From Soon-to-be to Now Mrs. Keir Blog

forgot to take a pic of all of our props..haha..maybe i'll take a pic when i eventually unload the props from my car and post one of these days... but here's our list - what i can remember.. Groom 1) 1 X Tuxedo white shirt for the groom (tailor made @ Auntie Jenny's $75 nia!) 2) 1 X Black shirt ( also tailor made @ auntie jenny at only $35! and the material is so comfy!) 3) 1 X maroon shirt (never use) & 1 X pink stripped shirt (use for "casual) 4) a pair of cuff links 5) 2 pair of socks - 1 black, 1 white 6) 2 pairs of shoes - 1 black & 1 white too 7)  black belt Bride - like so much lesser stuffs since mostly provided by Sattine Bridal 1) A pair of ivory heels ( that i didn't wear either, since the gown covers everything) 2) a few pairs of black heels (covered & open toe. See which one match the outdoor best ma) 3) 1 X black mini fish net stockings (just in case though the idea was scrapped) 4) 1 X nude stockings (just in c...

The Prelude: Final fitting before Photoshoot Went for our final fitting 2 days before our photoshoot. Also this time round the groom will take more time as you need to pick the colour of your shirts and accessories that will complement the bride's. here's Mr. Keir with his tailor-made white tux in his full white suit. i really like the bling "bow tie" but he doesn't feel comfy in it though.  Maybe it looked kind of plain so we changed to a silver vest and silver tie for the photoshoot. he's got a pair of white & shiny shoes to go with the white suit! & very cheaply too! only at $20! hehez..we managed to source for a few bargains as we don't believe in splurging for items you'll be wearing only like twice. that's his black suit we're using for photoshoot only. By right we can only choose 2 groom's suit. but since the original one we've chosen for our night dinner to go with my night gown ain't ava...

The previous time I didn't share my idea of this venue I'd very much wanted to take our pre-wedding photo shoot at as I find it pretty unique and lifestyle, much to the way we wanted it to be! However due to the restrictions on timing, our bridal studio's ain't able to adhere to the timing...*sobz* Anyway just to share with all of you, if you're looking at something out of the norm and more lifestyle like, you can consider to have your pre-wedding photoshoot done at IKEA! Image Source Oh yea right that's IKEA ! With their lovely ambiance and concept corners, you can easily have a series of homely, lifestyle shots! moreover, to date i seldom see couples having their pre-wedding shots there. Talk about Unique!   Very much what I'd like. You can be in couple wear pajamas with the groom massaging for the bride or with the bride servicing the groom with good food in a kitchen setting! You can even have both the groom and bride enjoyin...

Went for our my Bridal Trial Makeup session .. Actually this session is really more like a 'getting to know your make-up artist' and vice versa for her to know how you look like, how you are like bla bla bla and to build the rapport first. Which  i honestly do think given the number of faces they have to put make up on, by the time it's our first actual session i.e. photoshoot on the 12th Oct, she probably can' t remember me, my skin type nor my personality loh. Well whatever it is, it's already included in the package, so just go for it la..haha.. It's a good thing to predetermine the skills of your make-up artist. As I shall thick-skinly admit I'm pretty good with eye make up myself. here's 1 example (not the best la but a normal- day kind) Can you tell or believe that i'm actually single-eye lid with small eyes ? hehz i should have included a before and after pic too. So yeah based on my standard, it ain't easy to co...

 alrighty, here's our first Gown Fitting Photos. Initially was still unsure if we'd made a right choice choosing Sattine Bridal as our bridal studio. But after the gown fitting and that we've to re-arrange our photoshoot day due to my last minute business trip. We're pretty contented with their service by far... Our co-ordinator is a nice lady who's pretty friendly I supposed. Haha and she actually allow us to take photo! That's quite surprising as some of the reviews I've read about from other brides say that most bridal studio do not allow them to take photo at all, so alot of time they have to take photo secretly. I didn't keep track of the no. of gowns I've tried but the session took about 3 hours plus and gosh am i kind of tired and lazy after a few tries and we're like ok la..this one not bad, that one also not bad.. End up we just 'chin-chai" chose what we thought was the best that suits my body shape or flatter m...

One of the most difficult items for me...HEELS!! Gosh cos I've got a small but FAT feet..just like me, short and fat..so to find a pair of open-toe heels that will fit and compliment my fat feet ish like trying to look for a needle in a haystack. And then I've got to know from Facebook that TANGS Studio having sale! So we hoped over to Vivocity last sunday to take a look since the discount is as much as 70%!! and guess what? I've found my perfect pair of heels! Woohoo!! no doubt it looks kinda plain for a bridal heels but eh, actually my gown are all pretty long with trains so my feet can hardly be seen at all, moreover i chose this ivory colour so that it goes well with the day wedding gown and night ball gown too! Not only that, cos it's not that bling or drama-mama, i can wear it on other normal occasions after the wedding too! It's better than investing in a pair of bling heels just for bridal use and to chuck it at one corner after that. Yes y...

Finally!! After tons of research online and scouting around, comparing prices in ebay, I've found the Movie Clapper Board in Singapore! Woohooo... You know how you remember seeing things at certain shop when you do not need it and totally can't recall where you've seen the item once you need it? Well I do know that Universal Studio does sell the Movie Clapper Board , but i think their version look like this; Not very suitable for our cinematic night, which is more of a drama series title / movies theme. Moreover, I'm not sure of the price Universal studio is selling but it sure doesn't cheap. Then there's our trustee e-bay selling all kinds of items. From China sellers to US sellers selling the "hollywood" version that looks like this; Again, ours ain't the kind of Hollywood Movie Glamour Night..and we're Asian afterall! Kinda weird to pose with a Hollywood clapper with Asian faces ain't it? The china ones are cheaper f...

We've pushed forward our pre-wedding photoshoot by 2 weeks due to my last minute business trip. Thankfully our bridal studio's coordinator has been really nice and helpful in arranging another day for us despite the fact that she has to co-ordinate with so many different parties - the make up artist, photographer, availability of studio and the gowns and suits we've shortlisted... really appreciate her help. But now everything has to be in a rush cos we're left with literally only this weekend to get what we needed for the photoshoot... 1) the most difficult to get = my bridal heels : heng this one i've managed to find the perfect pair at Vivocity last week! What's more? it's at Tangs 70% off!! woohoo i only paid like less than $30 for my bridal heels & it complements my fat feet plus is soooooo comfy la...really happy with my purchase, will post pics later. 2) Shirts for Mr. Keir - especially a tuxedo cut white shirt to go with his prince...

We can easily create our very own wedding logo or monogram without any designing background nor software! Just download some of the free fancy fonts , install it and play around with it. Experience with different font sizes and even different caps and fonts for your names. Now I'm wondering which combination to use..if we were to use our initials it's gona be: - D & A sounds a tad weird?  - D & D (Des and Drea) - Des & Drea (sounds so much beta) - Desmond & Andrea (too long winded hor?) Anyway I've downloaded some fonts from Dafonts  there's so many fanciful fonts there that you'll definitely be spoilt for choices! And i did a random test on Microsoft word.... The results' not bad right? I haven't even try to be fanciful yet. May wana try out on photoshop tonight to make it look more like a Logo. =)

had a brief catch up with one of my jie-meis cum wedding coordinator cum arts director cum consultant cum ideas generator a.k.a Ella..haha.. actually she's really one of my best ex-colleagues ever and we used to do product launches and other activities and events together, though she's usually the one in charge of everything since she's doing marcoms. hehz.. That's like a perfect person to help come out with ideas and source for vendors and stuffs since it's been part of her job all these while! Looking at the successful events she's done for work, i certainly have no doubts on her ability & creativity even though it's her first time in wedding related event ahaha. Ok back to the theme, we're still sticking to a cinematic night but i would like to clarify that cinematic may not just mean Movie, it can include tv series, dramas etc right? ahaha... Actually i'm in a dilemma as to how much to reveal in my blog. If i were to list out each and ...