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The Wedding Special.

When you are post nite and you cannot sleep makes you do crazy things.

There are some requests to show my wedding pics.
And i replied that i cringe when i see them.

Actually i really cringe.
I think everyone will too.
But its a fact that i took them.
And its a fact that i look like that back then.

7 years ago when digital camera are 2mp and you dun get soft copies of your wedding shots.

Everything is in flim. Seriously,i doubt they even photoshopped the pictures, coz if they do my face will not look so so so so fat and round.

I think i look like tweety bird with my big hairdo, puffy face and big head.

But suprisingly, Smellycat photographs well.

Either he know how to pose well or the photographer likes him more. >.<

Please note that all the pictures are taken by my trusty SE w902 and the originals are all prints.
Hence some photo quality look really lousy.


This is us when we ROM.
He is wearing off the rack hugo boss shirt and i am wearing a off the rack Celia Loe dress.
Look kinda dorky now but i really love the way we dress back then coz though we didn't plan somehow we ended getting clothes that is within the spectrum of my fav color green.
The beautiful hand bouquet is ordered and given to us by the usual gang.


When the bridal studio i went to tell me that i can have a Made to measure dress, i am really clueless so what i did is i showed her this:


I wanted to wear this!! Vera Wang for Barbie, the bridal collection 98.
Uber Kirei!!
But then the lady told me that they will not MTM a gown that has black trimmings coz not many people appreciate and if i really wanted to do it then i will have to buy the gown at an extra of $800.

Meow.........

So of coz i didn't. Back when i was 23, very poor thing, don't have much money.
Not to mention the photo package cost me a bomb (at that time) so don't wanna spend extra.

So i took this and show her.....


Princess Padme's Lake Como dress when she is at the "Naboo Retreat"
(Star Wars Fans will know what i am talking about).
The designer looked at me with a dunno how to explain look to me and i think she must be wondering why is this gal so weird...

Sensing her awkwardness, i then show her an alternative.


Princess Padme's Picnic Dress , in which she wore when she was sharing an itimate picnic with Anakin in the field. Supposed to have a "soft, floating, ethereal feel" and the overall feel was meant to have her very pretty and relaxed.

But suprisingly, the designer is ok with this and we work on the design inspired by this.

Smellycat: You think you acting in star wars huh? You want me to carry lightsaber or not?
Vio: "-___-


This is the end result.
Usually brides have nice tube, halter, mermaid, cupcake dresses etcetc but mine is a star wars inspired gown with sleeves. Ha!!
Not to mention i look so cock in this pic coz i before i am ready my friend took the pic. Duh .

This is one of our bridal studio shoot.
Cringe worthy meter: +++++++++
Ha!!

The usual foresty shots that is actually a field in Changi near the country club.

Typical we look at the sky......


There is something at your feet shots....

Very loving right?
Behind every picture there is a story and this is no exception.
Prior to this shot, smellycat stepped on a twig and the twig broke and stabbed me in the foot.
Damn painful and not to mention the blood will attract mosquitoes (and i was bitten a lot by the mozzies for all these outdoor shots).
I was super geezed off and fed up with him when he insist that he didn't step on the twig ( i saw him ) and say that i am not careful.
We were bickering and the photographer was at a loss at what to do and probably thinking how come got couple quarreling during their bridal shoot.
Hence i guess this is his way to shut us up. Ha!!

Smellycat thinks he is a model.

Close up. This is how he look like 7 years ago.
Look so young!!! :D

But on our actual day.....

This is how he look like! Ha!!
Dun ask me whats with the bleached blonde hair, apparently he think it is very cool! :D

The nicest shot of me is the one in which you don't get to see the rest of my body.
Ha!!

My sisters! In which all but one is married ( Hurry up la Andrea!) and some are already mummies or mummies to be! :D


Smellycat and I during our 1st walk in.
Too bad he is not a Jedi but look like a ah beng. Ha!!
I love my flower bouquet then. A ball of roses. Heehee :D


I don't like the evening gown provided by the bridal studio, hence i gotten a Vera Wang from Ebay! Ha!
Though i cannot afford to get married in a Vera Wang's Wedding gown, i get to wear a Vera Wang's evening gown. Better than nothing. And it is also in turquoise! :D


Post wedding, Smellycat cannot be bothered to dye his hair black and he decided to go all macho and shave it all off!

Anyway, i was telling smellycat the other night that if i can do it all over again, probably i will put in more effort to plan, scrap the expensive and cringe worthy stupid bridal photos taking and probably to have a theme then to be so slipshod in this wedding.

I think we are the most bochup (cannot be bothered) couple getting married back then.
"Anything la" was the most common phase said by Smellycat.

Even our wedding montage was done my yours truly the night before the wedding on using powerpoint! Ha!! (Initally we don't even feel the need to show a wedding montage)

And Silly Smellycat turned up to fetch the bride (yours truly) in his no 3 pants (dark navy blue)instead of his suit's pants (black) coz :

1) Hangover from the bachelor night.
2) Didn't on the light when he was dressing.

And his massive entourage of brothers ( more than 10 of them) didn't even notice it!
It was Jean (one of my sisters) who pointed out to me that his pants was of a different color and me yanking his pants to see the label confirmed it.
Ha!! :D
All these are silly but sweet memories i guess.

Next month will be our 7th year wedding anniversary.
Time really flies.


This is my fav photo of us together.
Simple and we are very happy .

Beats those fancy wedding pics anyday.