... The Beginning

Assalamualaikum everyone,

Remembering my entry on hantarans in 2009 which got me thinking. I have always wanted to do my own hantaran back then (but due to my bz-ness, and yeah..don't want to spend much on my hantarans cos we can spend more AFTER we got married..which is true and still valid until today and insya-Allah, the future) and with me commuting to work everyday adapting to married life and then kids! *lol* The things just keep on coming right? 

So my husband asked me one day, 'when are you ready to give your magic hands a go at hantaran arrangements? I know you can do it and I believe you can...' Those words, walaupun simple as it may sound has really made me thinking. That's my husband and he is ALWAYS pushing me to get me back on track with my creative side.... especially with baking, diys and other things (because honestly I've lost track on some for some reason *lol* even blogging!)

I guess it's true what I ever told my husband. I'm a planner, and I enjoy planning. And I thank Allah for giving me the chance to be part of the planning committee for my cousin's wedding last December and opening my eyes so that, yeah- I should do this. I shall give it a go... and insyaAllah, the best decision we ever make is the decision to try right? 

Ok, so dengan kalimah Bismillahirrahmanirrahim... saya dengan sukacitanya, mengumumkan permulaan bagi 'Blooming Little Bows' providing you hantaran arrangement services especially now that we are sooooo IN with the wooden pallet trays. I have always loved the hantaran designs made using the pallet trays, the rustic, chic and minimalist ideas for hantaran. Simple and elegant! Ok, ok.. enough with the suspense... here's one I actually arrange by myself.... #hantaranrustic #rustichantaran #BLBHantaran2016

I won't be joining any bridal showcase or wedding festival 'yet' ... saya budak baru belajar okay? incase you all are asking, just contact me directly at my e-mail yes? or simply follow me on our IG : @bloominglittlebows

Oh yes -- early confirmed bookers will receive further % on the introductory rate stated.

Sooooo... tunggu apa lagi?!!!! I'm waaaiiiitinggggg~~~~~~

Bling-blings *schwing*

When talking about getting married, the first thing that came across our minds would most definitely be wedding rings or band (whichever you all may prefer) ... well, ofcourse engagement rings lah jua to start with.

When me n dear fiancé went out scouting for the engagement ring last time, we dropped by to several shops of which we thought may give us good offer for wedding rings as well. We went to:

1. J.L Jewellery @ Yayasan
2. Mexx Diamonds @ Plaza Athirah
3. This other shop..p inda ingat the place (nanti upd8) @ Plaza Athirah
   
4. Kedai Emas Juta @ Gadong
5. Twinkles Jewellery @ Qlap
   
6. OKKY Goldsmiths @ Qlap
   

We also Googled some images online to get some ideas on custom design rings ;) (must be well suited with the budget jua lah ah~)

Nice right??

Some might opt to go shopping abroad for these... even better, that is ofcourse sekiranya budget mengizinkan ;)

We actually have to set a separate budget for this one. Inda bleh di kacau ni... Personally, we would want our wedding rings to be simple yet elegant... tpi mesti matching. Just like the ones above lh, but there's still one thing I need to be sure of. Muslim Men can only wear what metal element ah..? (checking periodic table) haha teringat plang class Chemistry back in the high school years *lol* I know they can't wear gold... which means any rings made of tiny % of gold element sudah out tu, incl. white gold and suasa. So that leaves us with silver AND Platinum... dua ani th saja dorg bleh pakai... hmm~ will look into the matter krg...

The Day, Part Deux

Alhamdulillah~ the function went well... The electric power was back on just before all the guest arrive.
Ngalih jua ke sana kemari memasang aircon.. muka ayu pun merah2 nda payah pakai blusher!!! *lol* Malu jua saya tdi tym kna suruh masuk k living room for menyarungi cincin ah~.
All eyes were on me. OMG!!

But none the less, wlupun ada technical prob sikit tdi... Alhamdulillah, as of now, I am officially someone's fiancé ... Sayang, we're engaged!!!

'Tunangan orang dah laaaaiiiii~'

"Operation Kahwin" has commenced.

The first thing we'll be doing tomorrow would be.. to go to our selected boutique and buat bju utk bersanding. We're actually renting out the baju from that boutique, just that with an extra B$100.00 we get to make a new n customised one for us, kira kami yg premier pakai lh~ Ok jua tu?? No??

At least, satisfaction guaranteed kaaaannnn!!

Until tomorrow...
Yours Truly

The Day, Part Un

It's TODAY!!! And I'm reaaally nervous.. Astah!! baru jua kn betunang alum lgi menikah n bersanding *dub*dub*dub*dub*

It'll be my first tyme meeting all boyfie's *ahem* future fiancé's aunts. Cemana rasanya tu ah? Do i really need to sit in the middle of the living room or shall I just stay in my room? Haiyaaaaaaa~ But dad says I need get into the living room later.. arah ladies lah that is~ My friends are coming ni later..yes, secara tidak lansung dorang ani my amateur photogs lh! Hehehehe jangan marah babes! I love u gals to bits!!

Still deciding on which baju to where.. the stripes one or the black one... If i were to wear the black one mcm nda meriah jua usulnya ah? Hehehe stripes th tu eh! Oh shucks!!! Power down!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!! This is not happening!!! Hopefully it'll recover soon else nda beterikah tudong ni eh... hrmm~ so much for lambat deciding on which bju to wear!

*inhales*

Dugaan ni... we can go through this! Fighting!!! <-- too much Korean series *lol* Time to set the panic button ON... MAYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mudah-mudahan awal buka karan later *Amin*

Click!

The Engagement day is coming up pretty soon. So, I had a meeting with one of the noted Brunei photog (ani utk wedding plang ni, for the engagement photog amateur saja heheeheh thought of some talented friends but naaaaahhh~~~). Erm, erm… had I some extra income I would definitely hire them. Lawa waaahhhh…!!! I want!! But :(


So I guess it’s photog hunting lgi… manage to find a few, every now and then I will update the links for my friends to refer nanti come their turn. ;) I have a few photogs in mind like PauseByBald, Ed Noorislam, Hitam Puteh, UcingItam, candidsyndrome tpi hehehe still malas to contact them, should or shouldn’t I ah? I guess there’s no harm in email-ing them and see what package they can offer… the quest begins! Start my e-mail by typing this ….

Assalamualaikum,

I have seen your work with some of the wedding photos and is interested on hiring you. I am due to get married *insya-Allah* first week of August 2009 with a 3 days event (maybe 2 days) and would like to ask you what wedding packages you're offering, i.e. photography and videography, editting of photos, photos printed, album sizes, photobook (do you produce them?) and DVD storage for both videos and pictures.

How much extra charges, if any, do you request for customers from outside Brunei-Muara District?

Let’s see what they all have to say *jeng! Jeng! Jeng!*

bz, bz, bz

WHAT-A-BUSY- WEEK!!! Ngalih rsanya eh.. sapa jua kn tahan mun everyday kn meeting sja. Now that's what we call MIB people!! No plans for ring hunting this week, but I've discussed with boyfie on things to do next week. A rough time plan have been made. By saying rough, I mean rough lah tu ah... nda betulis, nda bhapa... it's all in the head! *lol*

Right abt now, I'm still not sure when's the big day. Tentatively... it'll be sometime early ... hrmmm should I tell?? Nanti lah kali ah...? :P I'm hoping for my bju kurung to be finished on tym juuuussssttttttt before the engagement day. nyehnyehnyeh~ Naaah, not gonna dress up for that day, just a simple bju kurung yg I always used to attend wedding functions n such. Not even with make-up on ni nanti *lol* now that's even going simpler than simple!!!

Sis is planning to bake something for the guests' 'campur'. Not so sure apa kan di bakenya.. either cuppies or cookies tu.. mcm2 experimentnya ni nanti for my upcoming future events ;) haih~ can't w8..