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PICC Feb10 & Holiday Villa Mar10 weddings

Pelamin by Theme Que Bridal

Instead of aisle flowers, we placed bamboo lantern bulbs to suit the theme of traditional malay decor

Thank you, Azmin of prettypeektures for the photos!

Please pardon the quality of the photos below as some of it were taken candidly by amateur camera people.

Ribbons and roses for the courtyard

Tea party concept

Menu layout created by PDP, inserted the same chandelier motif from the invitation card into the menu design.

Main Table with Bird Cage arrangement

Seating Plan

Bride's collection of photos with the seating chart

Picture frames made by the bride

Registration table with artificial topiary plants

The crew with Linda & Firhad

Hopefully we will get more professional photos of these weddings soon… stay tune!

…of flora & fauna

Usually, brides-to-be will go for their favourite colour or the colour that compliments them the most. I agree on the latter but if you are like me, I love colours of all sorts (with the exception of tumeric yellow!!). So which one do you choose? A simple way of finding out which colour will suit you & your wedding best, when you are reading through the bridal magazine, find a bridal bouquet that you’d love to have on your wedding day. That is a good start.

If you tend to go for imported blooms (Asian flora are rather bright in colours – that’s for a tropical theme wedding or party) and unless you have the mega budget to spend on the whole wedding decor with imported fresh flowers, use it just in your bridal bouquet. My December bride emailed me a list of her favourite flowers – which happens to be all spring flowers! Since her wedding is in December, the flowers could only be imported from either Australia or New Zealand. Not that I’m against local flowers, but local roses are rather small and the decorator/florist will need a HUGE quantity of it to create the design or decor of your choice. However, imported roses from China & India are almost similar in price but double or triple the size.

I happened to stumble upon this blogspot which is a great, for brides to see the combination of flowers or bridal bouquet that is suitable for them. http://flowerdesignstannes.blogspot.com where beautiful floral arrangments can be an inspiration for brides-to-be. I really like the Mother of the Bride/Groom Epaulette flowers where instead of a corsage or wristlet, the floral epaulette is placed on the shoulder or pinned to a clutch bag of the wearer. It will certainly look great when pinned to the selendang or scarf of the mother of the bride, don’t you think?

Alternative of wristlet or corsage flower

Phalaenopsis orchid

Sweet - both the flower and the mother

For more corsages and buttonhole flowers, click http://www.buttonholeandcorsage.blogspot.com

All pictures are from flowerdesignstannes.blogspot.com.

Mock Up wedding photos by Fotofarm

I can’t put that many on the blog before the publication of the Ratu Sehari June/July issue, so here are a few photos for the blog. Since this is my first Mock Up wedding theme set up, please excuse the lack of plates (or china), glasses and cutlery. I would like to do another Mock Up set up – but in a studio instead.

Stationery for main table

Invitation with matching colours for the wedding favor

Main Table decor

Cake Area

Mock-Up wedding decor set up

Honestly, I had hope that I could have done more with the set up. Unfortunately, a series of ‘unfortunate’ events came rolling in my path of setting up the decor according to my ideas. My photographer met with a serious accident and which I only found out 3 days prior to the photoshoot, the chiavari chairs supplier was not forthcoming with her supply and gave a lot of excuses for her delays and though I found a replacement photographer, he only had 2 hours to spare which was not enough time to set up the the decor! So all went wrong but despite the chaotic scene of extreme heat and rushing the decor (sorry Zizan & Ardly) team, the set up was more or less acceptable. Although, in retrospect, I wished I had listen to my gut instinct and brought some cutleries, plates – a proper table set up!

Nevertheless, I have also started designing wedding invitation cards – simple yet attractive. I’m trying to stay away from the norm of hot-stamping, thick plywood covered invites which at the end of the day looks either cheap-ish or cheesy and could not be mailed because it is too bulky & heavy. The wedding invitation; to me – represents the host of the wedding or the “sneak preview” of the wedding. It’s like an acquired taste. Some may want the “let’s just go cheap because people are going to throw it away” cards, others prefer the “Le Grande” look and orders it from Indonesia for the A4 size heavy and bulky invitation where last minute changes are not applicable. Invitations should represent you or at least, the theme of the whole wedding. Embossing is fine as it adds depth to the normally flat card and adding ribbons or lace or crystals will accentuate the design better than hot stamping! The type of paper selected is also very important – many don’t know this but papers can be rather expensive…. I’m going to attempt to design one using recycled paper – provided I can get hold of it…

Cake Table

The theme for the mock up wedding decor was White & Black and the flowers chosen for it was White Roses & Carnations, White Eustomas & Mathiolas, and a tinge of Green Carnations. I would have love to get hold of green hydrangeas but none was available at the florist. Sigh! By the way, these photos were taken by my daughter, Anis, for our record only – professional pictures from Fotofarm will be uploaded soon!

Tea for two... perhaps?

Round Centrepiece

Stationery to complete the theme of the wedding

Lace & Diamonte to accentuate the card

For those who prefers the non-floral look

Recent Developments

Guilty! I have not been posting previous events as religiously as before… But stay tune as I will be posting pictures of a mock up wedding set up soon after the photography is done this Saturday. The theme is Black & White & Green and the venue is at Kelab Tasik Putrajaya Presint 8. It has a beautiful view of the Putrajaya Lake and the menu comprises of Malay and Chinese food.

Next month, I shall start compiling and posting mood boards on my blog.

By the way, do watch TV3′s Nona on the 4th of April, yours truly might just be on TV. I was interviewed last 14th March during the wedding of Linda & Firhad.

Definition

8 out 10 enquiries that I get, would sound like this – I need a wedding planner to decorate my wedding reception. At times, I get phone calls enquiring my packages. But when I explain that I am a wedding planner not a decorator, the person on the other side of the phone response were shocked that I am not THE decorator and that I do not offer wedding packages that includes pelamin or decoration… But the ideas or details of decorating the event/wedding may come from me, according to the likes & dislikes of the bride & groom and their wedding theme.

Definition of a wedding planner according to dictionary.reference.com:  

	a person hired to plan and organize a wedding, reception, and possibly the honeymoon in consultation with the bride and groom
Example:	A wedding planner can make all the arrangements for a busy bride and groom.

Definition of a wedding coordinator according to powerhomebiz.com:-

Assume the role of a planner, facilitator, mediator, money manager, artisan and organizer of all parties concerned. Your role is to be “on top” of everything – every finite detail of the wedding. Wedding planners can do just about everything – from arranging a budget and timetable to remembering to bring white bobby pins for your veil. Duties can include setting up appointments, offering etiquette advice, mailing invitations and recording responses, coordinating the decorations, negotiating contracts, and attending to many other details. However, many planners also set their limits as to what they can and cannot do.

Definition of a wedding reception decorator:-

A person/company that provides the decoration for the event – i.e. Florist for floral arrangements or bridal flowers, Main Dais or Pelamin decorators (for our country such as Arjuna Cipta, Nas Great Ideas etc).

The term wedding planner is used in every conceivable way – the florist or company who provides the hantaran decoration, the pelamin even the caterer is a wedding planner! 

In short, PDP is a wedding planner and coordination company. We source for the decorators, florists, caterers, canopy providers, entertainment and everything else a bride or groom will need to make their wedding reception a success. We coordinate the event day to help the bride or groom to concentrate on one thing and one thing alone on their special day – getting married! Not to worry about whether the caterer will be late, or if the flowers are wilting or the MC can’t find his or her way to the reception venue.

A last hint of how a wedding planner works – Watch “The Wedding Planner” starring Jennifer Lopez & Matthew McConaughey.

Ain & Zhariff, Professional Photos

Pictures below were taken by Is of Iszupictures.

Ain, after 'lafaz'

With friends

I love this picture of them together!

VIP canopy decor

Outdoor pelamin

Door gifts - Handmade notebook, by Papelline

Waiting for the arrival of bride at the entrance

Bride to join Groom at the entrance

Love this picture too!

Cute!

Parents of the bride

Nice

With friends

PDP Crew

Professional photos of Azzril and Nabilah, Dec 2009

As promised, pictures below were taken by Saiful Nang of Candid Syndrom.

Main Dais by Arjuna Cipta

Subtle lightings compliments the romantic ambience

Aisle Flowers by Willows

Simple yet elegant

Menu - artwork created by PDP

Bride & Groom Entourage

Merenjis

Seating card for guests

Azzril & Nabilah

Close up of flowers -Ivory roses, Chrysanthemums, Wax Flowers

The family

Bride & Groom

Yours truly at work

A Surprise 50th Birthday Party

Pn. Siti Fairus wanted to do a surprise birthday party for her husband with a morrocan theme as their house is based on the same design as well. With 2 weeks notice, this is what PDP and Arjuna Cipta came up with.

Collaboration with Arjuna Cipta never seemed to fail me. Thanks to Azizan & Ardly & team (Nana, Yang & Wan)!!

The menu was Bukhari Rice with Chicken Bukhari, Beef kebab, Seafood Pasta, Fresh Green Salad, Grilled Lamb with sauce, Samosa & Pistachio Nuts as tidbits and Baklava as favors in coloured glass tied in burgundy pouch.

The entertainment was a 5pc Samra (Arabic) band, led by En. Syed Faisal.  

Table Centrepiece with lantern

Table Centrepiece with floating candles in a bowl

Focal point - pouring rose fountain

Overall decor1

 

Overall decor 2

Overall decor 3

Overall decor 4