by Errolyn
I can't help but feel like I have to apologise for writing this post - I mean, after all, it is about the Boy's Side!!!! :) Well, there aren't any sides now!
So I think his hengtais arrived at 9am in stages after his briefing with them the night before. How Vey, David, Yen Yen, Yen Ping, Ann Gie, Kok Yoong - ooooh, a whole galut of them with their cars and I am sure they set about decorating the cars with the ribbons....At approximately 10.15am, Ju Han calls me to tell me they are going to leave soon so they can arrive before 11am at my house. I demur (is that the correct word???) cos I didn't want them to arrive Before 11am. I wanted them to arrive at 11am cos apparently 11am - 1pm was the GOOD TIME.
So, ok - they leave the house and arrive at my place at about a little past 11am. I was already ensconced in the room with mum and dad and could only try to eavesdrop. The jimuis outside had their fun and 1 1/2 hours later, we left for his house. Ju Sern, Ju Han's brother was driving the wedding car and lo and behold soon after we left the condo, we lost the whole convoy!!! Oh my goddddd!! Ju Sern kept reminding me to keep calm and Ju Han tried calling this one and that and got a bit frustrated with Digi for running out on us when we needed it the most! Hehehehehahaha - are you listening Sookie and Ai Queen!
Anyways, we all took our separate routes home and when we arrived, I was greeted (well, my car door was opened) by Ju Han's younger cousin - a reallly pretty girl by the name of Wey Ling. We went in and was greeted by the happy happy faces and smiles of the whole family. We quickly took a photo with the two grandmas and then settled down to taking a couple of family pictures too. Then the tea ceremony started and dad in law was really happy to receive the tea from Ju Han ('first time in 34 years', he said!). Then we served tea to the grandmas and the relatives by order of seniority. We also took some pictures with the heng tais and ji muis and then everyone set about eating the fine spread my mum in law and her sisters and relatives had pulled together. It was scrumptious!!!!
I didn't get to eat much at all cos I rushed upstairs to bathe and wash the product out of my hair for the evening do! The girls came up and mum in law came in to collect all the gold and angpows for safe keeping!!! Aiyo, it was one of the most rushed about time of the day. Madness and then suddenly, everyone had left and I hadn't seen ANYONE!!!!!!
The girls helped me gather stuff, as did Janice while Ju Han mingled downstairs and socialised. He came up to bathe a little while later and Ju Sern took the jimuis off to their hotel in town while Ju Han's Penang relatives readied themselves for the journey into town to the hotel.
When we were just about ready, mum calls and says they are already at the hotel but they can't find a booking under their name and when we check ours, they can't find ours as well!!!! OH.MY.GOD! We rifle through our papers and can't find anything while Ju Han tries to steady himself. He says if we get all flustered now, we are bound to forget stuff........
And forget stuff we did! The seating lists, the table layout, the enlargement picture of us to display at the front of the restaurant!!!!!!! EEEEKK!!!! Luckily Ai Queen, Ju Sern's girlfriend, and mum in law came through and got everything there on time!
We rushed off into town on our own while Ju Han's Pg relatives followed us in the car behind. There was a wee bit of a jam and Joan started make up on mum first. Even so, we were very behind on the makeup - Joan's results are fantabulous but the bride needs to either plan a lot of time for her or she will need to quicken her work. Mum in law in the end, didn't get to makeup (for which she was happy) but anyways, I would have preferred if everything had been more timely.
So that's where I will stop for the BOY'S SIDE! Look our for the next post on the Dinner and feedback on the Vendors!
I can't help but feel like I have to apologise for writing this post - I mean, after all, it is about the Boy's Side!!!! :) Well, there aren't any sides now!
So I think his hengtais arrived at 9am in stages after his briefing with them the night before. How Vey, David, Yen Yen, Yen Ping, Ann Gie, Kok Yoong - ooooh, a whole galut of them with their cars and I am sure they set about decorating the cars with the ribbons....At approximately 10.15am, Ju Han calls me to tell me they are going to leave soon so they can arrive before 11am at my house. I demur (is that the correct word???) cos I didn't want them to arrive Before 11am. I wanted them to arrive at 11am cos apparently 11am - 1pm was the GOOD TIME.
So, ok - they leave the house and arrive at my place at about a little past 11am. I was already ensconced in the room with mum and dad and could only try to eavesdrop. The jimuis outside had their fun and 1 1/2 hours later, we left for his house. Ju Sern, Ju Han's brother was driving the wedding car and lo and behold soon after we left the condo, we lost the whole convoy!!! Oh my goddddd!! Ju Sern kept reminding me to keep calm and Ju Han tried calling this one and that and got a bit frustrated with Digi for running out on us when we needed it the most! Hehehehehahaha - are you listening Sookie and Ai Queen!
Anyways, we all took our separate routes home and when we arrived, I was greeted (well, my car door was opened) by Ju Han's younger cousin - a reallly pretty girl by the name of Wey Ling. We went in and was greeted by the happy happy faces and smiles of the whole family. We quickly took a photo with the two grandmas and then settled down to taking a couple of family pictures too. Then the tea ceremony started and dad in law was really happy to receive the tea from Ju Han ('first time in 34 years', he said!). Then we served tea to the grandmas and the relatives by order of seniority. We also took some pictures with the heng tais and ji muis and then everyone set about eating the fine spread my mum in law and her sisters and relatives had pulled together. It was scrumptious!!!!
I didn't get to eat much at all cos I rushed upstairs to bathe and wash the product out of my hair for the evening do! The girls came up and mum in law came in to collect all the gold and angpows for safe keeping!!! Aiyo, it was one of the most rushed about time of the day. Madness and then suddenly, everyone had left and I hadn't seen ANYONE!!!!!!
The girls helped me gather stuff, as did Janice while Ju Han mingled downstairs and socialised. He came up to bathe a little while later and Ju Sern took the jimuis off to their hotel in town while Ju Han's Penang relatives readied themselves for the journey into town to the hotel.
When we were just about ready, mum calls and says they are already at the hotel but they can't find a booking under their name and when we check ours, they can't find ours as well!!!! OH.MY.GOD! We rifle through our papers and can't find anything while Ju Han tries to steady himself. He says if we get all flustered now, we are bound to forget stuff........
And forget stuff we did! The seating lists, the table layout, the enlargement picture of us to display at the front of the restaurant!!!!!!! EEEEKK!!!! Luckily Ai Queen, Ju Sern's girlfriend, and mum in law came through and got everything there on time!
We rushed off into town on our own while Ju Han's Pg relatives followed us in the car behind. There was a wee bit of a jam and Joan started make up on mum first. Even so, we were very behind on the makeup - Joan's results are fantabulous but the bride needs to either plan a lot of time for her or she will need to quicken her work. Mum in law in the end, didn't get to makeup (for which she was happy) but anyways, I would have preferred if everything had been more timely.
So that's where I will stop for the BOY'S SIDE! Look our for the next post on the Dinner and feedback on the Vendors!
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