Like every other bride, I too have a 'dream wedding'.
No, I am not asking for a fairytale wedding like Kim Kardashian which was super lavish and over the top. Perfect as it may be, it also ended after 72 days.
Neither do I want to get married in Disneyland as Cinderella.
My 'dream wedding' was very simple. I only have one request :
To hold our Private Registration Of Marriage (PROM) where I can walk down the aisle on the same day as the wedding banquet.
For some reasons, Malaysian couples take very lightly of registration of marriage (ROM) and place importance on the day the wedding banquet is held. In fact, a lot of couples seem to think that their status for the period from ROM until wedding banquet is held as "engaged". Isn't that amusing??
We take our ROM very seriously as signing away our singlehood marks the beginning of our journey together as husband and wife. Therefore it made perfect sense to have our close friends and family witness our ROM followed by celebration at the wedding banquet thereafter. Also, there will not be any 'confusion' on anniversaries date.
We take our ROM very seriously as signing away our singlehood marks the beginning of our journey together as husband and wife. Therefore it made perfect sense to have our close friends and family witness our ROM followed by celebration at the wedding banquet thereafter. Also, there will not be any 'confusion' on anniversaries date.
Note : We've always find it odd that couples in Malaysia registers a year before their wedding banquet and then considers their status as 'Engaged' ??? How can one be 'Engaged' when legally they are husband and wife??? Isn't that odd???
Our idea of our wedding was simple,fuss free, convenient and affordable.
Convenient : As the guests who will be attending PROM will also be attending the wedding banquet, it is more convenient for our guests to free a day to celebrate our union rather than 2 days (1 for ROM and another for wedding banquet).
Affordable : It is much cheaper to hire photographer (PG), videgrapher (VG) and makeup artist (MUA) for ONE full day only. On top of that, the function room to hold PROM is complimentary by the hotel where the wedding banquet is to be held.
We've drawn up 2 timetable options for the day :
Option 1: PROM in the morning followed by tea ceremony for both sides of the family followed by lunch, allowing some time off before wedding banquet begins at night.
OR
Option 2: PROM at 4 pm followed by tea ceremony for both sides of the family followed by pre-banquet cocktail and wedding banquet thereafter.
But when the idea was presented, it was trashed out by non other than my own mother.
As I mentioned here, she requested for a whole long list of things which includes the silly 'fetch the bride' session which we both detests.
Photos Courtesy from Grant Corban
Traditionally, "fetching the bride" was held in the olden days where the groom fetches the bride to his house because they were matched made. Today, the 'fetch the bride' session has evolved to include challenges and obstacles posed by the bride's friends which the groom and his friends need to go through before getting the bride. It is normally followed by tea ceremony with the brides' family before leaving for the groom's house for tea ceremony on the groom's side.
There is no way we can fit in the 'fetch the bride' session in our any of our planned options but she furiously insisted. I knew for sure she wanted the session not because of tradition/customs but merely because everybody else was doing it and therefore it is incomplete if it is not done.
So there goes our 'dream wedding' plan. And not having a PROM was just out of the question as that would mean that I will not be walking down the aisle. I thank my husband to be so much for being so understanding of my request for a PROM.
As we needed to fit in the 'fetch the bride' session on the day of the wedding banquet to please my mom, we have no choice but to move our PROM to another date and start sourcing for a new venue to hold our PROM.
Note : This change in plan will mean that we need to source for a nice venue for PROM, book a hotel room for the 'fetch the bride' session, book PG VG and MUA for another day, make our friends and family wake up in the wee hours in the morning for 'fetch the bride' session and of course, incur more $$$$$. Imagine my frustration!!
I thank my sister for reminding me about Covershots. The last I heard about them, they were still located at a nice old bungalow in Ampang. Little did I know that they have since moved to Kelana Jaya overlooking the lake. What a beautiful venue !!
The best thing about engaging Covershots who specialises in PROM is that you don't have to worry about anything at all as they will plan the day for you. All you need to do is to ensure that all the legal documentations are properly submitted and taken care of within the stipulated deadline and wait for the day to arrive and turn up at the venue to sign off your singlehood !!!
If you wish to have a PROM at Covershots, they can be contacted at :
facebook : https://www.facebook.com/covershotswaterfront
email : info@covershots.com.my
website : www.covershots.com.my
Contact no : 03 7877 3696
Photos Courtesy from Grant Corban
There is no way we can fit in the 'fetch the bride' session in our any of our planned options but she furiously insisted. I knew for sure she wanted the session not because of tradition/customs but merely because everybody else was doing it and therefore it is incomplete if it is not done.
So there goes our 'dream wedding' plan. And not having a PROM was just out of the question as that would mean that I will not be walking down the aisle. I thank my husband to be so much for being so understanding of my request for a PROM.
As we needed to fit in the 'fetch the bride' session on the day of the wedding banquet to please my mom, we have no choice but to move our PROM to another date and start sourcing for a new venue to hold our PROM.
Note : This change in plan will mean that we need to source for a nice venue for PROM, book a hotel room for the 'fetch the bride' session, book PG VG and MUA for another day, make our friends and family wake up in the wee hours in the morning for 'fetch the bride' session and of course, incur more $$$$$. Imagine my frustration!!
I thank my sister for reminding me about Covershots. The last I heard about them, they were still located at a nice old bungalow in Ampang. Little did I know that they have since moved to Kelana Jaya overlooking the lake. What a beautiful venue !!
The best thing about engaging Covershots who specialises in PROM is that you don't have to worry about anything at all as they will plan the day for you. All you need to do is to ensure that all the legal documentations are properly submitted and taken care of within the stipulated deadline and wait for the day to arrive and turn up at the venue to sign off your singlehood !!!
If you wish to have a PROM at Covershots, they can be contacted at :
facebook : https://www.facebook.com/covershotswaterfront
email : info@covershots.com.my
website : www.covershots.com.my
Contact no : 03 7877 3696