Je suis engagé

SO MUCH to tell about the engagement last saturday with a gazillion photos to share! it was so-called simple and small; considering that it was restricted to family members and closed friends only. we were expecting around 80 guests but a lot more came from his side (konon-konon 20+ orang kan, sekali double the number!). but alhamdulillah, it was beautiful in its own way.

where shall we start?

...the theme? i didn't have one, to begin with. all i know was that i'll be wearing blue lace baju kurung which used to be along's. (mind you, she only wore it once during the akad nikah of her SIL. and the lace is so sweet- such a waste to be left inside the cupboard, unworn).

my make up was done by Tina Z. i can count by one hand on how many times i actually wear proper, complete make up (i.e. foundation, concealer and powder) in my whole life. hers- it was very light, my kulit didn't feel lemas at all. she's very gentle and friendly. taking into account how poor my complexion is, she has done quite a good job in hiding what can be hidden! *cheeky grins* although i think my eyes were overly-done! in the sense that, maybe it could have been something simpler but nice enough for an engagement.

engagement dias. didn't have one! i remember mama once came home one day, complaining how people did extravaganza engagement till its hard to differentiate between nikah and engagement nowadays. from that moment, i scrapped off the idea of having mini dias for mine. crossed. all i had was the wooden sampan-ish chair with two side-tables and a bowl of turquoise water with a mixture of orange-yellow garberas floating in it. and candles too! fresh flowers were bought from petaling street; thanks to the help of missyBestie. *smooch* sampai tercabut lah selipar makcik sorang tu :P

hantaran was wholly DIY! we went to nilai 3 to scout for good bargain and yessss, worth it to go if you're looking for dulang and bunga tipu. #nota kaki: need to know your limit of DIY-ing!!! you do save alot by doing things on your own BUT as a bride, the one under the limelight, you don't want to appear with those panda eyes and cranky mood as you didn't get enough rest the day(s) before. kaaaaaaan?

the photographer of the event was none other than my 2 brothers. J especially, was very patient melayan kerenah me+gfs yang suke camwhore!!! *peace*

but most of all, i loooove the fact that everyone just acted normal (sbb sgt comfortable and used to the brother) that the candid photos turned out

G-R-E-A-T!!!

manisa catering was responsible for the delicious lunch! i loooooveeee their rendang daging. nyums *thumbs up* insyallah will be working with them again for the w-day.

finally, the doorgift. was contemplating whether to give or not to give. in the end, we decided to purchase the steamed cake from our favourite makcik. unfortunately, due to the large number of turn up, we didn't have enough cakes to give out. sorry~!!!

i DIY that tag. comel tak? ;))

if you ask me how my engagement was, i'd definitely say, "it was filled with lots and lots of christmasLOVE!!!" the loved ones came especially for the event; as far from kedah and terengganu. and drM is currently working in ipoh, that's an effort too yeah ;))

i think i'm the luckiest girl on earth to be blessed with wonderful friends like you lot! love you all to bits *smooch*

(missing in the picture: T, datinI and missyH)

aaaahhh not to forget to the wonderful mr.fiance, thank you for making it happen! this is just the beginning to a better, bigger future for both of us. insyallah. love you b!