Although I would like to think that I didn’t turn into bridezilla during the course of wedding planning, I did find a few questions to be well…dumb. What kind of questions were they you ask? Read on. Here are my I-wish-I-had-the-nerve-to-say (passive aggressive) responses as well. Are you going to eat all of that? Have you … More Dumb Things People Say To A Bride
The purpose of door games is for the bridesmaids to prank the groom/smen. These games are conducted before the tea ceremony, right in front of the door (thus the name) of the bride’s parent’s home. Since I don’t live with my parents, we had a little bit of a logistical challenge. Here’s a photo of the boys sipping … More Chinese Wedding Door Games
The purpose of the hair combing ritual is to pass longevity and fertility to the bride. The ritual is conducted by having the eldest female member of the family comb the bride’s hair either the day before the wedding or right before the wedding. The timing of the ritual depends on where the bride’s family is from. … More My Chinese Wedding Hair Combing Ritual
Previously, I blogged about the use of silk flowers in our wedding…and the result was fabulous! To further use of silk flowers, my Texan family created these beautiful display arrangements. See how we used the bouquets at the Pig Roast…At the church ceremony….And last but certainly not least, at our cake table. We also incorporated eco-friendly rose pedals by … More Silk Flower Arrangements
The wedding rehearsal took place the day before the wedding. This was the ideal time for the event considering the fact that our wedding party lived anywhere between Boulder (USA) to Tübingen (Germany). I’m so glad that one of our bridesmaid’s husband was able to come along to take photos! Here we are as we paid close attention to Carolyn, … More The Wedding Rehearsal
What an incredible wedding gift! My little cousins from Canada created this beautiful shadow (light) box display plus storage unit. According to my cousins, they stalked my husband and I on Facebook to create our bust, and researched on how the actual stain-glass window looks at our wedding venue. They even went as far as including some of our favorite cartoon … More Best Handcrafted Wedding Gift (Part 1)
As mentioned, Ray and I are extremely impressed & humbled by this work of art created by my Canadian cousins. Here’s my attempt in recreating their artistic journey. See their documented timeline below. Sketches from our trip to Machu Picchu. How they knew my hair was going to be in an up-do for the wedding is beyond … More Best Handcrafted Wedding Gift (Part 2)
Combining the east with the west (or the west with the east?) According to Chinese tradition, the groom’s side of the family bears gifts to the bride’s family at some point before the wedding — and one of these gifts include a giant roast pig. In the western tradition, the groom’s side of the family pays for the rehearsal dinner. … More The Pig Roast/Rehearsal Dinner
Call me…silly, but it bothers me that you can’t always tell who the bride is in bridal related event photos. As such, I decided to wear this beautiful headpiece made by Eye. Heart. Me. for our Pig Roast event, and Bachelorette party. Get to know the folks behind this fascinating brand in my interview with … More Meet Eye. Heart. Me. And Their Beautiful Fascinators
In Asia, it’s customary for brides to wear multiple dresses on their wedding day. As such, I took the custom as an excuse to shop for gowns. Here are the 3 dresses I chose to wear on my big day (from left to right): 1) Kwa 2) White Bridal Gown 3) Qipao also knowns as cheongsam. And what … More My Three Wedding Dresses
One Silly Bride 