1 week 1 day!!!!!

Geeee... that's scary!

What's even scarier is that there are zillion more things to be done!!!!

I think I'm gonna have a serious nervous breakdown anytime now...

It'd be awesome if there are more than 24 hours each day.

Wish me luck and courage to endure all this madness ya!

and surely, pray for my sanity!

3 weeks?

Oh how time flies!

Now I'm no longer counting the months leading to my BIG day, coz it's just weeks away!

Scary. i know.

So many more things to be settled, but they are rather trivial.

But still, I don't want to have any regrets after the wedding.

I will try to do as much as I can within these 3 weeks to materialize my dreams.

The rest, I shall leave it to God.

Hopefully, everything will turn out as planned, or better.

Insya Allah.

ciao.

post-solemnization registration

Hahaha...I know some of you might be laughing like mad looking at these innocent pics of mine.. These are actually the photos taken after I returned home from registering my solemnization at Pejabat Agama Kubang Pasu, Kedah last weekend. I wore the same thing on the day before when I needed to see the Imam Jurunikah.

It was clearly stated at the Pejabat Agama that visitors must wear decent clothing and jeans are not allowed at all.

Alhamdulillah everything was settled despite some confusion. *relieved*

So enjoy these 'rare' photos ya...hahahaha...

Oh the kittens were seman and munah...hehehe..

Aren't they just lovely???

More updates

Things settled:

• I am so relieved that I am done with all the hassle of registering our solemnization this morning. My mother and I had to go to Pejabat Agama twice, though, since we didn't know that copies of our sijil kursus kahwin also need to be handed in. I thought the original copies would suffice. *sigh*
• Imam Jurunikah has also been booked. Thank God no one else booked him during our time slot, i.e. 11th December (night). So the soleminization will most probably start at around 9 pm.
• Most of the wedding invitation cards had been posted and distributed to friends, relatives, lecturers, etc. There are still a few that i haven't posted since I don't know some of the guests' addresses. Will settle this matter this week.
• Have bought a long necklace and a diamond pendant to be worn on the solemnization night.
• My mom has bought most of the materials needed to prepare the dulang hantarans.
• Bridesmaid & Bestman: Thanks Ain & Elyas!!
• Baju for flower girls and a cute lil guy: done!
• Payung pun dah beli..cuma kena hiaskan ..hehehe..

To-do list:

• Received a call from 'Hati Emas' that the groom's band is ready! phewww.. It really took two whole months to arrive!
• Get the remnants of the laces for Muar reception dress from my tailor in Gombak.
• Distribute a few more cards around KL.
• My mother and I have 'drafted' my veil designs, and I will continue to sew the laces nicely in KL next week. Two veils to be exact! phew...
• Also, need to sew the sequins on my solemnization dress. Inilah gaya orang2 yang kurang budget yer...huhu
• Must buy earings and brooches for both solemnization and reception, and also matching shoes!!
• Burn suitable songs on a CD for the reception.
• Wat passport!!!
• Tempah accommodation
• "elect" a videographer..hhahaha..
• Do facial, spa, threading and whatnot SOON!
• Buy or make a guestbook.

PROGRESS REPORT 3

Kursus kawen: -done-

Daftar kawin: -this weekend, balik kedah.-

Kad kawin: -settled, but in the process of posting... tunggu ek...-

Wedding bands: -groom's band should arrive mid Nov-

Wedding favors: -kotak siap, isi jela will be ready soon sebab tempah- pouches lom stat wat...

Photographer- -done-

Wedding dresses- -done, tinggal nk jahit sequins je-

Accesories - dah booked tiara, rantai, and brooch. but must buy earings and shoes and jahit veil since takder yg berkenan kat kedai tu...

Dais- -DIY a week before reception-

Hantaran-- DIY soonish-

Room Decor- -my mom is in the process of sewing the curtains. duvet is done-

Hadiah Hantaran- -done-

HIV Test- -done-

Guest list- done.

Catering- booked.

Beauty preparations: NOPE! waaaa

Bridesmaid- confirmed! hehehe. Thanx ain!

Theme colour for bridesmaid and close friends - macam xde je...

Flower Girls- -done-

Wedding songs: tak burn2 lagiii!!!

Passport: -lom wat...waaaa-

what else ya??

Walimatul Urus

Assalamualaikum W.B.T.

Walimatul Urus

A wedding invitation to Saiful Izwan & Norazrin's wedding.

You are cordially invited to celebrate our BIG day.

Your attendance will be considered the biggest wedding gifts for us. ;)

Jemput datang memeriahkan majlis kami berdua.

Cheers!

Salam,

Saiful Izwan Zainal & Norazrin

P/S- For a bigger and clearer view of the card and most importantly the details, please click on the thumbnails. Thanks.

1 month, 1 week, & 1 day

Yerp. that's the time I have left before my long-awaited wedding.

Now that I am not burdened too much by endless assignments, research, and two part-time jobs, I have more time to think about THE day...

and the more I think about it, the greater the silent shivers are in my stomach, head, and hurmmm, practically every part of my torso.

Hey you newly-married peeps!! Tell me, is this normal??

Although my preparations are pretty well-organised, why do I still feel that I'm under-prepared??

Why do I still feel that I don't have enough time?

Why do I feel like no matter what I do, the real big day may still not turn out the way I really2 dream of..??

I am seriously suffering from weddingogitis!!!

And in between all those madness, of course feelings of eagerness slip in too.

The prospects of having a life-time partner who (insya Allah) will love me forever and building new family bonds do spark some blissful hope for me to attain a 'normal' life that I have always wished for.

It's just a real funny mix.

Frankly, however, the sense of trepidation creeps in more often than the latter.

What should I do??

I dunno.

Endless prayers would do. I hope.

Amin...

:$

I am officially back on my wedding journey track...

Helllooo hellllloooooooo -->(trying pathetically to imitate the sound of the lost shrimp in the KFC radio ad about a month ago)

I was soooo sooo busy juggling with my two part-time jobs, my research project, and my assignments that I did not have time to write any entries here.

My apologies to all...

Now, I am only left with one part-time job and one exam paper. That sounds a loooot more manageable, isn't it?

So, let me enlighten you with some of my wedding preparations update (yang tak seberapa pun...)

Last weekend, I went back to my hometown, Jitra, to settle some things relating to the wedding. Upon reflection, I should have gone back this weekend. wrong timing lak beli tiket.

I thought once the exams were over, everything should be ok.. Little that I expected that throughout the weekdays this week, I would be super super busy!!!! I had to mark endless exam papers and submit my research project and work all at the same time!! Thank God it's all over!!!

Tapi takpelah..nk wat camna.. dh balik dh pun.. Things settled were:

1) Amik baju kat Tailor

-There was a lil bit of drama here. At first, as my mom and I were on our way to Sungai Petani, my instincts kept saying that "rasa2 cam tailor ni mesti ada wat salah apa2 jahitan ni"

It turned out to be true. Memang dia salah jahit sket...eh kira banyak gakla coz the neckline style of the reception dress jadi lain trus....I explained clearly before how it should be done..tapi rasanya dia yang lupa kot...

BUT... u know lah..when it comes to baju tempah, I'm VERY fussy, I admit. what more when it's my WEDDING dress!!! apa lagi, I asked the nyonya to fix it in 2 days!! jahat tak?? mula2 igt like in 2 weeks I'd go back to Kedah and get it.. tapi pikir balik, hishhh, I went back to Kedah especially to get the dresses in Sungai Petani and 'book' the matching accessories..mana leh!!!

Thank God the Nyonya tak byk songeh..dia buat je. and it turned out to be fine. I am a practical person. I know it would not turn out exactly like Rizalman's design. BUT, bolehlaaa.

For one tenth of the price, I believe the dress looks decently pretty. hehehe.. alhamdulillah.

Kira dua kali lah pegi Sungai Petani that weekend!! *sigh*

Oh anyway, the solemnization kurung modern turns out ok too. *relieved*

So now, smua baju setel. tinggal nk jahit manik je..hehehe.. save budget nya psl.. tak mampu beli kain yg dah siap bermanik..huhu

2) Rent accessories

For accessories, it turned out that I only rented a few. Banyak yg tak sesuai dengan baju pulak.

In the end,I only booked the tiara, brooch (for Muar reception), and a necklace for the reception.

Kasut dah habih, subang takde yang minat, but I managed to book the whole set for the groom. Lega2...

Veil pun takde yg sesuai. So my mom decided to just buy net kain ela and jahit bunga tampal je from the lace lebihan buat my baju reception tu.. Memang banyak lebih.. n sayang sebab kain tu chantek (to me lah..). So alang2, my mom will tampal bunga2 tu kat veil, kat kasut (nanti beli yg kosong), and kat kain. Phewwww....

What should i do now???: Here's my short-term to-do list:

• Call pusat kesihatan Bangsar appointment HIV test.
• Balik Kedah lps exam ni, utk daftar kawin..hihihi..
• Kutip alamat smua untuk post kad...huhuhu
• Post the cards, and jemput face-to-face mana2 yg dekat...
• Jemput through Facebook, Blog & Yahoo Group
  
• Burn CD lagu majlis kawin
• Figure out how to use the camcorder I bought a month ago, and the person yg bakal menjadi mngsa utk recordkan majlis tu nanti *hint2*
• Jahit manik kat baju2..
• Buat passport
• etc2..

Quite a lot kan??? mati laaaaaa.... Please pray that I can retain my sanity throughout this whole journey to bliss. Insya Allah...

Taaaaaaa

1 ++

less than 2 months left???

cepaaaatttnyyyyyaaa!!!!

aiyooo..!!!!!!!! *dies*

ADDRESSES

The long-awaited cards are here!!!

So what do I do now??.. [besides the frequent attacks of stupid girly giggles and some semi-acrobatic rolling moves on the bed, ]

It's time to send them to the deserving people, i guess.

and for that, I need YOUR addresses. Just give me your addresses here or through sms, if you think I've known you quite well and we have had at least one meaningful and friendly exchange of conversation before.

I don't want to miss out any one...

So please HELP me.

You may suggest someone who you think I should invite, but you foresee that he/she might have slipped my mind..

Thanks heaps.