Billy & Cynthia POST 9: Our Progress (August 2013)

It's already mid August and we're merely 4.5 months away from the wedding! It's been a luxury having 14 months to plan for our wedding. But as time ticks away, it seems like we have so much to do and so little time for everything! It really doesn't help that work has been taking up so much of both of our time. We've also been hunting for Interior Designers for our first home.

So before I go on to share our progress for our big day planning, here's 2 photos of our pre-wedding photoshoot that I'd like to share with all of you! (: 

These photos maybe pretty but somehow, they do bring back a certain amount of bad memories with the bridal studio. Seletar Broadway, sighs.. where should I even begin? In any case, more on the bridal studio in time to come. 

We've settled most of the larger components for the wedding. 

Here's a list of stuff we have completed/settled so far...

1) Pre-wedding photoshoot

2) Booking of restaurant

3) Booking of church

4) Booking of honeymoon

5) Purchase of bridesmaids' dresses

6) Purchase of groomsmen's Bermudas

7) Confirmation of photographers

8) Confirmation of videographers

9) Confirmation of bridesmaids

10) Additional printing of photobooks

11) Booking of beloved Pastor Zhuang! (:

Here's what we're in the midst of doing...

1) Confirmation of candy bar idea

2) Confirmation of balloon decor

3) Confirmation of guo da li

4) Confirmation of ang bao box

5) Confirmation of wedding invites

6) Confirmation of wedding favours

7) Confirmation of flower decor for church

8) Confirmation of timeline for AD

9) Confirmation of location for picking of bride (me!)

10) Childhood montage

11) Helper's list

Here's what we have yet to do.. (!!!!)

1) Booking of caterer

2) Sewing of bow ties for the groomsmen

3) DIY decor for the reception

4) DIY decor for the candy bar

5) DIY decor for the church decor

6) DIY decor for the restaurant

7) Booking of hotel for AD

8) Praise & Worship team for Holy Matrimony

The list seems never ending isn't it? Nevertheless, we're truly blessed in many aspects of our wedding. Friends, families and loved ones giving us a helping hand for our big day. So let me collect myself and share more details of our big day planning with all of you soon! (: 

Billy & Cynthia POST 2: The Proposal

So, it's been 2+ months since we've been engaged. 27 October 2012. The favourite boy sure knows how to catch me off guard. As our anniversary is on the 3rd of October, I didn't want him to 'recycle' date.. So, even though we purchased our rings in late September (Yes I picked my own ring!), I was waiting for THE PROPOSAL! One thing great bout' purchasing my ring with him, even though it wasn't much of a surprise was that I get to pick what I like. Many men that I know of, including Mr Chu would just walk into the shop, see the rings available, pick the first one and just make payment. I'm just glad that I picked out my ring from Lee Hwa with a great price. Totally digging my solitaire of 0.4 carat with a great colour and cut! We got it at half price as well. (: Talk about great bargains! 

Anyway, as this blog post is image intensive, please click on the link below to get to the whole story (: 

Billy & Cynthia POST 1: The beginning

So as some of you may already know, I'm tying the knot soon with the favourite boy! The man who has been supportive of me through my good and bad times. It's been on my mind for a bit to do up a wedding blog but frankly speaking, it is already tough as it is to manage this blog.. So I guess I'm gonna do a lumped up blog with my personal life injected here too! This is also cos' the favourite boy has hardly any time to blog unlike in his younger days due to his work commitments so if I'm gonna be the only one blogging, it might as well be here! (: Maybe I can get him to guest-write here!

Anyway, we got engaged on 27 October 2012 (more details to follow in another blog post!), just a day after my birthday. It was something I've been waiting for (: However, as I was still busy with my school assignments and exams, I wasn't allowed to do any wedding planning till' my school semester ended. By the time my school semester ended, I was out full force! I started getting bridal magazines and emailed many hotels for quotations for our banquet, photographers, bridal studios etc etc! We even visited bridal studios in Johor Bahru in hope that we could get better deals. We do not drive so imagine how 'gung ho' we were to travel in and intended to travel in for our bridal!

Anyway, with our planning came meetings after meetings, emails after emails, visits after visits! We were really ALL OVER THE PLACE in search of the perfect bridal studio, photographer, church, hotel/restaurant. Indeed, by God's grace, we've managed to secure some of these stuff! I'll share more about our search and bridal packages etc in time to come for interested brides/grooms to be as reference!

I'll be sharing more about our flat application for our first home in Tampines too! (: 

Anyway, after a long search, we finally settled down on Seletar Bridal. Here's a sneak peek at my actual day evening gown:

The colour for this gown is just totally me. Electric blue is one of my favourite colours. In fact, I love my OPI coloured electric blue nail polish that it's a shade I often have on my nails! I'm just totally in love with all 4 gowns that I've selected for my wedding. Even though my wedding is still technically a year away, I've already selected my photoshoot gowns for our photoshoot in March as well as my actual day gown. Indeed, God is awesome and He provides for our every need! (:

So, I'll stop just about here for now. I've got so much to share but let me do it in instalments so that you can follow our wedding preparation if you're keen. Till then, tata! (: