Wedding!

It was a lovely wedding we had... the weather was fine and everything turned out really well for us. =)

We started the day really early at 5+am, make up started about 6.20am or so and my girl friends came over around 6.30am to prepare for the big day.

Our 'zhen xin lang' was quite mild, nothing unglam. haha... There was a bit of treasure hunt, some Q&A, some things to eat & drink and finally some singing & dancing before he can finally come into the room! =)

We'd a simple tea ceremony at my house then we went off to Zonghe's house. Over there, we'd lots and lots of relatives awaiting for us already (all went into hiding when we first went up)- so we went straight into our room first. After stepping out of the room, then we realised that there's really a lot of people at the house. =)

So tea ceremony took about an hour from 10.00am-11.00am. Afterwhich, the buffet lunch arrived and everyone had nice food. For the rest of us (brothers & sisters), we went down to the poolside (at the condo) to take photos together. I threw the hand bouquet and Grace caught it! hee hee! Well done! Managed to rescue the flowers before it touched the ground, nice catch!

About 3.30pm or so, we went over to M Hotel where Auntie Linda booked a club room for us. =) We rested for a while before going over to Noble House at about 5.15pm. Zonghe was busy co-ordinating with various people- restaurant staff, our helpers, etc... while I started my make up.

Then, there was a last minute rush, cos the make up artist suggested not to use the wedding gown to receive the guest, instead should use a tea dress. But I didn't have another dress (I'd only the wedding gown & a red evening gown), so I gave my bridal studio (Jazreel's Collection) a ring and the lady-in-charge (Marilyn) quickly went to get the purple colour gown which I used for my photo shoot. My mum went over to pick up the dress for me. So, I got ready just in time at about 6.45pm for the cocktail reception. Using a tea dress is a good choice, cos the reception was really crowded (and there were already people stepping on my dress , can't imagine if I was wearing my wedding gown.) =)

But glad I was there to receive the guests, that's the fun part of the dinner, I felt. =) Greeting my guests & taking photos together. =) Was v fun! Saw a lot of friends, some whom we've not met for ages. So, it was really very heart-warming for Zonghe & I.

Then the dinner started pretty promptly at 8.15pm. We were really glad that our guests all came on time. We did our first march in & it was the most amazing experience. A lot of familiar faces and they were cheering us on as we marched down the aisle.

Zonghe's speech was impromptu, but was really good. ;) Very proud of him.

Then he sang me a song on stage 'grow old with you'... so so so touched, then I started to cry. I didn't know that he'd a surprise for me.

The dinner ended about 11pm or so, it was a mad rush for us to take photos with 52 tables of guests, it was really a big crowd. haha... But we managed to complete all the table to table photo shoot. It was really great to see all our friends, all the way from Sec School, Zh's Band Friends, JC Claass & Frens (99S23!!!), HCJC Photographic Society friends (where we met), NUS-Bizad/Science/SOC/NOC friends, USP Prof & Friends, NUS Photographic Society, Diving Friends, ex-Colleagues (STL), Colleagues (Forbes), etc... =)

Thank you so much for coming everyone! Very touched that u all took time to come & join us for this very special event. =) Thank you!!! =)

Special thanks to all who have helped out in one way or another, special thanks to our family- it was really tough going through the preparations, everything you all have done for us is greatly greatly appreciated! =)

Our 'Brothers & Sisters' :
Brothers- Lionel, Manas, Yihua, Zongneng (of course)
Sisters- Grace, Hong Jin, Lihan, Melissa, Wenmin.
Our wedding co-ordinator- Jasmine

Dinner Helpers:
Reception Table - Grace (IC), Hong Jin, Lihan, Mel, Liyan & Zongneng

Emcees- Lionel & Wenmin

IT & Sound - The Gorsk (my eldest brother)
Alcohol IC- The Drrsk (my younger brother)
Advance Party (for photoshoot)- Jiexiang & Hetian

Photographers- Andy (from Jazreel) & Patrick (our fren)

Drinker- Manas
Our pretty & sexy usher team - Michelle (IC), Caralle, Kat, Lakshmi, Pam, Pauline & Raine

Thank you all v much. We couldn't have done it without you.

Tomorrow's the Wedding!

Just one more day to my wedding! =)

Time really flies. haha...

Today Zonghe & I went to test the sound at Noble House, picked up the gown n decorated the bridal car.

Back at home, everyone helped out to keep the house clean & neat. ;)

My last minute packing & spending some time with my room. haha...

Going to sleep soon, I guess. Looking forward to a new day tomorrow. ;)

Excited!!!

2 Days to Wedding

2 days to wedding... very busy at home today packing up my room, helping to tidy up the house. ;)

Zonghe went for his hair cut today, took the car out for polishing and did some last minute shopping for things like pillows & bolster for the wedding.

After which, Zonghe came over in the evening, and we wrapped the Ang Baos for the wedding together. hee hee...

What else needs to be done for the wedding? ;) Think not that much left...

Tomorrow'll be a busier day, need to go down to Noble House for sound test, bridal studio to collect the gown & tie ribbon on the bridal car. =)

Yupz... Just 2 more days to go. ;) Really excited!

3 Days to Wedding

Today's a mad rush for Zonghe & I to quickly finish up our work and better concentrate on tying up the loose ends for the wedding. =)

On leave for the next 2 days to clean & pack up the house. My family & Zonghe's family have been cleaning the house and rearranging the furniture, etc... for the past few days. Quite ashamed that we didn't help out much... =( Too busy with work and preparations, etc...

Progress - today I went to the bridal studio to fit the evening gown - there was a bulging zip during the last fitting, so it's tailored to fit better. I went for dental today during lunch time too, keep my teeth sparkling clean for the wedding. =)

Dinner's seating arrangements are more or less finalised & we intend to do a sms reminder tmr evening to everyone. hee hee...

Just 3 more days to go! ;) V excited!!!

4 Days to Wedding

Watched 'The Wedding Singer' with Zonghe in our room tonight. =) Very romantic comedy. Zonghe rolled over the bed a few times, laughing out loud. haha. ;)

And the songs are very lovely - 'Grow Old With You' especially...

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you

I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

Need you
Feed you
Even let ya hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if you've had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you

It's 4 Days to Wedding now... Excited!

5 Days to Wedding

Did my final fitting for my gown tonight. I stayed the same size & shape since end Jan 08 when we did the photo shoot. ;) So, no need to make any alterations to the gown.

Finalised the seating arrangement w the restaurant through email today. ;)

A busy work day for me, Zonghe too... He worked till 8pm, poor thing...

Came back home today & received an Eygpt postcard from Dr Parwani, super happy. :) Received my penpal- Totoro's postcards too (Narnia ones- v nice!!!) and a note of well wishes from her... touched too....

Just 5 days left... Really excited! =)

6 Days to Wedding

We put up our Wedding Photo in our room today.

Everytime we step into the room, we will see the photo & feel really happy! =)

Just have to finalise the seating arrangement for the dinner, actual day schedule, thank you speech... =)

Tomorrow final fitting for gown. =)

So looking forward to the big day!

1 week to Wedding

It's one week to wedding. =)

Feeling really excited & more or less ready for the big day.

The past few weeks, Zonghe & I were busy gathering our old photos for the photo montage, tidying up the guest list for the dinner.... making confirmations for lunch buffet, dinner's details, etc... =) Busy busy busy.

Nonetheless, we still managed to catch 2 movies together - 'Indiana Jones & the Crystal Skull' & also 'Narnia: Prince Caspian'.

Zonghe & I went swimming today & we played with our Olympus 1030 SW, which can go up to 10m under water. We put on the underwater casing & played w the camera in the water today. =) With the casing, we can bring the camera to a max depth of 40m. =) Our latest toy. ;)

Time just flies... =) Looking forward to the big day & a relaxing honeymoon to Maritius! Looking forward to more diving. And the diving group are planning another trip to Aur on 25th July 08. Looking forward to that too. It's great company, great fun! =)

P.S. Our online guest book can be found at http://www.jenesis.sg/zonghe-peixin/

2 BBQ - 1 Weekend. =)

A very busy weekend for us- we'd 2 BBQs! =)

On 31 May 08, Sat, we'd a gathering with our group of diving friends at Merawood Condo (Jiabin's house)- BBQ (American Style). ;)

We'd lotsa fun, lotsa food & lotsa drinks. =) Mike specially created a video out of our photos at Pulau Aur & we projected the video in the function room. Watching the video together, brings back lotsa wonderful memories. We're looking forward to the next dive trip, tentatively 25 July 08. =)

1 June 08, Sunday, we'd a Forbes BBQ Gathering at Zonghe's house at Edelweiss Park Condo. =) Got some of the ex-Forbes colleagues over to catch up with one another, we'd a wonderful evening & poolside BBQ. =) Some Stella Artois, Mint Baileys & Wine. And glorious food. =)

Will upload photos soon. =) busy busy busy, haha...