Is it the wedding season yet? Cos seriously, it seems that everywhere I go, there seems to be some Malay wedding taking place. And the major theme colour, you may ask? I daresay 80% of the weddings I saw taking place under the void deck place their themes under the colour purple, ivory and lavender. Nothing majorly daring, like orange, or perhaps, a dash of dazzling green. Or bloody red. Really. Everyone had their wedding centred around that theme colour. I guess purple and its family of colours spell REGAL. Like ROYAL. It's a Malay thing, I guess. But then again, I wouldn't want purple to be the theme colour at my wedding (not that it's in the near future, heh). Don't these newlyweds realise that fuschia is the colour that's in season? I mean, if you compare the catwalk trends with wedding trends, they almost coincide with each other. If it's the fall/winter collection out now, and fuschia is the colour, then I guess sticking to that 'in' colour would be a safe thing. Ivory, lilacs, lavenders, they are just too boring, ain't it? Another thing that really has my beef would be the wedding souvenirs that they prepare for the guests. Most of the time, it's just boiled eggs, wrapped in all sorts of things, but the bottomline is, they are eggs. Um, why eggs? I believe it's the cheapest. And the easiest to think of. The second most popular item? I believe it's sweets, or some egg coddlers, which looks like it is made of unpolished, untouched cement. Seriously, you might wanna put in more thought in the souvenirs which you prepare for your guests. It may be cheap, but hark, can it not look like it's gonna fall apart any moment? And the wrapping? Ohmagawd, don't even get me started on that. Girl, you have issues. Me? I ain't think so. I just think that whichever things we wanna give people, we give people the best, no matter what it is. The way the guests dressed up for the wedding don't really give me issues, in fact, this is what livens the whole atmosphere. I enjoy seeing old women decked out in thick golden bracelets and thick necklaces hung about their necks. It's a bit comical, but it's cute, I guess. And oh my, the babies are so cute! Especially the baby girls. They have this ribbon tied to their heads, and they wear frilly dresses, and run around, laughing. :) :) :) You guys wanna know what's the most over-used item during a wedding? (As I'm typing this, the neighbour next block has newlyweds that's just arrived) It's the arch that usually greets the newlyweds before they step on the dais, and of course, the red carpet. Ok, I know we wanna make it special, but don't we think that a different thing would be better? I mean, better than a flowery arch? Maybe what this community needs is a boost in ideas on how to make weddings more interesting. Maybe something more splendid, that makes people excited to come to. Cos whenever we have wedding invitations, the first reaction that comes in would be, "Oh no, not another wedding.." We want it to be, "Another wedding?! Yay!", wouldn't it? So, how to go about creating that?

Firstly, if you have the expenses to spare, engage and work closely with your wedding planner. The professionals know how to turn your dreams into a reality, and make them look interesting.
Secondly, go for second-third-fourth opinions. The more, the better.
Thirdly, maintain a clear head. It helps you think about things rationally, plus, amazing ideas always occur during this period.

So, yeaps, I am not a professional, but this post is done solely based on what I observe, hence the extensive and comprehensive opinions. Maybe next time, I can offer some wonderful ideas on how to glam up that spice factor. Till then!