Aftermath...

Key says

The wedding is finally over and I am glad that things went smoothly! In fact, once again we have been blessed - there was no rain for the time that we are running around or in the open (yes it drizzled a tiny bit but no major hinderance to the day) - or perhaps a big thanks to the power of "chill and onion"! It was a tiring yet joyful day and I hope the guests enjoyed the wedding as much as we do. 

Following the end of the wedding, there will be lots and lots of updates. In fact, Facebook has been very active for the past 2 days with all the uploads, likes and comments. There will definitely be more to come when we have collected all the photos from our designated photographer - One Eye Click and we would also update the page in this blog. If anyone is a bit annoyed by the updates, our humble apologies.

Once again, I would like to express my utmost gratitude to the groomsmen and bridesmaids who have helped us for our wedding. Personally from me, especially the groomsmen, who have helped in the gate-crashing and have suffered a stomach upset because of it. Thank you all!

Pat says

I just want to say a BIG thank you to EVERYONE (ie. family, bridesmaid, groomsmen, guest, videographer, photographer, banquet coordinators etc) for making this wedding a success! We present you a happy and married couple!

Mostly I want to thank Key for being there for me. I know there are times when I felt like giving up and giving tantrum with all our plannings and make do with just a usual usual wedding. But you had always gave me the encouragement and assisted with the wedding preparations. I feel very blessed to have met you and am very honored to be marrying you. ^^

In summary, we had a morning gate crashing, tea ceremony, lunch solemnization, evening tea ceremony and banquet dinner. As you can see, we and our helpers did not have much time to rest between the events. At first it all started from a vision that everything should happen on the same day. After doing the timetable, I was having doubts if everything can happen on the same day. But in the end, everything did happen on the same day! and I was happy and glad that it could be and was done perfectly! =)

To be honest, I keep reflecting on whether I felt that I was married or whether do I feel different as a married person during the different time of the day. I only had this one chance to experience it, so every minute and second is impt! Furthermore, I can totally understand and relate to people who usually comments that your wedding day would be over in a flash. The first time I felt something was really happening to me was when I was walking into my solemnization area with my dad holding my hand and the song "Finally" by Fergie was playing as my march in song. The one moment that I can totally relaxed and start enjoyed myself was when I was standing on the stage and "yum saying". It suddenly dawn into me that this was really a success. I highly suspect it was because my wedding day is ending and also I was in front of my dear friends and family and they are congratulating me and my husband.

Will be updating my live thoughts in a page specialized for our wedding (still in progress!~).

In the meantime for those future bride and groom, do consider My Dream Wedding, The White Rabbit, Four Seasons Hotel, A Little Dream, One Eye Click, Cream Photography and My Wedding Car for your wedding! 

One Step Back, Countless Steps Forward

Key says

Since young, the thing I longed for and dreamt of is a tender, loving, caring, supportive and happy family. Perhaps this has got to do with the fact that I was never brought up by my parents and all these elements were missing from my childhood, hence I craved for something which I have never had. In just a few hours more, I'll be welcoming one of the most important milestones in my life - marriage and soon I will have my own family, and hopefully, I can build my own tender, loving, caring, supportive and happy family.

As I sat waiting, I wonder what all the soon-to-be brides and grooms are feeling when they were in my shoes right now, i.e. waiting for the moment to arrive. Do they feel nervous, anxious, excited, worried, paranoid or perhaps nothing at all? Personally, I just hope everything well turn out well. People might say that I'm worrying too much (especially those who followed our blog) since we started planning for our wedding very much in advance, but the fact is that there are some components in our wedding which till this very moment does not seem to be 100% ready. As Pat and I are (i) perfectionist and (ii) someone who prefer to have things finalised in advance, having this uncertainty certainly puts a stress on us mentally (and perhaps very much on Pat), especially over the last few months.

Adding fuel to flame, there is still the matter of turnout which I have shared earlier in my post. Somehow, I just have this strong feeling that there would be issues of attendance (especially so for my relatives side) and there were really unforeseen circumstance resulting in last minute absences (with regards). Some are really unfortunate and uncontrollable and I'm not blaming them, but it's just that there is this imperfection in the planning which bothers me and I really wonder if I have made the right choice (at the start) to keep the banquet small? But there's nothing I can do now and the wedding is just hours away and all I can is hope for the best.

As I look back on the 998 days since we have decided to embark on the journey as a couple together, it is indeed an amazing journey, and rather an unbelievable one. From acquaintance to friends to lovers - never do I imagine I would one day cross the line from friend to lover as friendship is an important aspect in my life. Nonetheless, the journey together have been sweet, beautiful and memorable. There are moments where we get into disputes but most of the times, it had been good. Now on this 999 days together, we will be making commitments to each other, vowing to be together for better, for worse, for richer,  for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part. Looking forward to the many days ahead of us.

PS: I love you, Patricia.