Written by
Carine
Saturday January 28, 2012
Eli went to the tailor's today to get measured for his wedding tuxedo. He showed the tailor a photograph of the tuxedo I wanted my groom to wear. The tailor said such a tux isn't commonly available. I argue that ...
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Written by
Carine
Saturday January 21, 2012
She'll change her name today
She'll make a promise and I'll give her away
Tears rolled down my cheeks, as I sat in church with my parents by my side witnessing the marriage of a family friend. In ninety-nine days, a hundred ...
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Written by
Carine
Wednesday November 16, 2011
"I've found my wedding dress!" I exclaimed to my brother when he picked me up from the airport.
He looked straight ahead and nonchalantly said, "You mean you ever lost it?"
HAHAHAhaha. Welcome to my family of wise-cracks.
Well, you know what I ...
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Written by
Carine
Friday November 11, 2011
My mother shared with me that when it came time for her to choose her maid-of-honour/bridesmaid(s), and for my dad to choose his best man/groomsmen, the criteria was that the groomsmen must be intelligent and good looking, and so must ...
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Written by
Carine
Saturday November 5, 2011
Turns out, designing the wedding invites is more challenging than it is the design my wedding gown. And all of my "maybes" including, having a design in mind, having my groom wholly support my choice and not having a budget, ...
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Written by
Carine
Sunday October 23, 2011
Christmas came early to our family this year. At the special request of one of my aunties, we got to enjoy very lovely fresh ham, which has become a Christmas tradition around here. While it was a bittersweet evening for ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday September 20, 2011
Although Gary Chapman's Love Language Quiz failed to identify Words of Affirmation as my primary love language, I am undeniably a word nitpicker. There have been a handful of situations where Eli and I would lose sight of our arguments ...
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Written by
Carine
Friday August 12, 2011
Our wedding preparations have begun - and while just three years ago I thought I would be the complete bridezilla who would run down to the reception venue with rollers still in my hair just to make sure every centre ...
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