peichyi December 17th, 2008
Looking back, it seems our journey took a pause as we left for our honeymoon on March 10 this year. But it isn’t true! Just that laziness and procrastination took over for a bit.
A lot has happened since our wedding day and I’ve decided to draft a wrap up of 2008 for David and Pei Chyi. That should be the next blog entry as i gather my thoughts.
Meanwhile, Joanie and Gavin just launched their lovely but wordy wedding site (can’t wait to get to Melbourne guys!!)
We also wanted to set a direction for this blog, and come up with entries that reflect certain aspects and categories of life; so come January 1st 2009 we will rebrand this whole blog including the themes and layout 
david November 21st, 2007
Me being the artsy crafty type, i dragged Jess with me to this craft supply shop in PJ old town to get some ribbons and trimmings to start on the unity candle and the flower girl basket. Yes yes, Dave thinks the unity candle is really cheesy but i really think its very meaningful. Anyway, bought some white candles from Ikea and with some superglue and some imagination i managed to glue the ribbons together and attached some butterfly motif bling bling on the candles. Here’s how it looks like:
As for the flower girls basket, i got put off by the ready made ones in Lovely Lace so what I did was I made a similar one at a fraction of the price, approx. RM 10 for all the materials. With a hot glue gun (and lots of glue everywhere 1 hour later) here’s how it looks like:
We also got a “Just Married” plate made, for use with the car deco, I ordered it together with my friend Grace from this company called Whizarts. It’s a nice addition to the floral car deco that we opted for. Wondering if I should start saving some cans to tie to the back of the car?
I’m still going to DIY some boutteniers for the boy helpers out of buttons and ribbons. Got the idea from Martha Stewart weddings blog. Once i have those done i’ll post the pictures here. For the girl helpers, i’ve already purchased some ready made lace/fabric flower corsages from Bangkok, a real deal! Will post the pictures together with the button boutteniers soon.
admin October 3rd, 2007
Just a little over 5 months to go before the wedding day, gosh time flies! I finally got my measurements taken with my gown maker on Saturday and tweaked the design a lil’ bit. The first fitting would be in December, hopefully then I could get Dave to take some photos and put them up here.
My dear cousin is helping us out with the wedding invites (which we also sorted out last weekend), so a big thank you shout out to Debra. For customised wedding invitations please visit her company’s website
Now i gotta figure out how to DIY the decorations for our wedding ceremony…any ideas anyone?
david September 24th, 2007
This last weekend was Pei Chyi’s birthday. And since she’s never had a surprise birthday party, I decided to throw one for her, with the help of some great friends.
We started planning the surprise from a month ago. Pei Chyi only thought that the 2 of us were spending a weekend alone in Port Dickson. After lunch, we drove down to PD to a condo that belonged to Sharon’s family friend.
Pei Chyi didn’t suspect a thing. When we opened the door to the apartment she was so surprised to see Billy, Vivien, Sharon and Josie waiting. She said later that her heart was pounding because she was really freaked out.
We then spent the weekend eating (and drinking), playing cards, swimming and just hanging out. Thanks everyone for a fantastic weekend.
Pei Chyi, hope you had a great birthday. Love you.
P.S. Check out more photos from the trip in our Flickr set.
admin September 21st, 2007
The kua has been on my mind since we started to discuss about the attire for the wedding and the reception. The kua is really a red 3/4 sleeved top with a red ankle length skirt, with loads of sequins and beading resembling the dragon and the phoenix. The Chinese believe that this is symbolic for matrimonial harmony and a happy marriage. Here’s a link to some pictures of how a kua typically looks like. When i showed a picture of it to my maid of honour, Jess, she gasped and her eyes opened wide. I don’t know if it was too foreign for her or that it was too red. But i like it!
Initially, the intention was to purchase an off-the-shelf evening gown, until i found some contacts for kua rental. Mom and i visited a shop in Puchong called Xilinmen last week and they had a limited range of kua for rent. I tried on two of them and there was one that fit just nice. Without much thought we placed a booking deposit for the kua and I will be wearing it for the reception (changing into it from my wedding gown in between dish no. 2 or 3).
We now need to fish around for Dave’s Chinese traditional costume to match the kua I’m thinking Jet Li in one of those kung fu movies…..
admin May 20th, 2007
Dear friends,
We are pleased to announce that both our reception and dinner venues have been booked and confirmed. The wedding ceremony and reception will be held at Top Hat Restaurant in the morning. As their profile shouts “….housed in one of the few remaining grand mansions still extant in the city, with a large garden of angsana trees, overgrown with heliconias…”, the plan is to have canopies set up in the garden for the religious ceremony and a reception thereafter.
The wedding dinner will be hosted at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, located in the resort setting of the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club vicinity off Jalan Bukit Kiara (on the way to Sri Hartamas and Mon’t Kiara). Like every other Chinese wedding banquet, pre-dinner cocktails will be served prior to the dinner during arrival of guests.
We have also booked our official photographer with Jason of Camwork Photo for the wedding day. We will not be taking any pre-wedding photos at the studio instead taking some casual impromptu ones during the marriage registration (scheduled for February 2008) and possibly some portraits with the family once the wedding gown is ready.
Speaking of which we have met up with the wedding gown maker, Kris of That Special Occasion yesterday to conceptualize and come up with some ideas for the dress. Designs were sketched and no, i shall not be sharing them here….! You will have to wait till 08-03-08 to see the real deal.
On a separate note, our cozy little apartment is soon ready for occupation, with the final touches to the kitchen being done and is scheduled for completion by the end of this month. This would mean a housewarming party is in the pipeline and a wish list of possible gifts for our home will be put up soon to help ease your purchasing decisions.
Moving on we would soon start to put together the wedding committee with all our helpers listed out, as well as start marriage counseling in June.
292 days to go!
david February 28th, 2007
Back in 2006, even before I proposed to Pei Chyi, we had decided that Chinese New Year would be the best time for our parents to meet each other. Yup, that’s right, they’ve not actually met face-to-face this past 4 years that Pei Chyi and I have been together.
So Chinese New Year arrived and we set last Sunday as the meeting date. Sunday arrived and my whole family made our way to Pei Chyi’s house after church. Pei Chyi and I were quite nervous about it. How would it go? Would our parents manage to get along? Will they have anything in common? What if the conversation starts to turn towards dowry??
In preparation for a smooth meeting, Pei Chyi and I even thought of topics to talk about beforehand to avoid any awkward silences. It’s a good thing we did because the conversation did almost patter out several times. That is, until Pei Chyi’s cousin joined the conversation.
Debra did a good job in being a real chatterbox and easily steered the conversation everywhere and back. She managed to relieve a lot of the stress that Pei Chyi and I had and so we’re really thankful.
So, scratch one more checkbox off the list. Our parents have finally met without disaster. Now onward to more planning for the big day.
admin December 30th, 2006
That’s how i am still feeling after the 4th day of the proposal. I was really caught by surprise and everytime i look at the diamond ring around my finger i recall the teddy bear that it came with.
I remember asking Dave, “What’s this?” and then seeing him on his knees and asking me the “question”.
It was very sweet and very romantic although i must say it was quite a sloppy moment as i was sitting in the living room eating porridge and in my t-shirt and shorts. I will remember this for the rest of my life.
Dave, you are my best friend, my soulmate and you complete me. I love you so much!