on Mengkuang dam trip

assalamualaikum,

what do you expect from a wedding photographer? If you ask me, i would expect him/her to bring me to some beautiful places for photoshoot, of course. I would also expect him to give me the best shots. best shots mean i must look gorgeous and extra special. hehe. sesaje merepek.

last Sunday, my sis asked me to follow her for her wedding photoshoot. i was there as mak andam, to help her with her make up, wears and all sorts of bride thingy. 

so, where did we go? the photographer brought us to a beautiful and peaceful place. i knew the place from my college friends but i'd never been there though it's not too far from my college. i will do a come back visit next time, iA. 

so, what did i do? i did nothing. I spend my time walking around and capture some pictures for a long term memory. gitu. that was my first time visiting Mengkuang dam, so i just spend my time sitting by the lake watching people around me jogging and doing family activities such as picnicking. it's a nice place but quite dangerous for little children cz if they lost their body balancing, they might end up rolling down the lake. 

the session took about 40 minutes and imagine, i spend about 40 minutes watching people, capturing some pictures and dreaming.

i was thinking to myself while walking around the dam area, is it okay if i skip the ritual of the newly weds? i mean, the photography session. i love taking pictures and having someone to take my pictures but not strangers. haha. 

i found it awkward to pose in front of the outsiders. erk. plus, they would demand you to pose with so many alluring styles with your other half. full stop. 

those were only a humble opinion from a single lady. 

when the time comes, i'm still unsure whether i would still hire or not. yelah, it's gonna be a both side decision. 

hello! hello! the other half to be, are we going to hire a photographer or not? haha. gatai overload. 

that's all. 

the older said a picture worth a thousand words. so, here it is;

panoramic view of Mengkuang dam  

on bridesmaid

assalamualaikum,

the first experience had successfully taught me a lesson on how to be a good maid of honour for years to come.

so, here it is.

my official job for now. xpe. i love doing this job cz i can eat delicious foods and i can have lots of photos together with the bride and groom. 

once again, congratulations to kak anis and abang faiz. 

till then, assalamualaikum. 

my sisters' wedding

assalamualaikum,

habis sudah penantian dan penat lelah. untuk sehari, seribu hari persediaan. duit tak usah dikira. takut dunia terasa gelap.

eh. xde kaitan.

30th Nov 2013 was a historical date for my family. we received two new family members. It took more than a year for the process of knowing each other and all sorts of process towards marriage. my fourth sister got engaged a month before my fifth sister and the decision to combine the reception for both bridegrooms were done two moths before the wedding reception (walimatul urus). However, the solemnization of my fourth and fifth sisters were done separately due to certain problems. 

We started doing the preparations since a month before the wedding. We packed the door gifts with some helps from our neighbours. We cleaned up the house. We emptied the room that was used for the brides room. The process to it was not easy. things that I hated most was doing the packaging. Most of my sisters came home two days before the walimah and most of them came home with extra luggage which always demanded their attentions and limited them from helping us for wedding preparations. We're short of hands and luckily, my aunts arrived right at the time when we really needed extra hands to help us. I was wondering who would help me with my wedding preparations in a few years ahead. 

i slept at three the day before to get the guestbook wedding corner ready. my sis requested me to crack my head thinking of a way to decorate the corner. erk. i had headache and all kind of aches thinking of how to decorate until my sisters' friends arrived home to attend the wedding  from all over Malaysia. lucky I had them to help me to create the mounting board. i just did the touch up, pasting and asking my second sister to help me with the decorations. 

we felt so much bless once the majlis was over though it rained all day. 

credits to k.ya and k.minah's friends. 

to be continued.

*gonna attend a wedding reception tomorrow in Perlis and again, I'll be the maid of honour to my dear cousin. 

what does a bridesmaid do?

assalamualaikum,

my first glance fell on your heart - Johann F.C Schiller-

that might be the untold words i guess. it's not our Malaysian culture to express the love through words. actions are not enough. i want verbal expressions. pfttt. that's what might happen if i'm the one who was sitting on the wedding chair that day. 

nak doalah. i want a romantic prince charming. oh please.please. 

bagi lempang jap dekat mek ni. haha

let's get back to the real purpose of this entry. 

so, what does a bridesmaid do?

she has the honour of being the last to walk down on the aisle together with the bride

providing moral support at all time

holding the bouquet during the ceremony

photobomb. i like.

walk down the aisle in the procession 

make the bride feels special. support her!

till then,
mi amor =)

bridesmaid terjun

assalamualaikum,

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet  -Plato -

I remember reading a motivational book, Men are from mars, women are from venus. It's a motivational book to improve communications between mars and venus. I don't know how efficient it could be and how far it could leave the impact on a relationship coz i never finish reading the book though i've tried so many times.

tapi sebenarnya, i'm not gonna talk about the book.

my main intention is to share what is in the inner side of me.

marriage is not easy. marriage needs thousands of sacrifices and sometimes, one side has to sacrifice more than the other side. In the end, the burden will make the one who sacrifices more explode. hehe. i've seen it and i'm scared. right now, i shall believe myself that i'm not ready for that. i need more knowledge and i need to learn how to build a sturdy patient wall so i won't be the one who explodes even if i'm the one who has to sacrifice more.

anyway, two days ago, i broke my own record. BRIDESMAID. haha. yes! someone asked me to be her 'bidan terjun' bridesmaid. i never dreamed or imagined of being one even though my sisters will get married sooner. when my sister told me about it, i was like errr. i just laughed coz i couldn't believe what i just heard. she asked me a close question, which meant the answer must be either yes or no. however, i knew that i actually was not given any choices other than yes. so, i replied 'aku hentam ja la'.

the bride asked me to wear dark turqoise. i just nodded though i never owned any dark turqoise formal attire except for a dress. Lucky, my younger sister reminded me about my third sister's engagement kurung. without further thinking, i decided to wear the kurung since it looked a little bit special due to its shining outer garments. i chose to wear with my rainbow tudung.

my sister said, "you're not the one who's getting married, so just relax and wear whatever you think suitable and ready". tapi nasihat tak jalan. that's my first time experience. ofcourse, i felt nervous.

my cousin in law reminded me to do all sorts of things for our princess of the day. i needed to hold her phone.i needed to remind her when it's time to go for the second make up/dress up session. being me, i just told her that i'm not used to the situation and i didn't know how to use the bride's phone .haha. she had to teach me how to use the bride's phone and told me about the flow of the wedding ceremony. oh man! if i still had a choice, i would choose to give up and let them find someone else. haha. i'd never had any experience of using smart phone except my sisters' phone. ish. rasa terhina gila. bukan jakun. haha

it's not easy to be a bridesmaid but i enjoyed. at least, they gave me a new experience which was priceless and unforgettable. i had to accompany the brides to touch up her make up and dress up for wedding ceremony as soon as after the akad.

all in all, i felt blessed and proud for having such opportunity though they were my trial pack.

a little bit of reminder from a former bridesmaid. make sure you think wisely before you hire your make up artist or whatever related to your wedding so at least, you could help her to reduce the burdens on the others. wasn't it a crazy thing when you have to travel about 15 minutes (excluded the traffic jam)? going there just for 'make up' and 'dress up'. it's a waste of time. why don't you arrange so that the make up artist could come to your house instead of you, the bride and the groom, move from a place to another.

one more, for the future or soon to be bridegrooms, please be a responsible man. how to manage a family and be a leader  when you can't even show respect and be a responsible man in a reality life. it always happened. the future husband was too relax and cool and left everything about his own wedding only to his future other half. not every man but most. so far, i'd found more than one. that's enough to make me feel scared.

nah, the only photo that i asked my cousin to capture. i didn't even have photo with the bride and groom. so sad. lucky, they hired the photographer.

we slept at three, we woke up at five. that could be a strong reason why my eye backs was so clear.

sitting in the middle of the heart shape bench. 

Who's gonna complete the other half of me?haha. soalan melampau.

oopss, congratulations to mt dear cousin, kak anis and her other half, abang faiz. May Allah grant happiness and long lasting relationship until the eternal world for both of you. May Allah grant both of you beautiful and pious offspring

next week will be my sisters turn. let'spray for a smooth sailing journey to the wedding.

eh. suddenly i remember a quote from my fb friend's wall, she said for what we are focusing more on the wedding when the one that is more important is the marriage. :)

#qanaah#

toodles!