
no, not the crowd r 4,5 org hired photographer

or d fact that Yati n I were happily stucked beside the dais during d akad nikah ceremony juz inched away from the bride and could see clearly the bridegroom shed tears when he hugs his father. Touche.

or d pink bouquet accompanying blue n gold bunga telur, purple canopy, and green bedsheet. "saya x suka satu kaler kak, nampak macam.... satuuuuuu je, saya suka macam2 kaler" said d bride when i patted her bedsheet, reminded me the best friend wedding in Shopaholic movie. Very fresh.

or d fact that her younger sister assisted her father organised the wedding, (baby wa rasa lu pun x leh buat mcm this girl buat)

or the flowery arch, wic i don see wat a point n i errr strongly feels that such a waste of money.

it was during d breakie when i asked yati abt the bride background. i was invited by d bride's sister when we bumped into one another some 3 weeks ago.
me : nampak cam giler grand nih.
Yatie: dia mmg nak grand. hntaran dia **k
me : ouch!! suami dia keje per ye?
Yatie: business mcm dia..
me : oookie...
Yatie: ayah dia marah dia mintak hantaran mcm tu, tp ckp dia nak jugak.
me : eh.. hehehhe (sambil bangun ambik air lagi)
Yatie: (smbung balik) mak diorang meninggal depa kecik2 lagi. hidup susah.
me : oh? ayh dia?
Yatie: Ayh dia la jaga diorang. bila depa besar, dh abis skolah br ayh dia kawin lg.
me : baiknya....
Yatie: depa idup ssh. yg adik dia pnh x skolah sethn. pengntin ni berenti skolah awl.
me : tapi nampak mcm educated je, budi bahasa pun tinggi.
Yatie: Tu la Yatie pun respect sgt kat depa ni. tanggungjwb, budi bahasa smer ok.
me : cara bercakap pun x sama la dgn org yg berpendidikan rendah.
Yatie: Ayh dia garang didik anak ms depa kecik. rmbut x pnh pjg. asal melwn je dia cukur rmbut.
me : hah? (psss kot mak sy buat mcm tu, mau smpai skrg sy botak)
Yatie: tp ayah dia baik sangat sbnrnya. skrg ni pun walaupun dh x duk satu rumah ayh dia slalu dtg wat spot check. diorang duk ngan adik beradik pompuan je kat umah ni, tapi x pnh plak wat perangai bkn2. smpai skrg kalau ayh dia dtg, nmpak baju kotor, ayh dia basuhkan lagi.. ayh dia penyayang sungguh.
Yatie: Pngntin ni mmg sjk kecik terpaksa kerja berat. Wpun skrg dh ada ramai pkrja dia masih jugak drive lori kol 2,3 pagi ambik barang.
me : kol 2,3 pagi? aduii
Yatie: Sbb tu kot dia mmg nak sangat majlis kawin yg meriah semeriah-meriahnya. Dia spent beribu kat pusat pelangsingan badan tau... mmg dia dapat smer apa yg dia nak.

i m glad d bride's dream fulfilled. the Nobat band also performed, wat a wonderful event.

i do understand her feelings. see in d pics, people que up during lunch, both station pun que panjang, but no one complaints.
Selepas dgr cerita yati, saya insisted on accompanying d bride. pada hemat saya kalau anak-anak terjun ke dunia pekerjaan terlalu awal, mereka kehilangan masa kanak-kanak dan rakan sepermainan yang boleh menjadi teman. Rakan-rakannya semua orang dewasa dan telah berkeluarga. dan usia pengantin ni baru je 10 thn lbh muda dr sya.
Kenang-kenangan 12 thn dulu, menghadiri majlis perkahwinan rakan serumah yg berkahwin lari di rumah pengantin lelaki menerjah kembali fikiran saya. Rakan serumah saya dulu memeluk kami erat2 bila kami datang dan berkata, dia tak tahu nak ucapkan macammana bersyukurnya bila ada kawan yang menemani dia di hari bahagia. Untuk rekod, kami tidak berkawan sangat. Dia keluar pagi pergi kuliah, dan balik malam. kadang2 tak balik langsung. Kami pergi pun sebab kasihan kerana semua housemate yang lain cakap even coursemate dia pun x mo datang. we bought cheap present n naik bas g umah dia. turned out, tu la satu-satunya hadiah yg dia dapat.
"x per ke akak stay sini, nk tgk org mekap" sy tanya berbasa basi.
"x per kak, ada juga kwn sy berckp, td pg sy sorang je bila juru mekap ni turun kak"
It was her n d make up artist only. Jadi sy pun duduk, sy slalu mengunjungi kedainya, tp perbualan kami setakat tanya harga, bayar n pas tu balik je. x pnh lebih. i don think she knows my name pun.
she so worried abt her make-up. few times she asked if d make up could be reduced to something lighter n not so heavy. much to d make up artist annoyance. if she got her way gamaknya mau je dia pakai lipstick je. somehow it answered my curiosity, adakah dia nak hantaran banyak2, perkahwinan yg grand to show off. because fr my first impression, i think she is a humble person.
glad i'm right.
n i must say that she mesmerised me with her soft skills. the way she greeted d guests, the way she thanked people, the way she instructed other, the way she asked for something... oh my... her father really did tremendously gud job.
we can always fake our warm personality, and affection, tapi hati yg luhur dan kasih sayang yang suci x ble nak direka..
as d saying goes, what comes from mouth reached ears, what comes from heart reached d heart.
to d stunning bride Semoga bahagia hingga ke akhir hayat, to d bridegroom, u hv no idea how lucky r u..