Weddings

Firstly, I'm not getting married. Just to get things right. HAHA

I'm writing this post because...no reasons. Just feel like it. I'm sure all girls have had their own ideal weddings that they'd fantasized about. Be it with their current boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, no boyfriends, even girlfriends. Let's be open about it. I'm not homophobic and I'm very happy for those who dare to show their love even though it's not accepted by the public in my society. 

Since I'm in this line (makeup), I'm naturally exposed to these stuff more than my peers of my age. I will try to expose myself to trends related to weddings as well. I love weddings. I am those kind of girls who will tear when I see people read their vows and exchange the rings. Even if it's just a drama. Yes. Emotional. But doesn't this make me more than suitable for my job? I love these happy endings, or should I say happy beginnings? 

Fairy tales always picture weddings as the happily ever after endings but to me, it's actually the start of something new. And before this new beginning, there are so many things to take care of. You have pre-wedding photography, rental of gowns and tuxedos, makeup and hairstyles, booking of restaurants or hotels, invitation cards designs, sending out the cards, wedding vows, decorations, deciding who to invite, whether to engage wedding planners....the list goes on and on and on.... But one thing you don't need to take care of is that you've already confirmed your other half. Finding the right person saves you half the work. Don't you agree? 

Just so you know, all these photos were taken from Pinterest.com. Awesome picture sharing site.  I'm just going to share about my ideas of a perfect wedding I would like to have in the future for now. Might be doing a post every year since there's always new things popping up. GREEDY!

1: Finding Mr. Right. I'm quite sure I've found mine. Have you? Everyone has their own love stories and I'm sure they're all beautiful in their own ways. For mine, we have some discrepancy on how we met. I thought the first time we met was in the Staff room when I was introduced to the other relief teachers but his version was that he saw me in the lift or coming out of the lift (I can't remember). He even remembered what I wore. I don't remember at all. But that's the fun part of how you got noticed but doesn't know it right? 

I thought this was a really cute one, Bride, Groom, Bridesmaid. Can add the Best Man in?

2: I must get a super good photographer to take really nice photos since I'm only going to get married once. I want to think it's going to be once but people do get married more than once nowadays. Regarding this, I'm so happy I'm going to be MUA when I graduate! I'll be working with so many photographers and I'm sure I'll find one whose style I really love. Perks of my job!!! YAY!!! 

3: Wedding vows. I guess this would be the hardest part for me since it's usually in English and my ang mo is really berry berrrryyyy lan de leh. HAHA! But, thanks to google, we can always look for inspirations online. Otherwise, I can speak in Mandarin. But I doubt he'll understand if in the end, that person who's standing beside me is him. He is a potato-kid, if you get what I mean. 

So, one example for you that I copied from a website:

Wedding vows for her -

I've been dreaming having a man like you since I was a little girl. You came into my life, and made all my dreams come true. I love you more than words can possibly say, and vow to cherish every moment we share for the rest of our lives. You are my lover, my best friend, and now....my husband. I am so lucky to have you in my life, and I will love you forever.

I can't believe this day is finally here! Thank you for being the man that you are, and for loving me the way you do. I promise to make you happy, to always be there when you need me, and to support you no matter what you do. I am so excited to see what the future hold for us, and promise that no matter what it brings....we'll always be together. This is my vow to you.

I'm so proud to accept you as my husband. I vow to support and encourage you. To love you with all of my heart for the rest of our lives. I promise to be there in good times, and in bad, and to support you in every situation. I vow to never let anything come between us, and to put you before anyone else. From this point on, YOU ARE MY LIFE. I give you all my love, all my life, now and forever.

You are everything I have ever wanted in a man, and I feel so lucky to be standing here with you today. I love absolutely everything about you. The way you laugh, your smile, the way your eyes sparkle when we're together....the way you make me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. You are the most important person in the world to me, and I promise to love you forever.

Today, I take you to be my husband. This will be a day that we will remember for the rest of our lives. I vow to love you and cherish you. To treat you with respect and cherish every moment we spend together. I promise to take care of you in good times, and in bad. To support you, and guide you, and be the best wife that I can. I vow to share life's achievements and success, as well as the disappointments and hardship. I vow all of these things from this day forward.

4: Wedding Gown. This is one of the MOST IMPORTANT thing. You want to look your best on your wedding day. Like I said, you only get married once, or at least think this way, get the gown that suits you best and one that will make you feel super comfortable and beautiful! Don't get one that other people say it's nice but deep inside, you hate it. For me, I'm going to try on so many bridal gowns that I'll be so tired to stand. Ok, if you don't like the style in that store, move on. Or, you can always browse wedding magazines for ideas. You can also design one if you're a designer. Awwww that'll be so cool right? It's one and only! In any case, the picture on top is one of my must have as well. I mean the photo style.

5: Wedding Invitations. This is another very very important thing as well! The design of the wedding invitation has to be unique! The usual ones in SG are so boring. I especially hate those that are in BRIGHT RED! I'm sure I'm in good hands for this since my bestie Serene Chua has promised to design my invites for me when I get married and I will do her makeup for her. Love to have friends like that. Day-dream together. HAHAHA!!!

 6: Venue & Decorations. After picking a venue, I'm so in love with the idea of having a beach wedding or anything outdoorsy but Singapore is too hot. Everyone is going to get all sticky and sweaty. So usually, the norms for Singaporean Chinese is to hold the banquet in a hotel ballroom. I don't really fancy this kind of big and grand wedding. I'm into those simple wedding where you only invite people who really care that you're getting married and not some dudes whom you only meet on your wedding and never ever again. Then again, I guess this is something that the couple has to discuss with the elders in the family. For tradition sake, or Face sake, you might have to hold it somewhere presentable or "normal" like the rest. No doubt, holding in a hotel ballroom definitely saves you a lot of trouble. But look at all the photos above. Isn't it cool? I'm loving the last photo where the couple asked the guests to each bring one photo they love best of the bride and groom. So sweet!

7: Father. This is one that I'm probably most worried and least worried of. Most worried because I don't have one to walk me down the aisle. Least worried because I don't need to care how he's going to look and all. Alright, enough of my no father bullshit. I'm sure all the other girls out there would love to have their father walk them down the aisle. I have my MOM too! She's the most AWESOME AND NOBLE MOM EVER. I SWEAR! She's both my mom and my dad. Isn't that the best thing anyone can have? I'm so so lucky^^ So, instead of a Father-Daughter song, I'm going to start compiling a Mother-Daughter song list. HEEHEEHEE. If you have any songs in mind, let me know! 

Day dreaming as always.....

8: Misc. Of course there are many more other stuffs like the wedding cake, the bouquet, the little little decorations you got to put on the cars, in your home and wherever the old people ask you to put. Your emcee, wedding march in songs etc etc etc. Like I said, the list goes on. I don't think I know enough to write them out yet. Will start doing my research since this would definitely help me in my job. So excited about my job...... heehee

9: Makeup & Hairstyling. How can I forget about this right? haha. I'm super in love with those romantic up do recently. ok, maybe not just recently, it's like forever. But, this is also one of the things I can don't worry so much about. I guess I might change when it really happens. Like I might become super picky, I might have that particular style that I want and etc. You know how picky and particular brides can be. 

10: Blissful. The most important part of wedding. I meant it. The MOST IMPORTANT part of it is to have a really blissful and happy marriage. I've seen some people I know and close to getting married at really young age. No matter what were the reasons behind their marriages, I always hope the best for them. Have a simple and happy life together. What more can you ask for in life, right? Having the opportunity to live with each other, hold each other's hands and walk down the rest of your journey together...what more can you ask for? There might be bumps here and there but if you love each other, overcome it together. Stay as one. 

Just my 2-cents worth and also what I like. There are so many ideas out there where you can get inspirations from if you're planning for your wedding or like me, day-dreaming about it. Tumblr.com and Pinterest.com are just two websites you can start from. There are many many many more. Just google wedding and I'm sure all the websites will pop out. 

If you're planning one, good for you and good luck to you too! If you're like me, be like me, continue to day-dream about it. It makes you happy. You can even find your friends to talk about it. I chatted with jingyi and serene about it recently (maybe that's why there's this post). It's fun. Share the love and happiness!