call me...mrs mcdreamy (Part 1)

we did it!
we got hitched!

despite the deeply intense & stressful days leading to "the" day, it turned out to be a beautifully imperfect wedding.

over the months of preparation, i kept myself mostly uninvolved. simply because i did not want to stress myself out by being petty over everything.

i chose the colour theme, settled my outfits and make up, and the photographer for that day.
i left the rest in mrs mumsie's able hands.

31 july 2008 - i woke up feeling tired. spent the last 2 days getting the wedding room ready. the curtain & bedding lady kinda screwed up the bedspread. it ended up looking rather plain and...ugly. so, had no choice but to shop around for a new duvet cover.

it wasn't a typical malay wedding room, where usually there will be a dramatic backdrop, with swaths of cloth falling everywhere. not to mention heavy embroidery or brocade...and the bling bling!

i was going more for the english look. off-white lace trimmed bedding, plush pillows & cushions, cream curtains, accented with the natural dark brown of the furniture and a rich dark brown bed runner. played with flower arrangements by the bed side, on the bed (on the runner) and on the coffee table. i managed to find fake ivy/vine, which i draped on the headboard.

all in all, the room looked very pretty (thank God!)

because i looked so tired, i thought i'd pamper myself by doing a mani & pedi. oh, and also because my nails looked a bit ghastly. i didn't want to put on the traditional henna. so i spent a good 2 hours at the curve doing my nails.

when i got back, there was nothing much else to do. so, just rested...had a leisurely long shower at 5pm (make up artist coming at 6pm). at this point of time, i still did not feel anything. neither excited nor nervous. just anxious for it all to be over.

sharon wei (wedding isle) was my makeup artist...and i thought she did a beautiful job! though mr popsie tends not to agree...he thinks the makeup is too heavy. he is just not used to seeing me that way.

when she was just about done with my hair, i realised that it was only 1/2 an hour more before he arrives with his entourage.

THEN, i started freaking out.
heavy breathing.
beads of sweat on my forehead and top lip (can't see it though, cause the layer of makeup was quite thick).
felt like peeing, shitting and puking at the same time.

they arrived.
i was asked to go down to sit at the dais (a little platform).

the formalities went on...and finally. it was the moment of truth...
i held my breath as mr popsie said,

"aku nikahkan kamu mcdreamy dengan anak aku miss suzie wong dengan mas kahwin 88 ringgit, tunai"
(i betroth you, mcdreamy with my daughter miss suzie wong with a dowry of 88 ringgit, cash)

and mcdreamy replies...

"aku terima nikah miss suzie wong dengan mas kahwin 88 ringgit, tunai"
(i accept the betrothment of miss suzie wong with a dowry of 88 ringgit, cash)

and he did it in one breath!
Note: Tradition states that the groom must be able to cite the above in one breath, without hesitation.

and that was that! we are married and i am officially known as mrs mcdreamy...:)

funnily enough, i didn't cry (expected full on bucketful of tears...). only started crying when i hugged mr popsie. i think it was because it went by so fast. :)

our lovely friends were there...clad in green (the ladies on my side) and in blue (the boys...and ladies from his side)...

all in all...it was a joyous occasion...we were both really happy (and tired!)...

Next - Reception in Shah Alam