another theme... P _ _ _ H

Salam everyone....

First thing first, would love to congratulate my former housemate, Mr. E for finally becoming a husband to his beloved wife, Mrs. E yesterday. I'm sorry for not being able to attend your Nikah and Sanding this week. Won't be in the country this weekend and yesterday, ada urusan penting with the hubby at the bank. Seriously, all banks are busier than ever this week! It has been a while since I last went to any banks on payday week~ *lol* Somehow today reminded me my reasons for not doing so..~

Other than that, this week is the 'Eclipse' fever~ Me and hubby watched them last Thursday and I am somehow impressed with Taylor's acting this time around. *double thumbs up * I can't wait for the 4th and last movie~ It's gonna be exciting!

Hehehehe ok, nuff abt the movie let's get back with the main topic here.... I'm doing theme in this entry, and from the teaser.. I hope many of you got it right. Yes, it's P.E.A.C.H. The colour hubby specifically chose for our Raya theme this year... *smiles*

You may opt for a simple design for your invitation card, believe me..nowadays, the simpler it looks, the better!

or still something simple and not neglecting the Malays in us,

peach songket like invitation card

I like this room because it shows simplicity and the effects are mainly focused on the lighting. Macam, siang the room will look different and at night it'll look like this~ The room was originally painted cocoa brown with peach lighting effect..

Light peach pelamin

striking peach pelamin by Maszalina Boutique.. loving this!

peach and gold hantaran... from http://rose-nani.blogspot.com

oh my peachy Louboutin!!! simple but hey, it's Louboutin~

I took this pic somewhere, loving the attire for both but disliking the make-up *no offence to the ppl involved* The dastar, like I said, would look much much much better the way they do with His Majesty's. (hopefully he'll wear the traditional gear this 15th July, 2010)

loving the design for this dress and yes, the make up is more subtle. Eventhough the dress is not peach, but I think this will look glamourous with that colour! Indeed!

and last not the least, the peach bouquet... lawa-ness!

My apologies to all if sekiranya terlambat with updating my entries. It has been a hectic half year and hoing for things to slow down abit coming Ramadhan next month. Wishing everyone, the very best of luck with their preps and Insya-Allah will try and update as frequent as I can. Until next time...

Bride

xoxo

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Para isteri menjadi pakaian bagi suami dan suami menjadi pakaian bagi isteri

~ al- Baqarah 187 ~

coming up next

TEASER??

NEW entry coming up... :D

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Love is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship. It's not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build till the end...
- Lovingyou.com

something, something

Salam all...

Things just got busier than ever but Alhamdulillah, today I managed to post up an entry. Attended a wedding of my Uni friends last Sunday and when meeting up with some of our friends ofcourse the typical question asked to the singles popped up "Bah, ko bila lagi?" Some gave surprise answers, some asked for an apology for not telling that they've gotten themselves engaged. Macam.. aiiiii~

The script either went like "Insya-Allah, tunggu saja kad jemputannya nanti..soon" (means it's sometime this year) or "Next year lah belum tau date..." or "Ujung tahun tapi balum tau tahunnya lagi ..." *lol* or my cousins' famous quote back during my single years when asked by the elders "kita do'akan ku bejumpa jodoh yang baik2"

So weddings, weddings, weddings soon~ Can't wait! This year has been very slow when it comes to weddings from my closest and dearest. But proposals and little juniors are popping up like mushrooms.. some you don't expect, some well.. IT's about TIME!!!!! My relatives have been asking me "Mengapa tia belum lagi ada penggantinya ani? Have you not tried??? " If anyone read one of my previous stories.. you'll know~ I just simply answered, 'We can only try and plan but Allah knows best, Insya-Allah.. ada tu nanti, pray for the best~' In the mean time, I'm happy that my cousins and sisters are all baking the bun in their ovens.. hehehehe more stories on that in the next entry.

Alright then, as requested hantaran! It's not a must, and guess what, I've seen yg bagi 5 dulang saja. Sikit but worth it! My list can be checked in my entry HERE but here's how I come up with my list, think of ....

1. something your other half don't have in his possession
2. something he/she will be able to use frequently
3. something that you and your other half would like to have in pairs / common with
4. something you've been longing to give to your hubby-to-be
5. something he loves
6. something sweet

That's what my dearest aunty told me, so yeah.. we wrote everything down and I mean, everything!!! For Him and For Her (well this one based on what my cousin gave to his wife lah last time) to give some of you a little idea~

FOR HIM

• Al-Quran, sejadah, tasbih & topi
• Wedding Ring
• Wallet & Belt set
• Watch
• Kasut
• Perfumes
• Hygiene & Facial Set
• Work Shirts
• Casual Shirts
• Baju Melayus + Songkok
• Sports (inclusive of jerseys and football boots)
• electronic gadgets (which i cancelled out cos I decided to give this one for his birthday hehe)
• towel set
• working and formal shoes
• something cooked by myself (especially hubby fav)
• cake
• cupcakes
• homemade wajid / kelupis
• cookies
• other delicacies

FOR HER

• Telekong, Al-Quran, Sejadah
• Watch and Ring
• Kains (tailor made or jst kain)
• Tudongs
• Handbags
• Sandals and Shoes
• Perfume sets and toiletries
• towels
• sports gear
• electronics
• flower bouquet
• jewellery set
• facial and makeup sets
• baking/cooking utensils
• sewing kit

... and lots more possible things anyone can think of but instead, I just narrowed it down to our essentials. In fact, we pretty much satisfied with what we give to each other~ leaving all the other things to be bought in other appropriate occasions... :) Like I said before in one of my previous post, me and hubby love to celebrate our important days. :)

Right about now, dearest hubby is overseas attending his 3 weeks course ( 2 more weeks till he's back here..) *sigh* Can't say much... but we'll be having our 3rd holiday escapade sometime soon.. *iskiness* Something to look forward to...

Until my next entry peeps~

Enjoy your weekend!!

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Rasulullah SAW dalam hadisnya bermaksud, "Wanita yang paling banyak mendapat kurnia ialah wanita yang murah mas kahwinnya, yang senang nikahnya dan baik budi pekertinya. Dan wanita yang jahat ialah wanita yang mahal mas kahwinnya, payah nikahnya dan yang buruk budi pekertinya..

NB shares...

Salam...

I'm pretty much demotivated the whole because I don't know why. I guess, it's one of those days where i just feel like I want to stay at home and just do nothing. Basically, I'm suppose to apply for my annual leave ni this month but due to some reasons. Inda jadi... So, I'm still contemplating on my schedules. :D Alhamdulillah for giving me all this strength, ya Allah..

This week has been all sooo stressful for me, I tend to have tears every now and then..but allah knows best and I thank Him for making me who I am today~ :) Alright then, on to the next person who willingly shares her stories / experience with us all...

Hey everyone!

Lets just call me the nervous bride (NB). First of all i would like to thank "Sweetie" for sharing your story. Your story inspired me to share my experience with a photog too. (a bad experience at that!)

Anyways.. I know this photog, through his blog. Mcm famous lah ah orang ani. So, without waiting any further, i emailed him and tell him that i wanted to book him and i even asked if he was available on those dates. He said yes, and then he gave me his personal number. So i contacted him again.. texted him.. but he did not reply. It was only after couple of days that he gave me a reply. So i told him that i wanted to meet him and discuss further. Again, no reply.

I didn't give up, because from his blog, it was obvious he WAS that good and quite popular. I thought to myself, YES! HE IS THE ONE. He should be the one who will take my wedding pictures nanti.

So anyways.. i texted him again, telling him i wanted to meet him, and then he said "ok meet u tomorrow at X time d restaurant Y".

So the next day, i was running a bit late (5 mins only!) so i texted him i was already there, and i was finding a parking spot. So he texted me he said "ITS OK, TAKE YOUR TIME". So, me and my fiance rushed to the restaurant. At a glimpse of him, i knew it was him, he was with his gadgets lah, laptop and all those things spread out on a table. He was talking to a man when we walked in, he acknowledged us, by a simple nod.

So we waited at the next corner of the room, waited.. and waited.. while he was still busy talking to that man. We even had the time to order drinks and drank them. SO yea.. just imagine how long we waited. So after a while, he called us to his table. Before we even sat down, he said " You know that man i was talking too? yea, he already booked your dates."

We looked at him, i was expecting him to 'joke' - but he still looked mcm biasa saja! HE DIDNT EVEN SAY SORRY! mcm what?? at that point, i was just speechless. Dont tell me i just sat there, for almost half an hour fr nothing! RUPANYA he double booked me! We sat down, Tuhan ganya tau prasan kami masa tu. Mcm kana main main kn bah. TAPI yang bari sakit hati, after all that, masih ia show off his pictures, n cakap "I'm a photo journalist, so i take pictures cara bercereta lah" so he showed us and pointed at every pic "ani.. pengantin lelaki be usai diri.. at the same time, pengantin bini kana make up kan...selepas atu, durang ready, sekali ke hall sama sama..something along that line! Mcm apakan? pandai jua kmi meliat gmbar. SO whats the point of u show off? inda jua kami dpt book ia!

SO i said lah.. mcm kenapa ya inda bagitau ada org kn book ia on those dates jua? marah kli ah. He said, ia andang style nya macam atu, sapa dulu bayar ia tah tu. WELLL EXCUSE ME, how am i suppose to know ada org kn book kami punya dates? and how r we supose to know ia kn deposit? how dare he double book me? that is just so selfish of him. He said we can take other new photogs under him (yg balum cukup experience pulang) tapinya, harganya! subahanallah. MAHAL! Inda jua jauh daripada how much he charges. Why should we pay that amount for org yg hardly ada any experience?

We left.. feeling hurt and feeling extremely pissed. Inda pedah kami bejumpa ia. ATLEAST lah ah, have the courtesy to inform us awal. F he told us awal ada org booking, and sapa laju ia dpt, then fine! we will deposit. BUT dont treat us this way.

I have a photog friend. He then told me about c lelaki ani. rupanya he is famous for being like that. KNown to be pemalas, tau shoot saja. Klu ada shooting with other photogs, yg lain usai the light, and pose kn models.. ia tau duduk arah corner, udah photogs lain siap mengusai setting apa, baruth ia bediri and shoot! And yg bari sakit hati, laju laju ia upload those pics arah his blog, kirakan ia punya idea lah.

Also, i met with an old friend of mine, who happened to be his client. I asked how the pictures turn out, and she was sooooo mad! she said, apatu! brapa lama sudah ku kawin, balum siap! and when i texted him up, betelipon apa he said he will only siapkn klu bayar full sudah. bt the thing is she paid more than half! sekiranya harganya 4k, she paid about 3600 sudah! apa jua ganya few hundred dollars?! she wanted to pay him after siap. BUT walaupun ia discuss bisai bisai, kana teriaki pulang oleh c lelaki ani.

Anyways.. just look out lah ah for this photog. and if u read Sweetie's cereta, i cant help but feel we r talking about the same person. That goes to show you how valid our stories are. Bukannya kn downgrade him, watsoever. but just looking out for those brides to be out there. Careful! Just because he is famous, or internationlly known, pernah gmbar artis kah apakah, dont be fooled. We r customers, and we should get the treatment we deserve.

From Nervous Bride aka "NB"

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Diriwayatkan oleh Muslim, Rasulullah SAW bersabda, "Seburuk-buruk manusia disisi Allah pada hari Kiamat adalah seorang lelaki yang menceritakan hubungan dengan isterinya dan isteri yang berhubungan dengan suaminya lalu menyebarluaskan rahsia mereka."

Mother's Day and more... :D

Salam all...

First and foremost,

WISHING ALL MOTHER'S OUT THERE and MOTHER-TO-BEs a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
Dearest MUM and MUM-IN-LAW (hehe first time ni~), I love you both no matter what! Both are special in their own ways and it feels good to be loved by you both. Insya-Allah, I will try to become a better daughter (everyone's not perfect) and will always pray for your good health and blessing from Allah S.W.T *Amin*

Secondly,

SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU to all the couples who officially tied the knot last Friday and is having their Sanding today. But ofcourse, there will be cases where the Nikah is on Sunday as well (like ours hehehehe) Wishing everyone a happy blissful wedded life now and Hereafter. Insya-Allah.

Since everyone in the chatbox are hot up with the discussion of planning your wedding events, I just can't help but putting up the next article (though it was meant to be post up next week..) I'm like, nevermind, there's always something new everyday right?

PENGERTIAN WALIMATUL ‘ARUS

· Walimatul ‘arus ialah kenduri bagi meraikan atau merayakan pengantin baru.

· Walimah ialah jamuan agama (bukan jamuan adat kebiasaan) yang dibuat kerana Allah, bukan jamuan kebanggaan dan bukan sumber untuk mendapat keuntungan duniawi.

PENSYARI‘ATAN WALIMATUL ‘URUS

· Mengadakan majlis walimah adalah sangat digalakkan dalam Islam.

· Sabda Rasulullah sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam:

Maksudnya:
“’Abdul Rahman bin ‘Awf melakukan perkahwinan, maka Rasulullah sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam bersabda kepadanya: Hendaklah anda mengadakan walimah walaupun dengan seekor kambing.”
(Al-Hadith)

TUJUAN WALIMATUL ‘URUS

· Tujuan mengadakan walimah adalah untuk mengumumkan pernikahan di samping menggembirakan pengantin yang baru menjejaki jinjang pelamin dan ia juga sebagai tanda kegembiraan orang tua kerana mendapat menantu baru. Pengumuman yang sebaik-baiknya ialah majlis perkahwinan yang diadakan di masjid dan dipukul gendang dan rebana.

· Sabda Rasulullah sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam:

Maksudnya:
“Umumkanlah perkahwinan dan selenggarakanlah di masjid dan pukullah gendang dan rebana pada hari perkahwinan itu.” -(Riwayat Ahmad dan Tirmizi)

· Oleh yang demikian, dalam meraikan kegembiraan tersebut adalah penting bagi kita untuk membezakan antara adat dengan ibadat yang perlu dipatuhi. Tidak menjadi kesalahan kepada kita untuk mengikut adat resam sesebuah kaum asalkan adat itu tidak bertentangan dengan syara‘.

· Islam menggalakkan hiburan yang sederhana dan sopan dengan menggariskan beberapa syarat seperti berikut:

1. Tiada pergaulan bebas antara lelaki dengan wanita yang bukan mahram.

2. Nyanyian dan muzik yang tidak menimbulkan nafsu.

3. Tidak melalaikan ingatan dan kewajipan terhadap Allah subhanahu wata‘ala.

4. Senikata nyanyian tidak mengandungi perkataan-perkataan yang cabul atau tidak sopan.

HUKUM MENGADAKANNYA

Hukum mengadakan kenduri kahwin ini adalah sunat muakkad (sangat dituntut) sebagaimana sabda Rasulullah s.a.w yang bermaksud:

"Kata Nabi s.a.w. kepada Abdul Rahman bin Auf sewaktu beliau berkahwin, hendaklah kamu mengadakan kenduri kahwin sekalipun hanya menyembelih seekor kambing".

HUKUM MENGHADIRINYA

Menerima jemputan ke majlis perkahwinan adalah wajib terhadap setiap orang yang dijemput kecuali ada sesuatu keuzuran. Tidak dapat menghadirinya disebabkan sakit atau sebagainya, sebagaimana sabda Rasulullah s.a.w. yang bermaksud:

"Apabila kamu dijemput untuk menghadiri majlis kenduri kahwin, hendaklah kamu menghadirinya". (Riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim)

SYARAT WAJIB KE MAJLIS KENDURI KAHWIN APABILA DI UNDANG

i) Yang dijemput itu bukan khusus kepada orang yang kaya sahaja.

ii) Didalam majlis tersebut, tidak ada seorang pun terdiri dari musuhnya.

iii) Didalam majlis itu, tidak ada perkara yang mungkar dan maksiat seperti arak, judi dan joget.

iv) Tiada bercampur gaul didalam majlis itu dengan perempuan-perempuan yang bukan mahramnya.

v) Tiada bersamaan atau bertembung dalam majlis tersebut dengan tetamu yang bukan Islam.

vi) Peralatan makan dan minum tidak daripada barang yang diharamkan seperti emas, perak dan sutera.

vii) Tidak diketahui akan wang perbelanjaan itu dari yang haram.

viii) Jika dijemput datang pada majlis walimah tersebut selama 2 hari berturut-turut, maka hanya wajib datang 1 hari sahaja.

ix) Yang menjemput itu dan yang dijemput itu adalah beragama Islam.

To summarize the text above, when you plan your wedding. Do plan it wisely. Meaning to say, there's alot of things we need to consider for our wedding religiously, economically, families and even our own self-righteous. Here's another Fatwa by our Mufti regarding weddings, of which I referred to last time. Click HERE.

N/B : I've been missing quite a few posts since I last promised to keep up with putting Hadiths at the very end of every entry. Apologies for that.. Guess, I better start it back. Yes? :) Insya-Allah~

Until next time,
Bride

'The Good comes from Allah, the bad may have come from myself'

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Rasulullah SAW dalam hadisnya bermaksud, "Bila isteri itu mengerjakan sembahyang lima waktu, berpuasa bulan Ramadan, memelihara kemaluannya dan mematuhi suruhan dan larangan suaminya, maka akan dimasukkan dia ke dalam syurga." (riwayat Abu Hurairah)