Fine tuning

After the first episode, we got smarter. Due to the hot date that we have picked, we knew that we needed to act upon fast to secure a venue - and also try to book in advance as hotels and any wedding related stuff increases in price every year by about 10%-15%. Now, we are talking about HUGE amount of sums ok! So every so-called marginal price hike will eat into our budget quite severely.

We talked to friends who are currently planning for their own wedding (read: Jack & Steph) on what to do, what is involved in the planning process, and what to expect. We were clueless (as with all couples, I think). Above all, I find that Malaysia Brides Forum offers fantastic insides on what is wedding planning all about. It was great to find out fist-hand info from other brides on what is good and what is not, what to avoid, their recommendations, and so on and forth.

With the info that we gathered at hand, we continued with our hotel shopping again.

So, we sat down and firm out our details first. We knew from the start that we wanted to separate our event into 2 days so that it will not be a too tiring affair. Imagine putting so much of effort in planning and executing our ideas, only to rush through on the big day. Crazy! Therefore, the tentative plans were as appended below:

Date: 9 October 2010
Remarks: Fetch the bride + Tea Ceremony

Date: 10 October 2010
Remarks: Matrimonial Service (Evening) + Banquet Dinner

Finally satisfied with the draft layout of the itinerary, I proceeded to contact and make appointment with as many hotels as possible that has nice venues which overlook the skyline. I shortlisted:
1) Prince Hotel & Residences KL
2) Hotel Maya
3) Hotel Equatorial KL
4) KL Tower (Menara KL)

We then proceeded to meet up with the respective coordinators on the following Saturday.

Love,
The Bride-To-Be