Although Chris and I are in the same Church and in the same unit, we barely spoke more than 10 words to each other for the last 2 years of knowing each other's existence, prior to being a couple. Then..it all began with an email.

Read on in Chris' blog below:

http://gohblogging.blogspot.com/2007/03/mayang-sari-email.html

It was the 5th month of being together as a couple. I have been coping with pressure and stress at work and Chris said he wants to buy me a simple dinner to celebrate our 5th month of being together.

Little did I know...the simple dinner turned out to be...

http://pripri2005.blogspot.com/2007/08/proposal.html

Okie.. so as I type this as a bride-to-be, I have about 6 months to our big day. At this point, our wedding plans and actions have come to a speed of 20km/h from I would say about 80km/h previously. These are the following things that have been done for our wedding planning thus far:

1. Bridal Shop found & have placed a deposit.
2. Project Slimming has started for a good few months now for both Chris & I and we intend to incorporate a healthy lifestyle as part of our long term plans.
3. Wedding helpers selected and erm mostly informed. Hehe. =)
4. Evening Gown and Photo shoot in November.
5. Some songs selected for our wedding march in, reprise, 2nd change to evening gown and erm... while dining?
6. Wedding invites and favours ordered, hopefully to have them ready by November.
7. Photographer for actual day engaged.
8. Florist engaged.
9. Found the "ring pillow" we wanted.
10. Guest List almost summarised.
11. Skeleton of actual day programme drafted by Chris.
12. Hair Stylist for actual day booked.
13. Our parents have met each other. And Thank God it went well... Phew! =P
14. Pastor's booked.
15. Shopped for our wedding bands already but have not bought it yet.
16. Researched on our matrimonial room items.
17. Thank you message to our helpers penned down.

I can't think of any other things as yet and as you may tell, from the list above a number of things can only happen around November. So my mind's gone restless and have started thinking about other stuff on what else can I do for our wedding, what else we have not covered for our wedding preparations, our matrimonial room, as well as ideas for Chris' upcoming birthday, Church Camp '08 publicity clips...In simple words.. I like to plan. Hehehe.

I have all these ideas bubbling in my head that I wonder when they can come to form especially for the wedding. March is a long time to me - to see my plans come to form that is! Heheh. So it's pretty tough for my mind to take a break and let it relax for awhile. I guess you can say it keeps me alive to plan. =P

Planning is one thing... I'm a worrier too. Hehe. I keep having this weird 'fear' of not being able to be a radiant bride or looking like I'm in shambles in my wedding dresses. Then recently, I had a dream that one of the prongs on my engagement ring came loose and the diamond fell out. I brought it back to the shop to get it fix and they said it was beyond what they can do and when I turned my head, Chris wasn't happy. At that moment I woke up. Thank God it was only a dream!

I think the one assuring thing as a Christian bride is that I can rely fully on the one person entirely to make my wedding a magical one, other than Chris of cos. Hehe. I can rely on my God entirely to comfort me, to assure me and to grant me peace as well as wisdom on how to go about handling this without becoming a stressed up bride. Don't get me wrong, Chris has been a wonderful support throughout this period, getting involve in every aspect of our wedding and doing things together with me. And I thank God for Chris! What I meant to say is that throughout this wedding preparation, most of the time when there are too many decisions and choices to be made. I turn to God for an answer for almost everything in this planning. I want Him to be in-charge of my wedding and it draws me closer to Him seeing how much He has done for us throughout this time.

I'm still learning (and planning) as a bride-to-be, but I know that as a Christian bride, I cling onto Him to carry me through this time to our wedding day and definitely through our marriage.

Once upon a time, a year and 1 day ago (today is 2nd Oct'07 as I write this down), Chris told me on 1st October 2006 that he was erm... how should I phrase this..okie, he has taken a fancy to me (I'm blushing to myself as I type this..heee)and would like to get to know me better. I still remember it was after I accompanied Reina and her cousins to Tertiary service on a Saturday that Chris called me when I reached home and told me that. Of cos, prior to that, we've been talking mostly via MSN and phone as well.

I think the only thing I remembered after he 'fess up was telling him this: "You ruined my Children's day!". Wahahaha...

A year and 1 day later, we are already in the midst of planning for our wedding. How time flies!

Chris just text me earlier reminding me of this little incident that happened a year ago and my response to him was still: "Ya and you spoilt my Children's Day.." and his response? "But blessed your life!"...hehehe..what can I say? I can't deny that God blessed my life by sending Chris. =)

But bless Chris even more by sending me? Wahaha.. JUST KIDDING! =P

Recently, a brother in church:- Soo Guan asked me if Chris and I are available to share with the couples in MPC on how we have involved God in our wedding preparation and how God helped us when faced with wedding traditions and customaries that may not be biblical in our wedding prep. Chris & I jumped at that opportunity cos God has been really good to us in our wedding preparation and we wanna testify of His grace!

So on 17th November 2007, we made our way down to Church office at Joo Chiat where MPC was held. I was bubbling inside to share many many good things that God has done for us. When it was time for us to share, Chris shared first and then I shared later. As I was sharing about what God has done for us, about us wanting God to be our wedding coordinator, wanting Him to be involved in every aspect of our wedding since He brought us together, an overwhelming sense of gratefulness came upon me and I nearly teared. I took a deep breathe and continued sharing with the couples that as we involve God in our wedding preparations, as we seek Him in every decision we come across, we see how much God wants to participate, how much God wants to be involved in our lives and how much He yearns for us to engage Him.

As I shared with the couples, my love for Him rekindled. I had that kind of "falling in love" sensation, something tingling actively inside me. To be reminded that the Almighty is crazy about us, that simply left me in awe. And so it's true that when Proverbs 11:25 says ".... he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed".

It reminded me of this pic (picture adapted from the internet) of michaelangelo's portait of God & Adam. Notice how much God's body, His finger is outstretched towards Adam whereas Adam's position is reclined? It simply depicts how crazy God is about us!

Arh.... the sweet smell of holies in the air...fresh snow..Mmmmm..Christmas is round the corner. Wait!! Hang on!!! What am I sprouting about?! I'm in Singapore with no holies grown anywhere (maybe in floral shops perhaps) and no snow!! Hehehe. Alright alright, I was just imagining things and coining the image up. Heee... =P

Today is the eve of Christmas. I woke up feeling a tad cold as the chilly morning wind blew over my face as I lie lazily in bed. I have to go to work this morning but neither that nor the chilly wind deterred me from feeling chirpy. =) Yesterday we had a fantastic service held at The Rock, Suntec City and many amazing things happened during that service and after.

My elder bro said he will come to our Church for service next week and a friend has accepted Christ into her life. Praise the Lord! After service, we went for lunch at Carl's Junior and it was there that I saw 2 familiar faces joining us for lunch. Weeleong & Yixi appeared out of no where to my surprise as I thought they were still in China! It certainly is delightful seeing familiar faces once more.

As we munched on our gargantuan Carl's junior burgers (so much for the name 'junior!), Chris received a call from our bridal shop saying that our wedding photos are ready for selection! WooOo HoOO! Hehehe. It's like their Christmas present to me. Heee. I've attached one pic of our indoor photoshoot here. This was taken by Chris when the photographer from the bridal studio were snapping me.

So happy that things are falling into place!! The wedding preparations are progressing well. Thank God! But truly... as much as I delight in knowing that my wedding preparations are progressing well..nothing beats worshipping in God's house together with your own family members. It was a sight to behold for me seeing my Mum & brother raising their hands in respond to God's call. It was an even lovelier sight to see that the chairs were being emptied as people came forth in respond to the altar call at the church service. It was an overwhelming sensation yesterday. So overwhelming that the feeling lingered on today in me.

When God moves, one can't help but be swept by His love and actions. Christmas 2007 will hold many special moments in my heart. The overwhelming sensation will be carved into memory as days go by. I can't wait for our Christmas party later with my caregroup mates in the evening. I'm bubbling inside with excitement and joy.... =) as we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas - God's love for us by giving us His one and only son, Jesus on Christmas day. The best gift ever for me!

Wishing all of you and your love ones a Blessed Christmas filled with joy, peace and most of all love!

Well well well, it's 17th January 2008 and it seems that the wedding stuff and preparation is picking up its pace again. We attended Jay&Dee's wedding last Saturday and after the wedding, we headed back to Chris'. Upon arriving at his place, his Dad told us that Chris has a parcel package that was delivered in the morning.

Standing at the door, we glanced at the parcel and I leaped into joy immediately because it just means that our wedding invites and favours have finally arrived! *cartwheels* Eagerly, we ripped the huge parcel open like kids on boxing day and inspect out goods. Smashing! It's all intact and we like what we see. Thank God! =)

Let me do a quick check on what's been done and what else is left:-
1. Informed our friends of our wedding and some have already RSVP their attendance. Sweet.
2. Distributed some wedding invites already.
3. Went for 2nd gown fitting with Martini G and gowns almost finished. Awaiting for photoshoot when gowns are ready.
4. Wedding programme very close to being done.
5. Collected wedding album layout from DiGio and will be meeting them this weekend to confirm on the layout.
6. Chris has started packing his room to prepare for renovation.
7. Met up with my bro to discuss on the design and layout for our room renovation.

What's Left:-
1. Decorating bird cages
2. Decorating ang pow box
3. Sending the finalised programme to Chris' childhood mate, Jo to decide on design of programme booklet and for printing of the booklets.
4. Meeting up with our coordinator TY to discuss on the wedding programme and to provide an update.
5. Getting the poppers, fairy wings (for my bridesmaids) and any other deco stuff, etc.
6. Meeting up with the florist and wedding photographer to confirm final details.
7. Distributing the rest of the invites to others and updating the guest list when guests RSVP.
8. Food tasting with both families.

Hmm... I can't think of anymore for now. But it's really good to know that our wedding plans and preparations are coming together now. Things are falling in place. Yay, praise God! =) I think what makes us most glad is that we start receiving more notifications from friends on our wedsite here and it is really heartwarming to receive people's blessings, greetings, well wishes (ohohoh.. and their RSVPs too.. heheh) as we continue to prepare for our big day. Thanks you guys!! We really appreciate your message to us! Keep them rolling in! =)

29, 29, 29....hmmm...

The first 29 represents today. It is 29th February 2008 today and it's a leap year! A once in four years moment.

The second 29 on our wedding website shows that there are 29 days left to our wedding day (as of today that is). We are really excited for our wedding and so are many of our friends and helpers. We are touched just knowing that alot of our family and friends are also excited for us and sharing in this 'Once in a lifetime moment' with us! As the big day draws near, I admit I do get some anxiety or panic attack as a bride-to-be (and being choleric) every now and then. Have had some nightmares of the actual day but knowing that we have committed our wedding (and more importantly our marriage) unto God's hands, I'm assured that everything's in good hands. We have not met up with our helpers yet but again we know that these folks are people we can trust and depend upon .. so again our wedding is in good hands.. MANY good hands in fact. =) Hehe.

Thus far the wedding preparations are more or less settled. We're bubbling with joy too, seeing our little lovenest come to form through a makeover of renovation works. Again, Chris & I know that we've been blessed by my brother and my dad since the renovation of our matrimonial room is a wedding present from them. Indeed we are truly blessed by everyone! Before I go onto what the last 29 represents... may I take this opportunity to request our friends and family to R.S.V.P either by texting us, emailing us, or on our wed-site here if you have not done so as yet and further bless us with your early reply or better still, your presence at our wedding (hehehe... opportunist! =) ):

http://www.mywedding.com/apps/public/mysite/rsvp.php?s=chrispris

Moving onto the last 29.... some of you could have guessed by now... yes.... Chris is turning 29 this year... I mean Pris...hehehe..

See you all not on 29 but rather 28th March 2008 on our wedding day! =)