Wedding Review: VideoSmith

    A'las, this is the last review and last wedding related blog post that I will write. They were many reasons for this delay but mostly has nothing to do with Videosmith's delivery in work. It's just me with my laziness or being busy or others.

The wedding package that we chose has no video highlights so we just got our full wedding video. Sorry, I am not sharing our wedding video because we felt it's very personal especially in certain crucial parts. I did consider editing and making my own wedding video highlights but I fear I could not do Videosmith's work justice by butchering it.

But I will make gifs of a few of my favorite clips in the video.

Overall, Fad has been stealthy with his videography recording. He is all about capturing the moments after all. He records angles and scenes we didn't get to experience which made us glad we hired a videographer for our wedding.

I was not kidding when I said we had an emotional wedding.

Since day one to the end, we have no major problems with Fad and Umi. They were great people to work with and we are happy with their work. Granted, we are probably biased because it IS our own wedding after all. With all that happened during the wedding, from the tears, laughter and impromptu dance party, Videosmith gave us our money's worth.

In our contract, it was stated it would take 3-6 months until we receive our wedding video which is really understandable with the amount of footage to edit on top of the amount of weddings they had to work with. Within 3 months, we received the unedited copy of our wedding for our perusal. Just in case there are scenes or edits that we are not happy about.

First few seconds in, we cried and continued crying and laughing while watching just like on our wedding day. hahaha It's definitely a good sign because it truly relived our memories to the max. Basically, we had no objections and asked Fad to proceed with the final touches.

[We gave them Pesos. haha]

Although it felt it took longer than it should, another 3 months later, I was contacted for the delivery of our CDs and thumb drive. I was pleasantly surprised with their presentation because to be honest, I didn't care if they gave us in a simple plastic cover because what was truly important was the content. With that said, they did made a boo-boo because they downloaded a wrong wedding in the thumb drive (CDs were okay). haha

Again, totally understandable mistake because I've had my fair share of mistakes during my school years when there's way too many files to deal with. I informed Umi about it and we talked about an exchange. Unfortunately, they ran out of the pretty thumb drives and had to wait longer which we can't because we would be heading to Philippines within that week (in hopes to share the video too). Long story short, Fad simply passed to us the file via GoogleDrive and we upload to the thumb drive ourselves. The End.

Yes, could use without the mini issue but like I said, understandable mistake and it was rectified smoothly and effectively.

I bet you wouldn't believe me my family/ relatives are not the sporting type when it comes to dancing or any form of public participation. Seeing everyone danced, especially my parents, brought a warm glow in my heart. They were so happy at our wedding until no holds barred.

We are very happy with the video and even to this day, we still smiled and teared up when we watch it and that's what matters.



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Wedding Review: Invogue Photography

It's hard to find affordable photographers with decent skills. The ones we truly like are always over budget. We only came across Mr Lim from Invogue Photography through Versari Ade since he is their in-house photographer.

Yes, we got the unconventional Chinese photographer but he had years of experience and we had looked at his portfolio of Malay weddings at VA's office.

Our first encounter with Mr Lim was during our pre-wedding photoshoot. As mentioned on a separate post review on the studio shoot, he was silly in our eyes and we love silly.

Personality wise, definitely no complains that goes with his work. We get what we paid for so that's nothing much we could comment. His photos are clear, he got all the important shots and even the snap shots. The only thing I could really comment was I wished he had more effort in arranging my family portrait.

To give him credit, I did told him before hand that my family ni ada tension, mostly between my parents. I had told him not make or encourage them to sit together as it was a no go. I guess with that, he was just being cautious and let everyone stand where ever they want therefore the mess. BUT with that said, it makes the scene more natural and he DOES advice and arrange the other guests.

My siblings pun satu, tak tahu stand with their respective partner. Step single-mingle, diri jauh2. haha

I won't be posting most of his photos here. I will post them as I write about my wedding.

Here's just a glance through.

He likes to say "Count her/his black heads" for this shots. haha

Just like my family, it's imperfect but it's rare to have a complete picture of my family like this.
Especially with Jhon's family, only God knows when this will happen again. The people not here on Jhon's side is his brother, Paul and Loi's husband.







So happy to have a nice photo of arwah Auntie Tipah.



I love this picture because I look like a mannequin and Jhon is looking at me so lovingly. Snap shots can be the best kind of photos.



Dah, enough. See more photos when I write about our actual solemnisation and wedding event.



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Wedding Review: Versari Ade

As mentioned many-many times before, when I saw Abg Hadi's work and outfits from Versari Ade many many years ago, I knew I wanted VA too even though marriage was never near my mind.

Not only their make up is the kind that enhances your natural beauty, their wedding style is mostly traditional with a modern touch. Being an old bride, I was never into those hipster weddings which has nothing wrong with it, it's just not my preference.

Unfortunately, even if I wanted Abg Hadi to do my make-up, he was unavailable for my wedding for his other work commitments. We had his sister instead, Kak Dee which I had no problem since I noticed everyone's style was similar.

Read about the day we booked Versari Ade and the subsequent appointments with them here:
The Booking, The Outfit Choosing and The Final Fitting.

I've never met Kak Dee before so I was a little nervous because she will be spending the whole day with me; seeing me half naked, sweaty and be up real close to my face. She ran a tad late but it was okay lah. It didn't effect much time on my itinerary. Remember BTB, you got to loosen up the reins a little.

Kak Dee was a sweet lady. The more I talked and get to know her, the more she has a few traits similar like mine. Abit awkward but obviously more open to meeting people because of her job scope.

I am never particular about make up. I appreciate thick make up that accentuates more of natural beauty but not over board that it hides it. I just told Kak Dee what I told Abg Hadi, do whatever you think is best. Enhance my natural beauty (if have lol) and don't be shy with those double eyelid tapes.

I won't go in such detail but everyone loved our outfits. There were plenty of oooh and aahhs which of course I appreciate. Nasib tak kembang sampai baju koyak.

Make up wise, I am happy but the problem was, my wedding was an emotional roller coaster ride. Plenty of crying and crazy laughter. So imagine that tears and sweat on my make up. Those fake eyelashes unfortunately didn't stay fresh as long as it should. haha

I decided to let my hair down for my nikah since the next 2 hairstyles will be up in a bun.







For our main outfit for the wedding ceremony, since it was purple, Kak Dee brought purple orchids to match which was a delightful surprise. The make up on this was was definitely my favorite. It was darker and deeper which suits our outfit.





Lastly, my gown to match Jhon's Barong. Just a disclaimer for new readers, we had to buy our own barong. You may read here on how. Since traditional Barong are cream in color, we chose a gown to fit. I love it that we could incorporate Filipino's styling even for a little bit. I could see the sense of pride of Jhon's family and his peers.





Now, my review on Kak Dee herself.
(ahh... stress tak Kak Dee and team if you are reading this? lol)

I don't have bridesmaids or groomsmen. I only have orang kuat. So help is welcomed by anyone who is available to. Technically, yes, my sis and Fizah, my best buddy should be my first people to rely on but both of them had babies! Understandably so, they weren't available to for me every minute or hour.

This is I commanded Kak Dee and her dedicated Mak Andam duties. Yes, she did what a Mak Andam traditionally should do; not just doll you up and maybe a little touch ups here and there. She made sure we were hydrated, food is ready for us, followed the itinerary as close as possible, made sure we were posed properly, she even held my house keys to go in and out of the house and many more.

I didn't expect such traditional practice which made me appreciate her even more. For some of you who always rant about duit mak andam that it's not deserving since their services are expected from the bridal package, if you have such service, you won't complain at all. Ikhlas, I kasi.

No regrets in choosing Versari Ade. Their dedication towards us was above and beyond.

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Wedding Review: Dann's Entertainment

DJ/ Emcee was one of those components in our wedding that we wanted that is simple. When I say simple, I mean, no need of some celebrity Emcee/ host or need to have some games/ questionnaire with the guests. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just we don't want lah. lol

We wanted a DJ/Emcee who can interact well, acknowledge the guests Malay & non-Malay, make the necessary announcements on the dot and obviously follow our preferred music preferences.

To be honest, since we engaged Dann's Entertainment, we didn't expect much only because our criteria was simple. But we were so grateful and appreciated that they gave their all to our wedding. Abg Handan & Fauzan had great chemistry so their banter didn't sound fake or forced. Sometimes, my guests does reciprocate but when they don't, the partners recover fast.

Knowing that Jhon is a Filipino, they made an effort to acknowledge and touch base a little on Philippines by saying Mabuhay and such. You know, it's about the little things I take note. =)

I did gave Abg Hamdan a song list of my own via Dropbox. Songs such as Bob Marley - Is this Love, Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You, Bette Midler - Be My Baby, Coldplay - Lovers in japan and much more awesome songs. I told him to play along with his own song list and requested him to refrain from playing sad & sappy Malay songs. Unless it's requested by guests who wants to karaoke, then never mind, no choice. haha

We had Paroyka Ni Edgar - Minamahal kita as our 2nd outfit entrance with Jhon's Barong and Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet (starting from Chorus) for our cake cutting. They had a cake popper too. I initially didn't want it because I melatah but I went for it anyways because macam fun. When the moment came, I just braced myself so externally, I looked cool je but inside, "Janganterperanjat, Janganterperanjat, Janganterperanjat" lol

Besides handing Abg Handan the wedding card, I also gave him list of contacts, itinerary and the names of our immediate families. So that they can call efficiently for family photo taking or for whatever reason. I can confidently say, that Abg Hamdan and Fauzan had greatly used all the information I gave to them.

During our special 2nd entrance, they had guided us to ensure a proper entrance and made the necessary announcements so that all eyes were on us.

After our thank you speeches, they also asked us a couple of questions which we didn't expect. Abg Hamdan and Fauzan asked Jhon on how we met and the moment he first saw me. He said we met at work and that he knew that something was special about me.

They then asked me what was I doing and if I knew about the moment and I said, yes and it was my first day at work and I was given a tour of the office! The place was kecoh sekejap especially when I said I had no mutual feeling. hahaha

My other favorite moment was after the mega family photo taking and the standard "SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU!!" and such. Dann's Entertainment randomly played a Hindustan song,Tukur Tukur from the movie Dilwale

And this broke out.



Mind you, my family is hardly ever the spontaneous and sporting time. This is the first time within our family affair it happens. Kecoh tahap maxima!

Yeah, I have no sense of rhythm and kinda mimicked Pak & Mak Hitam. I have those moves when you just move to the groove as it feels good but it looks freaking awkward. But it doesn't matter especially for moments that never happened before. Mind you, we were surprised Pak Hitam danced on stage with us, ESPECIALLY Mak Hitam the cool and chill makcik. They danced for so long, I was laughing to Jhon asking are we done yet?

And yes, I breathed a big sigh of relief as Uncle insisted that we stand up and dance (you think me dancing while sitting down look bad? Think again) and as we stood up, the music stopped. Alhamdulillah.

Abg was joking asking what drugs we put in the food. haha
Ask Cik Normie from Nurie Creations lah.

I didn't know everyone was having so much fun and at an absolutely high (pun not intented) and that song apparent brought it out. I can't wait for our official wedding video to be ready. These are the moments we are glad we hired a videographer.

Anyways, Dann's Entertainment is a prime example of great professionalism at an affordable cost. Check them out!
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Wedding Review: Tok Kadi Hassan

Eh? Tok Kadi pun kena review? lol

Yea, I initially didn't intend to until I received an email from ROMM to give feedback on our tok kadi. Not only that, the topic of tok kadi is also one of the top searched posts on my blog. So I figured, I share my hands on experience with Kadi Hassan.

I came across Kadi Hassan after intense researching of tok kadi speaking in English videos among others. I listed him among 4 others and showed all the videos to Jhon. Since he is the one who will face him especially at a pivotal moment, I let him choose according to preference.

Kadi Hassan was his first choice.

I didn't knew much of him but judging by his age, I could tell, he might be long winded. Biasalah kan? Older folks has more stories to tell. hehe I noticed that he also does minor physical touches. For me, if a stranger touch me especially when stressed, I get more stressed. lol But Jhon didn't mind at all. He said he reminds him of his grandpa and the touching would comfort him.

So okay lor!

We were so lucky to able to choose him while registering.
No issues there.

Fast forward to 1 week before our wedding, Jhon made a call to Kadi Hassan because we were advised to to double confirm the arrangements. Apparently, he didn't have the papers in hand and said will call us ASAP when he got our complete details.

2 days passed and Jhon started to get nervous. Silly man. Eventually, Kadi Hassan called me. The reason being, he said it's easier to explain to me (since as a Malay/ Muslim, I already roughly know the procedure) and I can explain to Jhon better.

He double checked with our details and shared a list of facts we should know.

❣ He is a 75 years old freelance Kadi. He has no office in ROMM, therefore the slight delay in paperwork to receive in his hands. He only goes out when a couple requests for him.

❣ Someone has to pick him up near his house to your wedding location. I see no problem in this because of his age AND I love it that we can control his arrival to avoid late/ lost tok kadi. Don't worry, he will give specific road directions.

❣ He didn't specify but on my wedding day, my bro had to send him back to his house only because he has no appointment until 4pm. So after makan, they went.

❣ He explains in complete detail on what is going to happen during the solemnization.
- Marriage declaration
- Recite Syahadah
- Kadi's Khutbah
- Istigfar
- Recite Al-Fatihah
- Recite Taqlik

❣ He ensures greatly that he will never ask Jhon religious questions but Jhon can ask him.

❣ He ensures that he will never shame Jhon or put him in a spot in any way.

❣ Being a freelance Kadi, he does indirectly request to give more than the standard S$100; how much extra is up to you.

❣ He said if Jhon requires, he can write down the nikah declaration and even prayers just in case he forgets. It would considered as acceptable.

He is a friendly, nice and a warm person. Yes, sometimes ter-off course in the conversation but tolerable.

On THE day.

Again, I try not to share so much story on a personal level but I tell you, it's story worthy.
So what ah... haha

Kadi Hassan was calm and confident. Even when Jhon was emotionally scattered, he tried to calm Jhon down. Before the proceedings started, he gave advises and mini lessons. He advised everyone to never question and shame Jhon directly or indirectly. Nobody is perfect and instead do self-reflections first.

I tell you, majority and if not all of his advises were on the ringer. All the trials and tribulations of certain people commenting about our relationship and religion strength was all mentioned. Best of all, those people were present. So it's almost Godsend when he said all those things. Maybe he is long winded to other people but I don't mind. What he said are vital not only to us as a couple but to also other people. Plus, he didn't exceed my itinerary time.

Being a tok kadi for so many decades, he also knows the standard procedures in photo taking and such. So he was also the guide to help pose, vital moments and such which was nice.

Majority liked Kadi Hassan, especially my mom. She knew about people's comments about Jhon too so she had felt very happy that someone wise had declared what's truly right and wrong.

We have the utmost respect for him and glad he was the one who married us off.

For those who are wondering, the marriage declaration in English is

"I accept the hand of, [bride's full name] in marriage, with the said mahar."

Will consider to post a video of him in action when we have our wedding video.

   

Wedding Review: Gubahan Cinta

Initially, Jhon and I decided to DIY our wedding trays. We had brainstormed so many ideas but as months passed by, that idea dwindled down. I knew for sure I wanted to book sireh dara but at the same time, I was looking at potential wedding tray designs too. Just in case we decided to rent them, we can use the same vendor.

That's when Gubahan Cinta came along.

In my opinion, her costs and style are in middle ground for me; nice works with affordable prices which is hard to come by. (cheap = low quality, high class work = expensive)

In slightly less than a month, we met up with Kak Wannie to pass our stuff  (except for money and jewelry) and finalized our chosen designs. Even on that day, I was still unsure should I go for my favorite red colored flower bouquet because my sanding outfit was royal purple.

We also had issues with Jhon's cycling sunglasses. We had bought it but the company had to order it overseas and was supposed to arrive weeks before meeting Kak Wannie. Some how, it was delayed to a few days before the meet up. In the end, we only got it 2 weeks before the wedding. We just took pictures of what will be showcased to her and eventually, she arranged everything on pick up day (night before the wedding).

Besides the late sunglasses, Kak Wannie also did on the spot set up of the duit hantaran, rings and bracelet. Abg, Kak Yana and Jhon had picked all the 8 trays, 1 flower bouquet and 1 sireh dara.

The wedding tray theme was gold & silver.

Hers

His

I know to most, it's really simple and actually doable for a DIY. I agree but since Jhon and I had to plan our wedding from beginning to end and with lack of help, we didn't think we can do it ourselves especially at crunch time. So yeah, for this case, we did sacrifice money for time.

I know what you're thinking too, if we were paying for it, why not choose a 'worthy' design? Well, since day 1, I wanted this concept lah. We wanted my trays to be simple, humble, classic and traditional and we got exactly what we wanted.

Since our wedding decor was gold, it was obvious that the color accents I choose is red. My first initial thought was having a full blown red roses but I appreciate this version has it has different textures with some dimensions. Sireh dara design was chosen by Mak. She wanted a super traditional one and she said this design was the closest to it.

I don't have any proper pictures of the hantaran together from guests and this is the best version. I like it that they match when they sit together.

If you like simple & affordable wedding trays, sireh dara/ junjung with not overpriced flower bouquets (fresh or satin), Gubahan Cinta is good for you.

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Wedding Review: WedInc' Petals

Read the day I booked them.

Before I start I want to share how blessed I feel to have all really good and friendly professionals handling my wedding. Obviously, when I choose them, I choose them for their skill set and works but to able to liaise with such wonderful people was a mega plus point.

One of such vendors was Wed'Inc Petals handled by Kak Andriana.

When we first met for our first appointment, I knew I liked her. Not many people can make me feel comfortable especially for an awkward coward like me.

ANYWAYS, we did communicate after our appointment. It was just me telling her what color I want for my pelamin which was gold/cream/glittery gold. I was informed if I knew what color I want, I should tell her ASAP just in case another couple wants the same color scheme. (nanti tak cukup kain)

The real interaction was about 2 weeks before the big day. Kak Ana met Mak, Kakak, Jhon and I under my block for survey and discussion. It all went pretty well. I was never the bride who has a list of requests, I just have a few. My preferred color scheme, pelamin design and to have Mak decide the table arrangements.

Honestly, I've always wanted my buffet table separated with the guest tables. It is because
1) It looks more organized,
2) It looks nicer from my point of view as I can see all the guests and
3) Since I had a small wedding, it forces all guests to sit in front and not to hide behind.

I had mentioned this concept to my family but they were a little apprehensive. Ada bicycles lah, jauh nak ambil makan lah... So I kinda let it go because I knew despite Mak being super understanding, she is particular about table arrangements. lol Luckily, Kak Ana brought the topic up and managed to more or less convince Mak. We decided to let Mak see on the day they came to arrange so she can visualize the set up.

On Thursday, WedInc' Petals crew came so I informed Kak Ana to let Mak take the lead. (this is important BTB/ GTB, this is avoid crew confusion with she said, he said).

When I came home, everything was more or less arranged and I saw Mak's gleaming face and that's all that matters. By evening, when the family and I went down to kaypo, the crew were 60% done and I also loved the arrangement. It's different, organized and symmetrical.

On Friday evening when everything is more or less complete, it was surreal.
After all these years, all those decorations were for me, my wedding and it was beautiful. Whether it was night or day, the area was gleaming because of the gold. I felt happy and cheery when I see the colors. It was what I wanted and more.

Sorry that the pictures don't give justice because it's not from a professional camera but you get the gist of it.

Mak was so satisfied that when she saw Kak Ana, she gave her a shoulder massage. lol It was so random and she only does that to show utmost love and appreciation to people. There was a moment Mak was sitting one corner with her telling personal stories and my hardships of my relationship to her. Malu sey! Seriously, Mak is not like that, okay and let that lady do her work! lol

On my big day, my decor got the most compliments by my family and friends. Even my cousins who are engaged (even my guy cousin) were asking. [Yes, family don't know I have a blog. It's not a secret but not openly shared so if they follow closely enough, they should know] All these while, my caterer and decor people don't know each other so they also managed to exchange contacts. YEY! lol

Anyways, I am so happy to have Wed'Inc Petals be part of my wedding. They only handle 2 weddings per weekend. Not because they cannot handle or what, their aim is to give their utmost attention to each wedding. Kak Ana, has been nothing but friendly but open in most respectful way especially sharing her opinions yet accepting ours.

After the wedding event and during the tear down, Mak, Jhon and I actually lepak with her (of course she was multi-tasking with work) at the pelamin and share the events of the day. Macam dah members pe. hehehe

Well, the entire family was really happy with the decor and I would definitely recommend to the highest amount not only for affordable prices, beautiful decor but also top notch sincere people skills.

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Wedding Review: Kompang Al-Falah

As mentioned before, Jhon and I are not particular with kompang. All we know is that we want a live one because of the vibes it gives. You know, it's like watching and hearing your favorite singer/band perform live compared to just listening through mp3.

About less than 2 weeks before our wedding, Khairul called me to double confirm on our arrangement such as the timing and who was our orang kuat so he can liase for payment.
That was it.

Jhon's berarak starts at 1pm. I was surprised but happy that the group had arrived 15-20 minutes earlier. (I love punctual people but even more if they come early hehe) But as usual, actually, we came down 10-15 minutes late. haha

I went down first with Kak Yana by my side and Jhon went down with Abg a few minutes later. It's odd to be the one behind the fan. It's exciting but kompang and groom's entrance is one of my favorite part of the wedding so I can't help but peek out to see what's happening.

I try not to story-mory so much here because I will blog about my wedding as a whole. But it's hard lah. Focus! Just talk about the vendor!

So, as expected, the kepak bing-bing was on point; not messy and have a decent beat.
Kompang Al-falah is known for their Hasbi Rabbi so I was ready... to not to cry. It's one of my favorite zikir lah... so confirm emo.

Luckily, I managed to control myself. What caught me of guard was that they did a simple English translation version of it which I appreciate A LOT. Honestly, I forgot that I requested it. hahaha Khairul did say he will try his best to see if zikir in English will sound nice or not but this way is good enough for me!



Voice wise, no need to say lah, merdu at least to us. We don't have silat people on our side expect for Syazan so one of the kompang people volunteers. Good lah, as much as I enjoy silat, I wouldn't want too many people taking turns either. hehe

If you are looking for an affordable, simple, talented and nice kompang group,
I definitely would recommend Kompang Al-Falah.
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Side Note:

I noticed that there is a trend now to just play kompang music instead of a live one. Not that is a problem. To each it's own. The sad thing sometimes couples said kompang is expensive especially for an average 20 minute performance. But if you think about it, if you divide $600 to 11 people, each person gets about $50. Pretty okay for a weekend side job right? And that's not considering transport.

I know, I am talking on behalf of the vendor, not as a client. As a wedded couple-to-be who are paying thousands, even $50 extra costs matters. I know that but don't imply that kompang is over charging their services. That's unfair. Of course, I know of certain kompang services that charges over $1,000 but that's a different issue for a different time.


   

Wedding Review: Nurie Creations

It's funny that although Cik Normie and family has been around for 12 years, when I mentioned to my vendors, they never heard of Nurie Creations. As I've said before, Nurie Creations has been an underdog and humble caterer. They don't have social media, they only advertise by word of mouth and newspaper ads. Well, not anymore, Cik Normie... hehe

They also don't do too many weddings in a weekend to ensure full attention to their food.

After a few meet ups (food tasting, official booking and deposit) with Cik Normie, the time has come where it's crunch time to our wedding.

4 days before my wedding, a Chinese man called me and I was confused because he just asked "You ordered toilet?". [Mak's new bed came by that morning too so I was wondering, I knew we ordered a bed but bila masa aku order toilet??"] It turned out to be the porta-porty uncle. I was confused because I thought tentage & toilet will come together the next day. I asked Mak to join me downstairs to guide him where to put the item. We got those metalic porta-potties and it was interesting to see how they set it up. [jakun lol]

The next day, tentage crew came. Again, brought Mak downstairs too so we can guide them where we wanted the kitchen to be and requested for extra socket for the DJ. As soon as they were done, they left; no hassle.

On Friday morning, Nurie Creations came to set up, prepare and cook for our Friday dinner. My dad was already downstairs and he called me saying Pakcik Amrie was looking for me and that there was a problem. WAHH.. I tried really hard to control my nerves especially my dad ni, sometimes like to anyhow say.

I went down with my sis and turned out, that putting the temporary kitchen area at the back was not a good idea although it was nearest to the water pipe and out of view. Pakcik Amrie consoled me to remain calm and quipped to my dad about he was stressing the BTB. lol He calmly explained that the location was under people's bedroom windows and from experience, people tend to complain due to smell (-_-) and noise. So to avoid complains, it's best to just move it to a different location. Not my preferred location but it's still okay since my guests are still away from the kitchen.

It was the first time I talked to Pakcik Amrie because all these while, it was Cik Normie who always dealt with us. In terms of personality, they were so different. She was soft and sweet while he was vocal and hands on; they work well as a team. Speaking of teams, the entire crew was friendly and nice too. Forever acknowledging and smiling.

Besides that, everything went smooth sailing.

For Friday dinner, the tulang/ bone steak was exceptionally spicy so spicy lovers were jumping for joy and as for the taste, it was on point, no complains. We didn't have many guests on Friday which was expected, just a small group but it was relaxing lah. I didn't take any photos but the entire family just lepak downstairs, eating and mingling with some guests. I also love that the kitchen were always topping up the buffet tray even when it was getting late and there were barely any guests.

The next morning, the wedding day, they had served lontong. I didn't get to taste at all since I was already busy upstairs. I was informed that the lontong was okay only. Unfortunately, I can't confirm. Different people, different taste buds and expectations right?

After our solemnization at 10am, we had about 20 minutes of 'free' time before our outfit change. Pakcik Amrie asked if we wanted brunch. It was not in the itinerary but since we had enough time and it's good for our tummy and energy, we said yes!

I had their mee hoon goreng and Jhon had the nasi briyani with basically everything in the menu lah. I am a slow eater and I eat even more slowly when the food is delicious. 20 minutes was not enough time for me to savor it but food was really delicious! Especially the goreng pisang and jemput-jemput, Jhon and I merebut!

Fast forward to about 1:30pm, Pakcik Amrie walked to the pelamin asking if we wanted our lunch served. We weren't sure at first but 10 minutes later, we had someone request for food. I had the nasi briyani this time. Again, food was on point. (sorry not a very good food blogger in describing food perfectly haha) We also had deserts and like I said before, I wish we had more time to eat more, in fact, I can't wait to eat more food after the wedding in the most comfortable clothes in an almost barbaric way.

After the wedding, everyone was singing praises of the food. Everyone's stomachs were satisfied and I heard about people taking 3-4 servings of food! Alhamdulillah but I jealous! haha

One thing I appreciate from Nurie creations, besides packing for guests, they also packed for the hosts. They packed it in big Tupperware so all we need to do is bring it up. We don't have to transfer and organize the food in our own pot/ Tupperware. As we bring them up, those who wants to eat, just open and help ourselves. Less work for tuan puan rumah!

After changing out of our final wedding outfits, we changed and headed downstairs. Technically, we can pay the caterer the next day. BUT, we would be busy for at least 3 more days. Since we already have the money, I brought it down and gave it to Cik Normie. She was shocked and joked to my mom that I didn't want to see her anymore. lol

Would I recommend Nurie Creations?
YES!

Not only their prices are freaking affordable, they are experienced, not stingy in food, not greedy in money, caring, sweet & genuinely nice AND their food is top notch especially their sweet & sour fish, goreng pisang/keledek & jemput-jemput which always kena top-up off the stove.

Pakcik Amrie was so hands on and I appreciate that his duty was not only restricted to his kitchen. I would see him march up and down the guest area to make sure the kendarat did their work efficiently, if there were any complains or problems,  even made sure my mom eat and nudging her to rest because she was everywhere & tiring herself out. Where can you get this kind of service?

Usually, there is always a catch when it comes to cheaper packages but Nurie Creations does not do that.

For just under S$8,000 for 500pax, we had an overflow of

❣ Bone Steak & bread
❣ Lontong
❣ Nasi Briyani
❣ Ayam Masak Merah
❣ Daging Briyani
❣ Dalca
❣ Acar & Paceri
❣ Mee Hoon Goreng
❣ Bubur Pulut Hitam
❣ Putri Salat, Kole-kole & kuih bakar
❣ 4 types of chilled drinks
❣ Hot coffee & tea
❣ 50 pax Nasi berkat & food for hosts

With an additional of
❣ Sweet & sour fish
❣ Goreng Pisang & Keledek
❣ Jemput-Jemput (F.O.C and depends of availability)

Sorry to say about other vendors, cheap packages means they tend to cut the menu but not Nurie Creations; like I said, not stingy and greedy, if you have 1,000pax, you can get less than S$10,000 if don't want additional food types.

Alhamdulilah, I came across Nurie Creations during my cousin's wedding (I suppose I should thank her too! hehe). Catering was one the expensive factor in a wedding and we were starting to get stressed as we researched for them. I hope our paths will cross again because I want more of that food!


   

Wedding Review: Pulut Affairs

Since day one, I knew what kind of wedding cake I wanted.

I wanted a pulut wedding cake.

I had no idea where to source one and if you had read an old post, Jhon and I were so lucky to come across Pulut Affairs at a wedding expo. I already had a rough budget of how much I was willing to pay for the cake so when I saw their display and that the cost matched, I booked immediately.

I didn't taste their food, I didn't even do a background check.
To be honest, it's the only vendor I jumped the gun only because my instincts believed in them. (please do not do this if your gut instincts are 99.999% always correct)

1 month before the wedding, Kak Lynn and I discussed about the final payment, procedures and color concept. Since my theme was gold, I want accent pieces to be of my favourite color, dark red.

What I like about her service was that not only they set up with knives and all, they also dismantle by themselves without us worrying about returning their stuff the following day. If everything is in order, they will give the refundable deposit. Kalau lupa, ingatkan eh? hehe

As for taste wise, no kidding, POWER GEDEMAK!

Their rendang is sedap gila lah. Those who had tried, wanted to tapao more while those who only tried after they went home were asking who was the vendor.

Alhamdulillah. I also got to try by the end of the day and memang tak cukup.

Like I mentioned in the previous post, I love the height of the cakes. It's not too short and not too tall. It's just nice so people can see the pulut and see our outfits.
Perfect.

I would highly recommend Pulut Affairs to anyone who wants pulut for any occasions. They do engagements, birthdays or any celebrations that could call for it!

Pulut Affairs
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