First and foremost, I am thankful that Allah s.w.t have made my wedding a blissful journey. After all, kita hanya merancang, Tuhan yang menentukan. Alhamdulilah, all our plans came true because of Him. Everything went smoothly and He definitely mempermudahkan segala urusan. It is safe to say that we did not face any hiccups along the way. Alhamdulilah for all the good things that He has given me.
Next, I can never thank my parents enough. Without them, I wouldn’t even have a wedding. I’m not just referring to the monetary benefits that they’ve given me, but I’m referring to every single thing. It started off with their blessing, something which I’ve always yearned and they approved our relationship from day one. I know it’s not easy marrying off your only daughter but they allowed me to make my own decisions – like who I wanted to marry, how I wanted my wedding to be and everything. Without their blessings, we wouldn’t achieve this much happiness. They have always given me the very best that they could give, nothing less. They would do anything to make me happy and make life simpler for me. For example, I’ve always wanted a Smart Tag but I never bothered to stop at the PLUS office to buy one. My father bought me one recently without me even having to ask him to do it for me. And when I told them that I left all my certificates in USJ and the office needed it, they went to the house to get the certificates for me instead of me having to drop by at the house after office hours. They spoil me rotten. I know my happiness means everything to them and I hope they realize that theirs mean the same to me too. I’ve never been happier than the day (or days) of my wedding. Everything was perfect. I tried to pay for my own things whenever I could but come on, it was nothing compared to what they’ve done and bought for me. I love them so much and they’re the two most important people in my life. Forever.
I have to thank my siblings – my brother and Kak Rinie especially for co-ordinating the surprise performance with my friends. They put in a lot of time and effort in coming up with the song list and the musical arrangements and everything. Thank you for dragging my friends into it as well. I’m sure they were nervous as hell. Hehe. I love the performance and thank you for helping out with the wedding in so many ways! That’s what siblings are for!
To my sisters – I call them ‘sisters’ but we’re not related, Tinie, Anis, Meq, Ayu – thank you for being in my life. You girls have given me so much love, laughter and support. You have seen me in my darkest days and we’ve been through it all together. We’ve cried and laughed together. I have hurt your feelings before, of that I’m sure. I have hurt your feelings when I put my boyfriend (now husband) before you. I have hurt your feelings with the decisions that I’ve made. I went through a period of uncertainties and I’ve made mistakes. But thank you for still believing in me and wishing only the best for the both of us. I am happy now. I am, finally, happy with this man. And I know that’s what you girls want for me. I had to walk down the stairs for nikah with you girls. I just had to, I wouldn’t have it any other way, even if you were 9 months pregnant. And thank you for those happy tears.
My friends helped me out a lot too. The usual gang, of course, were there to lend a helping hand and to witness everything. I know three nights in a row is too much to ask of anyone’s time but you made it. Even though I may not have had the time to mingle with you, your presence gave me comfort. You might think that your presence is of no significance to me but you’re so wrong. I felt happy knowing that my friends were around me, somewhere, cheering with me and cheering for me. I needed all of you to be there. You have all also seen some of my worst days. It’s only fair that I made sure that you get to see some of my (if not THE) happiest days too.
A special mention to Bats, thank you so much for the lovely henna, let me see if I have pictures of the design that I can share with you readers. And thank you for being my bridesmaid at Zaki’s reception. It wasn’t easy for you to take care of a sick bride but you did very well. I was supposed to give my hand bouquet to you but I forgot and brought it back home with me. I’m so sorry, you should’ve reminded me. ;p Thanks for being a wonderful friend.
Even though my relatives won’t be reading this, I would like to thank them for coming all the way from Kedah and Penang to share my special day with me. Thank you for sponsoring some of the favours for berinai and for making so much ‘noise’ in the house for a week! It was definitely meriah and a lot more fun with you guys around.
To my colleagues from the office who helped me out as usherers. I knew I could count on you girls so thank you from the bottom of my heart. We may not have been friends for long but you have shown me just how great our friendship would turn out to be.
Not forgetting my new family. Thank you for welcoming me into your family with open arms. You have all made me feel comfortable and loved. And I can definitely fit into the family just fine. I don’t intend to steal your son or brother from the family but I intend to be an addition to the small family. So there are five of us now! Hehe.
For all the wishes and gifts, thank you. We received so many presents and some are really unique like, handbags! Yup awesome isn’t it? Hehe. I got what I wanted – a few tamble lamps, dinner sets, bedsheets, towels, pots and pans, super kitsch photo frames, albums, prayer mats, telekung, perfumes, vases and so many more. I love it all. We need to find the time to move all the items to the house in USJ. We’re still in Shah Alam at the mo’. Moving out is harder than I thought it would be, I don’t know if we’ll ever be ready. Give it a month or two and then we’ll see.
Thanks to Rollem. Wait, even I’m confused whether it’s Roll Em or Rollem. Haha. Oh well let’s just call them Iqmal and Misyon. Thank you for your dedication, hard work and friendship. It was a great pleasure working with you. It is the same team who did my engagement. We hired them for almost everything. Dais at home and at DPF, high table decoration, house deco, DPF deco, hantaran for both sides, wedding invitation, packaging for DPF favours, wish cards, hand bouquets for all ceremonies, wedding cake etc. Please give the two talented gentlemen the opportunity to do your wedding. I promise you they are good. They could’ve done more for us if we were willing to pay more (of course) but in the end they worked around the budget that we gave and still managed to produce a result beyond my expectation. If I were to stick to my original plan, it would’ve been a lot more expensive so we cut down on the budget and compromised on some things. They’re not pricy, they can work within your budget. They’re not intimidating. They’re creative, yes, but they listened a lot to my (not so creative) wishes and needs too. So it wasn’t like, they scrapped all my ideas and just proceeded with theirs. Since they’re not overrated in the wedding industry (heck people don’t even know them, I think!), I assure you their ideas would be brilliant and different. But I was very straight-forward with them. I told them that no matter what they do, it will have to be neat neat neat yet elegant. Because I don’t like anything that’s ‘too over the top’ or over-crowded. I equally love both the daises at home and DPF. Both with a similar theme – castle with windows. I love the one at home because it looked huge! And I love the one at DPF for its colour. As I’ve mentioned countless times before, they’re into details. Like the menu card on the VIP table was exactly like my wedding invitation. I didn’t even ask for that. They knew just what to do without having to consult me on everything. And just like my family, they give great importance to the hantaran. It’s funny how nowadays people don’t really bother about gubahan hantaran when in actual fact, some of the hantaran is compulsory, like the mas kahwin. And the kadi would want to see the ring and wang hantaran as well. I was very impressed with their hantaran for my nikah - the crown boxes and everything. Many people gushed about his side of the hantaran, the one with the pink roses. His sireh junjung was also beautiful. I would totally recommend them to everyone. They became friends to the family and we’d definitely hang out or invite them over to our house every now and then. Sigh, emotional pulak tulis post ni. Yeah, because we’ve been through it all together, since early 2009. It started with Dani’s aqiqah, the engagement and then the wedding. When we were discussing about my engagement, we didn’t discuss or agree to have them for my wedding yet. We wanted to see their work for the engagement first. And yup, we were very satisfied with the huge dais they did for me. It was, admittedly, a dais that was fit for a wedding, not an engagement. It was quite grand. Right after the engagement, my father came up to them and told them ‘the job is yours’. For the wedding. I could tell they were really happy and excited and I was happy to see them so enthusiastic to work on the wedding. From one meeting after another, they brought sketches, idea boards, research results they did online and we brainstormed together numerous times. I think I was quite easy to work with too, considering the fact that I can be rather fussy and degil. Hehe. It was an enjoyable experience working with them. I have no regrets at all.
Thank you to everyone who came, regardless for which occasion. Appreciate it!
Oh last but not least, to my husband (then boyfriend and fiancé). Thank you for showing up on time for akad nikah. Hehe. Thank you for choosing me to be your wife, the person you’re going to spend the rest of your life with, are you ready?! Hehe. It’s too late now. Thank you for being patient with me throughout the three long days. But we were so happy kan? And until today, you’ve given me nothing but happiness. It’s almost a month now from the day we got married. Our official nikah certificate is already safe in our hands. All that’s left is for us to keep on falling in love. After all, marriage requires falling in love many times – always with the same person.
That’s a wrap for my side of the story. I will post one more entry on Majlis Bertandang and then that’s it.
Next, I can never thank my parents enough. Without them, I wouldn’t even have a wedding. I’m not just referring to the monetary benefits that they’ve given me, but I’m referring to every single thing. It started off with their blessing, something which I’ve always yearned and they approved our relationship from day one. I know it’s not easy marrying off your only daughter but they allowed me to make my own decisions – like who I wanted to marry, how I wanted my wedding to be and everything. Without their blessings, we wouldn’t achieve this much happiness. They have always given me the very best that they could give, nothing less. They would do anything to make me happy and make life simpler for me. For example, I’ve always wanted a Smart Tag but I never bothered to stop at the PLUS office to buy one. My father bought me one recently without me even having to ask him to do it for me. And when I told them that I left all my certificates in USJ and the office needed it, they went to the house to get the certificates for me instead of me having to drop by at the house after office hours. They spoil me rotten. I know my happiness means everything to them and I hope they realize that theirs mean the same to me too. I’ve never been happier than the day (or days) of my wedding. Everything was perfect. I tried to pay for my own things whenever I could but come on, it was nothing compared to what they’ve done and bought for me. I love them so much and they’re the two most important people in my life. Forever.
I have to thank my siblings – my brother and Kak Rinie especially for co-ordinating the surprise performance with my friends. They put in a lot of time and effort in coming up with the song list and the musical arrangements and everything. Thank you for dragging my friends into it as well. I’m sure they were nervous as hell. Hehe. I love the performance and thank you for helping out with the wedding in so many ways! That’s what siblings are for!
To my sisters – I call them ‘sisters’ but we’re not related, Tinie, Anis, Meq, Ayu – thank you for being in my life. You girls have given me so much love, laughter and support. You have seen me in my darkest days and we’ve been through it all together. We’ve cried and laughed together. I have hurt your feelings before, of that I’m sure. I have hurt your feelings when I put my boyfriend (now husband) before you. I have hurt your feelings with the decisions that I’ve made. I went through a period of uncertainties and I’ve made mistakes. But thank you for still believing in me and wishing only the best for the both of us. I am happy now. I am, finally, happy with this man. And I know that’s what you girls want for me. I had to walk down the stairs for nikah with you girls. I just had to, I wouldn’t have it any other way, even if you were 9 months pregnant. And thank you for those happy tears.
My friends helped me out a lot too. The usual gang, of course, were there to lend a helping hand and to witness everything. I know three nights in a row is too much to ask of anyone’s time but you made it. Even though I may not have had the time to mingle with you, your presence gave me comfort. You might think that your presence is of no significance to me but you’re so wrong. I felt happy knowing that my friends were around me, somewhere, cheering with me and cheering for me. I needed all of you to be there. You have all also seen some of my worst days. It’s only fair that I made sure that you get to see some of my (if not THE) happiest days too.
A special mention to Bats, thank you so much for the lovely henna, let me see if I have pictures of the design that I can share with you readers. And thank you for being my bridesmaid at Zaki’s reception. It wasn’t easy for you to take care of a sick bride but you did very well. I was supposed to give my hand bouquet to you but I forgot and brought it back home with me. I’m so sorry, you should’ve reminded me. ;p Thanks for being a wonderful friend.
Even though my relatives won’t be reading this, I would like to thank them for coming all the way from Kedah and Penang to share my special day with me. Thank you for sponsoring some of the favours for berinai and for making so much ‘noise’ in the house for a week! It was definitely meriah and a lot more fun with you guys around.
To my colleagues from the office who helped me out as usherers. I knew I could count on you girls so thank you from the bottom of my heart. We may not have been friends for long but you have shown me just how great our friendship would turn out to be.
Not forgetting my new family. Thank you for welcoming me into your family with open arms. You have all made me feel comfortable and loved. And I can definitely fit into the family just fine. I don’t intend to steal your son or brother from the family but I intend to be an addition to the small family. So there are five of us now! Hehe.
For all the wishes and gifts, thank you. We received so many presents and some are really unique like, handbags! Yup awesome isn’t it? Hehe. I got what I wanted – a few tamble lamps, dinner sets, bedsheets, towels, pots and pans, super kitsch photo frames, albums, prayer mats, telekung, perfumes, vases and so many more. I love it all. We need to find the time to move all the items to the house in USJ. We’re still in Shah Alam at the mo’. Moving out is harder than I thought it would be, I don’t know if we’ll ever be ready. Give it a month or two and then we’ll see.
Thanks to Rollem. Wait, even I’m confused whether it’s Roll Em or Rollem. Haha. Oh well let’s just call them Iqmal and Misyon. Thank you for your dedication, hard work and friendship. It was a great pleasure working with you. It is the same team who did my engagement. We hired them for almost everything. Dais at home and at DPF, high table decoration, house deco, DPF deco, hantaran for both sides, wedding invitation, packaging for DPF favours, wish cards, hand bouquets for all ceremonies, wedding cake etc. Please give the two talented gentlemen the opportunity to do your wedding. I promise you they are good. They could’ve done more for us if we were willing to pay more (of course) but in the end they worked around the budget that we gave and still managed to produce a result beyond my expectation. If I were to stick to my original plan, it would’ve been a lot more expensive so we cut down on the budget and compromised on some things. They’re not pricy, they can work within your budget. They’re not intimidating. They’re creative, yes, but they listened a lot to my (not so creative) wishes and needs too. So it wasn’t like, they scrapped all my ideas and just proceeded with theirs. Since they’re not overrated in the wedding industry (heck people don’t even know them, I think!), I assure you their ideas would be brilliant and different. But I was very straight-forward with them. I told them that no matter what they do, it will have to be neat neat neat yet elegant. Because I don’t like anything that’s ‘too over the top’ or over-crowded. I equally love both the daises at home and DPF. Both with a similar theme – castle with windows. I love the one at home because it looked huge! And I love the one at DPF for its colour. As I’ve mentioned countless times before, they’re into details. Like the menu card on the VIP table was exactly like my wedding invitation. I didn’t even ask for that. They knew just what to do without having to consult me on everything. And just like my family, they give great importance to the hantaran. It’s funny how nowadays people don’t really bother about gubahan hantaran when in actual fact, some of the hantaran is compulsory, like the mas kahwin. And the kadi would want to see the ring and wang hantaran as well. I was very impressed with their hantaran for my nikah - the crown boxes and everything. Many people gushed about his side of the hantaran, the one with the pink roses. His sireh junjung was also beautiful. I would totally recommend them to everyone. They became friends to the family and we’d definitely hang out or invite them over to our house every now and then. Sigh, emotional pulak tulis post ni. Yeah, because we’ve been through it all together, since early 2009. It started with Dani’s aqiqah, the engagement and then the wedding. When we were discussing about my engagement, we didn’t discuss or agree to have them for my wedding yet. We wanted to see their work for the engagement first. And yup, we were very satisfied with the huge dais they did for me. It was, admittedly, a dais that was fit for a wedding, not an engagement. It was quite grand. Right after the engagement, my father came up to them and told them ‘the job is yours’. For the wedding. I could tell they were really happy and excited and I was happy to see them so enthusiastic to work on the wedding. From one meeting after another, they brought sketches, idea boards, research results they did online and we brainstormed together numerous times. I think I was quite easy to work with too, considering the fact that I can be rather fussy and degil. Hehe. It was an enjoyable experience working with them. I have no regrets at all.
Thank you to everyone who came, regardless for which occasion. Appreciate it!
Oh last but not least, to my husband (then boyfriend and fiancé). Thank you for showing up on time for akad nikah. Hehe. Thank you for choosing me to be your wife, the person you’re going to spend the rest of your life with, are you ready?! Hehe. It’s too late now. Thank you for being patient with me throughout the three long days. But we were so happy kan? And until today, you’ve given me nothing but happiness. It’s almost a month now from the day we got married. Our official nikah certificate is already safe in our hands. All that’s left is for us to keep on falling in love. After all, marriage requires falling in love many times – always with the same person.
That’s a wrap for my side of the story. I will post one more entry on Majlis Bertandang and then that’s it.
3 comments:
oh i yg emotional baca entry..*lap air mata*,,,hehehe...congrats again. and oh ur bday is coming too!hehe
roll em tu wedding planner ke? i couldnt find them on the net =( and for the dais>> RiR setapak right? can i have their number?
anon, yes. they don't have a website. u can contact 019 3100 372for further details.
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