Final countdown to the Wedding - Dec 5th, 2009 Saturday

This day is the much anticipated Sisters' Meeting whereby new friends are made and big plans to be discussed on how to disturb the Groom and Brothers during AD gatecrashing. The more difficult the game plan, the more 开门红包they get (of course, they did not know that I have set the budget with my Groom beforehand already). hehe...

Started the day with Peishan, Fion & Alicia as we go to Joanne's place for alternation of the Bridesmaids' dresses and some of my casual clothes. Joanne is still as friendly and helpful as before.

Then we leave for Somerset to meet the rest of the sistas. The chosen gossip playground is TCC at Peranakan Place. The damage? $139.

Shortly arriving at TCC, Li San & Jiaying joined us. Longly, Yu Jun joined us too. The girls enjoyed the food and chit-chat. All got too excited with the gatecrashing especially that hot mama Fion.

We all forgot it's time to go to my next appt, final fitting at Jawn Happy Ever After. The girls got a sneak preview to our Pre-Wedding shots. Hubby joined us at Jawn.

Followed by a bit of window shopping here & there and real shopping at 313 @ Somerset.

Finally we end the day at Wisma Food Republic. That's the end of our day but Fion, Alicia & Li San continued "shopping" after dinner.

It's the final countdown!

Every weekend is packed with shopping for wedding traditional stuff, toothbrushes, combs, basins, "double happiness" stickers, ang pows, brothers' ties and ribbons.

过大礼 items are checked, purchased and "leh-bin" tie nice nice liao. Mum is getting jittery about this whole 过大礼 thing and sorta raised her voice at me as I went out for a some "me-time" with sisters. Oopsie!

Wanna snap some shots of the sistas meeting but all are shy and I'm also distracted by the discussions so never take any. Erbao did.

Bought new PJs, I never really spend money on PJs. Usually my mum will buy me some "3 for $10" shorts from pasar malam and Giordano t-shirts as homewear. On top of that, I now have 4 new combs. LOL!

We got conned all the time for the wedding, money that is. What's new? 过大礼 we are also not spared, except this time is my Mum.

For everything other things are under control. Like schedule, meet the sistas, final gown fitting, floral corsages, red slippers to go with Kua, red hair accessory, hard liquor, etc. I mean every other things are under control. Other.

Things like ang pow list, video montages, 2nd march-in songs, erhmm...

Oh by the way, the Simmons mattress came yesterday. It is super luxury as we always believe.

Tomorrow is 过大礼 & 安床 day. I'm gonna take many pics and post on blog. It's also Erbao's Final Apple Discovery Race Day! 加油二宝！！

14 days more to go. 14 days left to be Miss Nam!

The Bridesmaid Dresses

The Dresses finally come after all the hardship and ordeal. But they are all oversized!! Or rather, my girls are too skinny. Time to put on weight and get those asses shaking, girls!

The Perfect Bridesmaid Dress

Awww.... isn't it nice?

Our Green Wedding

There's a color theme for the morning ceremony to brighten up the whole atmosphere. We have been indecisive between Purple and Green.

Groom's shirt will be coloured, Bride's gown will be sashed with matching colour. Bridesmaids and Groomsmen will be colour coded as well.

Peishan's wedding is White and Gold. What's mine?

Sisters, do you ladies mind wearing same colour or even identical dresses? Trust me, it will look pretty in photos. We have burnt our pockets on photographer, so please cooperate and wear same color theme ok?

Thanks in advance.



(courtesy of "The Knot")

Our Wedding Party

Winnie & Kee Tong
December 20, 2009

Maid-of-Honour: Ms Tan Lisan

Lisan and Winnie know each other through work back in 2006. Both of us served our dear bosses faithfully and got to know and learn from each other through work. (Winnie learn from Lisan more) Despite we never attend the same school or work in the same company or even born in the same year, we remained closed friends, sharing same interests and topics. After Winnie left the post of PA, Lisan and Winnie remained closed friends and often meet up for dinner-coffee sessions.

Lisan has a record of planning 39 weddings and being a professional personal assistant, no one can match her meticulous-ness, in my opinion.

** Always fondly remember the Conrad high-tea session.

Bridesmaids
Ong Pei San, Bride's JC schoolmate (mum-to-be!!)
Jiaying, Bride's JC schoolmate
Fion Wong, Bride's colleague
Soh Yujun, Bride's ex-colleague

Flower Girl
Iris Ong, Bride's niece

Tulle-good to be true