Saturday, November 19, 2011

Wedding - 6 months++ left

hi all.

sangat letih hari ni sebab 1 hari full pergi sana sini setel hal kahwin. so far, semua benda besar-besar dah settle. yea!! depo paid, all vendors so far ok la.. baik. here's the summary untuk vendor-vendor i yang dah confirm.


Wedding Dress

macam-macam cerita tentang hal ni. mula-mula nak pergi mimpikita, tp tak jadi. sebab ahad tutup. PR die pun macam kureng sikit la. so, mum malas. kitorang pun pergi la shopping kain kt jakel, shah alam untuk kain family. kain i tak beli lagi. sebab ingat nak jumpa designer dulu. lagipun takde mood nak beli kain tu, sbb i can't focus. period pain attack me that time. asyik terduduk je time tu tahan sakit.

then lepas beli kain, terus pergi altelia amani. sebelah jakel je. ok sangat!! designer die nama, amar. baik sangat. PR pun ok. price not bad la untuk nama macam dia kan. they charge 2500 for wedding dress + tudung + veil + kasut (tapi i tak ingat la kasut die provide ke tak). lepas tu balik rumah terus sebab nak pikir dulu.

then my mum bincang-bincang, dia cakap since kain da terborong over budget, die kata i kene sewa je baju. sebab i nak designer, harga mahal kan. sekarang nak jimat. i pun alaa.... tapi nak buat macam mana. untuk anak die yang tak keluar duit sesen pun, i pun terima & redha je la. tapi mom suruh i survey-survey sendiri.

on monday, i pun jalan-jalan pergi semua house lepas kerja. nampak 1 kedai ni. murah sangat-sangat. beading pun cantik. tapi tak jumpa tailor dia. ada promoter je. i pun tanya harga itu ini. dia cakap, kalau diorang belikan kain, harga semua design mcm tu, dalam 1500. kalau kain sendiri dalam 7 hingga 8 ratus. i pun tengok, oklah. nampak macam murah & ok. impian nak pakai designer terus tuka jadi tailor/mak andam je. hahaha.

so after bincang-bincang dengan mom, we decided to take that tailor. mom suruh dtg keesokkannya. bincang trus & ambil dia untuk baju i. i draw design untuk baju i & family i. on that day, i pun datanglah tempat tu dengan wanda & yasmin. tapi tailor nye takde. asyik tak de je. da 3 kali pernah pergi kedai tu, tak pernah jumpa tailor nye. pelik!

tapi my mum cakap tak payah la amik dengan dia. sebab da tak suka beading work org tu. dia kata nampak geli, serabut & tak kemas. dah kata nak jimat? i pun tak masuk la kedai mahal-mahal nak cari. hahaha. dah la tak menyenangkan customer. kita pulak kene tunggu and cari-cari dia. takut je in future, jadi benda tak ok. i pun dengar cakap mum. since i sampai lambat, my mum pusing-pusing semua house. dia cakap die ada jumpa 1 kedai yang ok untuk jahit baju i.

i mula-mula memang tak confident tengok kedai dia. kecik & tersorok. die dekat main door semua house. tapi tesorok. sebab kat tepi celah je. pastu i tengok baju display dia semua lace. lace memang bukan minat i la kan. tapi ada la 1 chiffon. tp i tak minat design dia.


display baju dia

tapi lepas duduk bincang, wooo weee!!! he is the senior designer!! satu line dengan radzuan radziwil, rizalman, etc. he was once the stylist for siti nurhaliza before siti hired michael ong. his price quite reasonable, cheaper than altelia amani. what a relieved! dia sangat baik, humble and have lots of idea.

fashion designer for my wedding dress is Dato' Roy Azman. i think he is popular back in 90's. i'm quite familiar with his name before. tapi lupa bila, di mana, kenapa. i gave my sketch for my wedding dress, yes he can make it. tak ramai orang boleh buat design yang i nak tu. so since die boleh buat, within my budget, i memang sangat-sangat bersyukur. dia pun add on his idea, to make it elegantly princess. hahaha. what a word.

he told me to make long trail, but my dress trail is unlike normal trail, it is different. i pun tak pernah tengok design macam tu lagi orang kat malaysia pakai. setahu i la. my wedding dress is chiffon material, baby pink colour with drapes, tassel beads, heavy beadworks, patch lace, diamonds, pearls and organza roses!! i combine idea from mimpikita dress, rizalman's dress, syomir izwa's dress and my own idea. suprisingly, the tail of my dress is about 3 meters long. mom said "panjangnya. dah macam Lady D". *dreaming*

radzuan radziwil's wedding dress *jaw dropping*
i want my organza rose to be like this


all my family members made the wedding attires with him. i gave the sketch to dato' roy, and he used my sketch to make his reference. dia hargai kerja i, and die xbuang pun. isn't he's sweet? siap simpan dalam file tau lagi. he looks so young instead of his real age is 44!!

measuring my brother punya ukuran badan


i bought the material with him yesterday. tips, kalau nak beli kain, beli dengan designer. dapat discount banyakkk sangat. baju i guna 8 meter chiffon + 4 meter lining. guna banyak kain chiffon sebab trail i saja da 3 meter lebih, nak buat drape lagi. so, mmg kain guna banyak. lining pun i guna crepe silk/crepe satin tah. i can't remember. ok, now semua baju i & family dah settle. nanti bulan 3 first fitting. kalau boleh, dia akan siapkan lagi awal.baju yasmin paling last dia buat. sebab takut yasmin cepat membesar. takut nanti kang belum sempat kenduri da singkat baju dia. my family theme colour cream + gold.

so far, i'm happy with my baju. idea & design by truly me & dato' roy. tak sangka dapat pakai designer macam yang i nak selama ni. tapi untuk boys in my family, i bagi dia 100% freedom untuk ikut design modern yang dia suggestkan. lelaki memang i tak buat sketch langsung. i ada explain to my designer, but he said, it was outdated fashion. hahaha. he suggest baju melayu with modern & stylish kot? hahaha. bab-bab baju lelaki memang i tak reti la.


small showroom. his real office at 16th floor, semua house.


photographer

mula-mula ingat nak ambil photographer ni. tapi tak jadi. sebab mahal & macam tak patut dengan nama dia yang tak berapa nak glamour lagi tu. dah la kene cover travel fee + transportation fee sebab dia from negeri sembilan.

so lepas pikir banyak-banyak kali, macam la kat KL ni tak banyak photog yang i boleh dapat kan? lagi la reasonable, lagi la glamour, with superb artwork. masa i pergi booking dewan, orang dewan tu (is there a name untuk orang yang in charge jaga management dewan?) recommend kawan dia untuk jadi phootg wed i. nama dia shahril affandi.dia bagi link.. oh, sangat cantik & superb la kerja dia. dia snagat-sangat professional & experience. kalah la photog negeri sembilan tu. hahaha. u can see his work link.

i email dia, dapat feedback positive. harga pun ok. tapi lari budget sikit la. baju lari budget, ni pun sama. biasalah, nak kahwin kan. then dia call i, dia kata nak jumpa bincang. dia willing datang my house untuk further discussion. tapi i insisted. sebab i malas nak susah-susahkan dia. ye la, takut die datang jauh-jauh, nanti i tak ambil dia. apa la kata dia kan. sebab masa tu tengah hesitate lagi nak pakai dia ke tak.

dah 2 minggu dengan kereta i rosak, masa takde, wanda tak nak drive kereta manual bawa i pergi showroom dia, i pun bbm dia. sebelum ni pun kitorang da kenal-kenal sikit via bbm. dia cakap takpe. dia datang rumah i. dia suka nak kenal dengan family client. sebab nanti kalau kata betul i jadi hire dia, dia dah kenal semua family member i. so senang dia nak capture apa. isn't he is toooo good?

sample leather book + price quo form

die datang rumah, bawa contoh-contoh leather book, complete dengan agreement, borang, terus dia buat quotation time tu jugak. berapa cost kalau ambil 2 event, 3 event, apa i dapat, berapa upah dia, berapa lama ambil masa, etc. memang sangat-sangat details la. sangat convincing, sangat transparent. takda la nak sorok-sorok & letak hidden charge sana sini. die tahu apa kita nak and die paham kitorang yang tight budget. hahaha.

so die bagi discount sebab i booking awal. discount early bird. kitorang ambil pakej 3 events, sebab jadi lagi murah kos. dapat 2 leather books (one for nikah & bride's reception, one for groom's recption), photobook untuk pre wed, dvd unlimited pics, free half day pre wed, half day outdoor (post wed). seronok je bila dengar itu ini dapat free. hahaha. kerja dia? oh,, tersangatlah gorgeous. boleh pengsan tau tak.


ni lah shahril affendi :)

die sangat melayan kitorang. die sampai pukul 8.55 malam, balik pukul 11.30. ha kau! seronok sembang-sembang & kenal-kenal dengan dia. dia sangat baik, humble & suka share experience & skill dia dengan kitorang semua.

so far, banyak bende besar dah setel and boleh cancel out. tinggal benda-benda kecik je. mengantuk gila dah. next post - deco.

ok bye for now!

hugs & kisses,
Lana

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