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Posted by hlc200

eden,

Thank you very much for your information! I feel like you are my bridesmaid more than anyone of them... Gosh.. You are very very sweet!

I am suprised that the price is only 500 - 600 for brides and 3 girls. I checked with Wedding Box, they quotes me for 1-1.5K.

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If you are going to check out flushing ones, definitely visit eternal wedding. it is literally down the street. i felt eternal wedding was better for more americanized girls.

Plus, they are cheaper. They quoted me $200 for the bride and $100 for bridesmaids.

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Bridex100,

I was thinking about using Korean makeup artist. I assume that they should have better technique than chinese? hahaa... I could be bias... Do you have any recommendations?

The price that they quote you, do they expect you to buy a package?

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Posted by hlc200

Bridex100,

I was thinking about using Korean makeup artist. I assume that they should have better technique than chinese? hahaa... I could be bias... Do you have any recommendations?

The price that they quote you, do they expect you to buy a package?

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I didn't want a package. They are pretty annoying about selling you packages. Chinese wedding places couldn't understand why I wouldn't want EVERYTHING they were offering me for the same price as JUST my photographer.

A lot of Korean girls go to Wedding One.

Kakaboka Salon in midtown is another popular one amongst Koreans.

I've also heard good things about Salon Shin.

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Great! Have you tried any of these places?

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I plan to check out Kakaboka. It's in Ktown.

39 W 32nd Street.

http://kakaboka.com/index.html

Not very impressed with their website but at least they have one.

edit: I just called Kakaboka. $600 for bride's make up. $150 for bridesmaids. $200 for trial.

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My makeup & hair from Kakaboka.

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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

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I will probably hold the record for make up trials.

I've had 6 make up trials already.

I'm probably going to try out all the ones that eden suggested AND salon shin and kakaboko.

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Posted by hlc200

eden,

Thank you very much for your information! I feel like you are my bridesmaid more than anyone of them... Gosh.. You are very very sweet!

I am suprised that the price is only 500 - 600 for brides and 3 girls. I checked with Wedding Box, they quotes me for 1-1.5K.

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Tha'ts outrageous! Don't believe the other prices others give you. Through all my wedding planning I have not had to pay an arm and a leg on anything. I think the only thing I splurged on was photography by booking Duet. All my vendors are very reasonably priced and they are all wonderful!!! You don't have to pay alot for top quality.

Feel free to fm me to ask away about wedding tips and such, I learned so much from LIW and I wanna give back to the girls who have to go through this too.

The wedding planning process should be fun and stressfree so don't let judgemental and critical ppl tell you what to do! ;)

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Wowo.. Kakaboka is expensive. Much more than Eden suggested.. oh, well.. Is it that much better?

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EDEN,

You are very lovely! hahaa... I like you!

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Personally I think all stylist/makeup vendors are about the same in what they can offer you. I think you just need to find the style you want and the look you want then ask them honestly if they can duplicate it AND if you'll look good with that particular look.

If you girls haven't visited this site for ideas, I highly recommend it. They have styles galore!!!

Good luck girls! Read my review if you need more vendor tips. I dont post everything I put in my review also. ;)

hair and makeup ideas

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Posted by hlc200

EDEN,

You are very lovely! hahaa... I like you!

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All I can say is:

You're not too shabby yourself missy! ;)

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Posted by hlc200

Hi, I just got engaged couple weeks ago. I am glad to find this thread. Frankly, I never like Chinese style wedding because there are too many restrictions (in terms of colors and symbols). I will do an American wedding but may incorporate some Asian elements. Where are you guys getting married?

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I'm getting married at Leonard's of Great Neck!!

Congrats on your engagement!!!! let me know if you need help with any vendors!!

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Posted by eden

Oh I'm so glad there's so many asian gals here, maybe we should name it Asian instead of chinese?

Oh well, thanks for starting this thread kewlpuff!

You know what would be fun? If we have a Chinese/Asian GTG! I be we have loads of stories to share and tips to dole out.

I got married over the weekend at Westbury Manor (totally my style) and DH is as whitebread as you can get. Had to deal wtih so much crap from my family 'cus I didn't want to do the traditional chinese banquet and I actually raised concerns about having kids at my wedding!

Who the hell wants to worry about taking care of their infants when they should be having fun at a wedding?

Oh no, not if you're asian! It's totally unforgiveable to not invite all kids even the 1 day old ones! :P I could go on and on!

Anyway, I think it may be the sheraton hotel that does the chinese catering. Anyone tried it?

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I've heard from a lot of my friends who have attended weddings at Sheraton that the food is mediocre. The service is a lot better than the other Chinese catering place. I know for a fact (only because I looked into Sheraton in Flushing) that they charge you bottle opening fee, cake cutting fee and they charge guests for parking.

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Posted by kittymannering

I ended up going to a place in Korean Town, Kakabuka, and they were brillant, though rather expensive. I didn't have any bridemaids, which made life much easier. I highly recommend it if you can get away with it, or just having a maid of honor instead of an entire bevy of bridemaids.

My best friend, who had a very traditional Chinese wedding, have three, and she paid for our dresses. It's possible to find bridemaid's dresses quite cheaply, so I think if you do decide to have them it would be a nice gesture to pay for the dress, not to mention that if you pay for the dress you wouldn't have worry about getting them a thank you gift and feeling beholden, so it about evens out.

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I agree with you 100%. I have 6 bridesmaids and I'm paying for their dresses and hair + make up. I know that they don't mind paying for all the expenses but just to think that they will have to deal with the bridal shower and bachleorette party, I think they have enough on their plate.

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I just want to post my favors. Each of them have a mini-tin of tea inside, and a mini mooncake with lotus seed filing, just in time for mi-autumn festival. We bought all the stuff and put them together the night before the wedding

I love them so much I can't bring myself to give away the few we have left over. But I'm afraid I'll have to or the mooncake inside is not going to last much longer. :sick:

The last picture is how we had them arranged at the wedding.

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Since I just took a bunch of pictures of the invite for a scrapbook, I thought I'd post my invite as well for reference. I always thought it's possible to have an elegant invite even with the traditional red and gold. Ours also have the Indian deity Ganesh in the opening page, since in the Indian tradition he is the god of beginning and remover of Obstacles. The guestbook I found in barnes & nobles, and funny enough it's made in India.

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Hi it's worth your time to look at Willi Wong's wed site. I booked him because it seems to me that every wedding that he does has a different story, there story not someone else’s. [email protected]

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I Love your dress were did you get it, if you don't mind me asking.

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Posted by kittymannering

I just want to post my favors. Each of them have a mini-tin of tea inside, and a mini mooncake with lotus seed filing, just in time for mi-autumn festival. We bought all the stuff and put them together the night before the wedding

I love them so much I can't bring myself to give away the few we have left over. But I'm afraid I'll have to or the mooncake inside is not going to last much longer. :sick:

The last picture is how we had them arranged at the wedding.

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Wow...that's a great idea and the box is very pretty!!!!