tomorrow is december already?

where did time fly?

i have neglected this blog for a number of reasons, numero uno because what with work and wedding planning, all i want when i get home is to crash down and sleep and not talk and type out my thoughts.

tho it would be a different matter if there was some way i could transform my thoughts into a post without moving a finger hehe.

lets do updates. my parents went away for hajj and they're back, all is well. extra good thing, they are uber sabar and that in turn makes me sabar, so its been a nice productive week.

on to the juicy stuff.

i've managed to settle down on the designs for my akad nikah dress and ambil2an dress. have deposited moeny in order for dresses to go into production. if i want to lose weight, its now or never.

have also confirmed venue for bersanding. will be in a hall and not at home as initially planned. this throws me off balance slightly because i was all pening thinking abt how my pelamin is going to be like, and now that the sanding will be in a hall, i can now be pening over two pelamins.

over this dilemma, google has been my bestfriend. i google every image of pelamins i can think of. pelamin contemporary. pelamin cinderella. pelamin unique. pelamin unik. garden pelamin. forest pelamin. pelamin princess. royal pelamin. pelamin glam.

and thats not counting the googles for pelamin pink, pelamin purple, pelamin green etc.

hehe. thank god for malaysians who have a wide range of pelamins to display on their sites. and all the blogs of malaysian brides-to-be showcasing the pelamins they want.

speaking which, its amaaazing how many malaysians have opened up blogs by virtue of them being a bride to be. sangat detail dgn stress mencari cincin, discussion with tailor on baju nikah, theme colour, jln beli kain for bridesmaids..

but hey, helps me all the same. im just surprised how many of these bride-to-be blogs are by malaysians.

i have gone off on a tangent there. back to the story at hand. have also gotten round to getting kains for my bridesmaids. actually, did not personally get them, got my cousin who went to kl for a holiday to get them for me. i havent seen the kains either cz she just arrived today. but thats one more thing off my list!

and a hundred million ones to go~

much love,
be'ah xoxo

what i am thinking right now

read this at a bridal designer website

'bringing out the woman in you'

so where was the woman in me before?


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i am still clueless about my colour for ambil-ambilan.

ditto to where to make my jemputan.

ditto to WHERE i'm gonna bersanding.

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i realised i can't really sit still on the floor. i fidget and squirm to death.

gotta practise for nikah tho. or can i just sit on a chair?

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why are the good tailors in brunei, the ones who specialises in making baju out of songket brunei, always always last minute?

how does one fit in at least 2 fitting sessions? what if the fit isn't nice and there's no time for fitting? can i get a discount?

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why are all the good hairstylists male?

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did you know u need to PAY in order to find out what the colour trend for 2011 is?

go figure. i'm talking about patone.com.

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make up artist and photographer done. now i'm at lost at to what's next.

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bridal woes

in case you havent heard, i am getting married.

well, not a big surprise since i've been with him before i got into uni and now that i have a job, it only seems the most natural next-thing-to-do.

the wedding is soon-ish and i shall be wearing lovely vintage lace which was bought by my late grandmother.

the lace is so lovely that it is having arguments with the fashionista in me. lovely (especially VINTAGE!) lace should be allowed to look its gorgeous self on simple cuts and sillhouettes, not complicated pleated drapey designs.

so trying to find a middle ground is a bit of a dilemma. i do want a simple look coz that dress is gonna be with me forever PLUS i plan to wear it (or at the the kain if not the top) for jemputan at istana but i dont want it to be some simple baju kurong, y'know?

i do know what i DONT want tho. i definitely do not want any of those long trains. i want the kain to not drag me.

i dont want to wear the lace from head to toe.

i dont want the dress to be 'kilat-kilat'.

baru baju nie. u havent heard my woes on make-up artist hunting.

maybe next post. toodles!

rabi'a xoxo

luscious lace

"All bridal fabrics are beautiful, but none combine history, craftsmanship, and romance as well as lace. The intricate web of patterns is both coquettishly revealing and demurely concealing for a fitting combination in a wedding dress."

- Marthastewartweddings.com

lace. the quintessential baju nikah fabric. however, i am sane enough to not want to splurge on an $250 per metre fabric and to only wear it for 2hours.

the most special day of my life, yes. but do i want to spend the rest of my marriage bayar hutang? no.

(labih jua eh kain lace sampai behutang~ huhu.)

but u girls know what i mean.

gah. wedding planning is not all fun. or maybe i havent reached the 'fun' part yet. will tell you when i get there.

much love,
Rabi'a xoxo

something to ponder.

apologies versus explanations.

sacrifices. change. adaptations.

all one big huge sigh.

can i get married tomorrow?

lulubils

she's here and gorgeous and i've taken her out and she is ab.so.lute.ly beeeyuuuutifool!

oh, and she underwent a name change too. hehe.

anyway, wave if u see her!

much love,
rabia xoxo

oh Lola!

i have waited and wait and waited and waited.

i was told that she'll come in least tan 3 montsh, MAX 3 months.

its been 4 mths now.

but she will finally finally be here next weeeeeek!

im thinking of changing her name to babylee tho. and call her billie for short. or bilis. hahaha.

lola? billie? bilis?

esuk adi ku birthday party. and i gots netball with officepeeps.

i tink i like netball. as long as they pass me the ball and i catch it and pass it to the right team member, i like it.

speaking of which, i shud be back at the gym by now. crap. i havent been for a week now. will be back by monday.. gotta lose weight forrr the wedding!

much love,
be'ah xoxo