Pre-wedding Shots of Seng & Lian

In my post one month back, I wrote about the wedding of my Goddess childhood (secondary) school friend and the Horny Devil's also childhood (secondary) school friend, and that I will share pictures of her wedding with you, if she's ok.

GOOD NEWS! She's totally open about it, and so here's sharing with you first her pre-wedding shots!

Her friends Chewy and Seng, under the recommendation of my Goddess, engaged the services of my Goddess' bridal shop, Labelle Couture too for the exact same reasons why my Goddess and the Horny Devil selected them:

1. Their wedding gowns are simple but GORGEOUS!
2. Their service is UPZ.
3. Their pre-wedding photography is not your cliche - look far and act 'seh', unless you request for it, nor over photoshop until you can't recognise yourself
4. Their price is duper reasonable.
5. Their makeup artist Vivi is very professional - you don't look overly made up, and also not way different from yourself - she brings out the best in you.

Can't imagine the Chewy who used to look like this...

This was already taken after secondary school, during their JC days

Will turn out a stunner like this!

Doesn't this look like some shot taken off from a magazine

Charles & Keith.com

My Goddess shopped at Charles & Keith for the first time today. Why did she shop online when she can buy it off the stores, you may ask. Don't ask me why. She saw a bag in the stores that she really liked and wanted to check out if there are having it for sale.



This was the bag she saw and liked initially

 Ended up she saw another similar looking bag which was on sale - $53.10!!

Featured on Wedding Tweets

Glad my Goddess' months (a year and a half in fact) of planning and hard work got recognised once again, this time in Wedding Tweets, another wedding info/inspiration site. She's got quite a lot of her inspirations from sites and pictures all over the world -  States mainly, and pulled it off the Singaporean way, and all via DIY - no professional wedding planners involved!

Wedding Tweets even featured their wacky pre-wedding shots.

To check out the post, click here.

DIY Cat-winged Mod Look

Last week was the Horny Devil's colleague's wedding. Guess La Belle Couture which my Goddess engaged for her wedding (gowns/pre-wedding album/makeup + hair/ actual day photography) left positive impressions and so many of her friends/ acquaintances, including this colleague engaged their services thereafter. 

Very sweet half-do with braids - the in style now!

Didn't managed to get a good shot here but the Chinese cheong-sam inspired modern day gown is really unique!

Ah Lian & Ah Seng weds

Seems like the last weekend was a popular and auspicious time to get married. There were so many wedding pictures posted up on Facebook! My Goddess and the Horny Devil were also involved in one wedding that they have helped match make 2 years back.

This was the first and probably the only time which my Goddess and the Horny Devil will be brother and sister of the bride and groom concurrently. And so my Goddess especially cherished the moment which she can ‘tekan’ the groom and the Horny Devil!

The pretty sisters all ready to tekan the groom and his brothers!

One Year Part Two - Back to where we begun

Remember two posts back my Goddess said she wanted to change her hairstyle? Well, she started off with her hair colour. And for the second part, she wanted to curl her hair while waiting for it to grow. And so she wanted a Korean short hair curl look.

Like this, it looked really sweet.

Or this, modern and spunky.

This is quite sweet too.

One Year Part One - Picnic @ Marina Barrage

Tuesday 22 May was my Goddess and the Horny Devil's 1st year wedding anniversary. As it fell on a Tuesday, and due to some circumstances that my Goddess decided to not take leave on that day, they had a change of plans and did an early celebration the weekend before.

And so their celebration was broke down into 3 parts.

Part 1 was planned by my Goddess! The Great Cookout!

The Horny Devil kept complaining that my Goddess never fulfilled her duty as a wife and ever cooked once for him since she became Mrs Koo. And so on Sunday morning, my Goddess woke up bright and early, so unlike her usual sleep-until-the-sun-shines-on-her-butt time, and bought a whole truckload of groceries.

My Wedding Proposal

To think that I've posted all videos of my Goddess wedding except for the most crucial one - the proposal!

On February 14, 2009, the Horny Devil said that he wants to meet her and her Thai friends who were here in Singapore for holiday at Orchard for lunch. And so, they met at Somerset and walked by Takashimaya (that's why the pre-wedding video shoot at Taka) towards their lunch venue.

And the rest is history. Video speaks louder than words (that's if you turn up your volume, haha).

More Wedding Sites to Recommend!

I know my Goddess' wedding is long over. It's almost coming one year!! However, she has yet to delete her blog subscriptions to those inspirational wedding sites, and don't think she will ever delete them as they are all so pretty to look at!

My Goddess recently came across another interesting blog while she was surfing around for reno inspirations. Ringology is the blog name - interesting, simple design with loads of oh-ahh pictures! She has dedicated some posts to wedding ideas too. Totally love one of her recommended site - style me pretty.

They've got everything you need inspirations for - hair (loving every single style), make-up, colours, bridesmaid dresses, decor, photography and even how to DIY your stuffs! If you don't believe it, see the mag for yourself!

My Goddess' Twin Wedding

My Goddess' twin, her best friend since JC days, recently got married last Sunday. It was the very first time that my Goddess and the Horny Devil were invited to and attended a Malay wedding, and was certainly an eye-opener for them. My Goddess was also happy to be around the whole process, as she could truly experience and appreciate the Malay culture and traditions.

My Goddess went as early as 8.30am to her Twin's brother house as the mosque and the CC where she held her wedding was just a stone's throw away. My Goddess' mission then was to double check on the MUA to make sure she does a good and not overly dramatic job. Thankfully the MUA didn't let her Twin down. Imagine previously her Twin was so worried about this bridal shop - that they had majority tacky wedding gowns, they can't use her selected material for the MTM gown, and that they had really thick makeup for other brides.

Here's a summary of the event:

First, the bride and groom meets at the mosque for their solemnisation and prayers. The whole process took about an hour.

The ladies need to be all covered up when in the mosque - hence the head scarf shawl

All covered and ready to enter the mosque!

Pre-wedding Video - The Story of How my Goddess & the Horny Devil Got Together

Earlier this year, my Goddess shared her pre-wedding shoot by Moo Media - a video to capture the story of how the two got together.

Finally I have time today to upload the video. Enjoy~

NTU Pre-wedding Shoot

I was looking through my blog analytics when I realised that some of the clickthroughs to this blog came from google search, specifically the keywords "NTU Pre-wedding Shoot". Curious about what results it might bring, I decided to do a search on my own.

Viola, it was so surprising that my Goddess' wedding and MV shoot pictures came out tops, courtesy of my blog!

I wonder how do the pictures get ranked? Is it because I have mentioned the word "NTU" and "Pre-wedding Shoot" countless of times here?

Our Very Own Glee-inspired Dance March In

My Goddess always wanted a different kind and impactful march-in. Initially she wanted to do a cheerleading march-in, so that it will go in line with their cheerleading MV. Unfortunately, the Horny Devil and the brothers and sisters protested to it as they were not cheerleaders by training, so it may make the march in look sloppy since cheerleading is all about sharp movements.

So giving in to both their requests and demands halfway, my Goddess and the Horny Devil decided to do a Glee march-in. So the brothers and sisters took two days to practise - one on their meet-up and briefings, and the other on the actual day.

The brothers and sisters were really spontaneous and I could see that they gave in their best, just for my Goddess and the Horny Devil.

It was such a big hit that night. I was told that there were guests saying how special this wedding dinner was and how much they have enjoyed themselves. There were even people doing the pointing action that my Goddess and the Horny Devil did at the part "I think I want to marry you" in the washroom!
Though all of the brothers and sisters weren't performers except for the first pair of couple, who are professional cheerleaders, they did a wonderful job! Kudos to all~

Wedding Tips & Advice: Hairstyles

Ok, it's been a while since I've updated the tips and advice that I have been giving for BTBs. Here's the next one!

Tip #3: Store the pictures, especially of the hair that you really like. Then discuss with your MUA if the styles fit you.

My Goddess spent days ploughing through the sites she recommended previously, and saved every picture of hairstyles that looked nice and a possible hairstyle for her.

First you've got the half-ups - girly and dainty.

The Moments of 22 May 2011

Beautiful memories are meant to be shared! Here's the video put together by Moo Media, covering the beautiful evening event and some highlights of the day. My Goddess never gets tired of watching this video! It warms her heart each time she sees this, knowing that there are so many friends and family members out there who cares for her and the Horny Devil, and were truly happy of their union.

Love the whole editing to the video - the music was matched perfectly to the different cuts, scenes and actions. There were moments of highs and lows, happiness and touching scenes. The emotions at each part of the whole process was captured at the right time. A big thanks to Moo Media's Aaron and Kelvin, and of course Andrew for making this memory everlasting for my Goddess and the Horny Devil.
Did you spot some DIY decor that my Goddess did? The chair decor for ROM, "Sweet Treat" banner, "Bride" & "Groom" signage, birdcage angpow box... These were all inspired by the wedding sites that I recommended to you in my previous post.

Enjoy this video, and I will share with you the actual second march-in soon!

Goddess Morning Highlights by Moo Media

My Goddess is back from Honeymoon! Actually she has been back for 2 weeks. But so much things have been happening - Paper Polly, Family Day etc. etc. So I didn't have time to ask her to switch on the comp for me to upload the blog.

Anyway, now that her new collection is up, come to Paper Polly to support!!

 

Yes yes, I know I have tons of things to update here - her honeymoon, wedding tips, I will do so slowly and over time when I'm free k?

First up, let me share with you her wedding video - morning highlights, so that you can have a feel of how fun the morning was!
And of course, I was the star of the morning! Almost stole the limelight from my Goddess! Enjoy~

Wedding Tips & Advice: Wedding Sites

Before my Goddess goes on her honeymoon, lemme do another quick tip! 

Tip #2: Subscribe to Wedding RSS feeds to get loads of beautiful inspirations for your own wedding. And my Goddess' shortlisted faves?

Wedding Tips & Advice: Photography

Been wanting to pen this down for the longest time, but either I'm too busy or too lazy, lol. Well, a few things that happened recently that reminded me again to post these thoughts, somewhat to share with you my Goddess weddings and her hard work and thoughts behind it, and more importantly, to share with people who are reading this out there, some tips and advice on planning a wedding.

A wedding is the most special day in a girl's life.

Ok, maybe not too everyone, but most girls, like 90%? And that excludes pregnancy and giving birth cos that usually comes later.

So with that being said, everyone wants to have a unique and special wedding that represents the couple, and is owned by the couple. So moral of the story? Don't be lazy. Use some of your brain juices. If you don't have much of that, do some work and research. There's so many good resources out there that you can get inspirations from. Friends may be a good source of inspiration, but I would say, go beyond that. I'm sure you do not want to be seen in the same thing by common friends, lest to be called a pirate or a cat?

So here's to the main and most important part of this post. Some suggestions and advice on wedding ideas and resources:

Beautiful Wedding + Perfect Mascara

My Goddess and the Horny Devil attended one of the most beautiful weddings ever. Think it should be most girls dream come true.

First it was a march down the isle of Chijmes.

Engagement Shoot - The Thoughts behind the Shoot

My Goddess spent a lot of time, in fact months researching for the Horny Devil and her wedding, including the engagement shoot, so as to make the wedding as near-perfect to her dream wedding as possible.
Around 2 years before their wedding, my Goddess decided to sign on La Belle Couture. LBC was selected for a few reasons:

1. The gowns are those simple elegant kind that my Goddess is looking for. No over-the-top drama mama please.
2. The photography style and layout is conteporary, lifestyle and casual. No "look into the air and smile" for the both of them, or the heavily photoshopped and dreamy background.
3. Their service is good - friendly but not pushy.
4.And most importantly, the package price is very worth it - just slightly over $3k with AD photography included!

There were a few concepts that the couples did for their shoot. Amongst which, my mostest favouritest is the "Eat rice, do housework concept".

I only eat rice, you only do housework
The last time when I wrote about their engagement shoot, I wasn't joking when I said my Goddess dressed up as an Ah Soh with rollers all around her head.

It all started with this modern day fairy tale article that they saw online some time back. It was so hilarious and yet a good portrayal of how life will actually turn out to be.