red alert!!

hi readers!

today: exactly 2 months left before my big day.

damn!

hantaran tak beli complete lagi. rumah sewa tak cari lagi. honeymoon takde lagi. barang banyak tak complete lagi. macam-macam tak finalize lagi. tak bayar itu ini lagi. sigh sigh sigh!

urmmm...

kasut custom made from absolutelygorgeous by amy (link) dah dapat! cantik sangat-sangat! rasa nak peluk buat tidur. haha. i'm such a little kid when I get my wish list.

workmanship cantik & kemas. leather lining lembut. padding pun banyak. tapi belah kiri macam ketat sikit dekat tempat pijak. so, kena pakai selalu la bagi longgar. amy cakap, kalau tak jadi jugak, bagi kat dia balik. nanti dia expand.

i nak DIY:

• photobooth
• photobooth props
• guestbook
• fabric flower for hantaran deco
• fabric flower for dulang girls
• deco paperbag for VIP doorgift,

tu je kot. adoi. banyaaaakkk! tapi semangat DIY ni, makin lama makin malas. lagi betambah-tambah takde mood. patutla orang DIY ambil masa. my advice is, nak DIY buatlah awal. sebelum prob & stress u betambah nak dekat-dekat kahwin. contoh terbaik, adalah saya -_-

photo booth idea

pic courtesy from google & marthastewartweddings

for photobooth, i suruh Mr. E setelkan buat macam gambar atas tu. i tengok cara DIY guna polisterin je. buat bentuk crescent, ptotong, pastu letak glitter2, gantung pakai fishing wire kat atas ceiling.

tapi Mr. E nak sangat guna kayu. dia cakap lag kuku & durable. up to u, dear. i ingat nak yang senang je. i prefer letak curtain gelap belakang crescent moon tu. sebab baru nampak ke'glitter'an moon tu. hihi. harap-harap dapat la macam dalam gambar atas ni. lantak la Mr. E macam mana dia nak buat pun. janji i dapat apa i nak.

photo booth props

masquerade theme

tak-tahu-apa-nama theme. tapi i suka sebab dia print real lips untuk jadikan prop.

floral theme. i like. super cute!!

all pics taken from google

i memang kurang minat prop misai mulut yang biasa-biasa orang dok jual & DIY. i suka yg more extraordinaire. lol. i kan over. payah juga nak DIY prop masquerade mask & floral tu. i ingat nak letak prop bulu-bulu juga. so boleh letak kat leher serta bergambar dengan perasaan "akulah diva abad ini". hahaha.

inspiration for guest book

pic courtesy from the Giffy shop (link).

all design look simple yet lovely right? i paling suka 2 gambar yang terakhir.

Giffy shop tu kedai kawan sekelas i time sekolah rendah. dia buka kedai tu dengan bf dia. minat sama kot. dua-dua suka benda kreatif. mula beroperasi dalam 3-4 tahun lepas dekat wangsa walk mall. sekarang dah ada 2 branches, wangsa walk mall & terbaru dekat KL city festival, setapak. congrats Mira!! i like your creative artworks.

order la dengan dia. murah je. boleh customized ikut design/theme u nak. cantik pula tu. simple. i like simple guestbook dari yang sarat dengan quilling paper & fancy deco kat cover depan. kemas je kan?

VIP Doorgift Paperbag

untuk VIP doorgift, i bagi towel mandi 1, 1 doorgift box isi ferrero roche 2 biji (adult guest doorgift) & 1 popcorn (kids doorgift). VIP tu bukan VIP menteri ke apa ye. VIP tu macam family, crew majlis, kalau cukup, bridesmaid & dulang girls. ni la paper bag nye. simple je.

i bajet 70 je paper bag. sebab kos mahal. i beli paperbag kat Wakim (link), harga RM1.50. size besar juga. esok adik laki i pergi belikan. sebab i tak berani pergi jalan kaki sorang-sorang area tu. nanti nak deco sikit la paperbag tu. takkan kosong bodoh je kan? tapi idea takde lagi nak deco camne. i suka doily paper gak. hihi.

ni kain mum untuk bertandang. lawa kan? baby pink lace & baby blue satin crepe. saja tunjuk sebab nak bagitahu i yang beli kain ni kat jakel, jalan TAR. orang tu letak pakej 4 meter satin biasa + 2 meter lace RM250. i dapat bargain, 4 satin crepe + 2 meter lace jadi RM200. i pun tak sangka i ni pandai buat muka kesian. rezeki mum kot :D

our latest photo.. yeah, he is camera avoider. muka pun macam malas je nak layan i kan. haha.

till then.

. Hugs . Hugs . Hugs .

♥ Lana ♥

DIY bunga pahar & First Fitting Story

hi.

my blogging mood turn upside down. not constant. i love reading blogs. but meeee, when the blogging mood is not 'there', all my fingers feel so heavy to lift up & write new entry. haha. this will be a long post (lump sum in 1 entry).

DIY Bunga Pahar Using Fabric Flower

talking about preparation, my mission to DIY bunga pahar is accomplished. yea! yahoo!!

I planned to make 110 flowers only. but mom took 2 flowers to give to my aunty for sample. yes, 2 flowers only. *oh mom you're so mean. 2 flowers took +/- 3 hours to complete, you know*. now i have to squeeze more time & energy to make it 2 flowers more. pffttt -_-

I am not such a patient person.only God knows how I push myself to do this DIY stuffs. I sew the flowers, mum & sis will do the net casing, the holder and the final finishing. the toughest part was done by me. * clap clap* my DIY bunga pahar were all handmade with love. it means that it did not involve any sewing machine, hiring someone to do it, etc. i sew every single items & details on my bunga pahar. no glue are required. rajin kan?

At the early stage, I managed to get 3 flowers only, then count the total flowers that I've made. continue sewing again 2-3 flowers, then recount. very tak penyabar punya orang. haha. after I completed about 40 flowers, I almost give up. like seriously I'm so tired with DIY thingy. sigh. Dearest mum keep babbling about my pending project. I forced myself real hard to get it done. Unfortunately, i'm having backpain when the total flower hits number 70. lucky number. I stopped my project for about 3-4 weeks.

Last week, I continued to DIY again. Its not fair to give up on such a little thing. btw, I'm half way done. I sew, sew and sew ignoring the total numbers of flowers that I've made. *yeah, I lied. I sew about 10 flowers, then count, sew, recount. improvement right? hahaha -_-*

Voila! I completed my goal.. and accidentally I got 3 extra flowers. I miscalculated the total flowers, then I sew more than what I planned! so total, I got 115 bunga pahar. minus 2 flowers reserved for my aunty. Happy & satisfied with the ending. I'm proud with myself too *perasan*

if someone wants to tiru like me, email/gives credit to me. * kejam gila* haha. no laaa. the process is quite complicated, so I'm willing to help and provide some tips if you ask me personally.

this is my version of fabric bunga pahar.

sorry, the quality pictures from mobile phone were quite bad. time ni tak berapa kemas sangat. time awal-awal buat. it improves slowly. i made several colours. the first & second layer made from chiffon, third layer is cotton polka dot. net tu akan letak wajik and tied up. ♥ ♥ ♥ it!

the tutorial how to make Fabric Bunga Pahar

1. fabric flower (i learnt from international website. forgot the link)

2. the holder

rajin kan i? bersungguh-sungguh edit gambar buat collage gitu. guna paint je tau. damn difficult & leceh!

3. the net casing (to put wajik/egg inside)

- no pics. will update later

4. the final finishing

- no pics. will update later

First Fitting

I went to my very first fitting on last friday (16 march 2012). All my family's attire was designed & tailor by Dato Roy Azman. My reception dress also done by his team. I was very excited & satisfied with my dress even it is not a complete real dress yet. It met my expectations. I'm so in love with my dress. sebijik macam I design & draw. *dreaming*

I'm really hope this feeling will last forever. haha. If my bridezilla mode turned on, everyone will run away leaving me with negative thoughts & they will complain how banyak songeh I am. believe me. haha.

Wanda' dress inspiration

no need to explain. if you are a true Malaysian, you will know him (the designer) & her (the model) :p

Wanda's real dress

the material used is satin crepe. the cost is about RM18 per metre (if I'm not mistaken). Dato Roy needed 3.5 metre only. He bought the kain by himself. The border lace cost RM70 per metre. We bought 1.5 metre at Jakel. quite expensive for me. the workmanship cost RM500. quite pricey jugak.

Estimation Total Cost for Wanda's Dress: Material RM18 x 3.5 = RM63

+Border lace RM 70 x 1.5 = 105

+Workmanship = RM500

The estimation total cost = RM668

the workmanship is neat, superb & meet my requirements. the cutting is almost purrr.. fect! my jaw was dropping when I saw her dress for the 1st time. this pic didn't judge the real prettiness. it looks far much better upfront. i'm quite choosy when it comes to workmanship. you can trust my taste. hihihi :p

Hafiy's baju melayu

I didn't design any baju melayu for guys. This ss Dato Roy's signature design. Modern contemporary baju melayu. I didn't take a picture from the back. the baju got unique design at the back. Dato Roy mixed around with two different fabrics. Hafiy will match his baju with blue songket sampin and pearl butang baju melayu. This Workmanship also great! Nice isn't?

The cost? For guys attire in my family, we spent more on the material itself, to balance with the cheap upah. haha. It's baju melayu, friends. the standard workmanship cost is between RM70-350 only. Pity if u guys. *jangan marah*

the material used is Valentro silk or Valentro satin. something sound like that The cost about RM33 per metre. for Hafiy, we bought 5 metre. the workmanship is RM150. actual price is RM300. Since we invested alot on Dato' Roy's boutique, he gave us great discount. 50% for guy's attire only. Great bargain. happyyy... :D

Estimation Total Cost for Hafiy's Baju Melayu: Material RM33 x 5 = RM165

+Workmanship = RM150

The estimation total cost = RM315

No teaser for my baju. haha. Will review after the real event. Mum's dress need alteration. ketat. haha. Dad's baju melayu also need alteration. Yasmin's dress is still on the making.

Dato Roy Azman from Roy Busana Anggun highly recommended for both man & woman's attire. I love the outcome.

That's all for now. till then readers. salam.

. Hugs . Hugs . Hugs .

♥ Lana ♥

Wedding - 3 months left

salam readers.

mood nak berblogging makin lama makin merundum. payah betul. haha. quick updates!

1. borang kebenaran nikah dah suruh Mr. E fill, bawa saksi jumpa qariah, dapatkan surat kebenaran nikah. kene remind selalu. Mr. E selalu malas & terlupa -_-
2. HIV test 23 march ni.
3. first fitting baju reception dengan designer 16 march ni.
4. collect reception shoes dengan amy hujung bulan ni. standby duit jangan lupa.
5. dah booked jurunikah untuk nikah kat dewan nanti. thanks ustaz manaf from masjid putra, putrajaya. sangat helpful :)
6. dah send script & wedding tentatives kat emcee.
7. i tak pergi redang island. sebab backache. grrrr... tapi i spent some quality times with Mr. E ♥
8. Mr. E competition next week. remind him: kereta dia nak kena sevis, nak pergi tailor buat blazer baru, beli helmet, jodphurs, riding gear! more training!
9. siapkan DIY bunga pahar. dah siap 90 uollss!! tinggal 20 bunga je lagi.
10. siapkan DIY bunga hantaran.
11. siapkan props untuk photobooth!
12. kena finalized handbouquet & backdrop photobooth dengan kak Nuwoo.
13. decide nak DIY veil nikah/hantar someone to do it *please decide lana!*
14. alter skirt nikah/buat skirt baru. *please decide cepat*
15. beli paper bag untuk VIP doorgift.
16. finalized quotation dengan hall & hall's caterer.
17. prepare final exam question paper untuk dear students.
18. buat proposal untuk phD! woot woot! :)

ok tu je kot. banyak gila benda nak buat. kena start the engine, speed up!

time will kill me slowly. lols.

MUA, shoes, baju nikah & bunga pahar

hi.

as i mentioned in the previous post, my nikah date has changed from 31 may 2012 to 2 june 2012 which going to be the same day with my reception.

i have informed all the vendors.

official photographer - checked.

official videographer - ok, takde hal.

emcee - line clear.

hall & caterer - no problem.

MUA nikah

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not available on 2nd June!!

MUA

MUA is my major concern. OMG.

then, Kak Laila Rohani called me (after I sms-ed her.. baik gila kan?), she gave me her friend's number, Kak Norhaien. She is also MUA for TV3 & she is Kak Laila's senior.

I called Kak Ain directly as soon as I got her number She said she is available on 2nd june!

Her rate is 500 per session. For me, it is consider affordable for a senior MUA who is responsible for many faces in TV3 tv show. Be it Wanita Hari ini, MHI, Nona, Remaja, Muzik Muzik, etc.

I cakap I nak hire dia untuk nikah. sebab resepsi dah ada. i nikah 9 pagi, dalam pukul 12 baru dia mekap. then pukul 1.14 zuhur, I nak solat, 1.45 ketibaan dekat dewan.

tapi according to kak Laila, tak sempat nak buat macam tu. biasanya, kalau ketibaan pukul 12, pukul 9 dah mekap, then kalau sanding pukul 5, pukul 2.30 dah makeup. gulp.

then I discussed with mom, she said better buat ketibaan awal. dalam pukul 1.30. then habis je reception pukul 4, i boleh shoot balik hotel untuk kejar zohor.

"Islam tu mudah & tak menyusahkan. makeup tu simple & bende kecik yang remeh je. nanti kita arrange la macam mana. don't worry"

Mom suggest, Kak ain will do my face for nikah, then touch up for reception. Her rate for 1 makeup + touch up is RM700 + FOC groom's touch up for nikah & reception. greatt!!

Then, I pun apa lagi. grab this opportunity! No deposit needed. She lives nearby by wedding hall! What a coincidence!

She told me to email types of make up that I like & email gambar muka i yang gelap ni. dalam bulan 5 i akan jumpa dia lagi, bawa baju, bincang mekap macam mana i nak, colour palette apa, concept apa, contact lense colour apa, etc.

Wedding Shoes

I custom made my wedding shoes (for nikah & bertandang) with Absolutely Gorgeous by Amy. (Link)

I copied 100% design like the above picture. But mine is off white in colour. The shoes will be ready to collect by end on March. yea!

The story is, I set an appointment with Amy several times, tapi asyik tak jadi je last minit. at lastt, I went to Amy's house.

Frankly to say, I am definitely NOT a heel wearer. I like to see people with heels. It looks sexaayy. But I can't stand the pain. 3 inch heels can cause me sore, cuts, melecet, fatigue, macam-macam la. kalau boleh nak pergi kerja, nak pakai japanese sandal (selipar jepun) je tau.

But, when the first time I wear Amy's sample shoes. I am beyond speechless. So comfortable!! Even clarks, hush pups, nine west, stuart weitzman, pun tak seselesa macam kasut ni.

I tried 5 inch heels with 2.5 inch platform. too high right? it was my first time pakai kasut setinggi tu. the leather lining, the cushioning, soft padding is just perfect! lembut sangat dalam kasut tu.

In my opinion, design kasut dah tak penting langsung, kalau dalam dia sendiri tak selesa. betul tak? Amy took the measurement of my feet, I choose the design (as above), paid deposit, went back home happily.

I just realized that my left foot is slightly smaller compared to my right foot with 0.2 cm. hehe. :)

Baju nikah

rasa nak buat balik kain baju nikah. the outcome is not as expected to be. *mode tensi*

I received my nikah veil. hihi. it was ok je la for me. bolehla. made from chiffon silk, in blue pastel colour, D shape, plain with simple beadwork around the hem, length macam 'fingertip'.

Bunga Pahar

To make it really special (orang akan simpan buat kenangan), my bunga pahar is DIY by me :D

sekarang baru buat 60 bunga pahar. gigih uols. hahaha. 1 bunga tu 2-3 jam baru boleh siap. penat gilaaa. nasib baik mum, wanda tolong. It was mum's idea. no wonder she helps. pfftt.. -_-

i put wajik instead of egg. wajik is terengganu's special dessert. Click link for more info (Link).

ok that's all for now.

Hugs & kisses,

♥ Lana ♥

Morning people

*as I write this blog on 8 a.m*

who cares if its morning/ afternoon/ evening/ night? :p

Quick update. Just receive second draft from my wedding card vendor. there's some spelling error and amendments.. so, re-edit. below are the teaser of my card.

nice or not?

I'm in bridezilla mood. PLEASE say it look niceee.. hahaha..

actually, it's my mum choice since this card represent me since I love numbers & mathematics. I can't make a choice. there's so many design, concept, types of paper, etc. It will be printed on 270/280 g art card.

I proceed with mum's request like an obedient daughter. I prefer hard cover card instead, which cost me RM4 and above. membazir. itu amalan syaitan. boo.

this is what i've been up lately. hihi. DIY fabric flowers. Decide to use it on my hantaran tray. I'm not sure how the final look of my hantaran tray will look like. I have done 20 big-sized fabric flowers (not all in the pictures la -_- ). congrats lana. hihi.

For 9 trays, I need

• 27 big sized fabric flowers
• 18 medium sized fabric flowers
• 27 small sized fabric flowers

woahhh!! *faint*

I tengah buat photobooth props & props untuk main table juga. tapi nak sambung lepas setelkan fabric flower ni dulu. photobooth paper flower pun tak buat lagi. so far orang sewa backdrop paper flower is around 600-1k.

i rasa mahal sebab i bukan guna untuk pelamin ke apa. i nak buat photobooth je kot. supplement je. padahal rasanya view tasik kat dewan tu lagi cantik menawan da bom dari photobooth bunga kertas tak hidup kau buat tu lana oiiii. lol.

ok bye.

♥ Lana ♥