Our Wedding - Part 5 "The Wedding Dinner" :)! Hello everyone :D!!!!Today is the last installment of our wedding day report, and I shall cover what happened during the wedding dinner :D!!!!First, let me bring you through our ballroom :)!Our ballroom backdrop :)The solemnization table :D!Tabletop settings :)And of course, our rings :). . . . A very big Thank You to Florence of Impact Creative for the beautiful wedding theme and the fabulous wedding flavors :D!!!!Outside: the reception table :D!Our guest book :)!Most of our guests were very punctual. . . . THANK YOU :D!!!!Finally, it was almost time for the wedding to start :D! Our emcees, Peishan and Lucas in action :)!Our parents preparing to witness our solemnization :). . . . And then it was almost time for the march-in :D!!!! After doing so many military weddings for my friends, it’s finally my turn with my dearest Flying Paper, heh :). . . . If anyone is interested in the Men-In-Uniform, do let know, muahahah :D. . . . While my swordsmen were lining up along the aisle, Flying Paper and I was feeling so so nervous outside the ballroom :D! We were really worried we will trip or something, haha :D. . . . So we grabbed each other’s hands as tight as possible, and stepped into the limelight :)!Fortunately, we managed to get onto the stage without any mishap, haha :). . . . We were very fortunate to my Mr Chia, one of the most popular JPs in Singapore, to officiate our wedding :)!!!!And so we exchanged our vows :). . . . . . . . exchanged our rings :). . . . . . . . and of course locked our lips :)! So shy, haha :D. . . . Then we cut the cake, which the manager told us can be kept for a year wor :D!A snapshot of our guests :)!Barely two courses into the dinner, and we had to pause our dinner to change to our evening attire :)!In the meantime, our guests are kept entertained with the highlights video clip, the one with me dancing really badly, haha :D. . . . And then we made our entrance again :D!!!!I had to do the champagne popping, and it was incredibly embarrassing because I had such a hard time doing it :D!!!! It was one of the longest 30-seconds in my life, and you can’t believe how relieved Flying Paper and me was when I finally succeeded, keke :). . . . Champagne pouring time :D!The love toast :). . . . And of course the Yum Seng session :D!We took turns to give a short speech :)! I wanted to sing ‘Ji Pa Ban’ but Flying Paper told me she will snap my neck if I did, muahahaha :D!!!!And then we went around taking pictures with all our friends :D!To encourage early attendance, my clever wifey came up with the brilliant idea of a lucky draw for early-birds :D! For the record, 90% of our guests arrived before 7:30pm wor :D! here’s the lovely girl drawing the lucky lot :)We think the happiest lucky draw winner was Junkai, even though he only won our cheapo Akira DVD player, heh ;). . . . Check out his grin :D!Before we knew it, the dinner was ending already, and we lined up outside the ballroom to thank our guests for gracing the most important day of our lives :)I was very fortunate not to get saboed so much (amazing considering how crazy my friends are. Ah Sai, you reading this :D?). There was still the few glasses of red wine (?) though!And when they really wanted to sabo me, I just try my best to ‘siam’, heh ;)After lots of photos, handshakes and hugs, all our friends and relatives made their way home, but I was not lonely because standing next to me with her hand in mine, is the love of my life :). . . . To my Dearest Wifey: No journey is too tough as long as you are by my side my dear girl :)! And this concludes the wedding report of our wedding day :D! Stay tuned for the wedding video clip which we will put up soon, as well as the full report of our Honeymoon Adventure in Japan :D!!!!With Love,Flying Paper & Barneysaurus :) Our Wedding - Part 4 "The Tea Ceremony" After the photoshoot, we headed back to Rhys's house for the tea ceremony. As our bridal car arrived at his house, his nephew came and opened the door for us. An ang bao for him! Haha...When we entered the house, the elders are supposed to hide in a room to avoid seeing the bride. So off we went to our bedroom first to take photos!Later, we were asked to eat tang yuan which they said symbolised union!Next up was the "jumping and rolling on the bed" by his nephew!! Haha, he seemed a bit reluctant to roll and jump as a lot of eyes were on him.Finally it's time for the tea ceremony!Rhys had a lot of relatives on his side so we spent quite a long time serving tea to the relatives as well as being served by the younger relatives! Haha, giving and receiving ang baos were quite an experience...Groom's family!Before heading back to my house, I had to take out my veil and changed into my red kua!!Rhys had a hard time taking out the veil!My kua!Us in bridal car!Walking towards my house..At my house, we had to eat a bowl of mee sua and an egg.. so full! hahaWe proceeded with the tea ceremony but as not a lot of relatives came to my house, our tea ceremony here was quite fast, hee hee.Us with my family!After the tea ceremony, we had to head for the hotel to rest for a while and to prepare for the wedding dinner. Our jie meis and xiong dis then left on their own to go home to prepare for the night too!The group photo before we met again at wedding dinner!Our wedding dinner next!!!! Our Wedding - Part 3 "The Outdoor Photoshoot" After Rhys finally braved through all the tortures, we left happily for my favourite part of my morning session - The Outdoor Photoshoot!!The photographer and videographer suggested The Bottle Tree Park as it was near our home and it was a beautiful place. So off we went!!My dad sheltering me into the car!Us in the bridal car...We were really glad that the weather was fine as the day before my wedding was a rainy day. Was happy that the weather was nice for photo-taking although it started to turn hot later.. hee..When we reached The Bottle Tree Park, we started to take photos! Let the pictures do the talking for a while...Anyone wants to buy 4D? hahaMy bouquet!Pulling Rhys's ears! hee heeThe gang in black...Nice group photo!See how hard they tried to jump high.. haha..My long train.. hee hee...Walking hand in hand....The nice bridge...We were really lucky on that day cos a group of people have booked a part of the place for a special event and they decorated the entrance with balloons and the bride with ribbons. Having thick skin, we actually borrowed their balloons for photo-taking! Hee hee... I like the balloons!!Of course, in Bottle Tree Park, we couldn't miss taking photo with the Bottle Tree!I looked tall here.. hahaFinally, it's time for the toss-the-bouquet session!! Haha, before my wedding, the jie meis excluding peiyun have decided to let peiyun catch the bouquet as it's our wish to let her find her prince charming soon...Getting ready to throw the bouquetTa-dah!! Peiyun knew that she has been "sabo" to catch the bouquet since everyone pushed her to catch the flowers.. haha... Hope u find ur prince charming soon ya =)It was a fun session and a tiring one since the sun was shining so brightly.. haha... Around 1030am, we left for the tea ceremony in Rhys's house!To the next destination! Our Wedding - Part 2 "The Bridal Challenges" Hello everyone :D!!!! I am typing this with trembling fingers: today, I shall recount the horrible tasks the horrible sisters made me and my 兄弟s went through before I get to kiss my lovely Flying Paper :D!!!!The easiest task in the morning was waiting for Cosmo to open the bridal car door for me, and I think he was smiling broadly because of the big ang pow he received :D!And I have to thank my lovely兄弟s for waking up so early just to get ‘sabo’ed with me, haha :D. . . . Some quick intros from left to right :D!1) Lucas: My Best Man, he's my best buddy ever since we slept together in the jungles of Brunei back in 1999, muahahaha.... Simply the bestest friend one can get ;)! He was the overall coordinator cum emcee for my Big Day, dun play play! 2) Jeffrey: My ‘lover’ from uni, we shared many memorable memories in the toilets of NTU that I shall not reveal here, heh.... I wanted him to be my head coord for photo taking and also the drinking session because he got the ah beng look, but he claims he can’t drink -__- ”. . . . 3) Koh Yang Yang: My ‘lover’ since our days in poly, he is understandably the most heart-broken person when he heard I'm getting married but not to him, heh. Because he has a big-ass MPV, he ferried the lovely and beautiful Jie Meis around, heh.... 4) Lam: None of the above brothers dared to flirt with the lovely Jie Meis because one of them is Lam’s girlfriend wor :D! Keke, because of his privileged position we thought we would have an easier time getting through the bridal gates, keke :).... We bravely marched on, unaware of the ‘terrors’ that were waiting for us. . . . The ‘terrors’:The first task was to complete this Chinese tongue twister in a super duper short time!Despite our best efforts, I ended up looking like this a few seconds later:For some unknown reasons my兄弟s were quite happy to see me getting punnished -__- ”. . . .It was the ‘Love Apple Challenge’ after that!We had to grab a bite of the apple, which was suspended really high up in the air, without using chairs or hands! After fumbling initially, we figured out how to carry out the task ;)!Then for some other unknown reasons, the sisters wanted us to perform a song and dance, which we gladly obliged because we have thick skin, hehe :)Acutally it was not as easy as it sounds because they wanted me to show some skin too. Tsk tsk, youngsters nowadays :D!!!!Then it was time for the horrible horrible bittergourd drink that they so ‘painstakingly’ prepared for us :(. . . . Some of us handled it better :). . . . Some did not handle it as well. . . . And finally, for some it was pure torture :D!!!!Seriously, the jie meis really have it good. Not only did they get to sabo us, they get to pocket lots of ang pow too :(. . . . In fact, they made me top up the amount just so as to satisfy their insatiable Greed :(. . . . After taking my money, they still want to see me suffering :(!Kids, please don’t try this at home!Luckily, I have the most wonderful mother-in-law who put an end to our suffering, keke :). . . . And finally we are in :D!!!!But wait, why was the sisters blocking our way again :(????It turned out that they engaged our singing and dancing so much they wanted to be ‘entertained’ again -__- ”. . . .There was also a ‘Love Pledge’ that I had to say in Mandarin, no problem :D!!!!After all the challenges, I was finally in :). . . . . . . . and I knew all the ‘sabo’ was worth it because of my lovely Flying Paper :). . . . Of course I couldn’t resist kissing my beautiful bride :)!!!!I am the luckiest man in the world :). . . . Next up: Our adventures at The Bottle Tree Park :D!!!! Stayed tuned :)!!!!With Love,Barneysaurus :)!!!! Our Wedding - Part 1 "The Morning Preparation" Hi everyone, we will be reporting our actual day wedding for the next few posts!! Hee, this post will be about the morning preparation for the gatecrash.Venue: Bride's houseTime: 530am to 8amPeople involved: Brides's family and the Jie Meis!The morning started off with my family waking up early at around 530am. Actually, to my surprise and to many others too, I didn't feel nervous at all.. Haha.. felt quite calm even when my make-up artist (MUA), photographer and videographer came...My Jie Meis arrived shortly at around 7am and started to prepare for the gatecrash. Meanwhile, I was being transformed from a maid-look alike little girl to a pretty bride (at least to myself :P)Transformation in process Curious Jie Meis Girls' Power!! Putting on the veil Well, for the rest, it was my Jie Meis in action. My Jie Meis were preparing the materials for the gatecrash while I sat in my room. No fun one cos I wasn't supposed to go out.. They were preparing the punishment!! If they failed their task, they would be made to drink a mixture of bittergourd, lemon and lime juice!!! Marrying me is not easy k.. haha... Sufen cutting the bittergourd... see the lemon?? keke The final product!! Anyone wants to try?? :PMy sister and Peishan preparing one of the tasks..Rhys & Xiong Dis, beware!!!! Stay tuned to see how Rhys and his Xiong Dis braved through the tasks!! Hee hee, funny funny!! Back from our Honeymoon :)!!!! Hello everyone :D! Yes yes, we are finally back from our honeymoon :D! Although we spent 12 days in Japan, it didn’t felt like it was enough and we are now suffering from pre-Monday Blues, haha :D. . . . We wanna eat the yummy yummy sushi again :D!!!!Just in case you think we will stop writing our mushy-mushy-lovey-dovey rubbish after our wedding, you are wrong :D!!!! There’s a whole lot of posts and pictures coming up, but we’ll need some time to prepare them, haha :D. . . . In the meantime, here’s the pre-dinner video (done by the wonderful folks at Visio Workz) we showed on our wedding, hope you will enjoy it too :)! With Love,Flying Paper & Barneysaurus :)! My recollections of the Big Day :D!!!! Hello everyone :D!!!! I find it unbelievable, but it’s have actually been four days since we got married :D! Just like what flying Paper did yesterday, I’m gonna recollect what happened on our Big Day today :)!!!!The super duper busy day actually started 24 hours earlier! There was really a lot of things to settle the day before, such as the collection of gowns and bridal car décor, and since Flying Paper and I can’t meet each other according to Chinese customs, I enlisted the help of my bestest buddy (ever!) and his wonderful gal :)!Introducing Joyce and Lucas :)!Seriously, without the help of these two wonderfuls I couldn’t have managed with the hectic tasks on the Eve! Buddy, I know you are reading this: I will do my best to look for a Japanese D300 brochure for you when I’m in Japan :)!I thought I will drift into dreamland relatively easy because of all the running around I did, but I have no idea how wrong I was! I went to bed at 11pm, but was so excited I only slept at around 2am I guess. . . . Then I woke up at 4am and couldn’t fall back to sleep thereafter. I was filled with memories of my courtship of Flying Paper, and all the nitty-gritty details of the wedding, even the weather because according to the weatherman, there were supposed to be thunderstorms over the weekend. You can thus understand that I’m incredible envious of Wifey Paper, who had no problems whatsoever with her beauty sleep :D!Finally, the morning arrived, and I was most thankful because it was the most lovely bright and sunny morning :D! My dearest groomsmen, Yang Yang, Jeffrey, Lam and of course Lucas arrived really early, and after a quick briefing, we set off to Flying Paper’s home :)! The bridesmaids were there waiting for us, and I bet the evil beautiful姐妹 s had a great time subjecting us to humiliating acts and of course grabbing lots of $$$, muahahaha ;). . . . We cleared their challenges, and I know all the ‘torture’ and the bittergroud juice was worth it because when I opened the bridal door, I saw the most beautiful angel waiting for me in her snow-white gown :)What happened after that was really a big blur: the photo-taking and videography session at Bottle Tree Park, and of course the tea-ceremonies at our respective parents’ places, during which I finally get to call uncle and auntie ‘pa’ and ‘ma’ now, haha :D. . . . And finally we were off to Swissotel Stamford :)! Again, it was a big rush as there were several rehearsals to go through and meetings to attend. To make matters even more complicated, there were several last minute behind-the-scene hiccups which almost gave me a heart attack! Luckily though, I had the best team around to help me out:1) The video montage didn’t work initially due to compatibility issues with my laptop! Fortunately, the wonderful Chris of Visio Workz, our videographer, was most prompt in attending to us and even sent a DVD player down all the way from her office! O must also praise the resourcefulness of Yang Yang and Jeffrey, my great 兄弟s, who managed to work around the compatibility issues and got the montage playing on the lappy!2) As usual, seating arrangements were a major headache! Due to several last minute additional guests as well as friends who couldn’t make it at the last minute, my receptionists had to do plenty of juggling. Kudos to the wonderful team of Peiyun, Sufen, Yang Zi, Nicole and Desmond :)!3) I actually only confirmed my sword bearers 2 weeks before the event, and it’s amazing how the guys managed to do such a great job despite the short notice! A special word of thanks to Uzi, Thorns, Hiszoid, Forex, Celtic, Tonguesten, Mimic, Bono, and not forgetting Bubble (for offering to rehearse as my ‘bride’ :D) and Fido (for the coordination!). You guys rocked!4) Ningjia’s help as the bridesmaid was invaluable: I lost count of the times the poor girl had to scramble up and down from the suite to the lobby and ballroom to ensure our parents find their way and also to bring all the items needed for the wedding are in place. Haha, now that’s what I call a great FYP mate :)!5) I couldn’t involve my childhood friends in the critical parts of the wedding preparation as they were either heavily involved in parenting (Yanxing), or partying (Evan). But when I needed their help the most, they didn’t definitely didn’t’ shy away: a big Thank You to Yanxing and Evan for helping me down the red wine :)!6) Despite having little or no prior experience, Lucas and Peishan gave us a big ‘YES’ when we approached them to be our emcees for the evening! I am most thankful to them for the wonderful job they did, and also for not subjecting us to any embarrassing games during the dinner, heh ;)7) Once again, to Lucas, my Best Man :)! The Man helped me in every aspect of the wedding, and despite suffering near heart-attacks as I did, still had the presence of mind to ensure everything was smoothly executed. I seriously have no idea what more I can ask for from such a great pal, especially after a ‘special gift’ that came from him, heh ;)8) Besides being armed with the bestest Best Man and Team, we are also most thankful for having chose Swissotel Stamford because they provided us with the most wonderful coordinators :D! Kudos to Gladys, our wedding coordinator for being patient with all our enquiries and requests from Day One till our Big Day, and to Hai Tao, our wedding concierge, for ensuring that everything was running smooth on throughout the dinner :)!9) Finally, to all the wonderful people who were there with us as we said ‘I Do’, and to you, for reading and supporting this blog and being with us as we chronicled our wedding journey :)It’s been an incredible one-year preparation, and like what Flying Paper mentioned, I also feel a bit sad that the wedding has been completed! But looking into Flying Paper’s eyes, slipping our rings into each others’ fingers and exchanging our matrimonial vows, I know that we have so much more in our life to look forward to :). . . . Our life has just began, we've finally found each other :). . . . With Love,Barneysaurus Honeymoon at the land of the Rising Sun :)! My feelings of My Big Day!! My Big Day is officially over on 14 Sept 2008. One year of planning has finally come to an end, a feeling of relief but a bit of sadness too as all the wedding preparations have been fun and exciting...So what happened on 14 Sept 2008? Well, amazingly and surprisingly, I managed to fall asleep the night before and didn't feel nervous at all in the morning. I changed into my PJ and waited patiently for all the important people to arrive - my jie meis, my make-up artist (MUA), my photographer and videographer...The real action started when Rhys and his gang of brothers arrived for the gatecrush. I heard a lot of laughter and noises when I was in the bedroom. I really missed a lot of actions!! Must wait for the video already, haha...I was actually quite calm when the groom finally made his way in.. but I also felt touched that Rhys braved through all the "tortures" and tests to make his way to me...The next exciting part was the outdoor shots! We took our shots at Bottle Tree Park, thankfully for the nice weather, we managed to take a lot of shots! The jie meis and brothers had managed to make the photos more lively and meaningful!!! Hee, can't wait for the photos to be out!!!The tea ceremony began at around 11am at Rhys's house, then my house.... After which, we headed to the hotel to have a short break. Rhys was really poor thing as he had only a short time to change into his uniform, and later he had to proceed to the ballroom to rehearse with the rest of the people - swordbearers, Emcees and receptionists. I only had to stay in my suite and waited for my MUA to arrive... haha... the bride had a easy time :PI was really really nervous when it was time for the first march-in.. I gripped Rhys's hands real tightly and was afraid of tripping... When the first march-in song started playing, the door swung open after a short while and we were marching in!! I was told that I looked really nervous during the march-in and didn't really smile.. Aiyo, the photos won't look nice liao..Rose petals were thrown and I saw many happy faces around.. hee... The solemnisation began and later the dinner started.. Overall, I had a wonderful wedding with the great help from our wedding concierge, Hao Tao! Till today, I still feel like my wedding just happened yesterday and everything was like a dream... I still can't believe that I'm married now!!!My life has just began, I finally found someone..... 3 Things About Myself Part 1038 Yes yes my dear readers, in less than 10 hours’ time, I will be on my way to Flying Paper’s place to receive her as my bride, and in less than 24 hours’ time, we will be exchanging vows as husband and wife :)…. It really feels surreal that just 1130 days ago, we have never spoken a word to each other! And now here we are, counting down to the last few hours before we get to say “I do :)”. . . . You are probably puzzled by the title of this post. I mean, what in the world does “3 Things About Myself Part 1038” means??!?! Well, when I first started my courtship of Flying Paper, I started sending her emails on a daily basis to tell her more about myself. I have no idea how it happened, but I ended up writing all 1038 emails just like that! I think Flying Paper is amazing because she’s not bored to tears by my boring emails, haha :). . . . So my dear readers, today I’m going to be selfish and dedicate this blog entry entirely to my dearest one and only one ok :)? Here it goes!=================================================================================My Dearest Yi Dian Ding Number One & Only One Super Duper Silly Little Choocooloo Sweet Sweet Fei Fei Lao Shi Oto Mushroom Head Ban Bao Bei :D!!!!Haha, for today’s entry, I’m going to do a photo essay of ALL the events we went through in our wedding preparations :). . . . Are you ready :D? Here it goes :D!Our wedding started from 11 September 2007, when I proposed to you and you said “ok, ok lah :D!”We then started our hotel hunt, starting from Raffles. . . . To Marina Mandarin :). . . . To Amara Sanctuary :). . . . To Traders :). . . . To Goodwood Park :). . . . Before we finally settled on Swissotel Stamford :D!!!!. . . . Actually we selected Stamford way back in September, but we just couldn’t resist all the good food in bridal shows, haha :D. . . . Come to think of it, we also selected Precious Moments as our bridal studio way back in September :)! You were so excited when we went for the gown selections :). . . . And we were even more gan cheong when the time came for the actual shoot :)!Fortunately the shoot was so well done :). . . . So tiring, but we were so happy with the results :)!!!!In the mean time, we went for our food tasting :). . . . Selected our florist and wedding card invites :)!Celebrated your birthday :). . . . Celebrated Christmas :). . . . And even ran a marathon :D!!!!Before we know it, it was time for our Gro Da Li :). . . . And our An Chuang :). . . . And of course our ROM :). . . . And I’m looking forward to the moment when I slip on my ring on you and yours on mine :)....Bao bei, me may not be the most perfect person in the world, but me will always strive to be the best person for you yah :)? Just like what I promised on 11 September 2005, me is gonna 带一辈子的幸福 ok :)?With Love,Your Yi Da Ding Oto Pig :)!!!!1 day more to the day when we say “I do” :). . . . My last day as a Miss! Today is the last day as a Miss, tomorrow I'll become a Mrs already. So nervous!!So what have I done today?Well, I've started the morning doing my massage at my beauty salon. Hee....Then I went to wash my hair and lastly do my nails... keke... A day of pampering!!Now, I'm typing this entry with butterflies in my stomach and I realise I still have quite a lot of stuff to do! Argh, gan cheong!!Hope tomorrow will be a day with good weather and the wedding be a beautiful one!!! I'm still behaving like a kid but I'm getting married tomorrow! The feeling is so weird!!Wonder what is Rhys doing now?? hee hee.. gonna log off now, bye!!!!!!!!!!! =) Our last date as boyfriend & girlfriend Today is Flying Paper's reporting time! Hee, due to traditions, we are not supposed to meet on the eve of the wedding so today is the last day of us meeting before the wedding!!If you have followed our post, Barney confessed to me 3 years ago at Bishan Sakae Sushi. So today as our last date as boyfriend/girlfriend, we decide to go back to the same place to have lunch!Us posing at the entrance!This is the before and after photo of our meal.. hahaAfter our full meal, we decide to do something special for this special date.. So we went to this place at Bishan...Colourful paint... guess what are we going to do?? hahaWe are going to paint a picture all by ourselves. Hee, actually we have thought of doing this for a long time but a bit embarrassed as usually the customers there are kids. However, today there's fewer people and we decide to try it no matter what. So we choose a nice picture and start to get down to work.Rhys seriously painting....Almost done....Here's the finished product!!nice??Just 2 more days to our Big Day. The next time I see Rhys will be this Sunday already!! So nervous!!! =D Our An Chuang aka 安床 :D!!!! They always say time flies, and I totally agree with that statement! Exactly 3 years ago, I confessed my feelings to Flying Paper , and exactly a year ago, I proposed! (click here for Flying Paper’s account of my proposal :). . . . )And now, we are just 3 days away from our Big Day :). . . . Time flies :D!We held our An Chuang, aka安床 ceremony yesterday after months of advanced preparation! 安床, very much like the 过大礼, is a traditional Chinese wedding custom to bestow good luck and blessings for the newly-wed couple :). 安床 in particular, is to pave a life of good fortune for the couple, and also to bless the couple with cute little babies, haha :D. . . . So what do you need for 安床 :)? Firstly, you need to get a new bed :)! Being the slob I am, I was originally toying with the idea of sticking to my smelly set of bed and pillows (they are still comparatively new at just 5 years old :D!), but decided to follow tradition and got a brand new bed after spending months hunting with my dearest Flying Paper :)! We also bought this really cute bridal quilt set from Bliss Collection to complete the look, haha :D. . . . Here’s the bed before the start of the ceremony :)!Haha, the eagle-eyed would have noticed our wedding portrait :D!!!! Instead of the more traditional big-assed portrait, Flying Paper and I opted for a more modern 3-in-1 portrait instead :)!The next most important element for安床 is to find a person of exceptional good fortune to do up the bed for you :)! I was very honored and fortunate to have my 2nd Auntie and her hubby to help me out for this task, because they are probably the folks with the best fortune I know :D! At the same time, I was also feeling very paiseh because they had to sweat it out to get the job done, haha :D. . . . Here are the pictures of them in action :)! Firstly, setting the bed sheet. . . . The laying of quilt, pillows and bolster :)!The finishing touches: adding the quilt runner and the ‘Fate coins’ at the corners of the bed :). . . . And of course, the laying of the lucky items which includes the oranges, the ‘fa’ cake, longans and other auspicious items :)!The completed bed after the安床 ceremony :)!Once again, a big thank you to my 2nd Auntie and Uncle for generously sparing us their time and effort :)!!!! Now all I need are my nephews to roll around on the bed on my wedding day to bless us with cute babies, muahahaha :D. . . . Anyway, since Flying Paper couldn’t be around for the 安床 as she was working, I shall end this post with a picture of us at a recent dinner, courtesy of my Best Man, Lucas :D!If you need a good photographer, just let me know and I’ll pass you his contacts, haha :D. . . . Do check back this blog on the eve of our Big Day for a special Double Post :D! See ya :D!!!!With Love,Barneysaurus3 more days to our Big Day :)! Our ROM :D!!!! Hello everyone :D!!!!Today, I have this earth-shattering news that I need to tell everyone: Flying Paper and I can’t wait any further, and have decided to get married earlier :D!!!!Muahaha, just kidding :D! Our Big Day is still scheduled on 14 Sept, but we were at ROM yesterday to do our Statutory Declaration and collect our Certificate of Marriage :)! Usually people go to the Registry of Marriage to solemnize their marriage, but it’s a little bit different for us because we are holding the solemnization during our wedding dinner itself :)! For that to be possible, we sourced for our own Justice of Peace, and also pre-collected the documents for him to sign during the dinner :)The crowd at ROM in the morning (can you spot a familiar face in the picture :)????):We had to prepare a consent form that was signed by our JP and also bring along our witnesses and our ICs for verification :D!I was so nervous the night before I had difficulty falling asleep again :D! Hope the eye-bags won’t show up during our Big Day :D!And finally it was our turn for the Statutory Declaration :D! I even took a video of Flying Paper to serve as evidence, keke :). . . .By the way, the registrar said I looked very familiar when we went over to his counter :D! Flying Paper immediately pulled my ears and asked if I got bring girls to ROM before, haha :D. . . . Of course not hor :D! I am very good boy one :D! Muahaha :D. . . .Although it was a very short event, the ceremony was very special to me because after accompanying my friends to their ROM so many times, it was finally my turn with the love of my love :). . . . Oh man, I think I will definitely have trouble falling asleep the night before my Big Day :D!Keke, next up will be a post of our 安床 ceremony :D! Stayed tuned :D!!!!With Love,Barneysaurus4 more days to Our Big day :)! Our Guo Da Li aka 过大礼:D!!!! Hello everyone :D!!!! Today, your friendly wedding reporter will bring you the full coverage of our Guo Da Li :D!!!!Now what exactly is Guo Da Li, aka 过大礼? Frankly speaking I had no idea what was it about until the run-up to the wedding, haha :D. . . . It’s actually a traditional Chinese custom where the two families exchange bridal items to symbolize their blessings for the couple and also for good luck (I think :D!) :)! Our families actually discussed the items to be exchanged a few months back when I formally requested for Flying Paper’s hand in marriage (so traditional wor :D!), and so armed with my ‘matchmaker’ (my cousin actually :D!), I went forth with the bridal gifts yesterday :)!The first up are the items from Barneysaurus’ side :):It includes the very important Dragon and Phoenix candles (symbolizes the couple :)!), oranges, wine, and of course the very important dowry :)!!!! We also had a special ang pow for changing diapers (symbolizes birth and babies for the couple :D!), and also another ang pow to replace the traditional pig trotters :)Next up are the bridal cakes :D!!!!Again, it’s a tradition to give bridal cakes to the bride’s family, who will then distribute the cakes to their relatives to inform them of their daughter’s marriage :)! Actually nowadays a lot of couples opt for cake vouchers instead, but we couldn’t help getting the bridal cake package from Prima Deli because they are just so cute :D!!!!A kid is also part of the bridal gift exchange:Haha, just kidding, that’s Flying Paper’s very cute niece :D!!!!Our families going through the items :)And of course must take a very happy group shot :)!The items given by the bride’s family :)!And a whole lot more :D!!!!Trust me there’s a lot of items to be brought by the bride’s family :D! It includes a tea set for the tea ceremony, the bridal lamps, bridal quilt, bridal bedsheet, even a bridal basin to bathe our kids in next time :D!!!! Now I’m getting worried because I had difficulty falling asleep the night before our Guo Da Li because I was too excited (I usually fall asleep within minutes!)! Hope I can fall asleep easier the night before our Big Day because I’m scared of getting dark eye rings, haha :)….Less than two weeks to go before our Big Day, can’t wait for the day for us to begin the rest of our lives together forever :). . . . With Love,Barneysaurus :)! Our Wedding Preparations :D!!!! Hello everyone :D!!!! Yes yes, after 3 straight posts by Flying Paper, today’s finally my turn to give you an update on our wedding preparations :D! And my goodness, there’s a lot of things to update indeed ;)….The first up is our wedding cards :D! Our adventure began way back in July when we visited the printers, and you can see here that Flying Paper is very focused on the task ;)Not to be outdone, I was very serious too :D! Here’s the proof, haha :D….Eh, sorry wrong picture, here’s the real one, haha :D….We've also went for our eagerly awaited food tasting session at Swissotel Stamford :D!!!!As we don’t want to reveal everything, here’s a quick picture to keep you guiys in suspense, keke :)….As you can see, the above preparations takes a lot of hard work wor :D! Of course, I have to make sure that my dearest Flying Paper gets enough nutrients :)!!!! A typical preparation day usually starts with a full breakfast:Followed by a full lunch. . . . Followed by tea. . . . And of course a full dinner :)!!!!I almost forgot about the desserts :D!!!!In other news, I am very, very worried because of reasons unknown to me, I’ve gained 3kg over the past two months! I wonder how the extra kgs came about sia, haha :D. . . . I simply love munching munching with my silly little Flying Paper :)!!!!This is Barneysaurus, your friendly wedding reporter signing out :)!With Love,Barneysaurus3 more weeks to our Big Day :D!!!! Our Guestbook! As the date comes closer, we have quite a lot of loose ends to tie to make sure everything is nice nice, keke. Right now, we are in the midst of settling guest list, seating arrangement and our photo montage...In order to add a special touch to our wedding, we have customised our guest book from an online website! We think it would be really great and nice to read all the well wishes from our guests after the event is over. We are really pleased with our guest book, hee. So friends, remember to leave your message when you come to our wedding ya =) Our Honeymoon is settled! Yeah, we finally settle our Honeymoon! Since we started dating, we two haven't been out on tour before...Our gradation trip was to Sentosa, our second year was also to Sentosa!! So this time, we are really excited about our Honeymoon!! Yeah, our first trip overseas on a plane!!!Our Honeymoon destination is.... JAPAN!I want to go to Japan's Disneyland!!! Yeah yeah!! We will be going on Hongtai's 7 days tour, then hopefully we can manage to secure 5 days extension at Tokyo.. Rhys will be in charge of our free and easy but I'm kinda worried as he is well known as a person who gets lost easily (same as me)!! When I saw the Tokyo's subway system, it's so confusing!! So many lines and colours... The map of Tokyo also looks confusing, I hate looking at maps and planning the routes, so Rhys has a huge responsibility!! Haha, hope we won't get lost there *cross fingers* Our wedding photos!! Today we went down to Precious Moments to view the layout of our album. So exciting!! We have been wanting to view the design of our album for sooooo long!!Jack, the designer showed us the layout he did... For our album, it's supposed to be 50% design, 50% full page, with a total page of 46.. However, the designer was very nice, he designed more than 50%, so our album, so when we viewed the layout, we were happily surprised!His design was very nice!! Love them! Hee, we will get our album in 2 weeks time, can't wait!!We have a total of 48 photos and I have more individual photos than Rhys!! Oops :P, no choice cos the photographer took more of my individual photos.. haha.. Rhys only has 3 individual photos so from Jack's design, you can see most of the designed page is bride-focused! But I think most bridal album is bride-focused so too bad to the groom :PAs we have gotten the soft copy of the photos, we will post some of our favourite photos!! Hope you find them nice too... hee.. This pic is Rhys's favourite photo of himself. Although I think I dun look nice here, I'll post here to let Rhys admire himself.. hahaha Our Wedding Bands Search :D!!!! Hello everyone :)!!!! Today, your friendly wedding reporter will bring you the full coverage of the wedding band hunting process of Flying Paper and Barneysaurus :D!!!! To be frank, finding that perfect pair of wedding bands is not an easy task. Not only do you have to consider a whole list of variables, you also have to find a design that is pleasing to both parties! Here’s some of the stuff we considered while ring-shopping:- I initially proposed yellow gold and jade to Flying Paper, and she very nearly rewarded me with a choke-slam :D! So I reckon these two materials are not exactly popular with girls of modern times ;) - Silver is also not an ideal material as it tarnishes really easily and fast. While they may be fine for couple rings, I seriously wouldn’t recommend silver for wedding bands because after all, they are meant to be worn for a lifetime ;)- I was seriously thinking about titanium, one of the toughest and lightest materials in the world! But I realized it’s near to impossible to find a pair in any brick-and-mortar shop here in Singapore. The hardness also work to its disadvantage as it’s difficult to re-size and re-polish, and unless it’s been through special coating process, is prone to scratches too. So that meant a no-go for titanium too.- That leaves us with white gold and platinum! White gold is one of the most popular choices for wedding bands and proposal rings, due to the fact that designers can get more creative with it as the material’s more malleable. Of all the jewelers we went to during our hunt, almost all of those fancy designs were only available in white gold! Platinum on the other hand, is not as usually seen due to its toughness and rarity, which accounts for its relatively higher price. - Besides material, the other important consideration is whether if you want any precious stones with your rings! The rage with girls nowadays seems to be as many bling bling on the ring as possible, such as a diamond full-clustered, which is very bad news for us guys because they can cost even more than the uber-expensive proposal ring :D! Some guys are also getting into this diamond trend, but I’m the more conservative type lah, haha :D.... - Finally, the design is another major consideration in getting proposal rings. It goes from the simplest plain wedding band with zero design to the very elaborate and complex designs such as the Possession rotating ring from Piaget or the Trinity from Cartier. Our local jewelers also offer a huge range of very beautiful collections from overseas designers :)Having said the above, the most important thing about wedding bands (and proposal rings for that matter), is not about how beautiful/expensive/exclusive the rings are, but rather who you are giving/getting the ring from :) After a long and hard search, Flying Paper and I finally decided on a pair of platinum bands in the classic plain design (ie no design at all, haha :D....). We paid for each other’s ring as a gift to each other, and I was so happy because my ring is more expensive than hers, keke :) I think that really adds to the significance of our matrimonial promises :).... Looking forward to the moment when I slip on my ring on you and yours on mine :)....This is Barneysaurus, your friendly wedding report signing out :)! Stand by for more updates to come :)!With Love,Barneysaurus Wedding Show at Goodwood Park :D!!!! Hello everyone, this is Barneysaurus, your friendly wedding reporter reporting for work again :)!!!! Today, we bring you the exclusive coverage of the wedding show held at Goodwood Park Hotel :)!!!!As expected, there was a huge crowd. . . . Check out the display-only chocolate wedding cake :D! I almost wanted to take a bite but Flying Paper stopped me before the security guards dragged me out ;). . . . Again, I wanted to take a bite at the display-only banquet feast but fortunately Flying Paper managed to stop me in time again :). . . . But being the greedy pig I am, I finally managed to wrestle a plate of food in the end :D!!!! As you can see I was very happy :)But Flying Paper managed to snatch the food away from me while shouting “THE FOOD IS MINE :D!!!!”After we finally calmed our stomachs, we reverted back to the normal, peace-loving couple we usually are and went about exploring the hotel :)! We were especially interested in the wedding themes because we just confirmed ours last week, and was so happy to see a similar gold-red combi at Goodwood Park!Of course, no wedding shows are complete without a fashion show:But the item that we were most interested in were the wedding cars :D!!!! As you can see, Flying Paper and I were all ready to drive away the SLK ;). . . . But since both of us have no idea how to drive, we decided to book the chauffeur-driven Chrysler instead :D!!!!We were really happy to have settled our bridal car (do check out weddingcars.sg!), and was even happier because we received a free novelty ‘Just Married’ car plate which we will be customizing with our names and wedding date :)!!!!It’s was a very successful wedding show outing, and we look forward to give you the latest and most updated reports of the wedding of Flying Paper and Barneysaurus :)! Stay tuned folks :)!!!!2 months and 22 days to the Big Day :D!!!!With Love,Barneysaurus Hotel theme settled!! Today Rhys and I went to settle our hotel theme with one of the florist - Impact! We saw a theme that we liked during the wedding show and it was from Impact, thus we decided to go there to take a look. =)The place was quite ulu, and the office was in an industral building, so imagine Rhys's reaction when he reached the corridor at level 4 (Impact's level).However, the office was nice and cozy and immediately, the table displaying the wedding favors caught our eyes!We chose a really nice one (but dun tell u guys now so that it'll be a surprise!!). It will come in a box and it comes in a set of different designs so the guests won't know what design he/she gets! Hee, just like opening a present huh... keke...Next, we discussed our hotel theme in details from Florence. From the stage, to the VIP table setting, to the centrepiece, to the guest tables, to the reception table and the aisle deco! So exciting and we can visualize the nice nice deco already...If you still remember, we saw the theme "Euphoric Romance" that we liked.However, as my evening gown was pink, we decided not to go with pink theme for the ballroom. The design will remain the same but the colors will change. In the end, we go with a red/gold theme!!! The main flowers will be red in color and the drapes on stage will be in gold!Hope the guests will have a pleasant surprise when they enter our ballroom during our wedding!! 3 more months!!! The Making of a Birthday Gift :)! Hello everyone :D!!!! Getting a birthday gift is never an easy task, especially when you are selecting a gift for someone who is very, very special to you :)! I was seriously racking my brains for a good gift for Flying Paper's 23rd Birthday when I chanced upon this place while shopping at Funan Centre:TommyPrint is a local print company that provides printing services for business cards, flyers and even stickers, all professionally done at very reasonable prices. The service that got me really interested is their photobooks. The background: Flying Paper and I have taken over a thousand photos over our courtship, and even though we did developed a bunch of them, we never got down to arrange them in photo albums because we are usually tied up with our Wii, haha :D…. I thought it will be a great idea if I create a photobook that captures all our precious memories, and thus secretly started work on a photobook around 2 months back :)!The photobook is created using a Mac application, and it was difficult for me because I had very limited experience with a Mac. Fortunately though, the TommyPrint guys were very patient in showing me the ropes, and in no time I was happily creating my photobook like a pro :D! I opted for 80 pages in the photobook, and trust me it was not easy trying to fit a thousand pictures into that 80 pages. I had to do an elimination process to decide which picture to go into the book, and it was quite painful to leave out some pictures because all of them are memorable, haha :D…. Ok ok, it’s time to let the pictures do the talking! Presenting to you, the cover :D!The picture was taken during Flying Paper’s 21st Birthday celebration :D! Haha, really amazed that 2 years have passed already :P! By the way, not only can you customize the title of the photobook, you can do the same thing for the spine too!This being a book, it must come with an introduction of course ;). . . . The contents :D!!!!And the sexy back ;)For more pictures and Flying Paper’s blog entry on how we celebrated her very special day, click here :)!To be frank, it was really not an easy task doing up the photobook. I initially thought I only need to spend 2 hours to complete the photobook, but I ended up spending several sessions at TommyPrint before I was finally satisfied with my work. My shoulders and butt complained like mad after spending hours in front of the Mac, but at the end of it, I think it was worth every ache ;). . . . In fact, I’m looking forward to making Volume II, III, and so many subsequent Volumes with the most important person in my life :). . . . Your wedding reporter shall sign off for now, see ya next time :)!!!!With Love,Barneysaurus :) Our Photo Shoot: Behind-The-Scenes Details :)!!!! Hello everybody :D!!!!Today, your friendly wedding reporter should take time off his very very busy and unhealthy schedule (4 McDinners in a row, no joke :P!) to bring you an exclusive feature: The Behind-The-Scenes details of the photo shoot of Flying Paper and Barneysaurus :D!!!!Being the very kiasu punctual couple that we are, we actually arrived at the studio almost half an hour earlier :D! The following is the secret shot of Flying Paper when she was getting sian from waiting, muahaha :D!!!!(I am so dead for posting the above picture, muahahaha :D!!!!)Very unfortunately fortunately for Flying Paper, I was there to entertain her with lots of lame jokes, and she happily responded by pulling my ears :). . . . A while later, Vivi, our make-up artist, and Jason, the photographer from Precious Moment Bridal arrived :)! Both of them were really friendly and professional, and made the two of us really comfortable for the photo shoot :)! I was really tensed when I got made-up because I was scared that I will end up looking weird, but fortunately Vivi knows that she’s doing! But she had to keep reapplying the powder on me throughout the shoot because my face is one of the major producers of oil in the world, haha :). . . . My dearest Flying Paper had no such problems though :)!The indoor shoot was very straight-forward, but the outdoor shoot was quite challenging for a few reasons :D!1) I went to collect our pre-ordered balloons at Raffles City for the shoot, and trust me, it’s a really weird feeling carrying a whole bunch of balloons in a crowded shopping centre :D! 2) We were actually trespassing when we took our pictures at St Teresa’s :P! We wanted to take some shots there as it was a really very beautiful church, and Jason told us it’s gonna be a touch-and-go thingy because we don’t have permission, haha…. It was a lucky thing nobody chased us out mid-way :D! Thanks thanks :)!!!!3) Botanic Gardens has got to be like one of the hottest place for photo shoots. I say it’s the hottest because there were like at least 4 other couples there for photo shoots too, and also because it was very, very hot that day, haha :D. . . . 4) The stretch along Fullerton is one of the hottest spots for night shoots! I say this because I lost count of the number of couples who were there for photo shoots too, and also because it was very, very hot that evening, muahaha :D!!!! Even though it was very hot for the entire day, we were really thankful for the wonderful weather with the azure-blue skies and fluffy white clouds, heh ;). . . . And an addition word of thanks to Vivi for beautifying the two of us, and of course Jason for all the stunts he had to pull (crawling in the grass, laying on the hot tarmac, helping us trespass places :D!) in order to give us some very beautiful pictures :)!Although it was a very busy day, Flying Paper and I will remember this day for the rest of our lives :). . . . Can’t wait to collect our album :D!!!!This is your friendly wedding reporter signing off, Happy Mothers' day and see ya soon :)!!!!With Love,Barneysaurus Photoshoot Day! 25th April was a big event in our wedding preparations as it's our Photoshoot Day!! We were really excited on that day and we arrived real early on that day... Half an hour earlier.. In the end, we ended up waiting outside the studio.. hahaRhys happily posing!Our MUA finally arrived at around 10.10 and we started our make-up session, hee... Me before the make-up... heeThe make-up was nicer than the trial one but I still found it heavy.. haha... I put on fake eyelashes too, made my eyes bigger! Nice! hee... Even Rhys couldn't escape the hands of my MUA, and he put on some powder and even lip gloss too.. hahahaha....He looked like he's being tortured..hahaMy first image was the Chinese traditional Kua!Our initial stage of phototaking was not very natural cos we two were like two wooden blocks.. haha.. the photographer took some time to ask us to relax and be more natural.. You know, some poses he demanded of me were quite weird for me cos I dun usually pose that way... Rhys always ended up laughing at one side when the photographer was taking my individual shoot...I remembered him commenting that I needed more exercise lor, hinting that I'm inflexible!!! Bish!!!!!! The comments I heard most from my photographer was: "Head lower, Chin up, straighten back, Stick up ur chest and butt..." Haha...We also took some shoots at the rooftop and the photographer showed us a few shots he took and I loved some of the pictures he showed us.. nice nice.. hee... But later, when it came to my pink evening gown, my MUA gave me a permed hair look which I thought looked old and mature, and made my face big! haha, but I hope the photos will turn out nice ba, if not I can select only a few of the pink evening gown shot :(Later around 4pm, we finally went outdoor... Thankfully, that day was a fine day as the weather was nice....We went to Bontanic Gardens first, followed by St Teresa Church, Fort Canning and finally the area around Fullerton for night shot... I think the most funny memory when we took our photos was when the photographer requested Rhys to carry me.. I dun really like to be carried cos I always feel insecure and will fall lor...Haha, I struggled and screamed quite a lot when Rhys was trying to carry me.. hahahaWith my outdoor gown, altogether I had 5 outfits which meant I had 5 different looks! The one I like least is the permed hair one and the one I like most is my actual wedding gown look.. keke...I got a tiara on my head!! hee..Now we are waiting excitedly for photo selection. Our package only includes 38 photos.. Topping up of photos will be expensive cos one photo each will cost around $55 lor!! Rhys keeps telling me to practise self control and dun anyhow choose photos..But if the photos are nice, can't help it right? Mmm, see how first la..keke... Trial Make-Up Our photoshoot is on 25th April and today we went down to Precious Moments to have our trial make-up and final gown fitting!!We went down today excitedly since I haven't seen my gowns for 2 months plus already! Rhys was equally anxious as he had tailor-made a suit from them and hadn't seen it yet too, haha.My make-up artist, Vivi was a friendly bubbly gal and during the make-up process, she told me what to expect from the make-up. As the make-up process continued, I slowly transformed into a "weird" person! Haha, maybe it's because I hardly put on make-up, the make-up Vivi put for me was considered quite heavy for me... Couldn't accept it initially but Vivi assured me that under the spotlight and camera, I'll look natural.. hee...Later on, was the gown-fitting session. This time, all gowns had been altered already so I fitted into the gowns easily! As I tried out those gowns, I started to feel excited again cos the gowns were pretty pretty. I really hope the final effect for my photos will be really nice! haha..Rhys was also pleased with his fitting... When he came out of the dressing room, the staff there all commented that he looked handsome and smart! haha, Rhys was so happy lor!! But indeed, he looked dashing!! hee...As I did not have trial hairstyle so I found that my look wasn't complete! My face looked big lor so in order to not to scare u guys, I just post this picture first.. haha....My Actual Day wedding gown!! It's really heavy and it could stand on its own!! hope I'll be able to walk around freely with that gown on.. hahaNice?? hee...Now I'm hoping for good weather on 25th April and good skin too, recently, I've been popping pimples :(Hope my arms and face won't look so chubby on photos too! :( hee... Wedding Show Report at Swissotel Stamford :D!!!! Hello Everyone :D!!!!Yes yes, this is Barneysaurus, your friendly wedding show reporter reporting for work again :D! This is a very special edition because today, we’ll be covering the hotel where Flying Paper and I will be holding our wedding banquet: Swissotel Stamford :D!!!!Now the two of us have been to several wedding shows already, but this wedding show was really HUGE! Judging purely from the lucky draw tickets, there must be like at least more than 500 couples that afternoon! Everyone was in a hurry, as you can see from the following pic: They moved so fast I can only see a blur :D! Haha, ok lah ok lah, the photos were blur because of my not-so-fantastic digicam, but don’t need to worry about that because I’m sure my wonderful wifey-to-be will be nice and sponsor me a fantastic sparkling beautiful new digicam, muahaha :D!!!! *Anticipates my ears getting pinched :P*The show was hosted by Daniel Ong and his wifey-to-be Jaime Teo:The amazing thing was that they were actually getting married in the same ballroom that very evening! We think they very powerful because we will be so gan cheong on our wedding day, haha :D…. Anyway, a wedding show is never complete without a bridal show:The scary thing was that there actually paraded one hundred bridal gowns that afternoon, and at the end of it I was truly getting really scared of bridal gowns! Luckily though, they had a great buffet to make up for it, and cheapo me was happily helping myself to several servings of their sinfully delicious chocolate cake, which I unfortunately forgot to snap pictures of :(.... I think I am getting hungry now :PFood, however, was not the main attraction for Flying Paper and me yesterday, but rather the wedding themes, which we will be selecting soon :)! We saw the black and red décor, which was very nice but a bit dark:We also saw the floral type. Which was very floral :)It was so floral, I just have to take a picture of Flying Paper posing sweetly next to it, because she is as pretty as a flower :)SO SO SO SWEET :D!!!! Keke :P….. Our fav was the lavender-inspired one which we hope will be available during our wedding :)!Regardless of the theme, we will be having the nice nice ice sculpture at the private foyer though :D!There was this lucky draw at the end of the show, and we sibeh anti-climax because we missed the presidential suite stay by just one digit, argh :D!!!! Then after that came the super duper big prize with Lee Hwa jewelry and bridal gowns and suits, and again we were so gan cheong when Daniel Ong announced “Yio. . . .” but end off with another name, muahaha :D! But it was very fun lah, keke :)….We also took several shots of the menu items that night, which I shall only reveal during my wedding reporter report during the food tasting come July, so stay tuned :)! This is Barneysaurus, your friend wedding reporter signing off :)!With Love,Barneysaurus Shopping Trip for the Groom :)!! Hello everyone :D!!!!It’s gonna be April in just a few hours’ time, and I am getting anxious because Flying Paper will be ‘torturing’ me once April starts :P! You see, we are having our photo shoot at the end of April, and she has decided that we will not be eating any delicious sinful food in April :(. . . . Omigod I have no idea how am I going to survive without KFC for one whole month :D!Anyway, I am getting as gan cheong as her ;). . . . In fact, the focus of our shopping trips for the past few weeks has been on me :D! Let me share my buys with everyone today :)The first is the tuxedo shirt :D! Frankly speaking, I had no idea there were shirts with wing-tipped collars until I flipped through the pages of those bridal magazines! So expensive, haha :D. . . . But because I am trying my best to look hamsen next to my beautiful bride, have to part with the money lor, haha :P. . . . The next is the cravat :D!Again, I had no idea there was such a thing in the world before our wedding prep :D! You mean there are more than one type of ties?!?!? Haha, yes yes, I am very suaku :) Anyway, I managed to get this very nice looking cravat only because of the efforts of the very wonderful Flying Paper :)! I was originally going to settle for a ugly white one because it was on the top of the display, but the dear girl actually went through every single cravat set under the display so we can find the prettiest one :D! It was really quite a funny scene at Tangs, and I was very touched :). . . . I think I shall reward her with a nice 3-piece meal for her efforts :D! Muahaha :D. . . . Next up is the hankie :D! I think the pocket handkerchief is probably the most ‘extra’ item in the groom’s suit. It’s just there for display, meaning I can’t use it to wipe my mouth after munching on the very delicious Deep-fried-Deboned-Chicken-Stuffed-With-Minced-Prawns-Served-With-Mayonnaise (Item #04 for our dinner menu :D!). So you can imagine my horror when the sales assistant told me that the tiny piece of cloth that caught my fancy at Taka cost $99 :P! Luckily for me, my very clever wife-to-be convinced me to try enquiring at the tailors at Far East Plaza, which I had reservations about because I thought they only con rich tourists of their money charge a lot. I’m happy to state here that I was wrong :D! We met this friendly uncle who sold me this silver satin handkerchief for $8 only :D!We continued our search in Far East Plaza because I still needed a pair of cufflinks. Again, I thought cufflinks are very ‘extra’ because, well, buttons were invented for a reason :D! Anyway, being the stingy-poke I am, I was dismayed to discover that almost everyone was selling a pair of cufflinks in excess of $30. So we were very, very happy when we met this kindly old uncle who was offering his collection for only $12 :D!Very happy we had a fruitful shipping trip, and even happier because the shopping trip was done with her :). . . . Haha, see you all in the next entry of The Wedding Blog of Flying Paper & Barneysaurus ah :D!With Love,Barneysaurus Wedding Show at Traders Hotel :)!!!! Hello everybody :D!!!!Yes, after a break of almost five months, your friendly wedding reporter is finally back in business already :D! This time, we made our way to Traders Hotel :)!Flying Paper love attending wedding shows because there are always showcases of nice bridal gowns :)! For me though, the biggest reason is probably. . . . THE FOOD :D!!!! Evidence #01: a picture of me happily tucking into my warm bowl of shark’s fin, heh heh :p. . . . We had a most filling lunch, consisting of the soup, my fav prawn mayo cold dish combo, cereal prawns, crispy roasted chicken, and fried man tou bans with curry (not for me :D!). . . . As if that was not enough, there was this desserts buffet that was waiting for us :P!The wedding coordinator revealed that they actually get their desserts from Shangri-La, their parent company, so the desserts were of the highest standard! We really enjoyed the very sinful chocolate cake, haha :D. . . . Our stomach filled, we moved on to exploring the hotel themes :)!Flying Paper was very excited about all the wedding themes because we will be selecting ours at Swissotel Stamford really soon ;). . . . After a short tour of their bridal suite, we rushed back to the ballroom because it was time for the lucky draw :D! We were hoping to get lucky. . . . And we did :D!!!!We won a free brunch at their restaurant :D!!!! Although it’s a small prize, we were very happy because this was the first time we won anything in our wedding shows :D! We’re keeping our fingers crossed that it will be a set of diamond jewelry next time, muahaha :D!!!!All in all, it was another successful wedding show outing for the two of us :)! Stay tuned for our next wedding show trip report :)!With Love,Barneysaurus My wedding shoes Those who know me well enough will know that I rarely wear heels... but this time, I'm going to challenge myself as I'm going to wear a 4-inch shoes for my wedding!!!My designer at my bridal said that I should wear a 4 inch shoes so that I will look taller and nicer in my gown, thus Rhys and I started our search for that "perfect" shoes.. We saw quite a lot of 4 inch shoes but the problem is most are stiletto heels! I can't imagine myself walking in those long thin heels for the whole day, think my legs will be in great pain...So after much search, I finally found a nice looking 4 inch shoes with chunky heels! At least, I think I will be able to walk better.. keke.. They're also very pretty, got crystals on them!! Hee...I'm going to be taller, yeah so my friends, prepare to see a taller me yo!! haha....Front view4 inch heels! (pardon my ugly foot..hee)By the way, on the actual day, if you see me walking like a robot or walking in a strange manner, you should know why.. keke... Food Hunt Part II :)!! Hello everybody :D!!!!Haha, Flying Paper and I were back in Previous Moments over the weekend :D!!!! This time, the focus is not on her, but on, ahem, me :D!!!! Haha, although her gowns were all very nice nice, me wasn’t very satisfied with mine so they got a tailor to do up a new suit :)! Hope it will be nice nice when it’s done, haha :D. . . . Everyone was saying I am too skinny, so in order to look nice in a suit I tried my best to bulk myself up! I present the following photos as evidence:Evidence #01:Evidence #01 was taken just before our trip to Precious Moments :D! Check out the number of pratas on the table (and there were a couple that they haven’t served yet :D!)Evidence #02: Evidence #02 was taken during our Christmas trip to Sentosa :D! I think I ate at least 5 eggs on every breakfast, my goodness :D!!!!Evidence #3:Evidence #3 was taken half a year back during our food hunt at Chomp Chomp :D! Very sinful, but very delicious :D!!!!Haha, as you can probably guess, Flying Paper has been pulling my ears a lot because of all the sinful food we have been having :D! But I think she secretly also enjoys our food hunt a lot: just check out the smiles on her face :D!!!! Haha, I want explore all the nice nice makan places with her lah :). . . . With Love,Barneysaurus :)