Chinese Wedding Picture Book

I this this would be a pretty cool book to have on the shelf

Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding
by Leonre Look

Might make the explaining a bit easier...

Its hanging over his head

I have been threatening Steph with the dreaded Pom Pom (See Red Bow Ribbon over Grooms Chest)
The teasing is too much fun! But I don't think it will happen - I doubt I could last the ceremony without bursting into fits of giggles.

Your Chinese Reception

Vogue Forum: Chinese Reception
A good Forum on The Chinese Banquets on offer around Sydney

Chinese Wedding by the Knot
And this is a Chinese wedding shopping site and knowledge base (American but still pretty good)

Table Naming Ideas

The latest thing is to name your tables after famous movie stars, like Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Sophia Loren etc etc...

Thats okay if you've got one culture wedding, but when you've got more than one. its a little difficult. So instead I thought up a pretty neat way of covering table naming without offending rank.

I could use "happy wedding words" and their Chinese counterpart; here's the list so far...

• happiness, joy, laughter, blessings, fortune, success, good karma, delight, elation, well wishes, luck, contentment, light hearted, sensational, wonderful, amazing

I'll have to pick the brains of my more well versed Chinese friends (JEN!!!!) to find out the translations, and I'm sure theres Chinese characters I've missed and could translate back.

Chinese Traditions

Ive listed below some of the Chinese traditions we are thinking of following

• Buying Shoes for Eva's Bros - something about the chinese word for Shoe (Hai) means "younger members" (Hai Gee)
  
• My Mum buying a pair of Pants for Steph (Fuu Gwai)
• Stephs parents buying my parents a roast pig (just because)
• Steph and I buying a new bed - no we wont have kids rolling all over our new bed. Fertility isn't a core goal in this stage of our lives.
  
• Groom Games - Steph will have to work his way into the house
• Tea Ceremony - See link
• Bridal Party Games - A possibility dependant on time
  

No doubt there are more, but I think this is enough to keep us going for a full day

As pretty as a Cake

I really REALLY like this cake! and its the colours that I want! (Steph's concern is its a chocolate mud and isn't too Chinese - see previous post)

Hrm! That reminds me... I bought about 20 of those butterflies in red and white, just before Christmas! They were on special (1 dolla! Cheep Cheep!)
I have no idea where I've packed them - hopefully I'll find them before the big day!

Source: DeviantArt

Top stuff

I think I want to make my own cake topper. Looking for a reciepe I found this amusing cake topper.

If only we had it in time for Lu and Denzil's wedding.

Photographer: Vincent Lai

Lulu got me onto the guy, he and his mate take some pretty awesome shots!

have a look - Vincent Lai

Finally, a Magazine for Married Men

Sent by Ms Chan who only got married last year! Start the training at an early age they say!

Taking your Favourite Label to the Next Step

A Louis Vitton Wedding.

Saturday Bridal Drive

My first excursion of dress shopping! Happened down south, we popped into the following stores

• Curvaceous Bridal
• 136 Oak Road, Kirrawee 2231 NSW Australia
• Nice shop, lovely ladies who helped me into some boofy pieces. However they nailed the dress first time round with a Brides Desire dress called Melissa. Made with Thai silk, with a heartshaped cut, ripples over the tummy, slight fishtail with a small train. Cant find any photos of it :( There were diamonds and crystals over breast and the back of the dress. Cost $2200. However I asked another bridal shop and they said it would only cost $1400. So it pays to get the designer and the dress name and ask around!
  
• DresSense
• This place was HECTIC 400 gowns and what seemed like 400 brides looking for a dress! I found the dresses were pretty much the same here. I wasnt keen. But Lu needed to buy some bling so we wandered around and look. Found nothing i would put on. and the extra pricing on plus size gowns was a turn off.
  
• Lu Elle Bridal
• This shop was downstairs. It was quiet, and we wandered in. And the gowns were so different! There were the normal princess gowns but there were aslo some corkers! I pulled out this halter neck with GOLD beading on white! hahaha! Kathleen's face was PRICELESS! I also found a two piece with sequined pastel flowers, mauve, pink, sky blue, on yellow cream! There was one trimmed with burgundy and there was even a BLUE wedding gown! Lu thought of big fat greek wedding! Lots of WAHH! OMG! (What were they thinking?) We picked 4 gowns.
  
• The gold beaded gown. Lace up at the back with shiny heavy satin. with a plunge that plunged.... Think of that free diving off the pacific islands.... it was THAT low.
  
• The 2nd was too big. but had a beautiful lace trim with a sweep from the bodice down. There was a sweetheart neckline along with off shoulder lace straps. It was HUGE the train was something magnificent! 2m long with beautiful trim and a seated diamond mofit on the back.
  
• There was a strapless pink flowers embroidered gown with rays of swarkovski over the stomach. It fitted perfectly! The flowers were beaded and very pink but it was soo cool! I would wear that for the fuzzy hong kong shots. Steph would be in a white tux and a pink tie. (I doubt i could keep a straight face.) Im going to go back in July and if its on speical - i'll buy it for dress up parties!
• The last gown was near full lace, with a straight cut and A gown. a bit too much boof, would have to have the tulle lowered a bit so there was a bit of hip clinging. The train on this was just as pretty too!

Verdict. 4th and 2nd Gown made me feel like a bride. The Pink was fun to wear. But all the gowns were at $1800 which is a little over my budget. But this was the most fun i have had!

When i find photos of the gowns ill post them up for all to see!