18k White Gold with diamond Men's ring

Customised men's ring to fit a size X. Usually you can't get rings this size off the rack. It's got to be custom order and made to fit. This was for a close friend's wedding band. Hope they love it. For more information on custom made rings do contact me via lptjin@gmail.com .

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru @ Kota Kinabalu

Solemnization rooms

Venue for the PDRM dinner. Got to take a peak before the event started.

The view from the Sunset Bar

Sunset Bar, for some romantic cuddling. Was quoted RM1,500 per hour extension out of ordinary business hours.

The Bridal bed

The room entrance is kinda squishy. One at a time... Little hard to have the couple walk out together.

Duh!

Dunny hiding on the left.

The Balcony...if you have the chance to use it.

Spacious balcony, but the weather is a bit too hot for guests to be out there.

That's the main entrance with a powder room....and men in bras drinking coffeesoysauce

The living/lounging area.

Cuts Gallery hair salon @ Centre Point, Sabah

Accompanying the bride to be to her mani and pedi. The manicurist is really patient with the dead skin scrubbing.

The pictures are self figure-able!

Big place, comfy and clean. Nice people and cheap prices for hair cuts.

Gel nails and pedi costs RM160.

Located on the highest floor haha above Coffee Bean.

I think most people who have weddings in KK go to this place to get their hair and make up done!

Foot scrubbing...eeew

Check out the amount of crap from the bottom of Rie's foot ahha

The Bride to be

Cheap hair cuts if you don't mind getting it done by a trainee.

The end result! Gel nails not too bad.

Balloons for Wedding. The search...

Went online to search for the most cost savings yet good quality balloons to decorate the Ballroom. In the end of the day I gave up after non-replied e-mails from shops that I could find on the net. I walked to Balloons Bouquet Party Centre which is located in Bangsar Baru. ( All this while I thought being Bangsar, it would be a total rip off). But guess what? A metallic latex balloon plus helium only costs RM2.60!!! But transportation costs RM80....So if you buy a few balloons pls fetch them home yourselves or if you have to...walk home with them if you live nearby. Speaking only if you want to save money. I say it is reasonable only cause I saw others posting on the net for RM5.60 per balloon...

Ms. Azian is really friendly and helpful. Call them for a quote or walk in.

Hotel Shopping Round 2!

Off we go to Prince Hotel!


Greeted by a charming lady Ms. Elisha. Showed us around the hotel and there was a 40 table set up. No traditional chandeliers with dangly bits but rather, big chunky  light coverings which are gold in colour for a different feel. Promised to us that all servers were locally employed and that she will be present at every function just in case some shit goes wrong. Managed to get a good deal and plus if we decided on this hotel we would get to be in the running to win ''our own wedding back''. As in the full amount spent on the wedding at that hotel.
Prince Hotel has :

• Ample parking space at its carpark
• Tai Zee Hin restaurant caters as the banquet not a hotel kitchen
• Big enough for 40 - 45 tables with carpetted walkway
• Local employees (not being racist but thru experience I need this)
• Right smack in the city so that overseas guest can stay around there
• Tried the food in Tai Zee Hin and its not too bad
• Place looks well kept and no funky smell!
• No holding room, but a big suite for the night.

Next stop: Glenmarie Holiday Inn

What a joke, the banquet / planner got the wrong couple and we ended up waiting at the foyer while she attended to another couple who walked in. Called her up when I waited for like a good 15-20minutes to see her walking just opposite me at the coffee lounge. Sat us down and made apologies but that's fine. The place was pretty small and I am doubtful it can cater for our entourage ahah. Max is probably 30-35 table.

This hotel has:

• Open carpark which is FREE! But if it rains...sorry!
• A really nice resort ambience plus there's a golf course behind.
• A very private setting where the function room is.
• Got to see a 30 table set up. Looks a bit tight.
• Value for money
• A big holding room
• Clean
• The do awesome pretty garden weddings but maximum of 200 pax...
• Far away from KL traffic but you're heading towards pre-Subang jam
• Good Food

My shopping findings for a KL Wedding Dinner venue

Coming from a typical Malaysian Chinese family, It is expected of me to celebrate my wedding with a Chinese Dinner. Could be in a Hotel, Restaurant, Garden or wherever food can be served and tables to be set up with seatings. For my family, a buffet dinner is not gonna be very welcoming as there are many elderly people and it would be a hassle for them to keep getting up and walking around to get to their food. So here goes my adventure to prepare my wedding dinner coming May 2011!


I have approximately 4 months to get this happening. No pre-wedding photos have been shot yet, neither have gowns, suits and stuff been chosen yet. Everything started yesterday.


Lucky to have my fiancé's best friend to help us collaborate some information about prices, quotations and pax per ballroom. Chinese restaurant's are sorta out of the question as its either fully booked or they can't accommodate the troop. Yes! We have more than 250 family members. There are also tables allocated for the maids and drivers.Well, their not my maids or drivers but yea, still gotta invite them cause of my grandfather who has been long gone.


Working within a budget, we hit the hotels on Saturday afternoon to check out the venues.


Check in 1: Crowne Plaza Hotel along Jalan Sultan Ismail

• Big ballroom, but because they have 2 rooms linked into 1, there is a very obvious ceiling drop in the
•       second room. It is very much lower than the main ballroom.
• Could smell carpets and smells really really uninviting (well I have a sensitive nose) but if you don't mind it ,  
•       it's good. (Fiancé didn't smell it)
• The hotel is old, so don't expect the ceilings, walls, upholstery to be looking spanking white and shiny.
• It's got a big stage and apparently can be extended if you wish.
• Chandelier looks kinda like it needs to be cleaned. (But its so high up guess no one would realise)
• Easy access for guests as there is a valet parking right in front of the entrance to the Ballroom.
• If you take up both the rooms, the whole floor seems like its dedicated to just your function as I do not see any other rooms or restaurants on the lower ground floor.
• A big holding/powder/changing room.
• They offer a free room stay too.
• The manager in charge was not available on that day.
• Should be quite value for money if you want to do it in a hotel.

Check in 2: Nikko Hotel along Jalan Ampang.

• Price ranges from RM1600++ and all the way up.
• Easily fits 40 tables
• Clean and no obvious signs of tears or rips on the upholstery.
• Good location and ample car park spots in the basement carpark.
• Nice decorations. Stage is not as big as Crowne Plaza but can easily fit a quartet.
• When we were there, the management was in the midst of setting up the place for a wedding that evening.
• So, we were able to see a complete set up of seating arrangements. There are no pillars in the ballroom that we were at.
• Escalator your way up to the ballrooms.
• Pre-wedding dinner drinks area available

Check in 3: Renaissance Hotel along Jalan Sultan Ismail

• Heard many good comments about this Hotel and the quality of food.
• Person in charge not available, so the concierge staff told us to wait at the lounge.
• Think this guy is new cause he is totally in need of communication skills and training.
• Entrance to the hotel and up the stairs is the ballroom.
• There was a function setting up going on and we could see the place in set up mode.
• 2 big Chandeliers and carpets are red. Looks clean.
• Easily fits 40 tables.
• No obvious wear and tear.
• Guy just walks away without saying goodbye lol!
• Price ranging from about RM1400 onwards

Hotel dinner experience 1: KL Hilton

• Went there for a French style dinner. (Not very up to standard)
• Big ballroom and can fit more than 40 tables
• Price is from RM1800 and above for chinese style dinners
• Decoration is minimal but I guess it can be done.
• If you want Grand then you can go for this Hotel.
• Don't remember much of this Hotel cause the food was not that great so we all got drunk instead!

More next weekend!