girly

the skirt ruffles on the chair had me at hello. then i saw the rest of the decor i fell even more in love with this uber girly concept. slay me why don't you? via style me pretty.

mint papaya blush peonies sunshine

these are the colors i want for my akad nikah. i want everything to be awash with sweet, pastel colors & i want to wear the palest, creamiest, white & a spanish mantilla wedding veil.

images are from here.

vintage romance

my heart just skipped a beat when i saw the pictures from this wedding. i don't know if it's necessarily something i'd do for my wedding, but damn, the handmade details & all the vintage pieces look SO good pulled together. see for yourself & click here for the details...

kusudama

i'm a closet origami enthusiast. as a kid i spent hours making all sorts of origami animals, boxes & flowers. i became quite an expert at it too thanks to my mother's gentle guidance. this is why i think i want to incorporate some origami elements to my wedding & these kusudama flowers would be perfect to add on to the cranes i'm now folding.

tutorial for the kusudama flowers here at folding tree with part II of turning them into balls here.

i'm still here

sorry for the bout of silence my lovelies. wedding plans have been put on hold for awhile but will soon be back on track. i scared myself silly today looking at this wedding planning checklist. jeez man, i'm waaaay behind schedule!

to calm my nerves a bit, i did a little wedding blog surfing & found this gem. it's the surprise wedding of eat chic drink's writer to her man. i love the details, the riot of colors & the element of surprise. would love to pull off something like this & give our friends & families a good (but hopefully happy) shock....

nyc wedding

i'm salivating over this gorgeous wedding & oh my, the venue! this venue at NYC is just: A.Ma.Zing. sila jealous over here.

the set up

this is a little overdue but better late than never right?

here's a peek at the backdrop of the so-called pelamin for our bertunang ceremony. from top to bottom: 1. my father constructed the wooden arch that my step mother's fabulous friend, kak zai, then covered with cream colored roses, ferns & stems of dangling orchids, 2. the vases behind the sofa are filled with baby blue hydrangeas & sundal malam plus there were a couple of low arrangements of casablanca lilies, 3. the gorgeous pillows on the sofa are from my besties' boutique and can be purchased at metrojaya or parkson if you're interested. just look for the brand Renai.

here's part of my hantaran to bobby. from top left & clockwise: 1. sirih junjung done by my step mother, 2. tepak sirih, 3. macarons from shangri-la, 4. bunga rampai made by my grandmother & cousins, 5. grapes, 6. godiva dark chocolate assortment. what's not pictured here is the beautiful cake, thai silk for his baju melayu + songket, songkok+ butang baju melayu. the dulangs were done by Renai.

from left to right (click on the picture for a larger view): 1. the simple floral arrangement on each table set on top of the handmade table runner that iwan made for me & that we finished embroidering the day before (too bad you can't see the embroidery on the ends), 2. i opted to take away the standard ribbons on the chairs despite protest from many of my aunties because i felt the ribbons looked so, well, cheap. so glad i stuck to my guns because the effect was clean & calm, 3. the two tents to seat our 100 or so guests. it turned out we had about 200 guests but luckily we had enough food & lots of space in the house too.

and finally, iwan & i made some ruffle balls that i initially wanted to hang in the tents but because we could only make 20 in the short time we had, they looked kinda lonely spaced out in the huge tents. so with a little creative thinking, we decorated the grille to the main doorway with our handmade ruffle balls.

we just had to take a picture with our beloved balls (ok that sounds so wrong!)

i'll be sharing more pictures throughout the week so stay tuned!

crepe bouquet

i love this diy crepe bouquet from a field journal. might just do it.

french inspired bridal shower

i first spotted this incredibly chic french inspired bridal shower over at shelby's fabulous wedding blog. go pop by & check out all her wonderful ideas & inspirations for her upcoming wedding that's just right around the corner! i'm SO excited for her so here's wishing her & her hubby-to-be a hearty congratulations & many years of joy & happiness together!

such pretty things

as mentioned in my other blog, i am head over heels in love with this blog i discovered last week. as the name of the blog hints, it's filled with such pretty things plus fantastic party planning ideas such as this tea party...

and delicate petit fours...

mini chocolate bar favors...

and dainty sugar cubes...

night time

i was scrolling through blogs when bobby happened to look over my shoulder & asked me to stop at this particular post. we both knew that an outdoor wedding at night would be just perfect for us & these pictures kind of cemented the idea. now, if only it didn't rain all the time... anyways, this post is for you bi. maybe we'll get our outdoor wedding?

clusters

loving this cluster of lanterns & poms plus a garland strewn into the mix. i think they'd be perfect hanging over the tables for a whimsical twist.

origami

gorgeous origami tablescape i spotted on dandelion & grey. wouldn't it look awesome for a japanese themed wedding? yup, i'm thinking about it.

kirigami flowers

i shared this new discovery thanks to threadbanger over at my mimpimurni blog when it suddenly occured to me that these awesome kirigami flowers would look great as part of the wedding decor! now, kirigami is really new to me so i'm going to do a bit of research plus some diy-ing before i commit to it but i'm sure i'll have fun trying it out.

wishing tree

being half chinese, i think it'd be great to somehow incorporate my chinese roots into the wedding & i think these floral arrangements by wishing tree are just the ticket. peonies & pussy willows... you can't get anymore chinese than that!