Brides Helping Brides ™ - *~*~*~OFFICIAL Chinese Brides Thread~*~*~*

oOMarshmallowOo Posted: Nov 08, 2006 10:15 AM+

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Posted: Nov 08, 2006 10:15 AM

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So, who's going to the Flower Michele even tonight??!!

I am..I am!!!!

superkat Posted: Nov 08, 2006 10:41 AM+

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Posted: Nov 08, 2006 10:41 AM

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Hey ladies.

I am so excited. My husband and I are going to a Christmas party next month for his work and I am going to wear my Chinese wedding dress to the party. The dress was custom made for me and it is SO pretty. I can't wait to wear it again. Although, I need to have it taken in before I can wear it.

How is everyone doing? How is the wedding planning?

oOMarshmallowOo Posted: Nov 08, 2006 01:41 PM+

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Posted by superkat

Hey ladies.

I am so excited. My husband and I are going to a Christmas party next month for his work and I am going to wear my Chinese wedding dress to the party. The dress was custom made for me and it is SO pretty. I can't wait to wear it again. Although, I need to have it taken in before I can wear it.

How is everyone doing? How is the wedding planning?

That's great you get to rewear the chinese dress!!! I saw your pictures a while back and you looked so beautiful in the chinese dress!!!!

Have fun at the party!!!

BTW...can you believe x-mas is next month??!!!!

superkat Posted: Nov 09, 2006 09:38 AM+

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Posted: Nov 09, 2006 09:38 AM

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Posted by oOMarshmallowOo

Posted by superkat

Hey ladies.

I am so excited. My husband and I are going to a Christmas party next month for his work and I am going to wear my Chinese wedding dress to the party. The dress was custom made for me and it is SO pretty. I can't wait to wear it again. Although, I need to have it taken in before I can wear it.

How is everyone doing? How is the wedding planning?

That's great you get to rewear the chinese dress!!! I saw your pictures a while back and you looked so beautiful in the chinese dress!!!!

Have fun at the party!!!

BTW...can you believe x-mas is next month??!!!!

I can't believe Christmas is next month. I feel like my wedding was yesterday but it was MONTHS ago.

I haven't even finalized my wedding video. I need to get moving on it or else I won't have it for my 1 year anniversary. LOL

kewlpuff Posted: Nov 12, 2006 07:22 PM+

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Posted: Nov 12, 2006 07:22 PM

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superkat: that's awesome!!!! take pics from the party of you and your dress~~ it is so pretty - i really like the cutting.

mashmallow: trying to look fwd to xmas but w/ finals coming up, i feel so swamped!!!

but can't believe it's coming so soon too.

i feel so behind in wedding planning... b/c we haven't had time to do any =P have u guys finalized honeymoon plans yet???

oOMarshmallowOo Posted: Nov 14, 2006 10:40 AM+

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Posted: Nov 14, 2006 10:40 AM

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Hi girls......
I finally got both indoor and outdoor pix back. FH scanned some of the outdoor pix and here's the link of it....

LINK!!!

We had close to 100 for outdoor and close to 100 for the indoor!!!! I can't believe it!!

superkat Posted: Nov 14, 2006 10:54 AM+

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Posted: Nov 14, 2006 10:54 AM

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Very pretty pics! You look so cute together.

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 03:59 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 03:59 AM

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Okay ladies! I know a few posts WAAAAAY BACK, I promised I'd post up some of the little things I did to add some cultural ASIAN FLAIR to our wedding. So so so so so sorry for the delay... new job, new marriage, new husband, new home, new surname... aiya, so much to get used to! ...and... new PROOFS~! I'll add some info for each posted image as best I can.

First, MY INVITATIONS, done by Tommy Seto at Wedding Hill in Flushing Sheraton:

(apologize for my crappy camera. These pics were the only ones that closely reflected the actual colors of the invites. Gold and Bronze!)

(Bah! had to shrink the images!)

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 04:10 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 04:10 AM

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Makeup by Melinda Mo!
Trial, Day of Wedding #2 (how it actually photographs in the pix)...and a REALLY BIG CLOSEUP of my face (full disclosure here, girls...)

For my previous post on Melinda, go here:
http://www.liweddings.com/chat/topic.aspx?&P=1&ID=327608&Highlight=melinda#P3635308

EDIT
Bah! sorry gals, the files too big,

My attempts at lo-res''ing the pics make my face look distorted, and don't do her makeup justice...plus, I also realize DH might not want my picture plastered for the public to see

. PM me if you want, I can email to you.

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 04:46 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 04:46 AM

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We had A WISHING TREE, which was constructed out of Italian branches (?? that's what it said on our floral order), eucalyptus, and bamboo. Guests would write down a wish that they had for us on a leaf and hang it on the 'tree'. I made the leaves by hand using different color construction paper and the ellison press at my school (a die cutter used by most elementary school for quick-pressed stencils). They were roughly the size of an index card, enough to write a short message. I also stocked the table with silver sharpie pens (which mysteriously disappeared soon after the reception was over).

My Previous Post on our florist, Silver Stems of Valley Stream (Also the house florist for Flushing Sheraton!)

Post # 2 a/b Silver Stems

You can check your local library or craft store to see were the nearest available press is if they have one. you can also try oriental trading or online under 'crafts' 'scrapbook' or 'hobbies' for cut-out leaves.

We also put up a photo of our engagement portrait. Our parents both wanted the 'wedding-shot-before-the-actual-wedding' type picture, but since we didn't go through a conventional Chinese studio, DH's friend, Benny Liu, is a freelance photog, and took amazing 'journalistic' shots for our e-portraits as well as for BOTH our weddings (western and C-banquet). I'm almost tempted to say... I actually liked a good lot of HIS shots BETTER than the paid professionals. He took the two pix below, but they don't do justice, since I had to lo-res them in order to post.

My previous blurb on Benny

Here's his wedding portfolio/website if you are interested in contacting him:
http://www.pbase.com/serendipity0000/wedding_photos

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 05:23 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 05:23 AM

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My Fortune Bouquet...

I stole the idea from Martha Stewart Weddings. Go here for my previous post on it:
http://www.liweddings.com/chat/topic.aspx?&P=2&ID=347416&Highlight=fortune%20bouquet#P3898094

Here was another one posted by LilyOfValley:
http://www.liweddings.com/chat/topic.aspx?&P=1&ID=235969&Highlight=fortune%20bouquet#P2456367

As I mention in the post, my fortune bo-k was 6 smaller bo-k's (each only had 2 roses w/ some baby's breath). I was supposed to tie a ribbon to each one with a fortune written on it, but I never got the chance to do it (running around, ran out of time!). I ended up grabbing some extra orange ribbon I had in a bag from my unity candle, then tying it around one of the bo-k handles. The one who caught the orange ribbon got the garter put on her leg!

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 05:41 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 05:41 AM

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OUR CAKE

Dh's cousin is acutally a pastry Chef at Le Cirque in the city. We couldn't afford a customized cake, but really wanted to have that Asian touch to it. Our RH package came with a cake already, so I asked for that was UNDECORATED, and DH-cousin would do the rest. I emailed her some pictures of cakes I found on the Net, mainly with fall themes and leaves (we got married in the fall, and his name in Chinese means 'LEAF'). I also fell in love with a cake 'monogram' I once saw on the forums that had a 'Double happiness' symbol between the B&G's initials. This was her interpretation of it.

**EDIT** That's a mirror reflection of our cake... not a clone!

**

SIDE NOTE... The Swan Club MESSED UP OUR CAKE! I specifically requested a ROUND, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH NO DECORATIONS, JUST PLAIN LEVELED FROSTING so that DH-cuz could decorate. I got a SQUARE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FRILLY FRILLS AND PINK FLOWERS (as you can see). Good thing DH and I were not picky about it! Since everything else that day turned out spectacular, we didn't even realize it until my dad commented the next day on how 'wonderful that chocolate cake was'!

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 05:48 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 05:48 AM

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Close up of Cake... each leaf was molded and cut out of pastiage (sugar-gum paste) and airbrushed by hand. I thought she did a great job...hee hee... not bad for an ABC!

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 06:01 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 06:01 AM

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For our favors, I put tea bags from Harney and Sons, a Tea company in Upstate NY into little snap lock jars. I got the jars from a wholesaler on eBay for less that $1 a piece. Harney makes this wonderful tea called 'The Wedding Blend'... I thought it was very appropriate. I also put in 'Chinese Flower' and 'Strawberry Kiwi' (wanted to have a non-caffienate choice for my guests).
As for the labels, DH took care of that a few late nights at his workplace

. (heheh, he did the same with our programs as well!) It sounds cheesy, but it basically had our names and 'The Perfect Blend' written on it (CHEESE!). Also, if you look closely, you'll see the Surname Chop that was on our invitation. We basically took the chop from the invitation proof, photoshopped it red, and used it as our trademark symbol on EVERYTHING we could to personalize the wedding as our own (program, favors, slideshow).

Helpful Tip! Find a symbol, trademark, monogram... and put it on everything to personalize the wedding. You can put it on your runner, napkins, hankies, invites, programs, you name it.

karen6474 Posted: Nov 16, 2006 07:29 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 07:29 AM

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when do u guys plan to change into the chinese dress? are you doing the bouquet & garter?

joisme Posted: Nov 16, 2006 10:51 AM+

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Posted: Nov 16, 2006 10:51 AM

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I changed into it immediately after the Father-Daughter Dance, right before the cake-cut. My schedule ran late, and I ended up wearing my wedding gown thru most of dinner, b/c ppl wouldn't get off the dance floor, so I couldn't dance with my dad earlier.

karen6474 Posted: Nov 17, 2006 11:22 AM+

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Posted: Nov 17, 2006 11:22 AM

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thanks fot the info- when is it usually the time- i thought it was b4 main course but i have read people did it after cake cutting- i'm so confused- do u recommend where to buy the red dress- i was thinking of flushing- what do u think

karen6474 Posted: Nov 17, 2006 11:35 AM+

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Posted: Nov 17, 2006 11:35 AM

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Posted by eden

hcl200,

Here are a couple of Asian makeup artists who also do hair, they all range in price from $500-600 for hair/makeup for bride and 3 girls. Their rates are definitely better than the vendors here. Sachiko offers a free trial in her price:

[email protected]
(917)282-2081

REIKO UTSUGI
(718) 777-7607
[email protected]

Sissi Chan
[email protected]
917-518-6846

Wendy
516-298-3774
516-742-3135

do u know if do do a good job on bm that arent asian?

kewlpuff Posted: Nov 17, 2006 03:23 PM+

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Posted: Nov 17, 2006 03:23 PM

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wow, thanks joisme for posting all your cool pics!!!! i love the fortune bok, wishing tree and esp the tea favors that you made!!!! they're gorgeous! i am interested in ur friend bennie liu's prices too!!!!