The Dresses

assalamualaikum!

after several months, only now i feel like sharing about my wedding dresses. gehehee..
sorry.. =p

so i know that to most people, the wedding dress is the essence of their wedding. it ain't a dream wedding if the dress ain't right.

for me though, i didn't care. i just wanted to be comfortable on my wedding day.
and honestly, i just wanted to be dinikahkan & have a small bersanding session.
but because i'm the only girl in my family and the first to get married, my parents wanted to do everything all out. i think they were more excited (and stressed) than i was! hehehee!!
i didn't mind anyway =) as long as they're happy. ahak!

so these are my dresses!

NIKAH

the Nikah Dress & veil was made by my cousin

Makeup was made by my cousin

the shawl was simple. beli kain kat jakel, potong & jahit tepi. settle.

Beading details.

Beading was made by my cousin.

*gila terer kan?!?*

More beadings by my cousin!

kasut Vincci. senang nak pakai cabut.

i love how my cousin did my makeup! simple & nice!

*some makeup artists suka nak melebih lebihkan the makeup sampai hilang sungguh rupa orang. just saying.*

BERSANDING

this was the ONLY one that i really wanted to wear for all nikah, bersanding and whatever else. hahaha!

tapi mama said it's too plain & old, that's why she insisted on making a dress for nikah.

this baju kurung was mom's, fyi. she wore it during her nikah (can you believe it?! it's 30 years old!!).

i love the lace bit which is blue and gold. rare kot!

so the shawl is simple too. bought it at Jalan Tar. wore the same veil as the one i had on during nikah.

and since the sleeves were short, had to wear the hand socks, which i also bought at Jalan Tar.

heheee..

husband's clothes were quite economical too.

bought them at some kedai at Jalan Tar (i think. tak ingat.) and then mom sewed on the Tabur.

heeeeeeeeee =B

MALAM BERINAI

The Red Dress was borrowed from Arma Couture!

Arma Couture made my mom's special baju & my aunts', so they agreed to let me wear this dress for a night!

alhamdulillah, rezeki =)

actually i'm not quite sure why it's called malam berinai, padahal kita dah selamat kahwin, and dah selamat berinai (tengok la jari iolls!). but that's what mom and everyone else called it, i pun ikut je laaaa.

it was themed "Mafia" because Aspidos likes the movie Godfather so much, and the theme seemed cooler than a Harry Potter theme. boooooooooo!

=p

makeup was done by my cousin! suka suka!

shawl tu pakai apa ada je. it's just a plain black one anyway =)

and that brooch, got it at a friend's engagement ceremony. hehe!

RECEPTION

The Emerald Green Dress & veil was made by my cousin!

beadings and all! 

*again, gila terer kaaannnn!!!*

my cousin also did my makeup =D

the shawl simple je. beli kain, potong and jahit tepi.

for the shoes, we actually wanted to custom make it using the same material as the dress but because the shoes sample pun uncomfortable, in the end i bought a nice pair from Charles & Keith. good thing too they were on sale at that time!

details homaigosh!

BERTANDANG

this White Dress was supposedly the original baju for nikah (after mom insisted on getting a new one for me).

mom bought it at this wedding dress shop at The Curve (forgot the name) and we added the sleeves on.

but for who knows what reason, i had a dress made by my cousin instead.

miscommunication kot.

or maybe i was out of the loop. haha!

so i wore this during the first half of bertandang

and wore this on the next half:

another piece made by my cousin!

it's the kain songket i got from my hubs on our engagement.

my cousin made it into a Jubah and added lace & beadings at the sleeves and the bottom part. 

ha camtu la rupa dia =)

of course, my cousin did my makeup

and the shawls are made & bought at Jalan Tar.

husband's suit is the same one he wore masa malam berinai.

THE END.

haha!

now, who are my cousins yang buat dresses with details macam "FWUOOHH GILA NYAHH!" sume ni?

they're both sisters, and they're both super talented!

The Designer is Nina Natessa

The Makeup artist is Nina Faressa

check out their Facebook page here to see more!

The Ninass

All pictures are from Mukhriz & Udey Photography!

for your information, all of the designs of my dresses are by my cousin & my mom.

i think i only participated during the fitting session. hahaha!

i was busy at the time with work and studies, and i told you that i didn't really care about the dress and stuff. i just wanted to get married. hehe!

so here are some tips if you're about to get married and searching for a dress.

1. buy within your budget. if your dress costs more than your budget, ask yourself if its worth it, if you can pass it down to your kids,  and if it can last that long for your kids to see it. hehe!

2. try to find ways to cut cost. buy shawls at Jalan Tar or buy kain and get them cut & sewn at the sides. i am so fortunate to have incredible cousins to make my dresses and makeup. save cost! and also, i am grateful to have Arma Couture lending me one of their dresses! so start looking out among your friends or relatives that can help you!

3. get comfortable shoes. you'll be walking a lot.

4. terlupa nak add. the White Dress i had on masa bertandang, it was actually on a clearance sale sebab beads dia dah cabut cabut and dia ada flaws sikit. it was originally a tube dress. we bought it anyway sebab murah and beli kain untuk tambah sleeves. pastu beads yang cabut tu, mama jahitkan baru. save cost! ihikkkk =)

so itu je kot.

hope that helps!

selamat berkahwin!