Just a tenant.

So next Friday is the 31st of Dec, the last day of 2010, and we will have a guest coming over to stay at our place. Not one, but two to be precise. It's my mum's friend's daughter, X, who will be putting up at our place to end off her "farewell trip" with her "good friend". Now this "good friend" is a mysterious American guy whom X likes but has the disapproval of X's parents - someone whom we have never met. It's nice to know that mum is now more open to having strangers put up at our place right? Naturally, since one would think that might pave the way for when my friends who visit Singapore in the future? But, mum says that she will not allow for that because she doesn't trust strangers - yet she said she trusts X to make the right friends because she trusts her friend to have brought up her daughter well! She says she is only allowing this guy to stay here because she doesn't know how to say "no" to her friend's daughter. But she can say no to her own daughter, because "this is HER house and she has the power the make the decisions". I obviously, am just a tenant. 'Nuff said.

Search for the perfect one

Since we decided on a DIY wedding, I did a little research for the "perfect wedding dress". Dreams of looking regal and elegant in a tailor-made wedding gown...turned into this!!!Initially found it a steal at a tailor-rental shop, for just $150 for 72hours rental! But the more i looked at it the more i felt it too far off from my ideal dress - it was more cute than regal or elegant! The practical cheapo in me however, was resigned to this...

Until I met up with my makeup artist! :p She recommended we visit this other bridal studio whose prices were "reasonable". That was it. A "let's just take a look and see what they have to offer..." turned out to be full of pleasant surprises! :)

It was down to 2 unanimous favourites that we had to choose from. Tough choice! First up was this VERA WANG gown!!Can't believe I actually got to try on a Vera Wang gown in this lifetime!! >.< The skirt's simply dreamy huh? Simply love the back of this dress - doesn't the cut resemble one of my dream designs (left most)? ;)

But, in the end we decided on this more sensual, womanly look that I think my future hubby prefers :pHa, and doesn't it bear a striking resemblance to another of my dream designs (middle one) too? ;p

And there's more! Haha if you're not already bored of seeing pictures of me.. :p Again, I got suckered into wedding splurges with promises of cheaper packages, so we decided to just try on an evening gown. Just one. And we were hooked. I was skeptical initially because turquoise is not my usual colour, but we all loved it! It fitted me so snugly and even has a toga strap that makes it even more special :)

Finally... TA-DA!!Originally intended to get a cheongsam for the tea ceremony but came across this lovely set at the studio. Don't we look adorable? ;p

A great big thanks to Pammie who so patiently sat through it all =)