a few days ago a former classmate sent me an email, informing that she is planning to get married next year. she came to my wedding last may, and she wanted to know how did i plan for the reception, specifically in terms of the budget.
well, honestly i have to tell her, i've forgotten about much of the details. i find it peculiar myself, prior to the wedding i was constantly worrying about the whole thing (though some people claimed that i was expresionless and seemed devoid of any feeling throughout the ordeal), and once it's over, poof, just like that, gone with the wind, heheheheheh.....
what i can say with certainty is, apart from the deposit for the catering, the money from the duit hantaran was enough to cover for the whole thing. let's see.

1. the catering cost = RM8 /pax,
2. the canopy +- Rm 1k,
3. mak andam RM300 for two makeup sessions only,
4. photographer RM300,
5. the dj RM 150
6. ...

err, that's all i can remember. however i believe we managed to save a lot of money due to the fact that my mom made both my baju nikah and baju sanding herself, and we made our own bunga telur, bunga pahar, pelamin, hantaran, segala mak nenek yg lain tu lah. one word of advice la to those who are planning to get married, in fact this advice was given to me by another friend of mine (new mom liyana!), never plan to do it during school holiday, jenuh berebut dgn org ! and please, please, ukur baju di badan sendiri, please do not try to imitate or outdo other's wedding and glamorize the whole thing, be reminded that you are about to embark on a new journey as husband and wife hopefully for the rest of your life, so do not spend everything just for a one day event.

to kak m, congrats for your upcoming wedding, please be patient with all the headaches and heartaches coming your way ( there are plenty, i assure you), and all the best preparing for the most important day of your life !