Loh Tat Bet 罗铁笔

Ben's mom took us to this Loh Tat Bet to seek consultation on what are the procedures, things to prepare and things to follow according to the Chinese custom. We're also asking him to calculate the best date to conduct our wedding ceremony and wedding dinner according to both our chinese date of birth. Although we have another master who has already given us the date, but this is just to obtain a second opinion as the date initially picked falls on a Thursday.

They took down our :

• Names in chinese
• Date & Time of Birth
• Origin, whether you're Cantonese, Hakka or Hokkien
• Parent's chinese zodiac

On top of that, they even asked things like where is the bride planning to be married and how long does it take the groom to pick the bride back and forth both families. We're be going back next week to jot down all the details. ^^

PreWedding Photography @ Mon Liza

It's time for some serious preparation for time is ticking. Last week, we started looking at some wedding photography packages. CasaMia at SS2 is the one we first drop by to enquire as it was recommended by my friend. We both like the style of CasaMia as it promotes simple, elegant and casual style in their photos. We were quite tempted to sign up for the package as we were confident enough that they can deliver what we want. However, we held back as that's the first place we visited. We feel that we should do more researches before making our decision.

We went round SS2, as you know there're plenty of bridal shops around that area. We ended up at Mon Liza. The impression with Mon Liza initially wasn't too impressive as their style is more complicated, with lots of designs and lack of the simplicity we both like. We were planning to turn down their offer but at this time, the lady boss came back and she sat down and serviced us. She then offered us really good deal and showed us around her bridal shop with the different scenes and their collection of gowns. We were confident enough after she showed us some recent photographs taken by a newly weds.

One most interesting offer is that they're constructing a beach backdrop, as in with real water, real sand and sunlight at their backyard. You'll have to pay extra for that, but we were offered without any additional charges.

So this is it!!! We'll be trying out our gowns come October and taking photos in November! Things are really progressing man! I'm soooooo nervous now!!! Pls pray for us so that our photos will turn out PERFECTLY! not just nice, but PERFECT........

Diet Diet Diet!!! ^^

Carcosa Seri Negara

Can't stop thinking of my dream garden wedding. I was having dinner with one of my colleagues and she suggested me to look at Carcosa Seri Negara. Did some research on the internet, the place looks perfectly well for my dream wedding. http://www.ghmhotels.com/hotels/hotel_home.asp?hotelid=10&section=home

Hence I called up to make an appointment to sight the venue. It was a saturday afternoon and we met up with Ms. Fifi. Carsoca Seri Negara is located up a hill near the Lake Garden. As we make our way through the tiny and carefully landscaped road, we reached the guardhouse.We met up with Ms. Fifi at the Carcosa Mansion lobby. As we walked in, the coziness and the ambience simply blows me away. I immediately picture Ben and myself walking down the stairs; while the guests looking at us from below^^. When it comes to the dining area, the red themed area, the final touches, the details simply adds-on to the ambience, the classiness and the elegant of that place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Only that we found out the area only accommodates up to 80 pax. Ouch!!!

We were then brought to see the Carcosa marquee which was still under renovation. However, it can only hold up to 200 pax, which doesn't fit our requirements.

We then received the proposal from Ms.Fifi, and wow! the price is just amazing! ....Amazingly expensive~~~~~~. Don't think we can afford that just yet. However, it was a good experience.