Settling down on a lazy Sunday to do....

1. HDB flat application at Boon Lay Fields
Applied for a 5-room flat this time round. Price range: $334,000 - $391,000.

2. Briefly discussed on the layout of the album that we are going to print for our casual wear photoshoot by Sia. The rest will be done up by Henry.

3. Do up our programme rundown for Actual Day. Patience is only up to this point. Both got very fed-up and frustrated so we paused and Henry took up the responsibility of doing the rest.

Failed to work on our guest list yet again.

We got into disagreements quite a few times regarding the preps of the wedding. Sometimes we just don't talk to each other in order to cool down. I'm trying all means to create a unique and memorable wedding that is within our budget for both of us. I don't wish for a cookie-cutter wedding and thus, here I am, making myself and him so upset and stressed up over a supposedly happy occasion.

I ought to take things easy and not be too fussy over the nitty gritty. After all, every wedding is unique to each individual couple! It's THE day where they commit themselves to each other and live the rest of their lives together, not as 2 individuals, but as ONE, SINGLE existence.

So what if you have the most perfect wedding but ultimately ends up in an unhappy marriage? Joo is right, "It doesn't matter if the wedding is perfect, it's the marriage that is important."

Weekend

Weekends are the best to run wedding errands!

Bought Henry's shoes for the wedding dinner at Raffles Place. Damage done: $159

Saw his house and room for the first time after the minor renovation.I believe we can do something to make more room within the room! We need to make good use of the space available for our Queen size bed and an area to sun my laundry.

The living room is done up pretty nicely, with cabinets for storage holding and shoes as well. It looks like a second TV console area.

We also did some packing up for the room before we realised that it's high time to get a brand new vacuum cleaner! Hence, that night, we headed to Best Denki at Great World City to purchase our very first home electrical appliance from Bosch.

'Just Married' car plate

I wanted to get a 'Just Married' car plate for our wedding car.

Did research and there were some recommendations for a shop located at Far East Plaza and a website: www.mbossed.com.

I did not manage to find the shop when I went to FEP.. maybe I should have mine customised from mbossed instead. Prices are about $40 for customisation.

T-shirts

We have been putting the Xiong Dis and Jie Meis' attire for the day on hold for quite a while. Other than checking on the printing rates and cost of t-shirts from Giordano, we have not really begin the project yet. I made good use of my lunch time to source for t-shirts at IMM.

The crewneck tees from Giordano work out fine for the Xiong Dis but they will definitely look sloppy on the girls since they are not tailored to be tighter fitting. Those lycra round-neck tees are good though but they cost slightly higher at $12/pcs as compared to the guy's at $8/pcs.

I was sourcing around at Hang Ten and Cotton On as well but none was as good as Giordano, until I chanced upon Third Republic! They have on sale the exact lycra white round-neck tees for only $7/pcs!!!! However, for fear of the compromised quality, I shuttled between Giordano and Third Republic to try them on. Apparently, their quality is slightly better than that of Giordano's. PERFECT!

Right now, here's the costing of the t-shirts in total:

Guys - $8 (t-shirt) + $5 (printing) x 8 = $104
Girls - $7 (t-shirt) + $5 (printing) x 8 = $96

Total: $200

We intend to print extra pieces just in case, so that will work out to be $52 additional.

I bought 6 pieces from Third Republic first as I'm unsure if Yen Leng and my sister could fit into M size (the shop was only left with all M sizes).

I checked out Poh Heng for their Orro22 collection too. Mommy and Daddy were asking if I would like to have a jewellery piece for my wedding so immediately I thought of the collection from Poh Heng which I wanted quite badly. Heehee.

Pens

I bought 4 pens - 2 blue and 2 pink - from Popular for the writing of invite cards.

I was that fussy...even to the extent of PENS?! Anyway, blue are meant for Henry and of course, pink are for me!

Dresses for MIL and Mommy

My MIL was excited in sharing with me the clothes that she has bought for our wedding dinner.

It was a cheongsam-inspired red laced top with a pair of black baggy pants that resemble a long skirt. She likes it very much and have even thought of wearing her pearl necklace and earrings, just short of a pearl bracelet to make it a complete look.

I don't fancy the idea of mothers and MILs wearing gowns/ dresses from Daniel Yam etc. as I feel that they are not being themselves in the clothes they wear. No doubt much due respect should be given to the son/ daughter's wedding but I feel they should wear something they feel comfortable in and at the same time, formal enough for weddings. Hence, I'm perfectly fine with my MIL's choice for that day.

Same goes for Mommy, who has chosen a purple knee-length dress for the wedding dinner. It will look perfect after the make-up and hairdo! MIL said she will have her hairdo and make-up done at her hair salon as she said the auntie knows what suits her best. In this way, Mommy does not have to go early to the hotel for her preparation since only 2 of us need to have our hair and make-up done.

Oh, I wanted to give my MIL a little surprise so I bought a pearl bracelet from Chomel for her! Hope she will like it!

Betrothal

Betrothal date is set on 15 May, Sunday.

Preparation for Guo Da Li is still half-way done. Mommy is too busy with work to bring me to buy Pj, musical box, fan and other miscellanous.

Fortunately, my MIL was kind enough to offer her help in buying some stuff (that were supposedly to be bought by Mommy) when she goes wedding shopping with Henry's Auntie.