Kronologi Lunch, Dinner Bawak ke Sahur di Taja Oleh Mumbay Tekstil

Seperti yang anda semua sedia maklum, #teamkawenmakesah telah pun menamatkan misi berkampung di Jakarta selama 5hari 4malam pada tarikh 09-Jun-2017 hingga 13-Jun-2017. Tapi boss lebey duk extra sehari, tajaan sepenuhnya oleh Air Asia yg gagal menyediakan penerbangan pulang ke tanah air malam 13-Jun-2017 tersebut. So Makesah extend sehari sampai 14hb, Air Asia bagi hotel free ☺. Yang tu nanti kite cerite.

So sepanjang 5hari di Kota Jakarta, berikut adalah senarai2 persiapan perkahwinan yang sempat di cover oleh #teamkawenmakesah dalam tempoh tersebut:

1. Material
    a. Mempelai
    b. Keluarga Mempelai (Both Side)
    c. Flower Girls/Boys
    d. Bride's Maids
    e. Pelamin (Tunang)
2. Kad Kawen
3. Baju Tunang (naseb je ni)

So Makesah sembang kisah sehari well spent di Pasar Mayestik saje dlm post kali ini. Memandangkan memang satu hari tu #teamkawenmakesah duk kat Mumbay Tekstil dr bukak kul 11 pagi sampai kul 4 ptg. Item 2 Makesah akan buat separate post utk review vendor kad kawen from Pasar Tebet, baju tunang tu kalau rajin hakak review la. Kalau tak sorry, tak dayo. Haha

Sementare tunggu Kerol nak tukar baju lah, Makesah nak iron tudung lah. So quarter passed 10 baru lah kluar and naik blue bird from Thamrin City to Pasar Mayestik. Accomodation kat Thamrin City juga adalah awesome, nanti ade mase hakak share. So approximately almost 11 mcm tu, sampai sane trus tuju Sanggar Tekstil sebab perasan mcm last year shopping bnyk plastik Sanggar. Tapi sebab susun atur mcm terlampau pack, susah nak tgk, lampu pun mcm tak berapa nak hado. So hakak terus lah, "Makasih yaaa, nanti kembali". Terus berlalu menuju ke Mumbay Tekstil tanpa berfikir panjang.

Bare with me, I have no intention of keeping my post simple. Haha. Kalau bole hakak nak korang dapat feel tu, turun naik level 2, level 1. Pegi ground floor, naik tingkat 2 balik. Turun bawah carik pak Bhim, naik atas balik. Dah turun kat ground floor, pastu pak Bhim paksa gi makan kat level 1 and so on. Hihi

As I walked into the 3 storey shop, Pak Bhim mcm dah bole smell bau bridezilla dalam diri Makesah. Trus assist the sales girl, mase tu baru start tgk2 lace kat bawah. Ingat nak sponser Prada lace utk bride's maids, apakan daya hajat tak sampai. Prada lace dekat Jakarta pun, mahal !!! They showed me a few kind of lace, since I have 2 kinds to look for. One for the ladies of bride's family, and another colour for the bride's maids.

Bride's maid tu memang ade clear idea la, nak beli ape. Tapi utk mak Makesah tu adalah tricky. Have you met the women who single handily created raised Makesah ?? Haha. No need details, but she's kind of opinionated ☺. Ni tak bole, tu tak lawa. Yang ni better, yg tu berkilat sangat. Haha. So all the fancy2 new design such ah reranting lah, debunga lah, mendaun ke adalah out of the picture. Something decent, but not understated. Kau rase ??

Since mcm dead end kat ground level sebab lace mahal2, so kami terus ke level 2 utk sambung lace hunting. Dorang tak panggil lace, die panggil brokat. So you name it, semi Perancis. Japang. By panel, by meter. Ikut la, budget anda. So di sini lah Makesah terpaksa tukar color palette for reception kerana warna asal adalah almost impossible to comply with. Reason been, nak carik tone blueish/purplish grey utk 3 material yg berbeza adalah kerja gila. Don't go out of your mind ckp, 'xpe, nanti lining bole carik kedai lain. Beli lace dgn tulle dulu'. Itu adalah cubaan bunuh diri. Last2 kau akan end up beli whole new tone dekat kedai lain.

Tips 1: My advice, be flexible. Jgn stuck to one idea. Especially those with difficult to find shades of color mcm mustard, hot pink, olive green, dusty purple and so on. Kalau design kain plain je, cavalli ke cotton then it's fine. But if u wanna match them with lace ke, chiffon ke. It's pretty much imposible, maybe ?? Kalau kau ade duit bole spend 5k beli lace memahal utk family/bride's maid, why not ?? Ade je yg memahal tu to match your unique colour palette.

Tips 2: Adalah sangat mudah utk plan/budget anda berubah berdasarkan komen penjual kain, penjahit baju. Tukang teman gi tempah baju, kazen seblah mak. Ni cerita small scale people who was informed about you getting married, just family and really close friends. Belum masuk former best friends, gepren exboipren dan sebagainya. I'm telling you, one word from people you admire the most can change your plan in 2 seconds.
Contoh: Memang Makesah dah excited level Yahudi about shopping kat Jakarta, dah allocate 1million per meter for the wedding dress. Tetibe designer ckp, "You biar I beli la". Lepas tu kau pun terus diam. Kau akan ambik mase dlm 2menet utk fight your self-denial, lepas tu baru kau bole move on and agree kau bayar designer tu mahal2 biar je lah die beli kain bagai lagi senang keje die & kau juga.
Since reception dress tak ada dlm program perkampungan Jakarta, dekat situ dah save 5mil. Sila lah convert sendiri, tak kuase hakak nak reveal budget baju kawen hakak yg sekian sekian.

That was the first part - the level 2, full of lace. Perancis, Japang bla bla bla I mean. Tips tak ada kene mengena dgn kronologi ini. Just nak insert my opinion while it's relevant. So since the blueish/purplish grey is difficult to find, sebab lace xde kaler tu. Tulle pun mcm tak berapa nak hado. So we start with new colour, try match dgn lining. Then pilih tone lining yg mengancam, then baru your sales assistant akan start potong. Bila dah potong ni, meaning dah final. Bukak bill, then sila lah bayar.

Tips 3: Senaraikan nama segala bride's maids, family member anda. Lepas tu indicate sorang2 nak pakai brape meter. Ade yg cukup 3.5 je, ade yg nak pakai sampai 4.5m. Mcm lace, nak jimat nyer pasal. Bride's maids yg masih single tu hakak bagi 1.5m je, mak2 org hakak bagi 2m kalau tak nanti laki dorang hempuk hakak pakai selipar nengok bini dorang pakai baju kurung moden singkat.
Kate lah bride's maid hakak ade 13, so by logik lining 13x4=52 & lace 13x2=26. Since mostly kain kat sane bnyk lerang 60, 3.5m dah cukup utk normal size Asian so instead just pay utk 46m lining & 21m lace. Paham ?? Kalau lace tu 75,000 rp. pun, kau dah bole save 375,000 rp. Over RM 100 dah, bole gi makan kepiting. Sapo nak bagi ??

Tips 4: Get the agreed price before dorang potong, sebab from the point potong-pack-bil there's no room for negotiation anymore. Kalau korang nak mintak kurang lagi pun, kene bargain on next material/deal. Let say kau rase kau beli bnyk dah ni, 50m. Xkan xbole kurang lagi. Jawapan nya memang tak. After 5mins baru kau nak perasan 100rb tu mahal, convert balik lebih kurang RM 30 gak satu meter. So mase kau beli cotton lagi 24m tu kau tawar lah lagi kaw2 sampai kau rase baloi utk kaver lost previous deal.

Lepas settle bride's maids, Makesah tinggal je minah tu kat level 2 bertungkus lumus potong kain. Lepas tu terjah level 1 sebab memang aim nak beli cotton for gent for both bride's & groom's family. Mase ni Pak Bhim kat level 2 lagi, sebab assist the sales girl. Since mase memilih tu memang ada lah stock kat situ. Tapi bila dah total jadik 46m tu, Pak Bhim kene lah call stor lah, call other branch bagi code semua check ade stock ke tak.

Bila kau jalan sesorang pegi different level, SA lain xkan layan kau. Sebab customer die pun ade je naik atas tadi, tengok2 lace. Who doesn't pegi pegang2 lace bila pegi kedai kain kan ?? So die dah nampak kau dgn Pak Bhim and the girl yg tgh potong kain tu. So die xkan sailang, SA lain akan entertain customer lain, die tak kan layan kau & suruh kau tunggu Pak Bhim.

So jalan2 kat level 1 on first round was useless, kene naik atas balik panggil Pak Bhim. Baru die turun level 1 explain cotton tu kaler lain ade tapi kene ambik kat stor. Referring to the colour cart je, terus agree utk gents side lelaki. Kalau bole nak cotton jugak utk gents side hakak, tapi mcm tak menarik sgt. So ambik cavalli utk all my family members (ladies dgn gents). Same thing I did for the bride's maids, Makesah applied utk family both sides - list kan bape meter nak potong2 bagi kat SA. Tu pun terlupa, kak ngah my future husband baru pregnant. So by the time reception dah 6-7 bulan, sure need extra.

Settle baju family my side, baru turun ground floor again. Ingat nak beli prada lace for my family, this time failed attempt jugak sebab kaler tak masuk. At this point, Pak Bhim je yg follow me. Sebab the SA tak sempat2 potong kain. Dr GF, naik balik pegi tgk semi French kat level 2. Korean/Japanese lace memang cheaper, tapi design xbole lawan French lace. French lace adelah lebih exclusive dan lembut. Since the most reasonable choice for my family was lace by panel, so dorang just pull out and pack.

Then boipren Makesah call, previously mase pilih material for my family. I tried to call him, tapi tak angkat. Sebab cotton dgn cavalli for ladies tu colour in different shades, tapi still in one tone. Tak paham kan ?? Haha. Senang citer baju laki gelap sikit, the ladies in lighter shades. So berlarian lah Makesah dr level 2 turun level 1 balik, semangat nak tunjuk kat boipren. Ok ke tak kalau camtu. Being a man, you know the answer most probably I will get - "bole je".

Don't need to get over dramatic, kind of expected pun. He will answer exactly as it is, but it gives some kind of secure. Relief. To hear that from him. So this next step is important, to me it is. So Makesah collect balik all the papers I wrote and passed dekat SA tu, so I can track back berapa bnyk kain dah potong. Should I remind you, whatever you agreed for them to cut you have to pay.

So I listed down, for bride's maids. Types of material, dgn harga. Then you will know how much you have spent. So lepas kira lace harga sekian, cavalli harga sekian. Cotton sekian ribu, total berapa. So I know how much I had left to spend, baru Makesah agreed pilih kain utk baju nikah. Automatically you can control your budget. So kalau dah tau budget tinggal 1juta, carik la lace dlm range 200rb. Lining lagi, lining plak nak kene matching dgn baju melayu. Nak full lace ke, half lace ke. Plan awal2. Mcm hakak, baju nikah/reception ade option nak hantar kat designer. That's why kain baju nikah jatuh last priority. Settle bride's maids dgn family dulu.

Tips 5: Beads in Indonesia is call payed. So nak carik within budget senang, bagitau je 'tanak payed'

Tips 6: Know your needs, prioritised what's important first. Mcm material utk baju nikah, and baju adik beradik dulu. Abang ipar ke, bakal adik ipar ke. Kalau tak cukup budget bole suruh dorang beli lain utk matching kan laki/bini dorang. Mcm hakak, kire adik-beradik/spouse dulu. Pastu baru consider anak2 buah. Naseb baik bakal anak buah kecik2 lagi.

We're only half way thru, haha. Lupe plak nak bagitau, lepas pilih kain bride's maids. The point when Makesah start pilih material for both sides' family, Makesah dah dismissed team bagi dorang free and easy super long lunch break. Sampai dorang dah bosan tak tahu nak buat ape, patah balik pegi Mumbay Tekstil pun Makesah tak siap2 lagi.

Disebabkan oleh perbezaan waktu (walaupun sebenarnya lebih kurang je) antara Jakarta & Johor Bahru, Makesah tak puase. :D Awal2 masa sampai tu memang pak Bhim suh bagi teh botol siap2. Mase pilih kain utk family tu die dah order kan lunch dah pun. Sebab #teamkawenmakesah tgh jejalan mase dorang ambik order lunch, so dorang nyer makanan lambat sikit. Tu yg xhabis makan, tapau bawak balik bole buat sahur. Hehe

Ok, so kain baju nikah ni Makesah rase baik hati plak hari ni nak share details. Hehe. Latest design memang ade yg sampai 1mil per meter. Lace 2017, you know. 3d, bunga timbul. Sequin, you do the research. Yg 600k pun dah lawa dah actually. Tepuk dada, tanya selera. Sebab hakak ni old pesen sikit, so yg terkenan di hati Makesah tu agak so 2000 late design nya. So it cost 450rb per meter. 450x5 adalah 2.25mil. Kan hakak dah ajar suh cap budget tadi kan ?? So budget adalah 2mil saja, walaupun bole je bayor 250rb tu. Tapi, negotiate. Ini harga lace sahaja, tak masuk lining.

Lining hakak another 80rb per meter, lining agak tebal sebab sekali utk baju melayu boipren I. Memang puas hati, sebab that kind of material hakak penah beli kat Jakel for RM68 per meter. Ni sebab nak kaler ivory punyer pasal. Ade je cheaper lining, ranging 30rb to 45rb. Tapi xdo kaler hakak nak. Haha.

FYI, bridal lace kat ground floor & naik balik level 2 carik lining.

Masa hakak full on bridezilla mood gigih pilih lining baju nikah ni lah pak Bhim paksa makan. So die biarkan lah kami menjamu selera kat level 1, tempat display border lace. Haha, we spend our own sweet time enjoying our lunch. Mase ni lah baru ingat nak reply whatsapp, update gambar pada pihak2 yg terlibat dan sebagainya.

My SA masih lagi sebok potong kain while we're having lunch. Sebab those baru sampai dr store then only she can cut and pack. About half an hour to 40 mins like that she came and check on us, tanya bil nak buat satu je ke nak separate. Even tho satu bil, die tak muat so tetap jadik 2 helai. Tak masuk satu lagi invois sebab Monday baru bole ambik stock kat outlet lain.

Sebab kan satin yg kene tunggu monday tu, so pak Bhim promised to send the materials to my room. So ape lagi, tinggal lah segala material kat kedai sampai Monday. Hiks. BTW, they delivered at zero cost. Yay to me, haha.

So paham tak ape yg cuba hakak sampaikan di sini ?? Haha. Kalau setakat beli kain baju nikah 1.2juta, baju bride's maid 3 pasang. Tu pun satin paling murah, jangan la buat naya kat SA/pak Bhim mintak mcm2. I have this super special treatment sebab the amount I spent. Be rational, beli 3 pasang. Nego mcm nak giler, pastu mintak free gift. Memang mintak kene sumpah k, please jangan buat pangai gitu.

Tips 7: Last but not least, hakak baik hati plak nak share harga pembelian by meter (reasonable pada sekitar June 2017):

Bride's Maid

Satin - 17k per meter

Tulle - 10k per meter

Semi Perancis/Prada - 100k per meter

Bride's Family (Ladies)

Cavalli - 28k per meter

Perancis (Panel - 2.5m) - 280k per panel

Bride's Family (Gents)

Cavalli - 28k per meter

Groom's Family (Ladies)

Cavalli - 28k per meter

Lace (Tanah Abang) - 100k per meter

Groom's Family (Gents)

Cotton - 38k per meter

Ingin hakak ingatkan sekali lagi, ini adalah price hakak utk sekian bnyk nyer org hakak beli kan kain. Over 200 meters of mixed material, last year pun hakak tak dapat harga cotton mcm tu. Last year hakak beli 2-3 org punya baju cotton was 50-60rb per meter. 

Tips 8: Orang tua2 selalu cakap, ukur baju di badan sendiri. Yg ni memang 100% betul, sebab yang kawen tu adalah kau dan bukan lah mak kau mahupun kawan sekolah mereka. Tak penah lagi la org ckp, ukur lebar mahupun tebal poket bawah baju melayu abah kau. Org bole ckp, beli lah chiffon. Cantik kain die, berat. Beza 10rb je, tapi beza 10rb tu bila dah 30 meter dah 100 ringgit okay. Tu baru satu material, lining lagi. Buat nyer kau budget2 20k, tapi kaler takde. Yg ade kaler cavalli je, pastu SA bagi kau price 30k tak nak turun dah. 

Hakak agree ambik lace bride's maids sampai 100k tu pun sebab total jadik still within budget. Originally allocate 50k je semeter utk lace bride's maids, 20k per meter for chiffon & 30k per meter for cavalli. Tulle to replace chiffon tu end up same amount 40k, instead of cavalli hakak ambik satin. So for 3.5 meter just cost 59.5k instead of 112k for 4 meter cavalli.

Yg paling penting skali ialah utk well planned your trip. Ketahui limit budget anda, jangan sampai gi Jakarta tapi memeruk duk dlm bilik makan pop mee sebab nak makan soto ayam pun budget tak cukup. Lepas tu kalau setakat nak beli 10 pasang tu, agak tak berbaloi nak gi Jakarta semata2. Or else, you can arrange a day trip kalau nak jimat. Subuh2 naik flight, landing je lincah gi Pasar Mayestik. Malam ambik flight balik. Total damaged 1k include flight ticket, dapat material much better than package rm1200 kat Jakel.

And last but not least, kene consider total luggage weight utk bawak balik barangan anda. Kalau tak nanti nangis lah dik, kotak kene tinggal kat Jakarta sebab dah tak bole nak check in. Hari tu hakak nyer kotak 20 kilo nyaris2 ditinggalkan begitu saje kat airport. Naseb critical thinking skill masih berfungsi dengan baik di saat terkejar2 buka puasa & boarding around 8 pm. Last2 tak jadik terbang, haha. Yang tu lain kali lah hakak cerita, masa sangat mencemburui ni.

Tips 9: Jangan turun KLIA opsss

Bride's Maid Outfit - Material

Sehari selepas hunting baju kurung for my 2nd bride's maid outfit (5th Nov), perjuangan diteruskan di kawasan sekitar Bangi ... When I left home, ade these places in mind to go to accomplish the mission - My Jan, Seksyen 8 Bandar Baru Bangi (memang kedai haku sopping baju raye dah 2thn) ---> Wangsa Walk ---> Gulatis Metro Point, Kajang ---> Alamanda, Putrajaya ...

Tapi on the way, ter-de'tour pegi Warta ... Then baru pegi My Jan ... But as I window2 kat My Jan, ade 1pasang yg comel & suweet kaler light purple ... But it feels like, baju raye haku tapi kaler pepel ... Hadoi, so decided - tak mau !!!

Pastu ckp kat adik cherry, I don't think kat Wangsa Walk akan jumpe ape yg dicari ... Since kakak cherry taste tinggi (lempang) ... Seriously, sebab dah extremely searching for 2days in a row ... Dah dapat perasaan yg agak impossible nak carik something I wish for, the piece yg I adore kat Semua House semalam pun I rase custom made ... But it's green in colour ...

It's a simple kurung moden, chiffon ... Collar cheogsam if I'm not wrong, with a little bit embroidery ... & butang bungkus kat lengan, both hujung baju dgn hujung kain just simple straight seam ... Tade details pape ...

Yang sebenarnye, dah termimpi2 kan border lace yg manager Jakel yg hensem tu tunjuk smalam kan ... Hahah, tu yg xbole nak terima ape jua pilihan lain ... Ade je alasan, purple tak cukup light la ... Macam baju raye haku la ... Heheh ...

So dalam kebuntuan to maintain the budget, tibe2 teringat a piece of lace I bought in Tangkak ntah tahun biler ... Rm100 for 2m of lace & 2m of satin crepe if I'm not wrong ... Just the lace kaler pink, so I just need to find another light purple base ... & use the lace for patching ... Bijak2 ... Heh, pujian diri sendiri ...

Kite makan dulu ...

Appetizer ...

Mine ...

Adik Cherry's ...

 Dessert ...

 

Pelaku ...

After I gave up hunting for ready made baju kurung kat My Jan, trus pegi Gulatis in Metro Point, Kajang ... Mission - carik chiffon & satin impian ... Tak pandang kiri kanan dah, tengok harge mcm murah ... Rm29.50 /m for the satin crepe, rm24.50 for the chiffon ... Both lerang 60", so ambek 3.5m each ... Total rm189 ...

Mase turun escalator, terpikir jap ... Smalam abang manager sasa offer rm270 for normal satin ... Rm350 for satin silk ... Itu termasuk border lace, sebut harge rm125 for 0.5m ... So paling mahal pun, rm150 minus border lace for the chiffon + satin kan ??

I guess that's the power of sales strategy, sebab die display price rm85/m ... Offer for rm29.50, & rm35/m offered rm24.50 ... Kau rase dah murah, padahal bole tawar for cheaper kat Jakel ... Heh, pastu baru terkenang how beautiful the non-washable chiffon kat Jakel nyer flow ... Hahah, padan muke !!!

Lesson learnt - jgn terpedaye sgt dgn sales ... Normally harge die same jek, kurang lebih 2-3ringgit jek ...

Tape la, janji dapat my dreamt chiffon ... Border  lace tu, put on hold jek la ... Lengkali baru beli for next event, kalau ade rezeki lebih ...

So it's official - lining satin crepe in hot pink ... Base plain chiffon in light purple, both from Gulatis ... & lace patching from Tangkak ...

Now there's 2 options for the tailor, either Tum Tailor (Seksyen 9, Bandar Baru Bamgi) ... Or my auntie kat Tangkak ... Depends on my availability to send the material to Tangkak & quotation from makcik kat Tum Tailor ...

Tum Tailor - Last time I sent my kebaya, upah rm80 + rm120 for patching if I'm not mistaken ... Rm180 for baju kurung chiffon (with diamond studs), full lining ... Rm120 for 2piece kurung moden, lace on top & plain satin for bottom ...

I wish I still can get the price of rm120 for the patching, & rm180 for the tailoring cost itself ... So, total cost of rm300 ... Hopefully ... Haih, kan bagus kalau ade phone number makcik tu ... Bole sms jek tanye ... Tu la, hari tu die sms tak nak save her number ... Kan senang kalau ade personal contact ...

Ade hati jugak actually nak sms Rico mintak quotation, ;p ... Tapi tape la ... Tak cukup budget untuk itu kali ni, heheh ... But seriously, why not ?? Since the cheapest you can get for tailoring is around rm180 + rm180 for the patching ... Almost rm400, kan ?? Tu tak termasuk material tau darlings ...

If you go for designers, simple design cost around 1k ... Dorang buat beadings sumer siap, at least you puas hati kan ?? Dr aku hantar kat tailor femes kat Kajang tu, dah la mahal ... Hancus my sutera Terengganu, dorang potong ikut suke hati mak bapak die ...

Enough said, will be updating on the tailor I choose soon ... Then the final outcome later on, but everything will be published after the wedding's done ... :D ... Sabar yeaaa ...

Nite2 ~ >hugs<

Bride's Maid Outfit - Hunting

Pertame skali nak mintak maaf sebab t'paksa publish post ni, 1bulan selepas hari kejadian ... Xde la nak budget artist sgt, cume lebih baik mcm ni ... Dr aku pung pang pung pang about bende yg kecik jek, nanti jadik issue lagi di kalangan mereka yg sengaja mencari issue utk diperbesarkan ...

Pada 2 November yg lepas, saye menerima satu lagi tawaran utk jadik bride's maid - kepada my lovely cousin Pn. Diah ... Only for reception, since her sister will take that job during nikah ... But it's on the same day, nikah pagi ... Reception in the afternoon ... So my dear friends, aku akan take another job je lagi for bride's maid ... Sebab xbole jadik pengapit lebih dr 3x, hahah ... Superstitious ...

So, dengan notis sebulan sblm the wedding ... Agak selesa di situ untuk mencari outfit yg sesuai ... Adik Cherry attended her 1st ever interview on 4th November, so kakak Cherry pun mengambil kesempatan itu mengangkut adik Cherry pegi Mesjid India utk servey2/beli trus kalau b'kenan ...

Until, I found out that sangat susah sebenar nyer utk carik a nice baju kurung according to the Bride's order - light purple ... Dah pusing 1 Semua House tu mencarik, tapi yg ade mostly dark purple ... Or else, it's made of lace ... Which aku malas nak beli another lacey dress, sebab nanti susah nak recycle ... Pakai skali jek for the wedding, or for some special events which tak tau ntah biler akan berlaku ...

So I decided to have it tailor made ... Yes, memang tak cukup mase ... Dengan I'm flying to kk on the 6th until 14th November for another cousin's wedding ... Baru rase tak cukup napas nak carik kain & hantar jahit kat Tangkak ...

Kenape nak hantar kat Tangkak jugak ?? Sebab I nak save cost, so the outfit will still fall under the bride's budget ... ++ the wedding is in Kulai, Johor ... So I can pick-up the dress on the way there ... Xpayah nak pegi 2-3 kali, just pegi once to send the materials & measure ... At this moment ?? I'm praying for everything to be easy on me ...

I decided to use chiffon for the baju kurung, so dengan slamber panjat Jakel tanye plain chiffon ... Skali manager yg sasa + hensem & super peramah tu tunjuk border lace kan ... Owh, sangat la jatuh cinta ... Memang la aku tak tido mlm ni ...

Bile kire price for all the material, it's still reasonable ... Ye lah, kalau beli yg baju kurung yg biase2 pun dah almost rm200 kat Mesjid India tu ... Before saye terbeli, t'ingat pulak pasal upah jahit chiffon which normally x2 dr upah for normal (cotton, satin etc) materials ...

Kalau kat Tum's Tailor, Seksyen 9 Bandar Baru Bangi - it's rm180 ... Kalau kat Tangkak, last time I tempah baju kurung modern siap lining - rm100 ... I'm praying hard, that auntie won't ask extra for non-washable chiffon ...

Another concern was the lace patching, last time I asked kat DzulldeClassique (read this post for more details) ... For a simple beading on hujung lengan & leher will cost around rm180 ... For the beading/embroidery only ... & tadi kat one of the textile store depan Sogo tu, the quoted me rmm180 for lace patching on lengan & bawah baju kot ... Own lace ...

Kalau material rm200 (with lining), upah jahit almost rm400 for lace patching ... Baik aku buat kat designer kan, puas hati ... That's why, mcm mane pun ... Kene usaha kan jugak hantar kat my tailor kat Tangkak tu ... Supaye everything fall in the budget ... Or else, tak payah gedik nak chiffon sgt kannn ...

But I'm going to put my best effort, just like what I did for Anis's wedding ... Later I'll update on the final material for the bride's maid outfit ... But I think my decision on the tailor is already fixed ...

Till then, good nite ~

Bride's Maid Dress: Part II (by Rico Rinaldi)

1st of all, sorry sgt sebab lambat giler review ... Dah 2months, heh ... I have to do justice to the dress, tak kan la nak upload gambar from my 3.2megapixel bb kan ... Give credit to the dress, & the designer jugak ... & thanks to the bride, susah2 hantar the pictures through email sampai 4folder ...

Yahhh, maut ... Hahahahahhah ...

Even the bride's concern about kain yg meleret2 ... Pengantin xtrip, pengapit yg lebih2 ...

Aksi pijak kain, part I ...

Aksi pijak kain, part II ... Kaver2, jln laju2 ... 

Haha, dengki ... Gambar ni hide the best man ...

With the bride ...

I should relax, & stop holding the dress ... Sebab it looks just fine ...

I don't have to review more about Rico, you girls already know his talent ... Overall, sgt la puas hati ... When I first stepped into his studio, neves la ... Sape tak neves kan, jumpe designer ... He's not there mase tu ... Sebab there's a lot of time before the wedding, we managed to arrange a few meetings ...

Biler he asked about my budget, I mcm froze kejap ... Aku memang fail sikit bab spot question ni, balik mandi/nak tido baru t'pikir what I should answer ... 

My original plan, memang nak hantar kat Kimie Kajang jek ... Tapi entah mcm mane sumer kedai kat Kajang mase tu tutup, kedai yg satu tu bukak ... But you know I'm not going to send anything else to them ... & I've already asked makcik kat Tum Tailor, die yg suruh hantar kat designer sebab I request design mengade sgt ... ;p

So according to that plan, my budget is around rm400-600 jek la ... But I'm sending it to a designer kot, so tak kan la nak that price jugak kan ... Dalam hati b'harap, please jgn mintak mahal2 ... Heh ...

Tapi I already set a limit to myself jugak la, kalau Rico quote over 2k ... Memang aku buat muke tak malu pegi collect kain balik ... Hehe ... B'pijak di bumi yg nyate la kan, kalau sampai 2k memang aku tak mampu nak bayar ... 

The price Rico quote for me, kire lebih sikit from my budget la ... But with that beadings, dengan aku pegi fitting sampai 3kali kot ... There nothing more I could ask for ... I'll definitely recommend him to adik bradik, sahabat handai & sedare mare ... I think if korang bace review org lain pun, memang sumer akan ckp - highly recommended ...

I wanna say this from the moment I met him on the 1st meeting, tapi malu ... Heheh - he looks so much better in person ... Different la, from those pictures from google & newspaper ... Kat mate aku la ...

What else korang nak tau ?? Anything just pm me la ...

kthanksbye ~

Bride's Maid Dress: Part I

As I mentioned in this post (----> Bride's Maid's DressES), I'm wearing my graduation dress for the solemnization ... This dress made by my tailor kat Tangkak, as I mentioned in this post (----> Baju Kurung Moden: Part III) pulak ... This is one of the cheongsam inspired neck done by the tailor, if you're curious to know how it turned out ...

Enjoy the pictures ...

Feeling Vanidah Imran jap ...

I wonder, how I manage to look fat ...

Seriously, I don't understand why I look so plump in all the picture ... Padahal a few days earlier I look super duper skinny, dah mcm skeleton ... 

Sexy sgt, 18sx ni ...

Tu jek, thanks ... Hehe ...

Sneak Preview

Xsiap lagi, ade lagi yg kene fix ... Aku pun gedix, asyik pakai different bra pegi fitting/measure ... Should be ready before 10th next month, before he leave for London ...

Suke tak, suke tak ?? Hahah, gedix mintak kene lempang ... Tunjuk details sejengkal pastu nak buat full review ... Name pun sneak preview kan, heheh ...

19.5days to go ~ ;p

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Bride's Maid's DressES

I'm F'ing lucky to have the best bride you can ever find in the whole world ... Imagine die suruh I change dresses during reception ?? Hahah, kalah haku yg nak potong kek ... Hahahahahhahah ... Kalau awak nak bagi, saye suke jerrr !!! Heheh, xmalu ...

So, saye memang bnyk dress (kurung moden or kebaya) yg meletop2 sebenar nye ... I love lace, heheh ... Xtau la ape hal, tapi baju raye haku memang dr dulu cam artis ... Kalau makcik2 tgk, dorang ckp mcm org nak kawen ...

Tapi dah semakin dewasa ni, dah slow down sikit la ... Malu dah nak meriah2 sgt, heheh ... I have 3pairs kot, baju kurung moden lace tailored ... 1 tu kaler baby blue, dah xmuat ... Another one is a golden dress I wore for my graduation, & another white lace with silver & pink details xpenah pakai ... Hahahahahahhah ...

this is my graduation dress, the 1 I planned to wear during the nikah/b'inai event

So, I'm going to bring this one ... & the white one for the wedding in September ... Another dress, actually on the way ... It's by Rico Rinaldi, sebab die bukak his boutique dekat giler dgn rumah haku ... Sangat tempted nak pegi sane ok ??

1st I tot my bride was mad at me, sebab lawan tokey kan ... Bole plak bride's maid nak pakai baju designer ?? Siap dah buat back up plan, going to use the dress for my engagement kalau didn't get approval from the bride ... Hahah, but she's actually cool with it ... Die ckp, "Janji jangan pakai baju kurung nak pegi class" !!! Hehhehehehehhehh ...

But u got nothing to worry yahhh darling, sebab I dah discuss dgn Rico to make it as minimal as possible ... & mamak pun cakap ur dresses are beautiful !!! So I got nothing to worried about overshadowing the bride ... Heheh ... I'll go for 1st fitting next weekend, will send u the picture ... Ok ??

On top of that, she asked me to go to her bridal house ... Pick up another dress lagi ?? What ?? Dah bnyk giler my dresses ni, tapi die nak bagi kan ... Saye terime dgn hati terbuke ... Heheh, hugs sket ...

Good luck preparing yahhh darling, sorry I'm thousand miles away ... I'll make it up to u a week before ur wedding ... Lots of luv ~

Wedding Spirit

It's a month full of emotion for me, can't wait stepping into the next page of 2011 calender ... Can you imagine ?? Approaching the last month of the 1st quarter already ... Nothing has been wonderful so far, especially in my social life with friends & love ones ...

Yes, the money keep pumping in ... I had more than enough nowadays, which mean more responsibilities/commitment ... Just don't be hypocrite ... When you invested an amount of money, you're actually expecting some amount of courtesy & good return from thing you invested ... So, yes (again) ... Accepting the money is fun, but do remember you're opening yourself to a new pile of commitment ...

Well, let's not talk about my uncertain life ... Hell yeah, it's boring ... :D ... Let's welcome March !!! It's gonna be a month of wedding spirit for me ... Will be helping a friend for her wedding stuff shopping (yay!!!), & 3months left to brainstorm then present to another friend in Melaka on *secret* wedding theme ... Ohhh yah, & my cousin's engagement on 13th !!! Hah !!! (surprise face) Another wedding in Melaka on the 19th !!!

Hahah, excited lebey ... Mcm I plak nak kawen ...

I don't care !!! Hahah ... Yes, it's uncertain for me ... Somehow I'm excited to help !!! At the moment, I already listed the must have items for decoration, wedding dress details, hairstyle etc. ... Somehow I got stuck on the hand bouquet, & haven't give a thought on the menu ... I think I don't have to interfere in the menu issue, since it'll be completely provided by the caterer ??

Hahah, I yang stress !!! Seriyesly !!! It's like, I dunno if she got time to assemble all the things I have in mind for her because of the time constraint ... Her wedding will be held later by end of this year, & after my trip to Sabah in May ... I'll only have a few months to make her dream wedding a success !!!

Now, it's gonna be March tomorrow ... I'll be preparing to attend Wani's wedding in May, & in between I'll be busy with work & the *secret* wedding plan ...

After Wani's wedding, it's already June !!! Then I'll be busy for Hari Raya pulak !!! Heheh, bile nak kawen mcm ni ?? Mokcik, you're not the subject !!! Heheh, my point is ... June baru nak pegi tempah baju, August baru nak fitting ... Paling awal la kan ?? Kalau 3bln, September baru siap ?? No, no ... I yg freak out !!!

Anyway, dapat pegi shopping/tempah baju kawen dgn org nak kawen pun jadik la kan ?? Don't worry my dears, we'll give our best shot !!!

So, to ruin the surprise ... Heheh, sorry brides ... Saye excited !!! I'm the MAID OF HONOR !!! Hahah, drama ... For one of the weddings jek pun ... Hahah, lebey kan minah ni ?? On who's wedding, I xbole nak bagitau la ... To respect the bride's privacy ... Later on, I'll post the bride2b pictures if I have their permission ...

nak bride's maid dress mcm ni bole ?? xyah kain meleret2 la ... heheh, over kan ??

Biase nye, this kind of post ... Bride2b yg buat, to announce her MOH ... Over kan ?? Hahah ... Xpe, bukan ramai pun my viewers ...

Pade siape2 yg nak kawen, & want me as ur MOH ... (ade org nak ke, minah ni kecoh kot) Hahah, shut up !!! To kazens (especially) & friends, jgn buat acare bride's maid bidan terjun lagi yeaaa ... B'untung la saye x kawen2, because I can be ur slave on your big day ... Hahah ... Excitedly ?? Poyo !!!

I think I better go, sblm mood gedix kembali ... Pastu bf pegi beli Astro First sampai 2crite skali kan, sungguh hampeh ... Letih nak kejar time limit ... I better go now, beli popcorn & die on my cheap sofa ... Hahah ...

Tibe2 t'ingat rumah yg b'sepah ... ~sigh~ Luv U guys ...