Wedding Preparation, Huh?

Alhamdulillah dear is getting better..thanks soo much for those who had supported me, giving me tips and pray for him to get better. =D. I really appreciate that. So, let's get move on.

Yesterday Nazrul had his wedding reception at his place in Kuantan. I still remember he asked me about what he should do to prepare for the wedding. That was few weeks ago.

Well.. I've been thinking of few things. You know, I still remember the to-do-list me n dear had for our wedding preparation. It's a book actually. Consist of EVERYTHING about the preparation, from the budget to the list of hantarans, the list of tailors, few choices, wedding packages, caterer, make-up and lot more. Here are few things I share with Nazrul and I wanna share with you too.

~Your Last Minute eh, Final Check-up List~

1. Sijil kebenaran nikah luar kawasan (if any of the bride or groom is from the different countries or state).
   
   
   
2. Bride, please do the make-up testing, even if you have to pay an extra money. Remember, we only marry once and of course we want to look super gorgeous~
   
   
   
3. Test baju - a week before the wedding (kot-kot makin moncet ke..)
   
   
   
4. Check and do a follow up regarding the table decoration - i.e. colour of the skirting, table cloth and everything. Make sure the colour matches your theme colour..(which happen during my time. sampai petang nak nikah tu my mom paksa dorang tukar balek kaler skirting. I asked for pink colour and believe me, they brought pink skirting and peach table cloth!! bodo dorang. *emo sat*)
   
   
   
5. Make sure the door gift are ready weeks before your ceremony. Don't do it at the very last minute. Asingkan door gift for VIP, guests, kids (if you have any) so it is easier for your 'door gifter' to do their task.
   
   
   
6. Hantarans are ready at the earlier stage (except for the sirih junjung ke.. kek..cupcake..food as a conclusion). Jangan buat last minute, susa woo..
   
   
   
7. Fotostat ic the bride and groom.. Senang nanti masa nak akad nikah. Ouh, don't forget to prepare the pen with you as well as the original I.C.
   
   
   
8. Recheck and reconfirm the menu just to avoid any misunderstanding. And make sure they remember when and where your wedding reception will take place.
   
   
   
9. Prepare and discuss the tentative programme withe your other half and family. What time the groom will arrive, where will the akad nikah take place, should you makan first or merenjis first..detail everything out.
   
   
   
10. Make sure your MC or DJ REALLY understand your plan and PLEASE advice him about the song that you want him to play, when to play and when to stop and stuff like that. (it happened to me when the DJ didn't play the song that we requested and he said "Ouh, saya belom ready lagik.." and I said "WTF. Cant you hear to the kompang boy? Dorang dah start 'balun' kompang dah.. huh! Such an excuse!" And obviously I said it dalam hati..disamping muka yang berkerut-kerut tahan marah..eheh.. Mana boleyh groom muka masam on your wedding day and it just happend once in your life time kan..I just smiled and focused walking on the 'ailse'.. And of course, salam hatiku ini menyumpah seranah sanbil berkata "Siap ko nanti!" haha. Silly me..
    
    
    
11. Make sure the photographer, kompang or silat or anyone who is involve in the ceremony knows about your wedding reception. Remind them. Again, the "where, when and the details about the ceremony".. If possible, ask them to come for a rehearsal..just to make sure everything went well on the day itself.
    
    
    
12. If you plan to have majlis akad nikah at your house, please remind the kadi or imam. If the kadi or imam is not from your area (or qariah), please invite the imam and kadi from your own qariah. They hafta be there..(Imam kat umah ai majuk sebab pakcik ai amek kadi dari kawasan laen untuk nikahkan kitorang..hahaha. Sengal la imam merajuk~oopss..)
    
    
    
13. Most impomrtantly, you hafta have at least RM1k cash in your hand (spare je..). Diingatkan, CASH. Just in case ada any 'emergency'. =D
    

Sekian, may you have a wonderful wedding ahead~