#18 - What's new?

If you notice, the blog dah tukar baju. Sexy kan?

Thank you to Feeda, who suggested that i have a comment box so that you guys can comment on my entries.

Trust me, i did wanna work on that comment box ever since i used the previous blogskin.
But i couldn't tweak the html code for some odd reasons.

But when Feeda commented about the comment box, dengan pantas mak pi carik blogskin baru. haha

Aiyah.. sometimes i just need a push to just do something.
Bad, bad habit!

So there you go, i now have a comment box (at the end of every entry) and if you need to comment on anything or find out about anything, just leave me a comment. I will help you if i know the answer!

Alternately, i also rajin, i have set up an email account for this blog and that email account will also be used for me to email the wedding vendors so that i can keep all the quotations at just one email.

If you need to reach me privately, u can email me at bride.blogette@gmail.com

Love,
Dee

#17 - Oh, Mother Hen!

I was browsing through my picture folders and i saw pictures from the previous Hen Nights with my girlfriends. So far, three of my close girlfriends have got hitched and we never fail to organise Hen parties.

It can be a simple do' or an elaborate one. We just need a reason to celebrate!

WARNING: It's gonna be a lengthy post with loads of pictures cos after all, there are 3 Hen parties.

But if you are currently organising a hen party for your girlfriends or even yourself, you are welcomed to curik some idea! :)

The Hen parties are all clean fun so if you are expecting to see Male strippers etc, you are going to be quite dissapointed. hee.

1. Caca's Hen Party

Caca is one of my longest friend ever. We have known each other from Nursery.
We went to the same Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary School and remain friend's till now.
It has been about 21 years now? and counting!

We went to this Hotel at Balmoral Road called VIP Hotel which is a budget hotel at Orchard Road and not so sleazy. haha

The Theme is Pink Pajamas Party. We have to wear pajamas or sleepwear and it must be pink.
This was our first Hen Party so we kept it simple. It was just decoration, lotsa foods and games to keep us occupied. We also blasted music and had our own private party and annoyed the hotel staffs. It was really fun cos we started asking the bride-to-be really mushy and naughty questions. lol

Apart from that, we sure did a whole lot of camwhoring!

All my good friends!

♥ Me and the Bride-to-Be. ♥

Ever heard of naughty Scrabble? This is it!

The candles that accompanied our night.

♥ ♥ ♥

2. Nini Hen Night

Nini is one of my bestie. We have known each other from Secondary School, so it was really exciting to plan her Hen Party!

Since this was our 2nd Hen party, we decided to be more elaborate with the deco and the theme.
Read on to find out more.

We pasted lots of our pictures over the years together for memories sake. It was really nice to view old pictures and reminisce.

before

after

We decided to go with a somewhat "Bring-Your-Own" theme. But we must put on heavy makeup and wigs. That is why you see all of us like a drag queen. lol

me and oh-so-thick-makeup

me and the zombie-bride-to-be

i find this picture sangat freaky.

sar - arabic princess


finah - vampiress


nilam - the grecian goddess

nini - ju-on bride

dee - geylang hooker. lol

me and nilam.
i ♥ this wig. Contemplating to cut my hair like this.
but it will be very high-maintenance. le sigh.

3. Ira's Hen Party

Next up is Ira's Hen Party and this time round, we did a Spa Party instead at Spa Le Kraton.

It was a great spa experience but because we had to do our spa treatments and be quiet, it was not as fun as the previous two. However, we compensated with a great dinner and a talk-talk session at Vivocity. (you know yang kat rooftop.. aaaah sgt lah best. rasa mcm zaman muda dulu2, dok melepak sampai malam.)



The syiok thing about the Spa Party is that Spa Le Kraton actually closed the spa for 3 hours for us. So we were the only patrons there and we have total privacy and could do whatever we wanted to. If i can remember correctly, we only paid $98.00 for a 3hr treatment which consists of Spa, Body Scrub, ear candling and something else ah.. Cannot remember.

So that's it. the 3 Hen Parties i have organised for my girlfriends.

Tips for Hen Parties:

• Do something that you know you girlfriend will appreciate and not cringe when she has her surprise. For example, if you wanna call a male stripper, make sure she is up for it and her partner do not mind that much.
  
  
• Have a Theme Colour and make sure everyone follows!
  
  
• Keep it to a close circle friend if you wish to have some bonding time but do a large party if you know the bride-to-be is a Party chick!
  
  
• Research, research, research for the best Hen Night Package. If you want a spa package, make sure it has the things u want, like a body scrub etc but do ask if they are flexible with their package because not everyone will want the same package as you.
  
  
• Always pay for the bride-to-be. It is just a courtesy gift for her. However, do sit down with your other girlfriends and work out what would be the ideal budget.
  

With that, happy planning for your Hen Party!

#16 - sun.day

The boy and me love our weekends. We both work office hours and try to maximise our weekends as much as we can.

Over the Christmas weekend, we went to Kallang Leisure Park (KLP) cos they have Pastamania over there. (pretty stupid, if you ask cos our nearest Pastamani is actually CCK Lot 1!) but we wanted a change of environment, you see.

There was nothing much to shop over at KLP so we went over to the Arcade cos it has been a while kita main tembak-tembak.

After $10.00 worth of tokens, we left the place and wandered around and decided to go East Coast Park to watch the sunset.




Sometimes u don't need elaborate plans to enjoy weekends. You just need each other's company to be happy. :)

#15 - What abous us now?

Us.
Me and the Boy.

I can finally put a face to this blog. :)

#14 - Pocket full of flowers

The boy and I were talking about how our wedding would be like. Trust me, the boy does not talk about weddings very often because guys being guys, they don't really like weddings don't they. They are not fascinated with the colour scheme and what not's.

So when we were just sitting in the car, he was talking about the wedding decos etc.

I whooped silently and took the chance to bombard him with my wedding ideas. lol

As i have guessed, wedding planning will prove to be a difficult task.
He is kinda particular about things like colours etc.
His favourite is black, black and black and maybe also red.

There is no way i'm gonna have Black & Red for my wedding.
No offence to anyone having a Red & Black Wedding but it is just not me.

He does not like Pink while i Love Pink immensely.

So we have decided, it will be a bit of White, a little bit of Pink (only baby pink is allowed) and a little touch of black. I only allow a bit of black. No black Table or Chair Covers. lol.

I showed him Jentayu's website and while he love some of the deco, when i told him that their deco starts from $4500, i swear i saw him 'telan air liur'. Macam ada speech bubble kat atas kepala dia "$4500 tu aku boleh begi guitar fender 2 Biji ngan Amp sekali."

So i showed him Kasaisayang's website instead (and all these are done thru my iphone!)

He loved it! *happy dance*

Our Favourite Deco so far: The English Garden.

For more pictures of the deco, click here

However, i would prefer to have more pink! Maybe baby pink pillows?
See those Black Feathers? Itu pun jadi lah eh.. lol

Some other deco from them that I like are:

For more pictures of the deco, click here

This would be nice too but probably with Pink flowers instead!

Another colour i won't rule out would be Gold & Cream like this one.

For more pictures of the deco, click here

This would surely be a hit with our parents! :)

#13 - Parenting Fail.

Cute lah sangat.

#12 - Outdoor Locations for you Ma'am?

Siapa yang dah bosan dengan Majlis bawah block, angkat tangan!

Ok lah, actually i belom bosan sangat cos to me, majlis bawah block lah yang paling meriah.
But for those yang teringin nak buat lain dari lain. Check out this entry y'all. hee hee

Those that i have recce-ed before, i will let u all know where to download the rates etc ok.

Do take note though that i will only be featuring Venues that allows outside caterer or provides Halal Catering only. :)

First up, mestilah my Venue of choice:

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Bottle Tree Park
81 Lorong Chencharu (Yishun)
Singapore 769198
Office: 65 6759-5771
Contact Person: Dennis (dennis@bottletree.com.sg)
Website: Bottle Tree Website

Rates: S$400 per block of 4 hours. (Lake House)

They also so have various packages which you might want to look up.
Details of package can be downloaded HERE

They don't have much pictures of the Lake House on their website so u can actually view it HERE and HERE.

Apart from the Lake House, they also have other venues like the Sky Light Deck.
But i have no idea how it looks like or how much it is though!

If you are residing in the West area and you want something close to home, you can also try the next Venue(s).
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Chinese Garden | Japanese Garden
No.1 Chinese Garden Road
Singapore 619795
General Enquiries: JTC Contact Centre Hotline (1800-5687000)

Website: JTC Website

Rates: You can view the Rates in PDF format HERE

However, be warned that the Chinese & Japanese Garden is reallllly huge and parking spaces are quite far so it might be a bit of a walking distance.

I will be attending a wedding at Chinese Garden in January 2011. Will take loads of pictures for you guys ok!

If you all nak lagik kick, try lah kahwin atas kapal..

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Stewords Riverboat
31 Marina Coastal Drive
Berth 1, Marina South Pier
Singapore 018988
Contact: 6278 5775 | enquiry@riverboat.com.sg
Website: Riverboat Website

Venue Packages can be viewed HERE.
They allowed external catering only for Halal food and it must be from a certified caterer and there will be a 25% surcharge of your catering invoice.

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GardenAsia
240 Neo Tiew Crescent,
Singapore 718898 - Kranji Area
Contact: 6336 5881 | info@gardenasia.com
Website: GardenAsia Website

I lost the quotation they gave me previously but i know it's a bit on the high end side.
However, this would be perfect if you have a large no of guest or doing a combined wedding.
The downside is, dia peh tempat betul nya tempat jin bertendang.

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Fort Canning Park
Ms Jennifer Toh
Visitor Services Officer Executive
Tel: +65 6332 1200
Email: jennifer_toh@nparks.gov.sg
Website: Fort Canning Park

Fort Canning Park's Venue is quite affordable.

For outdoor venue, Fort Gate is at $600 per day but you would have to get in your own tent and that would probably cost you a fortune. (But u if you are good with research, u can get a good quotations!)

If you want to save the trouble and get an indoor venue, you can try The Gallery & Foyer which is only at $100 per hour. Jentayu Gallery loves to recommend their pengantins to hold their wedding there because the place is soooo nice. :)

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I would love to do at this place.
It is outdoor, garden setting and is sheltered, and cheap.

But it is so far! Pasir Ris... Hmmm.. If i tell my parents i wanna do it here, they probably will scream at me cos i do not have any relative staying at Pasir Ris. It will be such a hassle getting everyone coming here. boo hoo.


Piai Plaza - Pasir Ris Park
Pasir Ris Park Area 2
Ms Yvonne Chee
Contact: 6585 1229

Website: Pasir Ris Park Website

The rate is only S$680.00 for this space. Murah kan!!!
Nak suruh Nparks buat something similar kat west area ah! hmmph!

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There will be more outdoor venues featured here or if you have any that you wish to share share, let me know! :)