Ivory
Red
About 1 month ago, we have collected our invitation cards. We only have 2 choices. Of course, we chose the ivory one. Normally, wedding cards are collected 2 - 3 months prior to the actual day and 70% of the confirmed attendance will be given. Meaning if you have 100 guests, you will have 70 cards.Normally they will give you a plain card and an envelope.
For the internal printing, you got to find printers to do it for you. Normally, hotels will recommend you some of their printers. You can also find other printer if you have any.
Our ivory card is really plain. Wondering what sort of design you can suggest? Do let me know as comments for this post. :p
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This weekend has been a really enriching week. Booked our wedding photographer and our honeymoon package!!!
We are going to Jeju, Seoul and the Ski resort. It is about 6 - 8 days and we added another 4 - 5 days. Wow, two full weeks in overseas and this is the first time I will see real snow. This is the link to tour to korea website: http://english.tour2korea.com/.
Winter in Korea
I really look forward to our honey moon in December and how I hope we can fly to Korea tomorrow.
Actually for the past few weeks, both of us are already cutting out newspaper articles of travel fair. There are so many fairs lately. Chan brothers la, SA Tour la..another ATS I think…
In fact we wanted to wait for the NATAS travel fair in Expo in late September. But we felt it is really risky. What if we can’t book it then?
Planning a honeymoon is not easy. We really wanted to see snow and this is the first trip we are going together. We are going to make it really meaningful.
Normally, we knew there will be amny fairs around this period of time. This si when the travle agencies want to capture the markets for September and December holidays. Some agencies even offer Honeymoon package but the price is the same. They will give you some meaningless freebies like bouquet of flower, an album and a free bottle of wine. We are looking for REAL discounts like 20% per cent off the cost.
Autumn in Korea
This tour cost at least $4.5K and have yet to include the amount of money we bringing over as cash. It is an once in lifetime trip and so we are really looking forward to it.
I’m looking at the itinery now. It is really packed. We will be taking domestic flight to Jeju once we reach Incheon airport and only staying in jeju for a day. Then another day at Ski resort. Then back to Seoul. The group size is 44 and oh my…hope everyone will be considerate and not wait for each other too long…whatever it is, we are going to enjoy together and let me count the days one by one…so would you want to share me about your honey moon trip?
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a great relief!!! After my fiancee has sourced for at least 4 photographers, we have finally sticked to me and booked him for our wedding day. How it all started is my fiancee got her first contact from a friend and though the first photgrapher she had contacted was booked, she asked for a referral.
Then, she will contact the second one and tell him she was referred. Hmmm…maybe got discount if we tell him we are referred.
My fiancee cold-called 4 to 5 photographers and went to see 4 of them. Actially, we are supposed to see 2 today and 1 tomorrow, we cancelled them because we have made up our mind.
The credit of finding all these photgraphers all goes to her and I want to thank her for the effort.
Generally, all photographers have different styles of photography. Some preferred the more traditional type - you look at the camera and I shoot. The conventional type is the photographer shoots from far and you are not aware you are bing shot at. The term we used here is “capturing of the moment”. Next moment, it will be gone. Get it?
Many times, when we are going to take a photo of someone, we called out to him and say “look here” What happens next? A moment ago he was smiling happily. The next moment, he grew conscious of himself and the smile looks faker. The most natural smile is the beautiful one.
I choose my photgrapher because he is humble and he is very frank. I like his openess to give his customers feedback on how to take photographs and even to organise a wedding such that the couples, not the guests. enjoy. Hmmm…wondering if I can say his name out…but hhmmmm..free publicity ah…especially this blog is viewed by about 100 readers per day.
Anyway, this is his company “Let There Be Light.” I feel good photographers should be acknowledged for their work. A photograph is an art work and if it is alive, it can tell a story.
Here are his company’s work. (hope they don’t sue me for putting up their work in my blog. Like what I said, i will say it again. Great photos must share and hmmm..maybe this publicity can bring them more business…disclaimer: i got no commission or whatever benefits from them for putting their photos and link here.)
Image of an innocent child is always one of the photos to be captured
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Hi, some of my readers emailed me why I have not been posting for the last 2 days. Opppsss…I’m preparing my presents for my fiancee..a total of 7 gifts plus one that is self-made by me. I will post them to share with you next week. Meanwhile, I shall keep them as secrets… :p
2 more days…let me finalise my plans for this weekend!!! 
hohoho!!!
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Though her birthday is just one day, normally the celebration will last for 1 week. Everyday will be filled with surprises in terms of small gifts, special food or other little ways that I can think of.
I have given her her first gift yesterday. Today, I gave her another one. Tomorrow another one!!! and so on…she deserves all these…and much more…
Now, I’m doing her main gift…it will be hand-made, hand-typed, hand-written, hand-delivered…so watch out for my next few postings on my ways of showing appreciation to my fiancee…
Meanwhile, can you guess what my gifts are?
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We are both working. Working adults are busy. Stress from work. Loads of paper to clear. Numerous datelines to clear. Most working adults are half-dead when they are about to leave the office.
Those with children have to take care of them. Although tired, the children still want to spend them with the parents. Working take up about 12 hours a day. 6 hours is for sleeping and the remaining 6 hours is for chores, settling matters, shopping, rest, more sleep perhaps…or do paperwork that has been brought back from office.
Many couples seldom spent time each other. After marriage, the time set aside for park-tohing (dating in singlish) is almost non-existent. “We are so busy with our work and so dead tired..where got time??”
I know it is not easy to consciously set aside time for each other. For me, Fridays are always blocked off no matter how busy we are. No work..no topics on work…just going out and spend time with each ohter… or just sitting together in living room and watching tv/ comdies/ variety shows and laughing together…the point is whatever we do doesn’t really matter…what matter most is the time spent with each other…so after reading my post, won’t you put aside some time next week to spend with your love ones? And what will both of you be enjoying together?
Exploring places which sell good food is one of our past times.
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This blog won’t be complete if I just post the positive side of a relationship. Conflicts and Happy moments come in a package. The tools of handling the conflicts and whether you know how to cherish the Happy moments are learnt during the relationship.
We have our fair share of disaggrements and conflicts and misunderstandings. Which couple doesn’t? If there is, better watch out. A dormant volcano may suddenly erupt with a very very loud BOOM!!! And the mess will be hard to clean up. It is always easier to clean up the mess that come in small amount now and then.
Don’t know what I am saying? I am referring to the quarrels and arguments that may come now and then and catch both of you off guard. Not managing well may bring your relationship downslope.
Lately, we have some issues that we disagreed on. It led to some arguments. I won’t really say we shout at each other like what we see in TV dramas. But we negotiated and mediated among ourselves. We kept cool and kept our volume down. Remeber to phrase your words properly. Don’t say “You”. It sounds threatening and sound pushing the blame on others. Use”I”…I feel this, I feel that…Lots of clarifications on what the party is saying.
We talked it out and constantly reminded each other that we are tackling the issue, and not against the other party. Phrase your sentences, no harsh words…or else you will regret!!!
Easier said to be done. Sometimes, the disagreement may tun sour, almost turn sour recently. And it could have spoilt our day or even the weekend. We make it a habit to settle conflicts or any disagreement on the day itself. No spilling it over to the next day. It won’t do any of us good. May bring the doctor more money because we may get headache.
I’m glad the “ordeal” is over. We learnt about what acceptance really meant to us. It means accepting us of who we really are, the good and the bad points of us. Remember in my earlier post? Marriage is the marriage of 4 persons, the couples as an adult plus their inner child.
I’m grateful to have such an understanding fiancee. I’m very lucky to have her and I will cherish her everyday. So even though both of us are not perfect, we are still who we are and for this we are unique - a unique couple!!!
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