Hantaran Trays Design

I'm in the mood for hantaran trays lately because I need to complete a set of it as my wedding present for my brother. The happy couple will be married end of this month. Last night I managed to complete all 5 trays (with my husband as my little helper hehe). This is actually my 3rd time of doing hantaran trays - 1st was for my E-Day, 2nd was for my brother's E-Day. I'm getting better at it, I think. These are completed in an hour only haha. If there are any brides out there looking for gubahan hantaran trays service, I'm willing to do it at a very reasonable price! Just contact me :)

All the raw materials for the hantaran trays are bought at Nilai 3 last weekend, total cost around RM170 (exclude silver trays cost). I do not use fresh flowers here as I don't want to risk the rush on the night of the big day itself. As kakak pengantin, I think there will be lots of other things that I need to assist at the last minute. Well, just in case.

Having said that, that's why I did not do my fresh flowers wedding hantaran trays myself. Ikutkan hati mau, but then takkan bride herself nak bersengkang mata siapkan hantaran sendiri di malam hari hihi. So for my wedding last June, I ordered my fresh flowers hantaran trays from Merisik Gallery, both for me and the groom. It costs me RM70 per tray, 5+7 = 12 trays x RM70 = RM840. Haishhh, harga tu mmg rasa nak buat sendiri kannn! But thankfully, Merisik Gallery delivered beautiful trays design as I expected them to be, so no headache there, recommended. Complaints I have on them are that the hand bouquet that I ordered, huhh the "fresh" flowers already lebammm, burokk, ended up x pakai langsung, membazir RM100! And their service was not friendly like other vendors - known problem before I approach them anyway (my husband and a friend who used their service felt the same way too). Thank god my MUA team made one hand bouquet for me, very fresh and pretty, so I used that one instead.

5 hantaran trays design from Merisik Gallery + 2 extra trays by groom's aunty

For Him - 7 hantaran trays design from Merisik Gallery

Honest and true, Bride #2.

Bride #2 1st Anniversary Plan

Hello March.
Believe it or not, it's 9 months already, that's almost a year since the wedding. Weee!

Happy news that Bride #3 is a Mom now :D congrats dear! and Bride #1 will be one really really really soon!

As for Bride #2 (Me), she has to overcome her fear of losing freedom first as how she overcomes the fear of being committed to just one man haha. To me personally, the idea of raising another human being is tough. To be a great mom, I have to admit I question myself a lot..hmm promise I'll be ready one day :)!

 

Let's move on to a more interesting topic. The 1st anniversary. Well, I'm super excited over this bacause me and my man have decided to go for weekend getaway celebration in June. Flights and resort are confirmed and fully paid, I just need to patiently wait for another 3 months tho' -___- . Next is to plan what we can do together to make the day memorable. Maybe a romantic dinner over clear ocean waters? couple spa treatments? Ahhhh~

 

(All pics are taken from the resort website)

How do/will you celebrate your first anniversary? Share with me the stories and tips.

Live, love, cherish, Bride #2.

Bride #1: Pregnancy Updates

How far along?

31 weeks and 4 days!

Total weight gain:

Have gained quite regularly at each check-ups. Now weighed at 67kg, phewwww! Don't think A could carry me -__-

Maternity clothes:

None. Recent hauls were these comfortable pants from Zara, M size and a white top from Mango, L size. Could still fit, yay!

Stretch marks:

None.

Sleep:

Experienced first heartburn last night and probably the Braxton Hicks contraction. I don't know. But it did feel like my period cramps. And that stole my sleeping hours >_<

Best moment this week:

Last night, Solat Hajat with hubby.

Miss anything?

Wearing high heels

Movement:

Very active, Alhamdulillah

Food cravings:

None.

Anything making you queasy or sick?

The heartburns. Sobsssssss

Gender:

Surprise surprise :)

Labour signs:

None.

Symptoms:

Nothing so apparent.

Belly button in or out?

In.

Wedding rings on or off?

On

Happy or moody most of the time:

Ermmm a bit of both

Looking forward to: 

Loooooonnngg holiday. Woooohooooo! Happy Chinese New Year! 

Bride #1: All other Wedding Details

Dessert table.

What's on it: assorted Malay kueh from Mom's friend, cupcakes from Wondermilk and Blueberry Cheese Tart from Glory Bites. Food labels and banner from Dear Azalea.

 

Invitation Card & Door Gifts.

Both from LH Creative.

 

Paper Lanterns.

Bought from Shajaratul Design. These are up for rent/sale. Email for more info.

 

Guest Book

Sketched and designed by my dear friend.

 

 

Photobooth

DIY ribbon strips photobooth, instax camera and film from Saffawati's Blog, other stationeries from Typo.

 

still on 'it', Bride #1



Bride #1: Commencing the House Projects

As we speak, both A and I are currently maintaining two houses, 'The Love Nest' and the one where we have a loyal tenant for almost 3 years. We are in the midst of letting go the latter to buy a landed property, hoping that that will be for the family expansions. Thus, location and facilities offered are very very important. For weeks we have been scouting around to find the one that suits our budget. Staying at a place within 20km radius from both offices, less than 10mins drive to major places in the city (minus the traffic of course), we can't afford to compromise the privileges.

 

Here's the thing, most landed houses in our area are reaching millions even at their selling prices. For ones that could really fit into our budget are super far, from work, from my parents' place, from civilizations (ok, I'm a bit exaggerating here). A got worried at the thought when he somehow left something at home and had to make a trip back from the office. 60km per trip? Phewwww can't imagine doing that for the rest of our working life...

 

But really, why rush when you are only starting your family now right? Told A that maybe we can put buying another property on hold. We could try to make 'The Love Nest' as homely and baby-friendly as we want it to be.

 

So now, it is time for house make-over! I always love bedroom with hardwood flooring. Think this gonna top the list. Some inspirations I got from the www.

 

 

 

 

Know any good contractors?

 

ID wannabe, Bride #1

Happy 2013! (Dresses for SALE)

Dear readers, on behalf of The Junetastic Brides, I would like to wish y'all Happy New Year 2013!

 

Especially for those bride-to-be-sss of 2013 out there, the passing days are going to get more and more meaningful. On a budget? It can be tough too, budget wise, you will get more and more demanding about what you get for your money. You should be, which is why I've got little offers on my wedding dresses. I want to sell them out because I don't know when and where I would wear them again. You can save big bucks, price ranging from RM1200-RM1500 for each (Trust me, that's more than 50% off its original price). The dresses are all in good condition as they're worn once or twice only. Size is a bit of problem hmm because all are customized to my body - so buyers with petite little body are my perfect target market hehe.

Just to make it clear, the dresses are perfect for these vital stats:
Bust: 30"-34"
Waist: 23"-26"
Hip: 32"-36"
Height: 148cm-162cm
But I don't mind if you really really want to try the dress on first just to make sure you look nice wearing it.
 

Here are the pics for the 3 dresses. Leave a comment here or email junetastic.brides if you are interested k :)

 

Dress 1

Designer: Amir Luqman

 

 

Dress 2

Designer: Khalik Mustafa

 

 

Dress 3

Designer: Khalik Mustafa

 

 

Last but not least, have fun preparing for your big day, and have a great, chic year ahead!

Lots of love, #Bride 2.

Bride #1: now a mother-to-be

Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah, now A and I are counting down the weeks to welcome a new member to our family. I have survived the torturous 1st trimester with flying colours. Apart from the gagging from teeth brushing and the heartburns, I guess my morning sickness was not so severe. I could still eat like a normal person, not that it has increased my food intake. The cravings I had from this pregnancy (so far) was nothing like it would make A go crazy. I only had the sudden urge to eat Hometown Yong Tau Foo and Maggi Goreng Bestari in Hartamas. Would you even call that cravings? Pfffffttttttt! I guess the baby is just like the mommy, choose logical over nonsensical.

 

The one thing about being pregnant that stroke fear in me is the appearance of stretch marks. In a vain attempt to combat this, I am vigorously applying the Bio Oil AND Clarins Stretch Mark Control all over my boobs, tummy and hips. Thank God for these two weapons! Heard that Daphne Iking swore by Clarins Stretch Mark Control and she has zero lines on her tummy (no, we are not best friends that I said it cos I have seen it). But anyway, at 24 weeks I cant guarantee that I'll survive this pregnancy stretch marks-free but at least I'm doing something.

 

Will be sharing more on my pregnancy journey at next posts. 'till then, enjoy the rest of your 2012 with your loved ones ;)

 

Baby A in the making, Bride #1

 

Bride #1: The Photographer

Pffftttt it has indeed been a while since the last update. Banyak sangat dah hutang for wedding reviews ni. Anywayyy, here's hoping that this post will somewhat help the B2Bs to decide who to hire for their wedding photographer.

 

I came to know about this photographer from Bride #3 when she casually mentioned it in our group chat. Looking at their website, I was not really impressed. The photos were heavily edited that they look superficial. I wanted something 'clean and fresh'. So I approached a few other names like the The Whiteroom, Afnan Omar, Bak Hafiz, Daniel Zain, Shutterspeak....just to name a few. But they were either not available on my date or, well, a tad too overpriced for my budget.

 

Then I stumbled upon the 'rejected-photographer's' new photos on their FB page. It wasn't like their previous work, the ones which were heavily edited. Figured it was fated for us to work together and so the 'magic' happened...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*include edited and un-edited photos

 

And that my ladies, are the wonders from my photographer, Acestudio Photography.

 

Breathing again, Bride #1

Experiencing Miracles

Hi everyone.

Its been awhile since i last post a blog here. Kesian ex bride #1 and #2 yg rajin update. Ampunnn.

Since long holidays and nobody really working on friday. So its a good time for me to update this dusty blog >_<

Marriage life is so much fun, roller coaster ride like some said and I'm experiencing it aswell. Since hubby doing most of the house chores, so I have no complaints to cook nice food for him. Ececece.

Still an amateur chef, so hari2 tgk masterchef nak dpt idea memasak. Since hubby is not a fuzzy type so its a good start to try all sort of recipes that I see on net. Mama quite impress coz she knows i never handle the kitchen myself alone. Oven je blum rasmikan lagi. Since Im using electric kitchen, so i never experience any bau gas lagi.Scary. Hehehe.

 As ex bride #2 visiting foreign countries, I myself dont miss the change to visit Johor Bahru. Cuti-cuti Malaysia. Brother in laws treats the whole family to Legoland and accommodations. We stayed at Villa Warisan, JB. Recommended to all Bali style villa lovers. Im loving it myself. Breakfast not much variety but still a nice combination. Legoland was not bad, despite the dry weather. As a pregnant lady, I was excused to sit on the nearby bench + cuci2 mata while waiting for them to finish the ride. Stress ok.

Hubby pun keep looking for me after each ride, takut bini kene culik kot :P 

Everytime I asked him hows the ride, he would answer "oklah" maybe try to make me feel ok. Ecece.

We did go to Mustapha, Spore 2 nights before deepavali and the crowd was crazy. I bought some cutey stuff for my baby. Hubby couldn't resist it aswell. Geram la tuu :P

I'm planning to go there again if my health permits. Long distance travel by car bring no comfort to my body.

Last but not least, newborn checklist long way to go. Now need to search a reasonable price and clinic location to do 3d 4d scan. Hopefully be able to see the gender. Senang nk shopping. Huhu.

psst: Will post about Theater Tun Dr Siti Hasmah later. Tggu la I gi tgk dulu ok. :P

xoxo, x-bride #3

Chasing Dreams

Hi dearies... Fuhh.. It's already November!

So, by now maybe no one reads this blog anymore eh?

Bride #1 and Bride #3 are currently experiencing miracles :)

while I'll be experiencing autumn for the next 2 weeks!

Wish us the best.

 

 

On the other hand, I have received the wedding dvds from my OV.. the output is great! However, there were ding-dong ding-dong on the deliveries for quite a while (hate those moments). As a customer who has fully paid for it, of course it should not be that way. Well, seb baek sume setel at the end.

 

I'll keep you posted on these.

In the mood for Parisian autumn romance, Bride #2.



Wedding OP & Albums

Hellowww people, this is a short and sweet update of our wedding OP and the albums. The chosen OP is Elinazz Photography. I found the contacts on the Internet by just googling around hehe. The 1st time we booked Elinazz was for our E-Day, and since hubby + me were satisfied with the service and outcome, we straight away booked Elinazz again for all our wedding events.

 

With our OP

 

The owner is Abg Nazim, always early, has a very calm attitude, so it helps for the easily-annoyed person like me hehe, dia cool aje all the time, best2. Plus, he makes great suggestions and softly remind me what I need to do next and next. For example, I'm the one yg selalu sgt lupe hand bouquet (few times tertinggal dlm bilik la, kat pelamin la), pegang tgn husband and most importantly SMILE to the camera! Oh, thank God.

 

The albums are nice too, coffee table book type. Heavy glass album cover and the pages are thick hard photo paper, more like board paper kut. Sleek and clean. Kalau air tumpah atas mane2 page pon bole lap, tak rosak. Pics softcopy are provided for each event in DVD. All customized.

 

E-Day Album

 

Wedding Albums

 

Overall, definitely recommended.

Happy weekend all! , Bride #2

Flora Terrace, Hampshire Place

Photos from my videographer FB's page.

 

What a lovely place to hold an event like this. I love their dais! The black and white panel just transformed the whole mood. And the colors were so so gorgeous! 

Bride's dress from Alia Bastamam and make up by Chot.

On self note, video and photos are ready for collection. Look out for huge updates from us. 

Wiping the dust, Bride #1

To Feel A Little Bit More Beautiful

Now that I'm in KL, I got the chance to explore more different brands.

Right now I'm exploring MAC's Skincare collection - the Lightful New Collection for Spring 2012.

I bought these 2 days ago:

Nice bright packaging... Lightful also smells AMAZING! I think I will stop using Dermalogica huhuhu. I also bought MAC Prep + Prime, MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Shanghai Spice and MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Stubborn Brown.

Oh Happy Hari Raya everyone! Still enjoying your raya? I'm back to office already...

Album kahwin dah siappp... Later I can share more, hopefully :), Bride #2

Salam Aidilfitri

We seek forgiveness for all the unintentional speaks in this blog which may have hurt feelings. Those traveling this Raya, we wish you safe journey.

Selamat Hari Raya & Maaf Zahir Batin.

Love, The Junetastic Brides

New Life in KL

Hi dearies, I'm still coping up with new life. Change : like a 360-degree turn. Wuhuhhh.

Anyway, married + KL life is interesting.

Berbuka at in-laws' house (almost everyday huhu)

Traffic jam sucks!

Our little love nest is still in progress. The main colours are black, white and red.

I hope it's not too late to wish everyone Selamat Berpuasa :)
Love, Bride #2

Another Happiness Project

Last night my wedding dress(es) designer, Khalik,  PM-ed me on fb bertanya khabar and he asked how's the wedding, the dress etc. Such a great after-sales service you see :) ... Gaspppp! I realized that I owe him one nice review. Oh dear, I've kind of neglected blogging for a while, huuuu sorry! I'm now busy packing things for my permanent move to KL next week. My other acceptable reason (I think) is that I want to write reviews with good pics in hand, in which I still don't have much right now.

Dress No. 1

Dress No. 2

For the past 1 month gile cari rumah, sana sini househunting, then after setel dpt rumah, gile home deco pulak. I'm browsing IKEA, Home24, Apartment Therapy, Decor Diva etc. googling for ideas and inspiration like crazy! I have listed some of the stuff I wanted. Well, if I told you everything in my head, I would be deemed as a madwoman haha. My style for home deco is contemporary, fun, playful, sometimes colorful, and relatively practical.

Welcome

Living Room

Can't wait to put things together in our little love nest.

Moving to the big city, Bride #2.