Thanks to our parents, friends (especially Ric & Karen for being our emcees!), bosses & colleagues (for allowing me to take 1 month off!!), relatives (especially my uncle for all the help and support that he gave us) , the wonderful photographers, KC & Gideon, who captured the beauty and essence of our matrimony, and last but not least, Caroline from Silhouette and Gin (MUA),the most doting designer and MUA one could ever have.

I love flowers so I had two hand bouquets and a vase filled with fresh blooms for my hair. I absolutely fell in love with the Eustomas in my hair and the black beauty roses (JW’s parents claim they look chao ta) with vintage polka dot ribbons. I have been told several times that I am such a “drama queen” because of my seemingly unconventional sense of bridal fashion, make-up, hair, right down to my choice of flowers.

I think the typical princessy sweetie pie bridal look is too boring, although many would say that’s the exact look that I’m suited for. Er, but what’s the point of paying someone to style my hair and do my make-up if I can achieve the same look myself with just a little more effort?

That was why I went for smoky eyes and big hair for my second march-in look. On hindsight, I think it was a rather controversial choice, but I threw caution to the wind and achieved what I set out to do. I wanted to look different and I personally think the look was very glamourous indeed. Like what JW said in his speech, I look deceivingly sweet, but beneath that sweet exterior lies someone with a completely different personality (ok la there’s still some sweetness in me I guess).

Here’s my hair ( If I were given a second chance, I would still have this updo!). Thanks WQ for the pic haha:

Before we hop on the plane for our honeymoon this Thurs, here’re some photos from the morning highlights, courtesy of Gideon, the very good looking photographer 😉 — I know someone is very smitten with him hahaha :

JW got drunk on our wedding night, despite only drinking two glasses of red wine. He was as red as a beetroot and talked very loudly to everyone around him.

In all, he puked about 10 times in the suite. 5 times in the toilet bowl and the remaining 5 times in the basin. HAHA

Before my memory fails me, here are some of the other silly things that he did:

1) Before the 2nd march-in, he went up to the suite to look for me, but instead of opening the door to the suite, he happily walked past our suite and even waved hello to our banquet manager, Fandi, who was stationed outside our door. -_-“””

The best part? He hadn’t drunk any alcohol then.

2) He addressed me as his girlfriend VERY LOUDLY although we just had our solemnization ceremony after the 1st march-in. He had already drank perhaps 1 glass of wine at this point?

3) He passed a stalk of red rose to a girl (apparently his childhood playmate) right under my nose!! Shame on you!!!:P

He had about 2 glasses by then, but so did I!!! And I downed two full glasses of red wine because a) his climbing buddies decided to toast me, and b) he couldn’t finish the glass of wine given by my dear sisters jun, tian & reyna hahaha. I even received a round of applause from his relatives seated at the adjacent table after I downed the 2nd glass of wine in about 10 secs max. I think after these two incidents, nobody would ever dare to toast me again. HAHA!!

4) When the banquet manager and coordinator sent the food up to our suite and informed us about breakfast the next morning, JW suddenly sprang out of bed and asked them “What breakfast? What time is breakfast? I want to have breakfast tomorrow morning you know.”

They looked at him , speechless.

Before we knew it, JW quickly added “I think I need to puke now” and then off he dashed to the toilet at lightning speed.

They had barely recovered from the shock when I told them to ignore him. 😛

5) Last but not least, for all of the above that you did, OJW, my dear husband, you’re going to buy me a Chanel 2.55 when we’re in Paris!!!!

*evil laughter*

We’re getting hitched this Saturday! Time flies.

I have been telling JW that we’re very fortunate to have secured the attendance of our interior designer, curtain maker, bridal designer, make-up artist and even the solemnizer at our wedding banquet.

I guess after working together for so long, our relationship with all the above-mentioned professionals has blossomed into friendship (except for 2 of them who’re actually JW’s neighbours 😉 ).

How I wish I could get married every month. Seriously, I’ve never felt better. Besides amending the guest list, all I’ve been doing the past few days is eat, sleep, check out our new house and catch up with old friends. Most importantly, I finally have time away from work!

Under normal circumstances, I may still have to go back to work even if I’m on leave, and I usually get countless work-related smses or phone calls. Well, I still get the smses, but I hope they’ll diminish as the days go past :P.

I’m quite burnt out already ok…juggling work, wedding and reno prep all at the same time! It’s time they gave me a break.

Anyway, here’re some updates on the reno. I’ve been reading so many interior design magazines and blogs that I feel like a pseudo interior designer. I even contemplated taking up a course on interior design. Talk about 走火入魔.

The cute baroque-inspired side tables. There’s one on each side of the bed. I love these to bits!

I was thinking of making this pair my wedding shoes, but is it too simple you think?

Ok I think the bf is going to kill me now.

Time to dodge. 😛

What I really didn’t like though was the budget terminal. My friend CH warned me about the state of the terminal the day before I left. In his exact words, “wah good luck, you will understand why it’s called budget terminal when you see it.”

Thanks to him, I was prepared for the worst. Images of decaying walls and a dilapidated visage with cockroaches scampering across the floors flooded my mind.

To be honest, the condition of the terminal was quite tolerable by my standards, but what really irked me was the lame tagline, “Budget Terminal. Enjoy the difference.” Check it out in the picture below:

Like hello?? Are you trying to suan me?! This has got to be sarcasm at its best.

After checking into Metropark Hotel, we spent the rest of the day exploring the place by foot. Got lost in one of the underground carparks which had so many exits that we were nearly trapped.

One of the famous casino hotels, Wynn.

This was also where we took some of our casual shots at night.

The air-con in the Singing Bean cafe was too hard for us to resist. Surprisingly, the cafe served really tasty creme brulee too.

Apparently, the coffee beans from this cafe are “nourished with Mozart music to foster their unique flavours”. How bizzare….I have only heard of pregnant ladies listening to Mozart music to enhance their babies’ brain development. Er.. coffee beans have brains too?
Day 2: Hong Kong

Took a ferry to Hong Kong for some dim sum at Sweet Dynasty (very good I must say!!) and shopping. Actually, it was a 6-hour long shopping marathon, with me ending up with 1 big bag of goodies from Sasa and 3 humongous bags of clothes from H&M. Enough said.

Day 3 & 4: Photoshoot in Macau

Well, you’ve already seen some of the fab photos 🙂 Here’re some shots of an old style cafe where we took our casual photos.

Day 5: Macau – Last day
Spent the last few hours at the Venetian. The decor reeked of opulence, so much so that I thought it was rather contrived. That however, did not stop me from taking photos. 😛

No makeup except for eyeliner and mascara. 😉 Had enough of makeup during the 2 days of shooting.

I really enjoyed the trip, thanks to JW for his amusing antics and great company, as well as to our fabulous photographer and make-up artist. They were the ones who made this trip special. 😉

So amazing right, especially for someone like me who shuns the sun like a vampire. Here’s a sneak preview of some of the shots taken.

Most of the following pictures were taken in a village in the outskirts of Macau, where the most delectable portuguese egg tarts are found. In case you are wondering, the Lord Stow’s Bakery here has some of the best portuguese egg tarts.

Anyway, back to the photos..I’ve never seen myself looking this moody in photos before, but I must say this look is growing on me.

Oh, did I also mention that my hair might frighten the faint-hearted? So drama..haha but I asked for it. I’m always game for a makeover. 😉