Thus begins the final week of my month-long retreat in the hometown - until January, because CNY is just around the corner hehe.
Turn away now if you are not interested in weddings... ok... It's too late now, brace yourself for a post on bridesmaids and all things nice and whimsical.
The past three days have been the most fruitful with regard to getting bridesmaid stuff done. May May is getting married in 5 months waaaaah! She has two bridesmaids and this may be the optimum number of bridesmaids to have. I, and a dear friend of my soon-to-be-wedded sister, have a very limited amount of time together to do important stuff (like dress hunting) so we got major things done early... (like, 5 months early, but it's always better earlier than never) which makes it funny, crazy and awesome at the same time.
Bits and pieces from Bridesmaid Adventures:
1. My sister's other bridesmaid and her sister are family friends so things worked out very well! There may be difference in opinions but no spiteful squabbles as can be seen on the Say Yes To The Dress series. It's really cool that we want the best for May May and I am super thankful for good time we had doing stuff. We printed two different designs on the wedding cards (50 of each) because we couldn't figure out which one we liked better and they're both beautiful. Then, we got to the printing shop 15 minutes before it closed. This little rushing saved us about 72 hours... for reasons that are too long to be explained here.
2. To make a nice fold in a wedding card, use the blunt side of a butter knife to draw a line (guided by a straight ruler). Then fold the card in the direction it is supposed to be folded and use the ruler to press it down. There you have it! A professional looking fold without creases that damage the card. Credit goes to my Pa for figuring it out like a genius (with the help of Google).
3. Technographic has (compared to other companies) cheap printing services for your card (or whatever it is that you want to print). It's super easy to find once you know the directions.
4. Dress hunting is an extremely pleasant experience with the right people - it was also an extremely short experience because we found THE dress very quickly. We found the dress (thanks to Amy) in the third shop we entered (thanks to Angeline) in CityONE (thanks to Dad, our Chauffeur) and were able to order another one which will be arriving next month (thanks to God and the Rock Shop and their suppliers). Oh, and our dresses have pockets... Pockets!!!! *ahhhh...* Pockets are just so practical. :P
5. Don't do intense work when you're tired. One's brain can't quite function when overloaded and one may get really impatient with one's Pa. The one thing I dislike more than unnecessary conflict is not resolving the conflict in 5 minutes. So I apologized for snapping... Pa is always ready to forgive. But I think he wasn't offended in the first place so he didn't really know what I was apologizing about. Anyway, yeah, don't overwork yourself.
6. The prospect of surprising and bringing joy to people (in this context, it would be my sister) propels me to finish a project (in this context, cutting wedding cards) ASAP. So, a tip for card-cutter-holics would be to put handiplasts where your fingers are being rubbed raw... then you can continue cutting. But of course, remember to pause for your meals and perhaps a nap (or forget the nap as there's no way you can get a few winks because your mind will be thinking about cutting cards).
Last but not least, don't fold the cards until the date draws near... lest the cockroaches lay their stinky eggs in em.
