Friday, September 28, 2007

水魚講價

我是一個不講價的人. 我都有問過自己為甚麼不講價呢? 我原本都以為因為自己愛面子, 不願講價. 但自從我為着婚禮的一些purchases嘗試講價後, 就發覺我其實是一個真的不懂講價的人.

有多少個人講價, 會offer個比store owner還要高的價錢???

事原可可去買Centerpieces用的花瓶:
店主: 35個, 計你便宜一點, 合共$--6.40
可可: (覺得店主很好人, 但都應該講下價)可以便宜一點嗎?
店主: 我已給了個八五折給你了(覺得店主很有道理)
店主: 你給cash我不收你tax啦 (可可間直覺得自己"蝦"緊個店主)
(店主pass個計算機給我們看)
計算機: $--4.50
可可: Ok. 我給$--5.00吧. (還要驚店主不肯)

The worst, 可可still thinks she got a good deal.

之前另外一次去check out婚紗rental的價錢.
店員: 婚紗rental package $1180, 拍照的要$1200
可可: (其實都無想過那處拍照, 也覺得價錢OK, 不過扮下講價啦)嘩! 咁貴?
店員: 你的budget是甚麼, 我幫你work吓啦
可可: Hmm. $2500左右啦.

分分鐘, 我講價的價錢比唔講價要給的價錢還要高. 所以呢, 都係唔好再講價好了.

To Hun: 你就成日話我大大隻水魚, 無鬼用, 我落order時已經不斷望你, 你又粒聲都唔出, 唔知係我無鬼用, or你無鬼用. 我話我地两個都係大大隻開心水魚就真!!

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

婚禮籌備清單 - 九月號

一個月後我們做了多少, 還有多少要做, 又在我們的tasklist加了多少個新tasks?

做好的:
結婚場地 - Decided
Decide Menu - Decided.

Officiant - 要記得記得記得寄錢給他 - 剛寄了
Decoration (Arch, Runner, Seat Cover) - Decided 了. 給了deposit.
Photographer - 找到了!! 要prepare schedule
DJ - confirmed了!!
要prepare schedule
Engagement Photos - THANKS Cater & Mickey!!
Website - Done. 非常滿意.
Flowers - Confirmed with Vivian (THANKS VIV!!)
Book 酒店房 - Book好
餅卡 - 買了

開始左, 但未做好的::
Invitations - 收到了! 也買了信封. Need to assemble and give out.
Wedding Bands - chose the style. 十月尾去訂
Slide show - 要交相片給Billy. (THANKS BILLY!!)

Cake design - 有idea怎樣去design個蛋糕. Need to work with Gladys.
Centerpieces - 做了第一個model.
Need to 買materials做多三十幾個 (Sigh.. 八人檯...)
找Here Comes the Bride 的 piano score
Decide on Slideshow and First Dance music

未開始的:
Food Tasting in Oct
Need to meet officiant in person.
Marriage License - 十月去申請
Pick up hooks from Carmen in Nov
Guest Book - 要等埋d相片
Table Plan
Driving Logistic
Guests Leaving Logistic (Need ride for Ka's mom & dad, Corrie's parents, Vikki, Ka's uncles & aunties)
Need to buy toasting flutes

Payment:
Need to authorize payments for Venue
要十一月authorize last payment for decorator


服裝
新娘. 要兩星期前去做fitting. 伴娘. 要十月做fitting. 要買鞋
花女: 有靓靓裙了
新郎, 父親, 伴郎 - 下星期要去看看Styles
母親 - 很難很難很難很難很難很難很難很難很難揀, 要買條shawl給Ka's媽媽
花仔: ring pillow - 買了
化妝 & Hair - OK. 要book hair appointment end of Nov.

人物:
MOH - OK. Thanks Vikki!!
BestMan - 等緊confirmation
GM - Thanks EASTA!
MC - Thanks VICKY & KENDRICK! [Can't have a wedding without you 2 MCing.]
花仔 - 好得意好得意好得意的Nicky
花女 - 好可愛好可愛好可愛的Mercedes!
Drivers (Need 6+) - Please submit your resume if you are interested in this job posting.
Ushers (Need 2) - 已有心目中的人選擇.
Receptionists (Need 4) - 已有心目中的人選擇. 等緊hiring tickets. (Thanks Peggy, Chiesa, Mun, and June )
Piano Performer - 期待着LangNing的演奏!! Thanks!!
Cake Decorator- 望着Gladys cake decorating class做的蛋糕.. "You are Hired!"
Slide Show - Thanks Billy 大佬

First Dance Song

有不少朋友問我們會不會First Dance. 既然有DJ, 又有dance floor, 又係一個拍照好機會, 我們應該都會有First Dance的.

前晚睡不著, 起床研究用甚麼歌做first dance music. 我與Ka一直都沒有"Our Music" (at least not the romantic ones). 總不能在婚禮中播"倆忘煙水裡" (這是我們第一次唱K唱的歌.) 我挑選first dance music的標準:

1. 好聽 (我和Ka 這兩個跳舞白痴, 就一定沒甚麼睇頭. 起碼首歌好聽entertain吓賓客都好.)
2. 短 (千萬不要torture我們的guests.)
3. 不要太慢, 不要太快. (太慢太快都跳唔掂.)
4. 歌詞要有意思點

一直非常非常喜歡Beauty and the Beast跳舞那個情景. Setting很grand, 漂亮的Belle 加上溫柔的Beast, 總覺很浪漫很浪漫. 有想過用Beauty and the Beast的歌作first dance music, 但無理由把Ka變成Beast吧. :)

後記: 找first dance music中, 竟然給我找到一首"Ice Cream - by Sarah McLachlan"的歌. 當中歌詞一句 "Your Love, Better than Ice cream...". 本來覺得頗得意, 也有考慮用那首歌, 但Love vs Icecream.......

Sunday, September 23, 2007

請帖

自從上個星期五Pat幫我們拿請帖去印, 我已經一直很心急很想快些可以看到印好的請帖. 昨天終於印好啦. 真的很漂亮 (很多謝Pat幫我們設計帖子- 감사합니다!!). 我們之後去了買信封, 很喜歡我們的請帖加信封. 我這兩天有空便拿我們的請帖出來看看, 偷偷的笑, 覺得很滿足, 然後小心翼翼的把請帖放回盒子裏. 請帖再需少少加工便會送出了!

Friday, September 21, 2007

Boyfriend, Fiancé, Finance?

習慣了跟別人叫Ka做"boyfriend", 現在還是繼續這個稱呼, 特別是在MSN或email. 不是不喜歡Fiancé的稱號, 而是可能上個學期讀Finance 讀得傻了, 每次 (對, 是每一次, even as I am typing carefully on this blog)我都會打"Finance" instead of "Fiancé" (<-- 連呢個都打錯).

不過, fiancé等於finance (income)也不差.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Slideshow

認識我們的人都知Ka是影相迷. 不要以為Ka影完這麼多相後我們會忘掉那些相片. Ka 還很認真地整理它們的呢. 我倆有空便會拿以前拍下的相片來看看, 回憶一下影那些時的情景. 我們當中很多週年, 生日禮物都是以相片為主. 所以我們的婚禮一定會有一個slideshow.

真要謝謝Billy一口答應幫忙我們製作個slideshow. 我都知道在我們所擁有的幾百萬張相片中找二三十張做slideshow極不是容易事. 預先說句: "謝謝! 謝謝!". 不知slideshow會是怎樣的呢? :) [不過首先要交個harddriveBilly.]

Sunday, September 16, 2007

咁細個?

你可知道我wedding shopping時遇上最多的評語是甚麼? 十個有九個人都驚訝的說: "嘩, 你咁細個. 做乜咁細個趕住去嫁呀?" 通常我的第一個反應都是: "吓? 咁細個? 我好大個架啦." 對方總會說: "你才不過是二十出頭吧..."

在這剎那, 我絕對不會理會對方是否因為要賣東西給我而巴結我. 我只會沾沾自喜十數秒, 然後說: "我快三十了." 雖然還有兩年, 但四捨五入嘛. 而且, 這樣說對方才會, "嘩, 快三十! 真的嗎! 保養得真好. 皮膚keep得真好!", 地繼續讚美. :)

Saturday, September 15, 2007

婚紗, 裙褂, 伴娘裙

星期四租了婚紗和裙褂. 伴娘的裙也買了. 有人笑說伴娘穿得醜些才能顯得新娘子美. 我才不願意呢! 說真的, 非常喜歡這條伴娘裙, 更顯Vikki "人見人愛, 車見車載"的一面. 

裙褂也租了. 很多人也說褂只是穿一陣子, 不太重要. 只喜歡西式禮義的我卻堅持要穿裙褂. 穿裙褂, 雙手'ding ding dum dum'的穿金帶銀, 頭插一朵紅花... 好一個中國娃娃! 紅bok bok的, 喜喜洋洋, 這樣去迎接婚姻的來臨, 多好. 明天跟我媽媽去找媽媽裙!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

夢想的完美婚禮

自從宣布結婚之後, 求婚戒子和蜜月旅行就變成朋友和我們之間的熱門話題.

我有我不要的理由, 也因為時間問題, 我們暫不能夠去蜜月旅行. 但最近看着身邊朋友, 不是大, 便是婚前旅行拍婚紗婚後蜜月. 小天使說: 這是花巧的東西. 小魔鬼說: 別人有, 我也很想要有. 說真的, 這两天心情的確有點矛盾.

很多謝一個朋友今天提醒我
當初一直追求簡單婚禮的原因. 朋友告訴我她很羨慕我和Ka有很多真正的朋友, "genuine friends". 對. 很多朋友已經交上resume applied for我們婚禮中的崗位; 更多朋友說婚禮那晚他們會盡興, 星期一已經請了假! (婚禮在星期日晚); 也竟然有數個朋友為了我們的婚禮去減肥! (當新娘子看見雪櫃的雪糕實在忍不住. 還是每晚一杯雪糕時, 真感激朋友竟可以努力減肥!)

我就是很想很想
很想在最純樸的環境低下接受這些最親的朋友們真誠由衷的祝福; 也很想很想很想和Ka用純樸的心情不造作地成為夫婦.

我夢想的完美婚禮
簡單而純樸, 不要花巧, 因為我很想我們的婚姻也是一樣, 純樸不造作.

"追 蹤 一 些 生 活 最 基 本 需 要   原 來 早 不 缺 少
有 了 你   即 使 平 凡 卻 最 重 要"

P.S.
簡單而純樸的婚禮完後有空還是要去旅行. Hun, 不要以為可以就咁算. :P

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Uncle Ka & Ant Cowee

We have asked little Nicky to be our flower boy (aka ring bearer). We went to visit last week. Cathy (Nicky's mom) told us that Nicky couldn't fall asleep that night, and eventually, he said "Uncle Ka"!! (Nicky can only say very simple words.) And just tonight, Cathy told me he said Aunt Corrie! Ok, it sounded more like "Ant Cowee", but much better than "Crazy Woman". Gotta visit again to hear it with my own ears. :) :) :) I wonder if Nicky can say "Uncle Ka and Ant Cowee getting Mei-wee (married)." by December.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

Centerpiece

一向愛手工的我一直都想婚禮充滿着自己親手做的東西. 不過因為今個學期要上課, 所以總不能夠甚麼也DIY. 本來不弄centerpieces的, 但細佬不斷說服我們說centerpieces 的重要性. 所以這幾天不斷動腦筋. 越想越興奮. 幾天來都興奮得睡不著, 不斷想可以怎樣設計個比較獨特的centerpiece. 怎樣的設計可行, 怎樣的設計不可行. 甚麼顏色襯甚麼顏色好看, 甚麼材料比較漂亮. 昨天我們終於弄了個樣板出來! :)

我們的centerpieces將會是我們倆自己親手做的! 暫時賣個關子不向大家透露centerpiece會是甚麼東東. 婚禮當日大家便會知道啦! 希望你們鍾意啦!

Thursday, September 6, 2007

上學前的最後一天

本來我們打算親自去找decorator交錢, 可以省回點. 但後來發覺要來回開車兩次去Brampton實在不太化算, 還是打電話去用electronic method搞點. (這樣我們又可以不用擔心如何繳交十一月的第二次付款).

约了我wedding day set 頭的lady. 其實經過大學gradball set 頭化妝, 我對我的set 頭化妝look已經完全失去信心. 真希望自己一直是那些對makeup and hair有興趣的人, 可以知道what works on me, what doesn't. 希望我跟Ka可以型仔型女般出現在我們的婚禮吧.

上學了. Back to school mode.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Completed a few more wedding stuff

I notice an interesting trend. I just go and make the decision. Ka is the one who takes money out to pay. This is getting fun! I am enjoying this quite a bit.

We have done a few more wedding things.

Accomplishment #1: I decided on my bridal shoes! Stilll need to find the Chinese shoes for the "Kwa".

Accomplishment #2: Decided on jeweler of our wedding bands! :)

Accomplishment #3: We went to confirm a few more things today with Elizabeth at Arcadian Court. I am still surprised by how good the service is. At first I was still thinking how many friends I need to recruit to help that day. It was a big relief to see how much they can help us do.

Accomplishment #4: Then we went to talk to Pat and Paul about our invitation. It was a nice surprise to see they have found the perfect graphic for our invitation! It was also nice that they can help us print place cards. [I think our guests will like the place cards. I certainly love the idea that Pat gave us.] Also, very happy that Mercedes will be our flower girl. :)

Accomplishment #5: We then stop by Michaels (oh boy, we have been going there so often to buy all the wedding stuff). We found a nice Isle Runner!! :) :) :) [We made good use of the 50% off coupon this weekend.] We also bought our ring bearer pillow. [Very very cute!]

Accomplishment #6: At night we met with Gay Gor and Leo to pay deposit for the DJ service. I think with DJ playing nice music, our ceremony would be Greeeaat!

Accomplishment #7: Nicky (our ring bearer) knows how to say "Ka"! And he willingly sits beside Aunty Corrie for a nice photo.

Hair appointment tmrw and Ka will go pay our decorator. (One more day of this wedding planning work till school starts again!)


Monday, September 3, 2007

我們的website

終於把wedding website (http://kacorrie.weddingwindow.com) send了出去給各方好友. 這個網頁我和Ka都放了很多心機去設計. 這個網頁正正代表了我和Ka呀! 代表我們公告我們的喜訊, 代表我們告訴大家我們當中的小故事, 代表我們接受大家的祝福呢! 雖然我們嘗試以最簡單的方式舉行婚禮, 但我倆是用興奮的心情期待着在眾朋友面前被公佈我們"husband and wife"的那一刻.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

我們的最後一個

四年前的九月一日我們由朋友變成男女朋友的關係. 在一百日後的今天我們便會成為夫婦啦! 今個anniversary是我們最後一次還是以男女朋友身份慶祝的. Happy 4th Anniversary!!