80 Days Wedding Countdown (Our vendors list)

Like I wrote in my previous 1 year countdown, countdowns may be a little corny but it helps to check your progress.

So now at the 80 day mark, here's my vendors list.

✔ Marriage Preparation Course: SPMC
✔ Tok Kadi: Kadi Hassan Bin Salim
✔ Venue: Void Deck

✔ Andaman Services: Versari Ade
✔ Decor: Wed'Inc Petals
✔  Caterer: Nurie Creations
✔ Wedding Cake: Pulut Affairs
✔ DJ/ Emcee: Dann's Entertainment
✔ Kompang: Kompang Al-Falah
✔ Event Photographer: Invogue Photography
✔ Videographer: VideoSmith

✔ Outdoor/ Indoor Photoshoot: Versari Ade & Invogue Photography
✔ Invitation Cards: Kad Kahwin Cun
✔ Berkat: Glass Bowls from Chia Heng
✔  Dulang Hantaran & Sireh Dara: Gubahan Cinta
✔ Bunga Pahar: Syarikat Thong Seng
✔ Bridal Bouqet & Sireh Lat-lat: Maybe Versari Ade, maybe DIY

DIY
✘ Bunga Rampai: Almost done (Done!)
✘Guestbook
✘ Bunga Manggar
✘Henna: Testing colour stains (see here!)
✘ Bridal Room: No formal bridal room, so just make the room proper for dressing up. 
(our Nikah is downstairs)
✘Directional signs

Miscellaneous
 ✔ Honeymoon
✔ Wedding Rings
✔ Wedding Gifts

Errr... besides the smaller details, I think we are pretty much set. We are left with DIY stuff which are easily made and vendor appointments!


   

DIY Marco Lens & Photography

Thanks to Pinterest, I decided to try their DIY marco where you extract the lens of a laser pointer and attached it to your handphone.

Things I used.

Mini flashlight at S$4.90 (lens of laser pointers I found are too small)
Hairpin (I have plenty lying around)
Handphone of your choice. (My Sony Xperia Z3)
Pliers to dismantle the mini flashlight.
Tape to fasten to handphone.

I had Jhon to help me to remove the lens with a pair of pliers and I taped to the handphone.
Immediately, Jhon and I went into a photography frenzy. It works awesomely!

How close up can it get? We took pictures of S$10 up close.

MASMASMAS
Words you can't see with the naked eye.

Mak witnessed our little project and she lend us her jewelry for close ups.

I noticed that if the item is not very small, the edges do get blurry. It actually works better if the item is really small.

Of course, must attempt at the eye photography. It's not perfect but it does it's job and quite commendable for a DIY lens.

More random pictures

This DIY Marco lens works well. Give it a try!

   

DIY Pillows

Hi!! It's been a little quiet here because maklum lah, Ramadhan. Busy with kueh, helping around the house, handle my nephews and many more. But here's a quick story-mory.

Recently, Mak decided to reupholster our pillows. I've never own a bought pillow in my entire life thanks to my mom. To own a pillow with the right amount of stuffing for your head is just amazing. You never have to look for the right volume, type of stuffing and also price. Also, sometimes the bought pillows hardly last because they eventually get flatten and deem uncomfortable.

Mak would buy cloth for the pillow at Geylang and cotton stuffing at a provision shop.

Cotton is good for warm climates. It absorbs moisture well and it's naturally allergy sensitive. Besides using newly bought cotton stuffing, she reuses the stuffing in our old pillows too. It just needs to be fluffed up and stuffed back in.

She tend to sew pillow covers by the dozen with a few variety of shapes, standard and 'bantal busuk' sizes so if ever there was a need of reupholstering, all we need to do is fluff, stuff and sew the pillow close.

Anyways, here's my 2 reborn pillows. She chose such pretty flowery cloth to a point I don't really want to put it in a pillow case but eventually, I had to. hehe
My pillow is all new and super comfy being medium soft but yet supportive on my neck.

What somewhat put me in the 'feels' was when Mak casually mentioned that now I have a new pillow to bring over to my new home after I get married. That feels man, because all my life, I always slept with her or share a room with her. Macam sedih pulak.


   

DIY This, DIY That.

Whether it’s to save cost or to add uniqueness or personal touch to your wedding, DIY can be fun if you enjoy arts and crafts.

Some BTBs goes hardcore to a point of DIY her pelamin (good for her for having plenty of family members to help her) while some just decorate their wedding trays by themselves. To each its own capabilities and hardwork.

As for me and as for now, my aim is to DIY bunga rampai, wedding trays, guestbook, henna and just maybe (50/50) wedding favours.

I've actually started on my bunga rampai and my family is raving about it. Not that it’s super awesome and beautiful but I guess it’s cute and somewhat different. All I can say is that I’m glad I have passion in it, if not, tak kuasa! Plus, I started early so I can take my time.

I'm done for hers, now deciding patterns for him.

I will update and write about my DIY project individually when it’s due.
As for now, the brain keeps on percolating.