Cause no, we're not promised tomorrow

[Both:]
So I'm gonna love you
Like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna hold you
Like I'm saying goodbye wherever we're standing
I won't take you for granted 'cause we'll never know when
When we'll run out of time so I'm gonna love you
Like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you

Hey
Whoa

I'm gonna love you
Like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna hold you
Like I'm saying goodbye wherever we're standing
I won't take you for granted 'cause we'll never know when
When we'll run out of time so I'm gonna love you
Like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you

Honeymoon & Wedding Checklist

Lazy to squaready.

So cute this lava song!

Now i cant wait to go see volcanos, so we will grow old together and lava each other. Hahahah.

GORG!!!!!!!

Pending -Wedding gown (in the making)
Pending -Evening gown (in the making)
Pending -Wedding Heels, White (in the making)
Yes-Wedding Heels, Evening
No-Grooms Shoes
No-Wedding Accessories
Yes-Makeup and hair
No-Makeup Trial
No-Nails
No-Bridal party
No-Bridesmaids dresses
No-Flower girls
No-Flower girls dresses
No-Parents Clothes
Pending -Guo Da Li Cakes
No-Guo Da Li Date
No-Guo Da Li Items
Pending -Wedding bands
Yes-Si Dian Jin Bracelet
No-Si Dian Jin Necklace
No-Si Dian Jin Gold

No-Marriage Prep Course
No-JP
No-️ROM application
No-Notice of marriage
Yes-Witnesses
Yes-Solemnization venue
Yes-Florist
Pending -Wedding Cake
No-Wedding favors
Pending -Wedding invites
Pending -Finalised guest list
Pending -Seating plan
Pending -Photobook
No-Framed photos
Yes-Solemnization venue decor
No-Reception decor
No-Proposal Montage
No-Photo montage
No-Photobooth
No-Photobooth frame design
No-Transport
No-Schedule
No-Table signs
No-Solemnization chair signs

No-Solemnization layout
No-Menu
No-Instagram Frame
No-Ring Pillow
No-Angbao
No-Xi Sticker
No-Corsages & Boutonierres
No-Bridesmaids Bouquet
No-Solemnization March In Song
No-Parents March In Song
No-Song List
No-Emcee Script

And the list goes on....... theres a list within the list too! #worrydieme #wanttofaint #whatheshitistheitems

wedding cake

Cake tasting!



Thank heaven for letting me meet such a nice vendor. (: we just wanted t meetup for a discussion but she baked to let us try, so sweet of her. Sigh. 

And she suggested cute cakes for our guests, not sheet cakes. OMG! So niceeeeeeeee.

Sketch of the cake! 

I am so happy that we are serving pretty cakes to all the guests (mini version of our wedding cake) & still have a BIG wedding cake as a photo backdrop (center of the aisle), to cut and to serve for the VIP table. Heheheh! 

Dream came true today!!!!!!!!

Friendly on my pocket too!

Can you feel my joy?!?!??! Hahahhahahha.

-dances around-

Change in Wedding Vendors

Every bride to be should have been through at least 1 change. But I think mine took the cake for it. I have experienced a change in:

1. Hotel Coordinator

2. Decor Coordinator

3. Wedding Gown Designer

4. Invitation Card Coordinator

Thats almost every aspect already. Dont panic, just breathe ok! A change might be for the better. Hahahha! But please remember to go through the details once again with the new person ya!

wedding band, the guy version

its quite funny and amazing how we went back to eclarity again as cynthia's proposal ring was from there.  we starting ring shopping at many places and visited cartier where the trinity band topped the charts but sadly have to give it a miss.  couldnt bear to spend that amount but it was soooooooooooooooooooooooo nice.  totally liked it.

but anyhow decided to visit eclarity and see what they have to offer since customization was their business.  we took probably about an hour looking through the different designs and finally managed to narrow down our selection.  both of us are just too picky and have the love for details so we decided to have our own likes into the rings. a part mine, a part hers making it ours.




4 different ring designs here where on the left, the three rings are interconnected, adding our likes and diamonds onto the rings.  so after about couple of months, the design came out as shown in the earlier posts by cynthia.  went through some discussion with eclarity and WOOOOOHOOOOO.  many shared that guys should have thicker bands but nah, still prefer smaller band ring for myself.  not a fan of those chunky chunky kind.





tried the rings and its nice right.  like it so much but sadly we did not bring the rings back with us as there were still some minor changes that needs to be done to the rings.  what to do, sometimes i think we are quite hard to service or rather would want things our way.  few more weeks before we get to collect the final product and to keep it safe for few months before we really get to wear them.  looking back, time has pass quite quickly from preparing the engagement ring, the proposal, wedding plans like venue and such till wedding band.  very soon, the big day would arrive!

163 MORE DAYS! 

Invitation Card - Alignment & Sides

Planning a wedding is really not easy. Why do i have so many wedding related posts.

Anyhow, i am stuck for the invitations. There is 3 sides complimentary, refusing to topup here, other than the letterpress part.

So the sides should usually include:
1. English Banquet 
2. Chinese Banquet
3. Solemnization
4. Map
5. Menu
6. RSVP

How can i squeeze it into the 3 complimentary sides? Should i print my own map? Should i combine some of them?

#dayrebrides

#1 
Parents name on top
Our name
Alignment: Left, center, right

#2 
Parents name followed by our name, seperated
Alignment: Center

#3
Parents name side by side
Our name center
Alighment: 2 columns

#4
No parents name
Our name, center
Alignment: 3 columns

#5
No parents name
Our name, center
Date, center
Alignment: 3 columns

Theres still a long list that goes into invitations:
//design
//colour
//font
//logo 
//alignment
//envelope colour (outside and inside)
//paper size and weight (mm and gsm)
//paper texture (smooth, pebbled, linen)
//paper shape (rectangle, square, die cut)
//hot stamping, letter press, digital print
//graphics (floral, stripe, gold)

We r trying not to spend so much effort on this because everyone throws away the invitations anyway. Hahaha. But its difficult when we have t settle the above! 

#1 and #5, will be sent to the designer, hahah. Thanks girls!

#cynjon engagement ring

So the engagement ring was a hot topic after we got our house, we bickered, we made up, we quarreled again, we made up, i guessed his intentions, he guessed my intentions, i told him what i want, he try to place together what i want. Hahah! I was waiting not-so-patiently for the ring after we bought the house in Dec 2012. And i finally saw it on July 2014, what a long wait, right girls? Hahha! But its all worth it! I have never wanted a solitaire or white diamond, from the very beginning, because its just too common, I was absolutely smitten by the yellow diamond, I reckon Tiffany's marketing worked! Hahah!

Olivia Palermo

Heidi Klum

Nicki Minaj

Carrie Underwood

Iggy Azalea

Anna Kournikova

Me being the one constantly obsessed with details, I want the ring to be how I like it to be. So my criteria is:

1. Double Halo, White Diamond
2. Cushion Cut, Yellow Diamond
3. Single Shank, White Diamond
4. The yellow diamond must sit nicely, no gaps
5. Side designs should be nice

I was head over heels with only 1 and only 1 ring, it is the Tiffany Soleste Ring. 2 things I do not like about the Soleste, is the split shank and the side profile.

 The split shank is not very obvious, but i prefer if it is 1 shank.

The side profile, I cant stand the gap and space. I really dont understand. Hahha! I like mine sitting nicely.

Heres how it looks, and the look I was going for!

Doesnt yellow diamond looks so yummy?

So I went to look for more interesting side profiles, of course there is tons of them like Tacori/ Verragio!

but it seems too much... 

and I chance upon the Tiffany Legacy collection, very elegant side, and NO GAPS/SPACE!

So after telling the man all the details above and went through the arduous wait of 1 year 7 months, I finally saw it! Hahhahaha! Throughout the entire period, i sent him tons of reference pics and ask him if this is nice or that is nice, what do you think? Sometimes i change my mind to white diamond/single halo/pear shape, to test if he bought the ring already, hahaha! But he didnt relent, he basically just ignored me, thats when we start bickering, ya i know, what a bitch testing him and all. Hahaha! But i cant help it, the wait was too long. 

Posted by @eclaritysg, the crafting process done by the man.

Taken during the Engagement Party!

Do I love my ring? HELLL friggin YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant stop looking at it, its so shiny and pretty. Mad gorg!!!!! Thank you a million times for giving me this engagement ring! Everything is on point! Hahahah. I was tearing in the picture above and proceeded to sob and cry and bawl my hearts out. -proposal story for another day-

I remember my first reaction after the ring is on my finger is to see the side profile. Hahha! Thats how important it is to me, its a pass or fail criteria. 

The yellow is not obvious on most pictures sadly, especially taken from far, guess its because its a fancy light yellow.

Oh yes, its a yellow diamond everyone, not sapphire or gemstone. Someone commented quietly that it looks so big must be a gemstone, they can never afford a diamond this size, my chopsticks almost flew, just kidding, hahah, my stares flew freely during the whole time though. It is not even priced like its out of this world! People..................................................