The day began with a 5:15am wake-up call from the electronic rooster on my mobile phone. CS, my matron of honour, stirred in her sleep as I shut off the incessant music blaring from my phone.
CS and JC had arrived from Singapore the day before to help out with the wedding. CS shared my room for the night, while JC gallantly took up quarters on the living room floor.
My body begrudgingly obeyed as I crawled out of bed to get ready for the make-up artist and hair stylist. I was just heading down the stairs when my phone rang. The make-up artist, JL was lost. I gave her some further instructions and started about my daily morning routine.
Sweet, dear CS, always looking out for me, made sure I had something in my tummy before the ladies got to work on my hair and make-up. “Never mind if they have to wait, dear, remember you’re the queen of the day,” were her words. What a darling…
So here comes the real truth about looking beautiful – it all lies in the extensive preparations that take place behind the scenes at some ungodly hour. Check out the step by step photos that CS took:
http://amonshi.multiply.com/photos/album/27
The ladies were done by about 8am. CS helped me put the gown on and the jewelry. After that, I was off down the stairs to see what my industrious little “chee muis” and “door stopper bodyguards” were up to.
Ordinarily, the bride is accompanied by her “sisters” who lay out the challenges for the groom to prove his love for the bride. Being far from the regular traditional bride that I was, I hand-picked my most tried and tested, and fiercely loyal supporters - my sorority sister, Mr Slice and Dice, Fearless Leader, Lelek Le Grunt, Thin Man aka Lunner Boy, Simian Boy, Moo Moo Girl, Law Maker, Mr Paparazzi, Miss Independent and The Reporter. One whiff of what they were planning could knock you dead in your shoes…
Quite a number of people had arrived when I came down. There some remarks about the bride who was not supposed to be out of her room but I let them fall on deaf ears. No way was I going to hide in my room and let the action literally take place right underfoot.
Moo Moo and Le Grunt were full of glee as they mischievously placed the finishing touches on some habanera crackers and glasses of bitter juice for the hapless groomsmen, the “heng tais”. These were the “brothers” of the groom who they pledged their undying support to his cause and displayed their worth by tackling the tasks laid out for him.
CS, Miss Independent and the Law Maker wrote out a contract for the groom to sign which required of him:
- To tell you everyday I love you;
- To kiss you everyday;
- To surprise you every week;
- To take you on a holiday of your choice once a year;
- To ask for and receive permission before going out;
- To come home when you say so;
- To never expect you to ever cook, clean, or mend;
- To go rock-climbing with you at your whim and fancy;
- Everything I own belongs to you.
After designing a list of things for the groom to do, we were pretty much armed and ready for the groom to arrive.
Video of the morning events by Camwork Photo - compliments on a fine job to Jason Victor 012-3190252 - can be viewed at:
http://shenli.multiply.com/video/item/3
Professional photos are not ready at present, but the preliminary shots taken by Mr Paparazzi and JC, who took charge of my Dad’s SLR, can be viewed at:
http://shenli.multiply.com/photos/album/36
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