We needed a new set of bedroom furniture as the number of “residents” in the room would increase to 2 (single upgraded to double… hehe). We looked around the Cheras and Puchong areas for a reasonable bedroom set.
Our room isn’t that big, so we decided not to get a king-sized bed. A queen-sized bed would probably be a more practical option. My sis, Fiona, had previously suggested that we get the bigger king-sized bed so that we could share the bed with our baby too when we have one. I thought it wasn’t such a great idea as a big bed would make our room more cramped. When baby comes along, we’ll see what we can do then.
As we were looking around, we came across a bed set manufactured by Batu Emas. Apparently, it was made of solid wood and looked good. Of course, it was also a little more expensive.
We continued to look around and found this shop called UMI Furnishing Design near Sze’s house in Puchong. The shop owner, Francis Chew, was a funny guy. He seemed quite honest and recommended several bedroom sets to us. We felt comfortable and our confidence in him grew which led to trust.
After thinking it over, we went back to the shop the next day and paid a deposit for a bed set which we mixed and matched from the catalog. In the end, we were quite happy and satisfied with the choice of bedroom furniture that we purchased.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Guest List, Card Distribution, RSVP and Seating Arrangement
It wasn’t too difficult for us to come up with our guest lists. Sze had been wondering how to get started and fortunately got his cousin Su to fax us the relatives guest list which she used for her sister’s wedding just a year earlier. It made a great reference as we were also inviting the same people (i.e. relatives).
As for me, I already knew exactly who I needed to invite, so I had no problems in coming up with my guest list. The only other question was to decide on which of our friends and office colleagues to invite.
The most tiring part was the distribution of invitation cards. Most of my relatives’ cards were distributed by hand one month before the wedding dinner, so we had to go from house to house to invite our honorable guests. Sze had the advantage of having his Muslim cousin Harris, organize a Hari Raya open house party at around the same time, so he took the opportunity to distribute most of his relatives’ cards at that gathering (which saved us many trips). Of course, colleagues were the easiest as we were all working in the same office while we also had to meet up or visit some old friends in order to “summon” them. ;)
After the card distribution, we had to find out if our invited guests would be able to make it for our wedding reception. Although some did call to confirm their attendance/non-attendance, not many would RSVP. So one week before the wedding, we would call most of them for confirmation.
Seating arrangement wasn’t that difficult either. We just seated our guests according to their relationships. Most of the juggling was to fit into each table, 10 people who got along the best. As we had used MS Excel spreadsheet program to help keep track of our guest list and RSVP status, cutting and pasting their names to slot into each table ensured that we didn’t miss out on anyone.
As for me, I already knew exactly who I needed to invite, so I had no problems in coming up with my guest list. The only other question was to decide on which of our friends and office colleagues to invite.
The most tiring part was the distribution of invitation cards. Most of my relatives’ cards were distributed by hand one month before the wedding dinner, so we had to go from house to house to invite our honorable guests. Sze had the advantage of having his Muslim cousin Harris, organize a Hari Raya open house party at around the same time, so he took the opportunity to distribute most of his relatives’ cards at that gathering (which saved us many trips). Of course, colleagues were the easiest as we were all working in the same office while we also had to meet up or visit some old friends in order to “summon” them. ;)
After the card distribution, we had to find out if our invited guests would be able to make it for our wedding reception. Although some did call to confirm their attendance/non-attendance, not many would RSVP. So one week before the wedding, we would call most of them for confirmation.
Seating arrangement wasn’t that difficult either. We just seated our guests according to their relationships. Most of the juggling was to fit into each table, 10 people who got along the best. As we had used MS Excel spreadsheet program to help keep track of our guest list and RSVP status, cutting and pasting their names to slot into each table ensured that we didn’t miss out on anyone.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Wedding Favor Ideas
We first thought of giving each of our guests a pair of chopsticks as a wedding favor. The varieties of Thai-style chopsticks were quite popular and were becoming increasingly common as wedding favor items. However, we would rather source for more unique chopsticks directly from Thailand (instead of the commonly imported varieties sold locally) but since no one was going there, we looked around and found another suitable wedding favor – heart-shaped soaps.
My sis told me that no one was going to cherish our wedding favor. Her boyfriend took home a pair of chopsticks from a wedding dinner and it had been left lying in a corner ever since. When I imagined my own chopsticks being treated that way, I felt that would be such a waste.
The little pieces of soap came in multiple colors and since they were more likely to be used than chopsticks, we decided to change our wedding favor to the heart-shaped soap instead.
I like organza bags as they look classy. Since I had some maroon organza ribbon left over from our DIY invitation cards, I thought we could make bags out of that. My Mom helped me sew the ribbon into little bags. We then inserted the soap into the organza bags and tied each bag with thin, pink satin ribbon.
Good idea? We just hope our maroon organza bags will complement the light purple theme of our wedding dinner reception (more photos available in the Photo Gallery).
My sis told me that no one was going to cherish our wedding favor. Her boyfriend took home a pair of chopsticks from a wedding dinner and it had been left lying in a corner ever since. When I imagined my own chopsticks being treated that way, I felt that would be such a waste.
The little pieces of soap came in multiple colors and since they were more likely to be used than chopsticks, we decided to change our wedding favor to the heart-shaped soap instead.
I like organza bags as they look classy. Since I had some maroon organza ribbon left over from our DIY invitation cards, I thought we could make bags out of that. My Mom helped me sew the ribbon into little bags. We then inserted the soap into the organza bags and tied each bag with thin, pink satin ribbon.
Good idea? We just hope our maroon organza bags will complement the light purple theme of our wedding dinner reception (more photos available in the Photo Gallery).
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