colour coding

i spent over 2 months agonizing over what colour to wear for my bersanding. my mum had cream in mind. i rollercoastered between turquoise, purple, pink, red and white.

after finally deciding on a colour; another dilemma ensues. picking out the colours for my songket. so i was told i could choose up to 4 colours, sans background. i already decided on a main colour, now i gotta choose the colours for the songket design?

oh, not to mention that i had to first deside on which design i wanted to use. then, i had to decide on the pakan colour, which is the underlying thread in the background. typical, the colours are either gold or silver. its what gives the songket its sheen. but i was told that i didnt have to limit myself to gold or silver, i can choose any colour of the rainbow just as long as its metallic.

now if you're still with me, this would mean i'd have to choose up to 5 colours. thank god the main colour was decided.

there was a lot of nitpicking. see, once a songket is made, thats that. sure they give you strips of samples, but u cant really see how gorgeous a colour combo is when its just on a 4 inch strip. all i knew was that i definitely didnt want gold in my songket. i have this aversion to gold that is quite unsensible, in my mum's words. she would tell me to have a bit of amas untuk naikkan seri songket. but noo.. wasnt having any gold touch the songket. not letting any gold watsover touch my jewelry, tiara or pelamin.

the irony of it all is that i'll be getting married in the royal bershire hall, the one place which is simply decked in gold. haish!

back to the songket story. so no gold.. that left me with.. a million other choices. the fiance (then boyfriend) was quite sweet as he didnt mind any colour. but then that kind of didnt help because it didnt narrow down any colours.. but in the end i settled for soft pastel springy colours. which i actually chose coincidentally, ie not because the wedding was going to be in spring. brunei doesnt have the four seasons anyhow.

so there. i though abt the colour combos for abt 4 weeks, actually went researching for springy colour combinations, what looks good on asian skin, etc etc. i definitely did my homework.

2 months later, the 6 metres for my top, his trousers and top (my skirt and his sinjang were done separately) finally was ready for pick up. i wanted to wait for the songket for my skirt before sending it off but mum said i shud send what i have now because it may be too late if i wait.

happy to say i found a tailor i like. modern chic design, nothing too fancy or overbearing on my small frame and definitely nothing too modern for the conservative grown ups hehe. but now im faced with another dilemma.

after months and months of choosing a colour, now i find it difficult to find the matching colour for the tudong!

so much for being different.. however, i still have a bit over 2 months to find the tudong. wish me muchos luck!

much love,
be'ah xoxo