Yesterday was my 1000th post in singporebrides.com forum.

And it was my last post. I told myself I had to spend less time in forum and more time with my family.

Been having spliting headache lately and my eyes are very tired.

Think probably I didn’t get to rest well after answering ALL my readers’ enquiry in my blog as well as the forum.

After marriage, my time was more precious and every second counts. So I have decided to cut down staying online and spend more time staying offline.

It was a painful decision to make as I could forsee there will still be many questions from many more brides who are clueless of where to begin, what to do and where to go or get what they want.

In fact, I have really enjoyed helping the forum members with their questions.

My stay in the forum had been really fruitful and I have met many wonderful forum friends…

some even called me “big brother”. others said I’m the “only male blogger in Singapore who cares enough to come out with a wedding blog to help others.”

I thank them for such praises and compliments and I just want to say I’m just doing my best.

To thank you, this is my present for you.

from www.ausscrapcentral.com.au

If you are a forum member and are looking forward to answer your question in the forum, you can always submit your question in the left sidebar.

If you know of anyone in the forum who needs a question to be answered, sometimes almost immediately, you know you can always refer her here.

To make it easier for my readers to submit their questions, I have created this:
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Wedding is a big transition in our life. Whenever our friends around us is going to get married, the news will reach many more others. Friends will tell friends. These friends will tell more friends.

I had this experience that I told my NUS classmate, who already had 3 children, that I’m getting married and he was invited.

Being married for over 20 years, he asked me this question: “Are you sure?”

I also remembered my mischievious colleague, who also had two children, drew on the staff’s movement chart on my wedding day, two weddding rings entangled and below she wrote “Wedding rings are the smallest handcuffs on earth.”

from www.mccahon.co.uk

My experience was different when I told my friends who were singles. They were full of envy and especially the ladies, they will ask when is their turn, not to get married, but to find their prince.

Marriage life for me was really different from courtship and being single.

Being single, I can go whereever I want even to the extent of booking a tour the very day and flying off the enxt day. I spent my money on myself.

Being in relationship means putting my girlfriend in my mind whatever I do or whatever decision I make. Schedule had to be adjusted so that we could spend time together. A small amount of money could be spent for dating such as buying her dinner, gifts and taxi fare.

Being married means taking of my wife for eternity and taking of the house, the expenditure, the chores, the finance and many more…you name it…do you that the list is getting longer now, much longer?

from www.guitarsandaudio.com

As for the money that I earned, it goes to the home…my home.
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“Hi Jhong Ren,

I will be taking my wedding photo in coming Jun 07. I will like to know what are the things i need to prepare for this day.”

My reply:

Wedding photoshoot may last from 10am all the way to 10pm. This was what happened to mine.

The bride will have to have her hair and make-up done. The make-up artist may be using this opportunity to check with you what kind of make-up and hairstyle you prefer on your wedding day. She will also let you try the accessories that suit your dressing.

If you have any preference of hairstyle and happened to see them in any magazine, please leep the pictures and show it to the make-up artist. It will be much easier that way.

Before I forget, bring along your shoes for your wedding gown and evening gown.

The indoor photoshoot will be a long one. Ladies need to get changed, her hairstyle redo depending on the theme. There are the normal wedding gown, evening gown, Chinese Kua and Korean or Japanese theme.

Depending on the number of poses you have in your package, the number of times to change your gowns may differ. I have heard of some brides have two sets of evening gowns or even more.

There will be a short break for lunch. Bring a helper along if you can. The helper will buy your lunch. It will be inconvenient for you or your fiance to leave the studio with all the make-up and hairstyle done.
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As I was browsing through websites trying to find those that are related to wedding, I realised that there were quite a few in Singapore.

So far, this web siteinterests me most because it sells self-designed and customised wedding favors.

They ranged from badges to keychains.

It makes me wonder if I cold be as entreprenuerial as her.

Maintaining this website had cost me hundred of dollars ever since I first launched it last year, August.

Though it had helped many readers (about 15,000 of them) who are having difficulties planning their wedding, it had also somewhat affected my marriage life.

My wife did comment that I may be spending too much online.

Oh dear…
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“Thanks for putting this site up! I’m getting married in Malaysia, but
currently live in Australia, so most things are done via email or phone.
I just want to say I’ve been busy reading an absorbing everything here-
thankyou!

Could you share anything regarding invites? This is the part that’s on
my mind now as it had not been organized yet

Thanks
Serena”
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