Road to engagement :-)

Ikut adat Melayu, selepas seseorang itu dirisik, majlis pertunangan akan menyusul..and that is exactly what has happen. It was so fast n xsempat berfikir panjang pon..Planning for our engagement start in middle March, he has just flew back to Malaysia for good and his family decided to come to our house and merisik..

So lepas merisik, the family decided to tunangkan us in April (dalam hati mmg yeay!..tp muke control ayu jer..ahaks!). So let me share with youguys my pengalaman bertunang :-)

As a modern girl, I memang xmo pon tunang grand2..but as anak yang baik (ceewah!), i leave it to my mum n dad to decide everything on the planning. I have specifically told them that I don't want a lavish engagement..ingat ek..I have SPECIFICALLY told my mum that..but knowing my family, I know I would not get what I've requested ..I come dapat pegang 3 item jer dlm my checklist; ie mekap, baju n kek..lain sume mama n ayah conquer..nak tau citenye, bc yg bwh ni k..Enjoyce!

Cerita disebalik stiap item dalam checklist my engagement

1. Tarikh tunang (28/4/2012) - tarikh ni xde masalah pon sebab family yang tetapkan masa merisik..n i pon xde kuase nk tentukan tarikh..but yg bestnye, it happens that tarikh ni sangat2 la memorable..ade pulak geng2 BERSIH 3.0 buat demo mase tarikh tunang ktorang..nasib badan la labu..hehe

Shades pilihan tuk majlis tunang I

2. Tema - Tema nih I dh decide awal2 sebab mmg suke sgt2 kaler pink n purple..lgpon my future hubby xmo pkai kaler pink mase nikah nnti..so buat time tunang la..ni xde masalah knfem terus tanpa bantahan mana-mana pihak..hehe

Baju tunangku..sweet n simple..hehe

3. Baju tunang - Ok, kisah yg ni, xtau nk ckp cmne..Kalau ikut I, nk pkai je bju kurung sedia ada tp like always, kena marah ngan bonda tercinta..so I told my mum, I will take care of that..gigihlah mengugel baju tunang n jumpe satu baju tunang yg i sangat2 suke..tp bile tnye, harga sewanye, menelan air liur la weh..daripada sewa harga RM x000, baik bli sndiri..puas hati..so amik satu hari, g la mencarik kt semua house..carik punya carik, tengtereng....jumpe satu baju yg I sangat2 dh berkenan..tanpa pikir panjang, baju ini terus menjadi milikku..So baju dh spt,,selendang dh dapat, ape lg, msti la kne lengkapkan ngan tudung kn?..so merayau2 carik tudung plak..tak tau la I ni terlahir bulan terang kot..g kt TURKUAZ Jalan TAR, dapat akak promoter yg best gler..siap suh I pkai bju tunang n ajarkan cara ikat tudung tuk tunang..sebab i xmo pkai veil merelip2..save that for my wedding..hehe..so kire selesailah bab bju tunangku ini..hehe

Pelamin tunangku by  Dina Halim Boutique :-)

4. Pelamin - haa..ni yg I dh specifically told my mum that I xmau ada pelamin..tp knowing my parents n since I am the only girl in my family, knpem la ade jgak pelamin..Ok.. I kompromi..I nak pelamin yg simple n dok kt atas bantal..teeeet!!!..kne reject jgak..my mum want a cleopatra chair..ok..I kompromi lagi..I want background simple cream with lampu kiut2..teeeeet!!!!..kne reject jgak..sudahnye, I surrender terus..terima je la ape2 yg my mum n my dad nak.. my mum n dad has chosen a Roman pillar pelamin with cleopatra chair by Dina Halim Boutique. n hasilnye, tgk la pelamin I kt sebelah ni..bak kata staff Dina Halim Boutique, ni dh boleh panggil tok kadi n trus nikah..ahaks!..sib baik borang kebenaran kawin xisi lg..hehe..dkat 5 jam jgak la dorang memasang pelamin nih..but the staff mmg friendly n stress I tgk pelamin ni ilang la jgak..xpe la janji my mum n my dad bahagia.. and after a while, I love my pelamin..so much!..cm xnk bg bukak plak..hehe..

5. Mekap - Yg ni I dah booking awal2 ngan my mum, I nak amik my friend tuk mekap..my mum hesitate nk bg but since mukeku yang nak ditonyoh mekap, die terpaksa relakan walaupon berat hatinya melepaskan..hehe...So I decided to ambik Sha..She is actually my bos punya PA n do part time mekap tuk tunang n other function la..So tengoklah hasil mekap die..aku puas hati..mekap pon xcair smpi petang n plg pnting xdak jerawat kuar pas abis majlis...weehoo!!..kalau korang rase nk amik die tuk majlis korang, sheck blog die ni ek: Shalicious Touch

Sebelum (left) and Selepas (right)

6. Jamuan Makan - OK, yg ni mmg my mum n my dad punya teritorry..ampun xle masuk campur..My mum ambil dari caterer sekolah dia..Menunye adalah seperti berikut : nasi putih, ayam goreng rempah, gulai nenas ikan masin, sayur campur, ulam sambal belacan n bubur chacha..overall mmg terbaik n sume yg makan puas hati..hehe...

Pandangan dari luar umah..comey je kn..hehe

7. Kanopi - yang ni pon keje mak n ayahku..I xterbabit..tp btol jgak la..buat jamuan mkn jmput jiran n kuarga, mane la muat kt dlm umah (sbb pelamin dah gabak gajah..hehe)..so ni la pelamin yang mama n ayah order..siap ade underlayer ngan scallop tema kaler pink purple nyah..kelas kau Maria..hehe

Pahar imported from PISB Ayer Hitam

8. Hantaran - pasal hantaran, our family decide masa risik, 7 dulang balas 9 dulang n cuma manisan/makanan..sib baik la xpyh bg persalinan bagai..hehe..so tuk pahar hantaran, mama dengan semangatnya tempah pahar kt PISB Ayer Hitam masa g melawat aboy late March ari2..warna kena la ikut tema yg i dah pilih kn..so pahar dah siap, tinggal campak2 barang hantaran je la..dlm piliran masa 2 nk bg kek red velvet, kek buah, coklat, gula-gula, satu persalinan baju melayu, sirih junjung, muffin, pulut kuning n buah-buahan..last minit plak my tunang (mase 2 bakal tunang lg..hehe) bgtau dorang bwk 9..so nk bg cantik n mengikut adat, kne la tambah lg 2..so sudahnye, nilah hantaran I pada tunang I..

sebelas dulang nyah!..aiyak!

Ni plak hantaran tunang I untuk I..9 dulang sumenye

8 dulang je nmpk..satu lg tepak sireh..terkeluar dari frame
plak..hikhikhik

10. Manisan n Doorgift - Another area yg I dapat invade dlm planning my mum is manisan n doorgift. I've decided to take my dear sis, Kak Lyn from Avian Wedding Cake Couture tuk buatkan brownies as desserts and Chocolate muffin with strawberry topping as my doorgift.

D yummy cuppies for guests..

She is also responsible for the yummy Rose red velvet cake and Assorted Pop Cakes for my hantaran..Thanks sis!..I suke sangat sumenye..and thanks for the special delivery on the day itself! 

11.Photography: Last but yet important is photography. Since this is a big event in my life, I want every moments to be captured. So I have chosen a friend of mine, Adib, from Swetlite Creation (Photography & Services) to capture all those moments. Yang bestnye, majlis I abis kul 3, kul 6 dh ada teaser for my engagement kt FB..mmg pantas n tuntas la..n sangat2 cantik..I like it a lot!.. In next entry I will share pictures taken through his eyes k.. 

Ok..dh cukup kot bebelan kali ni..panjang siot!..haha!..BTW, it went smoothly and all credits to my family and friends who has been helping us a lot to ensure that this event run smoothly..hehe..Moral of the story, to bakal - bakal yang nak bertunang, this events is mostly about family gets together n share our happiness. Don't be too stressful..learn to let it go..believe in your family..Don't aim for perfection but focus on building memories and joy that it will brings to you n your family throughout your life..