The Celebrant

Just wanted to say thanks to Khim and Shane for suggesting their celebrant for our wedding. We did speak with Gail, but we felt more confident and at ease with our celebrant. Here's a pic of Helen Fordham. We first met her at the eBridal Fair earlier in the year. I find it difficult to warm up to people very quickly, but I was at ease with Helen right from the start. Chee really liked her as well, but he finds it easier than me to talk to people.

We met with Helen on Friday for an introductory meeting. She had a cute little black kitten called Max. (Not that the cat sold her for us, but it was quite cute, even though it was a male cat).

Helen lectures at Curtin, didn't gather what, but I felt that she was confident with her job as a celebrant and she wanted to make sure that we could tell our story without going too oversentimental and too "commercialised love". We both really liked how she described how we could involve both of our families, esspecially all of our parents in the ceremony. That was very important to both of us, since we are both very close to our families.

We will be meeting with Helen again on 16th April to fill out our notice of intention to marriage forms and further discuss elements of our ceremony.

The Reception Venue

We have finally booked our reception venue. We are having our reception at Jade Chinese Seafood Restaurant. About three months before the wedding we need to meet with them to discuss our menu, but it is a relief to actually have secured a place.

More pictures from Milly Bridal

Here's some more pictures from Milly Bridal. They are of the pleating details on the dress.

Inspiration Board

Here is my inspiration board.

It shows the main colours in our wedding.

Milly Bridal Pattern Dress

I have just gotten the pattern dress pictures of my Milly Bridal dress, made to my measurements. I was very happy with these pictures, so now they are making my dress to the pattern. Soon I will have the pictures of the beading sample, which I will post here too.