Jan3
It took me FOREVER to find wedding bling. Partly because I couldn’t afford anything I LOVED & didn’t want to settle. And partly because I’m allergic to fake metal. I ended up settling. Don’t get me wrong, my wedding jewelry was beautiful but it wasn’t my 1st love and I was highly allergic to it.
My solution to nickel allergy?
Dec25
It’s been one whirlwind of a 2010! and we are ever so thankful for all of our readers, past brides, & future brides! We look forward to another awesome year and we wish you all the best! Happy Holidays!!
From J <3 Y
& from C <3 D! How ADORABLE is C in this pic!!??!?!?!? Don’t you want to just bite her cheeks!! LOL
(Photos by: PORTABLE PHOTO FUN BOOTH)
Dec24
Every minute of this day felt like a nano second.
The control freak in me had decided a LONG time ago that I wanted to do my own flowers. There were way too many weddings where I attended and the bride didn’t get the inspiration she was going for. Flowers are definitely one part of wedding planning that’s hard to control. Not a lot of florists give you a test/trial run. Most work off of photos.
Plus, Yug & I were on a really tight budget. We simply couldn’t afford the $1500 (cheapest quote I received in Flushing, Long Island, NY).
Keep reading to see how I managed to do it for $500. It definitely came at a physical & mental stress cost.
Dec21
When I used to work in the city as an event planner a long long time ago, we threw a launch event for a product called TALIKA.
At that time, they were only promoting their BUST Serum and LASH Enhancer.
Dec20
Day 4 (Thursday the 9th) of our wedding week was hard. I got the phone call I dreaded for the past year. My grandfather (Boo Y. Pak) passed away.
There were so many emotions going through my head and heart this day. My gut telling me that I had to postpone our wedding. I couldn’t wrap my head around my “wedding to-do list” and I couldn’t imagine going through this day with my heart mourning. But with the support of my friends and family, I (by the grace of God) got through it.
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I’m not going to sit here, lie and tell you guys that Yug & I have the best relationship. We’ve been together for 6 years. So by now, we are definitely comfortable with each other to the point where we say things (comfortably without thinking twice), we bicker (knowing that tomorrow is another day so let’s bang it out now), we stay angry & bitter with each other till 1 of us caves in, we comfortably show each other the uglies of ourselves.
So the days leading up to the wedding were really ugly. We even got to the point where we almost didn’t go through with the wedding. I was at a point where I didn’t mind losing all of our deposits to cancel the wedding.
So my grandfather Boo passing was a blessing in disguise. His passing slowed me down. I was getting so caught up in the “are my programs perfect?”, “are my seating cards perfectly aligned?”, “why isn’t my relationship with Yug perfect”, “my wedding has to be perfect!”.
Everyone commented about how my grandfather Boo’s passing was such horrible timing but I’m still quite amazed by how perfect his timing was.
(I’m sorry to offend anyone with the following but this rings so hard in my heart that I HAVE to share.)
A Time for Everything
1There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—
2A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
8A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.
9What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?
10I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.
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My grandfather Boo passed away on the Thursday (the 9th) before our wedding. So we were able to scurry and prepare his funeral ceremony on Friday (the 10th) and his burial on Saturday (the 11th) morning. He made sure to leave me 12/12/10. My heart still aches knowing that I couldn’t share this day with him. But I am ever so thankful that he didn’t have to suffer with illness and his passing was peaceful.
Dec19
After running on very little sleep and very little food, my face started attacking me. So one of my bridesmaids DRAGGED me to her esthetician to get a facial. My last facial 3 weeks ago left me with millions of tiny red bumps all over my face. So you can only imagine my fear of getting a facial 4 days before my wedding.
ANYWAYS! I obliged and got pampered.
Most brides start caring for their skin on their face but totally neglect the rest of their bodies. So my esthetician told me to get a gentle facial and complete back treatment.
My back treatment included a scrub, black head extraction, gentle massage (cuz a shiatsu style massage would’ve left bruises), a seaweed wrap, & complete acne treatment to calm the inflammation from the extraction.
Dec13
Last night was J’s wedding and it was such a blast! Here are some pictures from my point & shoot that I took. J’s adorable Bride zip-up (remember to wear zip up, ladies!) and the hanger for her dress:
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