Being married sure keeps the wife busy sey! Or more like I don’t have the luxury to blog as there are more pressing issues that I have to attend to.
I do still think I should finish my vendor reviews, right? Right. Hahaha Insya Allah I will get around to doing it.
I haven’t been reading blogs sey! I really do miss reading them! Buut, honestly, really don’t have the time sey. (Ni pon sempat blog coz my husband is watching football so kirakan ada spare time lar tuuu. :P)
Alhamdulillah I have found an office job 10mins away from home. Very convenient to go to work! The colleagues are good cuma I feel like I’m missing something. Couldn’t put my finger on that feeling but husband says it’s prolly coz it’s a new environment that I’m still adapting. Oh wells!
Feels too long since the last post! heh Anyways, as you can guess from my absence, our wedding happened, we went for honeymoon and now I’m settling down in my husband’s home. I am currently still jobless so that gives me more time to get to know our home and his family.
Our wedding was pretty smooth I would say. No major hiccups stood out to us. I wanted to do a mini review but I think I should just do a full on review when I get the photographs. How is it sad that I don’t have much photos with me??
I miss our wedding, Turkey and my family espesh my nenek. 😦
As of right now, I have yet to feel the jitters. I’m more worried actually. Because I still have a few things to do. I know I can finished them but I will feel more at ease once they are done.
dulangs
bunga rampai
printed stuff frm JB printer
bridal room decor
And uh! My tables and chairs da sampai sey! So early or what?!
Anyway, I have alot of things to blog about actually. But I don’t think I have the time to do it. Will have to do it after the wedding!
I wish we could fly away to Turkey in a heartbeat.
I wish we could be amidst the heart of the Grand Bazaar, Hearing the vendors peddling their wares to anyone who catches their eyes.
I wish we could breathe in the exotic scent of spices whilst walking down the Spice Bazaar, Feasting our eyes on vivid coloured spices that lay before us.
– A, your bride
I wished I had time to write more. But I will just stop here and continue on my tasks. Bleargh
Initially, I got the help of my designer BM to help me design my guestcard. And then later on I decided I wanna tambah2 more things. But since he is very busy with work, I thought I would just do it myself.
So while I was DIY-ing my hantaran tags and table signages, I ran into a lot of problems. Main reason is coz I dunno know how to use editing software like Illustrator. So I decided to google for downloadable designs where I can just tampal2 the words and then ta-da I’m done.
I was going for the watercolour look so I downloaded a few from Something Peach. You can use this as a background and then add text to it and maybe kalau pandai, tambah borders ke.
Next, Wedding Chicks. You can download a variety of things from Save the Dates, invitation card and even signs and labels. Once you picked a design, you have to edit and input your details and then press download. Now you have your very own version!
So I actually finished doing everything. And then when I showed A, he said it would be more cohesive if all my designs are the same. Coz currently, I am using Design A for a few things, and then Design B for a few things. And then it got me thinking. I decided to pester my designer BM to help me out again and I think he got annoyed with me (Oopss!) In the end he sent me the working files and I had to suck it up and try figure out Illustrator. To which I did, with the help of my best friend aka Mr Google!
FINALLY! After so many trial and error, I managed to finish everything and sent them to the JB printer last sat. I’m hoping the printer can finished them by wed coz they said that it will prolly be done by friday. I don’t think I can leave the house on friday leiii!
(This post was supposed to be published so long ago. But I forgot to do so. LOL)
Finally this arduous task is over!
Oh I’m referring to the task of packing 1100 berkats. I did mostly on my own. And this is no easy feat.
Last week I clocked in 10hours of non-stop labour, packing about 500pcs on my own! *fistpump* Pastu complain bontot cramp, kaki cramp and belakang saket. Sendiri carik nahas kannn
These are things to consider before you proceed:
Step 1: Decide if you are stubborn like me
Step 2: Decide if you have ample time to finish it
Step 3: Maseh jugak nak buat? Tsk. Jangan cakap aku tak warning kau eh
Step 4: Just chiong and pack even if you feel like your back is gonna break
Step 5: Question yourself a few times, “What the shit have I got myself into”
Step 6: Ta-da! You are done! *pats own back*
Hahaha don’t take my advice too seriously hor! But yar it is definitely not easy especially if you don’t really have anyone to help you. But towards the end, I had the help of my ex-colleague and my siblings.
Sometimes nenek will sit outside with me. Coz she said she can’t help me physically so the only thing she can to is to teman me. So sweet of her. Really I’m touched.
I will be jobless come 29th April. Technically, my official last day is end may. I am currently serving my notice but after 29th I do not have to come to work anymore coz my leave, off days and PHs will be enough to cover a month’s worth of notice.
I decided to leave due to a number of reasons.
I wanna wear hijab full time after the wedding and this job does not allow me to do so
It is hard to tunaikan my 5 waktu even though I work near a masjid. This is coz the working hours does not allow me to sneak off and pray. I can only do so during my lunch/ dinner break
I wanna focus more on my family after the wedding so that’s why I need office hours timing
I am tired of this industry. I don’t like it but I had to stick with it coz couldn’t find opportunities elsewhere
The main reason why I chose to leave now is mainly becoz my workplace does not allow me to take more than 10 days of leave consecutively. This is a problem coz I planned to leave for my honeymoon right after the wedding. That would mean I have to take more than 14 days of leave. So yeah, that sealed the deal.
I have been in this industry for many years and the only thing I will missed is the weekdays off. Weekends are just too crowded!
I have yet to find any job yet but insya Allah, I know He has a plan for me. I just gotta be patient. Pls pray for me kay babes? 🙂
We went for outfit selection on 6th April. As I said in the other post, I wasn’t really excited about it due to a number of reasons. We went with one of my bridesmaid, Y, who brought along her fiancè. She also took the same bridal as me and it’s like killing 2 birds with one stone coz she can observe how the outfit selection process goes plus help me pick the right outfits for our day.
When we entered the office, we saw a rack of clothes near the door with a lot of clothes. Kak N.ora told us that they were having lunch and didn’t have time to clear up the previous appointment’s mess. So she told us to relax first while they finish makan. Y and I took the opportunity to check out the clothes. We kept saying how lawah the clothes are. 😍
Then A, Y and I sat down to discuss about the outfits that we wanna pick while Y’s fiancè chill at the sofa. Kak N did the process methodically starting from the first outfit. She asked what kind of look we going for or the color we want and measured my body. So we told her that we want to wear a white ensemble with some detail. The first dress she took out was a long mermaid-ish dress with heavy cream lace detail. There was also a white tulle train at the back. I took the dress and step onto the platform and took a look in the mirror. Excited sey pasal slalu tengok other brides doing that so now my turn mahh! Hahah Kak N also took out another dress but my eyes was set on this. Y kept exclaiming how gorgeous it looked! And A also approved. So yes, my nikah outfit settled!
Next, the first sanding outfit. We told her we want to wear songket. Preferred color: jewel tones. Then she pointed out this jewel toned peplum songket that was hanging at the rack. She said that it is new and fits the bill. It has a gold detailing at the neckline but the rest is in this gorgeous shade of plum tones. The songket is heavily embroidered and it has a pop of fuchsia peeking underneath the peplum and the kain bottom. DEFINITELY MY FAV! And of course well received by A and Y. NEXT!
For the last outfit, I told her I want something pastel and a flowy silhouette. She took out a couple of outfits but there was this mint outfit that screamed my name! SO PRETTY!! It also came with a flowy chiffon cape at the back and I just loved it! Kak N brought me to the tailor at the back and checked with the tailor if I can fit into the dress. They measured and at the end of that nerve-wrecking moment told me that in order to fit into the dress, I have to lose 3 inches at my hips. Gulps! Macam mana nak lose weight part ni ehhh? Kak N shared with me a tip from another bride who lost 3kg (I think) just by doing this routine – drink at least 4litres of water everyday and no eating after 8pm. I was like 4litres??? Usually I drink about 2 litres or less so how am I gonna chugged double of that??? But I was pretty determined so I told her yes I will do it. She told me that there will be no back up dress and she will just assumed that I will fit into the dress.
After I’m done, A was asked to try on a pair of suit. A stated that he preferred grey or navy suit. But unfortunately, they do not have a grey suit. I’m not sure if they don’t have it in his size or not at all. When A put the blazer on, he looked so good! So smart mamat! I have a weakness for guys who dressed smartly, tak kesah lar handsome ke tak. Kalau da pakai smart, confirmed handsome in my eyes! 😍 He tried on a few blazers but we agreed that the longer length looked better for him.
And with that, we conclude the outfit selection! All in all we took about an hour which was not that bad coz I didn’t spend too much time being indecisive.
So from then till now, u girls curious tak if I heed the water diet? Hahahaha..
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I DID! I drank 4litres on most days and sometimes missed by abit aje. And so far I lost about 1.5kg! Alhamdulillah. The makan bit is abit hard coz I ALWAYS eat at night. Buuuut! I persevered to kurangkan my food intake esp at night. I also worked out on alternate days except that I have missed out a few days’ worth of work out. Meh. I am doing Blogilates PIIT workout. Damn that thing is hard! After 4 sessions per vid, I am sweating so hard! P.S. That jumping lunges is a killer!
Anyways, I compared body measurements after 10days. I lost about 1 inch from everywhere else but my hips! Infuriating eh? Maybe my hips/ butt cuma muscles aje so susah nak lose. Sigh.. I just hope I will lose it before the fitting which is in a week’s time.
Finish packing the berkat: left with about 300ish pieces
Bridal fitting
I hope I did not missed anything out. Yikes. Anyway, I will blog about the outfit selection soon (I hope!). Been really busy packing the berkat coz I’m doing it on my own for the most part.
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