MUA for my wedding day

YES! I am now Mrs Huang! Just had a tiring weekend due to our wedding, but it was all worthwhile!

Actual Day MUA

Previously I did not dare to recommend the MUA i chose because i do not know if she is good or not? But after reviewing a full list of MUAs, I chose Shanice Makeup & Hairstyling after looking through her extensive portfolio on her Facebook page! I love the contrast of her before and after makeup photos! I love how natural the brides look after the makeup! I love the designs of her hairdo!

Most importantly, Shanice is VERY professional, here's a few examples:
1) She reached EARLY on my wedding day (but sat in her car till i texted her because she didn't want to disturb me).
2) She brought her own lighting for the makeup which is why I got to enjoy my makeup in my air-conditioned room at my own comfort (my sis told me her bestie had to do her bridal makeup in the living room because of the bad lighting in the room). This is how fortunate I am!

3) Shanice uses spray makeup for my foundation which makes my makeup light and comfortable! During my shortlisting of MUAs, other MUAs charge extra for spray makeup ok! I have the tendency to get deep laughing/ smiling line mark (微笑纹) due to my way of smiling which will be VERY obvious if i have thick makeup. Guess what? I didn't have that on my wedding day ;p

4) Shanice managed to settle my very fussy mum who have had a bad haircut 3 days before my wedding! THUMBS UP FOR HER! She dolled up my mum and made my mum VERY happy the whole day! My mum was so 神采飞扬 as if she is the main lead of the wedding hahahas! She is VERY satisfied with Shanice!

And yes, hiring Shanice is the BEST decision i have made my whole wedding! She is patient, meticulous and very skillful. I looked super gorgeous and received lots of praises from my relatives, friends and of course.. my hubby ;p

As I have just changed my job a month ago, i was pretty tied down with all the wedding preparation and job transition stuff. Hence i was not able to fix a date for my trial makeup and hairdo. But having full confidence in Shanice's ability, I was not the least bit worried.

Do consider getting Shanice as your MUA and you will NOT regret!

Accessories

As i had a particular look/ requirement that i want, i had purchased my wedding hair accessories on Taobao! It wasn't cheap but i was lazy to mail back the rented accessories to Shanice so i bought my own. The quality is good and its very pretty!

Why i chose gold accessories to match my white gown?
i have a pair of golden dragon/ phoenix bangles that i HAD to wear for my wedding so i wanted my hair accessories to match my bangles.  Pretty right? ;D

Unfortunately I bought way too many hair accessories and did not get to use most of it (talking about being budget but yet overspending ;p). Sold them at a discounted price to a BTB just yesterday since i have no use for it anymore hahas.

I also bought a set of hair accessories for my floral gown (exact same one i wore for my pre-wedding shoot). Its so pretty!!

I'm selling the set of 3 pins for $18 and the set of 2 hair accessories for $25.

Do send me an email if you are keen to get them (:

I am also selling my SUPER long bridal veil for $20. Soft and good quality!

Its a dual layer classic veil that is 77cm on the front and 2.2m at the back. Perfect for the kind of wedding where the groom will have to unveil the bride :D Its going for $20!

My advice to BTBs if you keen to get hair accessories on taobao is… go for reputable shops and don't go for cheap hair accessories. It's important to have good quality ones that will complement your overall look on your big day. I bought a cheap hair accessory and had the biggest regret of my life when the crystals are falling out when i got them hahahas. So reminder my dearest BTBs, go for quality since these things don't cost you an arm or a leg.

<3

Wedding Angbao Box

I have been searching high and low for a wedding angbao box for my wedding day.
As per usual i would want something that is unique and nice for my wedding ;p

All these are pretty angbao boxes but I wanted something that is more out of the box.

IM-perfection has these GORGEOUS wedding angbao boxes that i really like! Chio right?
I think i read somewhere that the rental cost about $150? But i don't really remember...
However I think the price is out of my budget so no point asking/:

Carousell is selling a postbox angbao box for approximately $60, also a little on the high side /:
Wanted to buy a second hand one from another bride on forum but i could only deal on weekend as she stay at the other side of singapore. In the end, she sold it to someone else ):

Taobao is selling some pretty unique ones which caught my attention!

The red post box with stand: $250RMB = approximately $57SGD
The london post box (1.2m): $418RMB = approximately $95SGD
The white angbao box with stand: $106RMB = approximately $24SGD
The envelope mailbox: $224RMB = approximately $51

I have not yet decided on my angbao box...
Any one have any idea how to make a special angbao box or where to buy one for less than $30? /:

Anyway I have set up an email account for this blog! ;p
If you guys have questions/need any assistance, please don't feel paiseh/shy to contact me!
E.g. If you want to taobao something but don't know the translation I may be able to help LOL (i try lah!)
I may not be able to give immediate response, but i will try to respond when I'm free (:

Guest book for wedding day

Hello Hello!

I just bought something recently and I'm so EXCITED to share with you what I have bought ;D
I was thinking of setting up a special guestbook for my guests to sign off on my wedding day. Typical books are boring~~ so I decided to look for something special!

What's my criteria?
1) Unique
2) Can be used/kept for display when I get my own house
3) Customizable

With all these criteria in place, I shortlisted a few wedding guest "book" hees!

1) Canvas signing

Cute? Able to customize your name, wedding date AND EVEN WEDDING PHOTO into the canvas! Very unique right? You can totally frame it up after your wedding with the signature of all the people who came to give you their blessings!

Best of all, how much does it cost? $95RMB = approx. $22 (300 guests) for a high quality customizable canvas wedding sign off that you can frame up and put in your future home!

 

2) Frame up the blessings (Buy here, here and here)

This is my FAVOURITE!
You can customize engravings, the design, wooden chip shape, colour of background, colour of chips, wordings etc etc! This would be a very pretty centre piece for your house!
The only bad thing is that this is quite expensive~ approximately $120 to $140 for 300pax!
Lesser pax would be cheaper of course (: But they also have paper kind which is much cheaper!

So this is where Carousell comes into place!

 





I bought this for $50 from carousell! Its not the cheapest thing (or in the best condition) but its so nice and I have been eyeing this on Taobao for more than 3 months (too expensive for me to bear to buy from Taobao). I'm still very satisfied with it though it cost me $50! A little heart pain... It can be used for up to 240 guests o! (:

Suddenly I feel a bit 败家女 hahahas!
Saved abit here and there and end up spending so much on this ;p

Part 1: Choosing our lunch caterer

Hi there!

Being a KIASU KIASU bride, I have decided to start sourcing for our wedding lunch caterer early even though our church wedding will only be at the end of the year.

Before I start searching, I would of course have to understand what kind of expectations/ requirements do my fiancé and me have. Here's the list that we both agreed on:
1) Food quantity must be suffice to feed our guest
2) Food must not be the typical Chinese buffet but something more modernized
3) Buffet set-up must be presentable
4) Budget of maximum $25 per pax

So with all these criteria in place, I started looking in forums for recommendations.
As I will only be having a wedding lunch reception in my church, I started looking at which caterers are more popular for church receptions. I shortlisted 2 caterers namely Purplesage and Rasel Catering.

I sent an enquiry to both and waited for their response.
Received both caterer's response on the 2 February.
Somehow Rasel's email went into my junk mail and I had to get them to resend on 4 February which they promptly did. Purplesage email attachment somehow was missing from the email and when I requested them to resend, I dont seem to have gotten the attached documents from them.

On top of that, after looking at the menu that Rasel sent me, i have decided to go ahead with Rasel Catering!

Why did I choose Rasel?
1) Rasel has a special menu for church buffet and lunch reception
2) Their menu looks pretty appetizing for us.
3) Their decorations looks pretty presentable (fresh floral centerpiece) with 3 themes to choose from
4) They have lots of experience catering for our church
5) Their sales manager Elsie is prompt to respond to my enquiries

So for less than $25, we will be getting the Church Gold Buffet Reception Package.

Not bad right? Pretty value for money :D

So as per my detail-orientated character, I have to ask, ask and ask to ensure all the details are in place LOL.
- I will have a complimentary food tasting session for 6 dishes
- 2 uniformed personnel as I will be ordering for 180 pax
(1 uniformed personnel will be allocated for every 100 pax)
- Buffet set-up split into 2 sets to ease the flow
- Able to change to dishes I don't like (Elsie will propose alternatives!)

Bee and I love spicy food (but of course we have to cater some food for our non-spicy loving guest/children). As Bee is from a peranakan background, we specially chose dishes like nonya laksa, lamb rending etc... something a little special for our special day ;p

Elsie very nicely recommend us to order for lesser pax first and add on later as our guest list is not confirmed yet. Payment is pretty fuss free but... there was a small glitch during invoicing.

We nearly got overcharged by $1000 LOL.
Luckily I checked and tallied the sums before paying.
So please please please always check your invoice!

Overall, our interaction now with Rasel is pleasant!
Will update part 2 after our food tasting ;D