The most important part of our wedding

Wedding preparation part 1 Budget and Engagement

Hei Ho,

Welcome back

As I promise before, I will tell you guys about our preparation. May this post will help you to prepare your wedding celebration especially for those who meet this criteria:
Will be held on Indonesia (esp.Java)
Will be bless in church
Self prepare (Not prepared by parents or Wedding Organizer)
Self Funding
Below 150 million Rupiah

but for those who are not meet those criteria, don't be sad.. maybe some general stuff will help you too.. I hope I will have a WO some day...hehehe

Hmm, where we start?
Okay first thing first, as a Chinese descendant in Indonesia we have several tradition that could be optional or compulsory...
3 Kinds of tradition around marriage :
1. Engagement ( Compulsory)
2. Sangjit
3. Tea Pai after Holy Matrimony before celebration

As we know it as compulsory, so we held it on March 22th, 2015 but for the rest. nope nope..
We prefer Western/ International wedding

Engagement party held by the bride. The groom and his family come to the bride house/other place that was prepared by the bride. The groom and his family come and give several baskets of sweets/ apple/ oranges and other this that sweet and round. The number of the basket should be even number ( In my case, it was told by mother in law (from Bagan, Sumatra) ). Indeed, my friend said it should be odd number. This one will be vary as believe from Different Chinese culture in Indonesia.

And the woman have to serve 4 kinds of traditional cakes that wrapped by leaves or something that have layers.

After the groom family give baskets, the bride should serve tea for whole family. She also offer some cakes for the guest.

Then the father of the groom will ask the father of the bride to take his daughter to be the groom's wife.
And if the father of the bride accept, the mother of the groom will give the bride something that can be circled around for example ring, bracelet, and necklace.

And then all of the family take photos as usual ^^


In the second place for the preparation, you and your partner should make budgeting for your wedding
For example

Items	Budget Plan	Factual Survey	Due Date DP	Due date final payment	Total payment	Status	Final Payment	No.rekening	Nama Rek
Venue-Marcopolo	23,800,000	26,800,000
Catering	60,000,000	41,000,000
Photography	4,000,000	10,000,000
Gaun Pengantin hr H and pre-wed	2,000,000	3,000,000
Make up Bridal	3,000,000	3,600,000
Jas Pengantin	0	1,000,000
Cetak Undangan	5,000,000	2,100,000
Wedding Cake	3,000,000	5,000,000
Mobil Pengantin	1,000,000	1,750,000
Souvenir	5,000,000	2,340,000
Catatan Sipil	1,000,000	900,000
Buket Pengantin	250,000	450,000
Angpao Bridesmaid,pager ayu, Bestman	2,000,000	1,000,000
Cincin	10,000,000	5,500,000
Pemberkatan (Pendeta)
Pemberkatan (Snack)	1,000,000	500,000
Make Up pre-Wed	1,000,000	1,000,000
	122,050,000	105,940,000

Okay, I guess it is enough for this post see you later ^^

This is our wedding Highlight made by Louis

My love story

HE IS THE ONE 

God design a little heaven in my life

            Hi all, it's been a long time from my absence in this blog. I was busy back then by my wedding preparation last year. I'm a married woman to a lovely and handsome man, Mr.Welly Reagan. Our wedding was held on 10-10-15. Later, I will share my wedding preparation stories. How many of us still believe that drama movie can be real? I don't, personally..but it happened in my life. 

           So, this is the story.. Four and half years ago ( March- June 2011), I met this man. We were working in the same room. He prepared flyer for retreat in our church that day, and I came once in a week to prepare multimedia ministry on Sunday. So, we met and barely talk, just know each other.    I love another man on that period ( not my boyfriend just crush) . I looked him as a grown up man and I just a youth (He is too old for me). He is working and I just an undergraduate student. He is 4 years older than me. 

            I thought that our meetings stopped there. But, accidentally it's not. I was walking with my best friend (Ms.N) and I want to chat about my love life. He was in the same restaurant and saw us, He asked us to join him and his friends. He asked our BBM Pin and He started chat with my BF. He asked me so many information about her. Shortly, they were in a relationship from March,2012 until early June,2014. 

           In the same time, when they broke up, my phone broke up. So, my phone were going to service center and they don't have my temporary contact. I knew the news around late June by my BF. In the same time, I were considering another man. By July 14th,2104, He contacted me when I waited for that other man (Mr.H). Mr.H was went into a place until late night, He went to sleep without tell me his arrival.

          We (I and Mr,Welly) talked about his opinion on their broke up reason and end up with knowing our vision is same. I willingly submit my career and become a house wife. Anyway Mr.H want to go to same country with my BF. Mr.Welly and Ms.N broke up because Ms.N want to study abroad for a long time, but Mr.Welly didn't want to go. As I knew Mr.H and Ms.N want to go to same country so, I introduced Mr.H to Ms.N. They already went to that country, they were engaged,.

                As the story goes by, I'm continuing our story ( Mr.Welly and I). In our journey, the road wasn't smooth. His first action was, know my parents and He introduced me to His Dad. He was looking for a house that day. Stormy day came to our "PDKT" stage. Miscommunication and distance are the problem among us. Our communication style is different, I love to talk by phone. He love to text me. I hate it that way...Oughhh

                Another problem was come and go.. Day by day, week by week, month by month, and after 5 months, He finally asked me to become His life partner (proposing). He didn't asked me to be his girlfriend but his wife.. December 22, 2014. So, we are in relationship and have our engagement on March 22,2015, and held our wedding on October 10, 2015..

The drama part is that we exchange partner accidentally. I love this "accident"

God really design a little heaven in my life, since you came into my life... I love you Mr.Welly Reagan. +Welly Reagan 

Our journey to marriage stage will be share soon ^^

See you, Gbu



Sincerly,



Priska Reagan