Life is all about making choices...

We choose what clothes to wear in the AM..
We choose the food to eat.. the people to meet.. the route to take..

To prepare for a wedding, there seems to be endless choices to make.. from the wedding date, to the perfect wedding gown, ideal venue, ambience.. blah blah blah.. And of course it's not as simple as choosing what food to eat or clothes to wear (there's always tomorrow to make another choice!). Many women (including myself!) would stress that Wedding is a once in a lifetime event.. everything should be perfect.. PERFECT i mean ;oP

It's a tiring process.. but I must say.. we've been quite efficient (Dear.. all thanks to my efficient planning ya ;oP)

1. Wedding Date

Luckily choosing the wedding date went quite smoothly. We're looking at weekends / public holdays so that it'll be easier for everyone. 1st Jan 2007 is the perfect date. It's the first day of the year... what a great way to start the new year! Besides, 2nd Jan 07 is a public holiday too because Hari Raya Haji falls on 31 Dec 06 so helpers can rest the next day. Moreover, no excuses for Gerald to forget our anniversary in future. Hee!

2. Wedding Venue

We started looking around for suitable wedding venues for a change when we were too tired looking for the dream home.
Initially we wanted the event to be simple.. probably something alfresco and informal for friends. But reality kicks in.. In S'pore hot and humid climate, alfresco will have most guests melting away. Then we wanted to have it at Ritz because the place hold special memories for us. It was the place when Gerald celebrated my 21st birthday (haha! he set off the fire alarm with his special surprise) as well as where he proposed ;o)

We also attended a wedding show at the Shangri-la, did site recce at Oriental and explored the option of Sentosa and Mt Faber. But finally we decided on Fullerton Hotel. We knew this was it the moment we saw the Straits Room at their wedding show on 26 Mar 06. We were swept off our feet!

I'm glad we found the ideal venue. Yes, it'll be a typical 9 course dinner but we're keeping it small (just for immediate family and close friends). I hope it won't turn out like typical weddings.. really hope our guest will enjoy themselves and share with our joy & excitements.

3. Marriage Preparation Course

I believe couples should be mentally-prepared b4 signing on the dotted line so marriage prep course is impt to me. I'm glad Gerald readily agreed to sign up for the course. We just completed the 5 weeks marriage prep course last Sat. The course timing wasn't exactly ideal (Sat @ 1pm!) so I'm happy he took the effort to attend every session with me. Ha, luckily we attended all 5 sessions so we'll get the $100 rebate from MCYS.