their time to tie the KNOT! finally!!!

the anticipation of Aaron and Becky's wedding was building up since we (the bridesmaids) went to the tailors to make our bridesmaids bajus... then it was Becky's Hen's Night... and finally! THE DAY has come!

so since (as always) there's last minute touch ups to do, we all met at Becks place, then headed for dinner, then back again to finish up everything. from the games for the hengtais in the morning, to finishing the bridesmaids flowers, last briefing by the Maid of Honour. we planned for the bride to sleep at 10pm but obviously THAT didn't happen! lol... but we eventually all slept at around midnight or so...

the morning started early. i was incharge of bringing the bride to France Taipe for hair and make-up and back to the hse to get ready for the boys! boy i was excited!! i never experienced the chimui-hengtai event before! :D was kinda nervous driving the bride, u know... THE BRIDE!! i mean if anything went wrong??? choi choi... FORTUNATELY by God's grace, nothing happened :) and back at the hse, the hayvok started, everyone was dressing up, makeup and hair, baju issues, and trying to get everything done! boys were early and they had to wait for us.. hahahah

then the games started!! lol... it had got to do with some shots, some sticks, bananas, gummy bears, cream, singing and wriggles... (let your mind go wonder.. hahaha) was too crowded and well i couldn't take pics.. too much going on! anyway there were to official photog around so yea... :)

surprisingly the games ended early and there was more than enough time for the photogs to get some shots of the couple and with the bridesmaids too :) managed to get a few taken then when it was not so busy in the house.

time had come and everyone started to leave the house to the church. we were quite early too. so managed to get some pics taken and could see the grooms side all getting anxious! hahaha the church setup was lovely and the ceremony was lovely!!

i loved the flower deco for the brides bouquet and the car deco! loved the flowers they used, unique to the normal roses and the car deco was lovely!! love the one sided vines! so after the ceremony and refreshments at the church hall... the couple had some shots taken in church.. can't wait to see em!

there were some hours inbetween the ceremony and the dinner, so everyone went back and managed to get some rest. the night was expected to be filled with happenings and hayvokness!! not to mention great laughs too! the deco in the hall was just awesome!! loved the two backdrop designs as well! i'll let the pics explain the night :)

maid of honour getting ready with her speech..

Becky's 1st friend in Std1 gave a heartwarming speech on how they met and the times they went through and lots of "warnings" given to Aaron for their future .. hahahha and then it was Rosie's time for her speech, Becky reacted and "helped" Rosie out so that she can be heard... no one knew bout this!! great speech to the both of you!!

the bridesmaids all changed to their own baju's after the walk in to the ballroom and everyone had a great time eating, dancing, drinking... then there was throwing of the bouquet (nope i didn't get it), throwing of the garters... and more merry making after that. the after-party party was up at the suite and more merry making was done....

the groom was out (pic showing the groom appreciating his photog), the maid of honour was out too and many more others! surprisingly some had energy to go to McD's for supper! lol! and i heard the party continued in other suites as well!

it was a great nite, with familiar faces, mutual friends, old and new friends... well what can you say, AWESOME COUPLE = AWESOME WEDDING = AWESOME TIME!!!

lots of hugs to you Aaron and Becky for your union in marriage and for all the years of friendship! wishing you the best in your future as husband and wife! God Bless!! xoxo

Becky's Hen's Party - Sept 2010

we all got excited when we heard Aaron and Becky was to get married, and that when the bridesmaids were identified, we all started planning!! dress designs, colour, meetings with the bride, hen's do planning (which by the way, the maid-of-honour planned it - good job Rosie!)... everyone was all hoo haa-ing about :)

the time came and it was set, serviced apartment booked, deco done, reservations for massage and dinner done, cake done, annual leaves applied AND approved done. we were all ready to party!!

so first of, we all met at the apartment, Rosie was early to set it up, some came a lil earlier before the bride to help complete the prep and then the bride came. to her surprised she didn't expect the decorations! there were cake cutting (no pic of cake as it's kinda an erotic one - by yours truely), gift giving (lingerie to be precise) and "crowning" of the bride-to-be

then we all headed towards Deluxious for a relaxing massage. first we were given warm tea, brief explanation of the massage and off we went to get pampered for an hr. then Rosie went to set up the dinner table downstairs.

after the massage, we all got ready in our pretty flowery dresses and wristbands and headed for dinner. we were all hungry! when we got in the private room, we were all surprised by Rosie's talent of decorating the table! with centre pieces, place settings, flowers here and there, a jar for love notes, ribbons and gifts for all of us from the bride! so sweet!! thanks Becky!!

we finally decided on what to eat, some were nice, some were ok-only... but because we were there talking and eating and talking.. those who were hungry (yea the portions were abit smaller than usual) were not in the end. then we had to write love notes, wishes, and blessings for the couple and place it in the jar. what a lovely idea! the bride then gave us the green light to open our presents! yippie! it was an air-fragrance flower thingy where it soaks the liquid scent and the fragance evaporates through the flower.. interestingly nice :) thanks Becky!

after dinner, more picture taking before we head out to party!

before heading out, we all discussed on how to get the hen's night sponsored. eventually we came to the idea of selling Becky's kisses for RM10 !! and she was game for it! cool!!! so we headed to Soho (upstairs) where we know we'd find some familiar faces to gain some support. true enough, we saw the grooms friends!! i know, we all went "oh no! is aaron coming? is this his bachelor nite as well?" but in the end it was NOT his bachelor night and he didn't come. so we got his friends and the familiar faces we found that night to give us support! we had strangers joining in the fun too! Becky earned RM80!!! dun play play yo!!

after the night out, we were all tired, we headed back to the appartment, some tipsy, some not. we had more wine, changed to our pjs and continued to chat till about 4am or so.. can't remember. it was great!

we all pakat-ed to get up early to head for breakfast somewhere but in the end, i think we only left the apartment around 10-ish am ahhahahah fail.com! and by the time we decided on a place to "brunch" it was nearly 12pm! yeah.. breakfast it seems! lol

we went to Soul Kitchen for brunch, most of us were our first times there. nice cosy place to hang out with your friends for long chats. food was fusion and limited. i believe everyday the menu changes? not sure. they even have a pet dog hanging around the cafe! how cute! feels like home! those who needed coffee had coffee, then we had pasta, sandwiches and more pasta i think. would love to go back there again to try.

after that we all went our way back home to catch some sleep :) hehehe and that's how we celebrated Becky's Hen's night 24hrs of girly things :) hope you enjoyed yourself Becky!! *huggies*

*oh if you want to order erotic cakes/cupcakes, send your email to shimmering.oven@gmail.com to get ideas and quotations :) thank you

Cheryl & Edzil - 101010

Cheryl and Edzil's church wedding was held at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Penang. it was quite an exciting day as family from all over the world flew in for this event. the 6 children of Gerry Reutens were all united again for this wedding.

pics here are just the cream of the crop, most of you would have see it in FB and in Photobucket. here are the links - Church & Dinner... dont' forget clips on YouTube as well!! :D

my dad, the commentator

the bestmen

walking down the isle

the bridesmaids

"you may kiss the bride"

then after the wedding ceremony, we all headed towards the cafeteria of the church for some refreshments/light lunch. food was good :) yum yum and that was when the cousins started to "pimp" the bridal car for their getaway! lol

later that evening, after everyone has got some rest and changed, the dinner reception was held at the ballroom of Cititel Hotel, Penang. the hotel did a lovely job in decorating the hall. and what made it more special? an painting of the couple by Aunty Esther :D

there were 2 lovely performances by 2 lovely people, Cheryl's friend from Japan that played the ukelele and our wonderful cousin, Kevin, came all the way from Sydney!

both parents dancing the night away....

the family yam-seng-ing together ... a few times actually! LOL

and the night continued with more dancing, macarena-ing and karaoke-ing till time was up and had to go. it was a great nite, lots of food, people, family and laughter.

Wishing Cheryl and Edzil all the best in your new life together and hope to see some juniors soon! :D