Counting down to our Solemnisation!

We're about 4 months to our solemnisation and I've kinda stop all my research for the time being. I've more or less bought all the craft materials for making the wedding props and decorations. We've also just received our ring pillow and my paper flower bouquet from Merrylove. I love the paper flowers! Hope it will really turn out nice on the actual day. 

Now that we're nearing the big day. I realised there's actually a lot of money involve and I'm worried we are not saving enough by the time the wedding banquet comes. So I might cut costs here and there and scrape off some ideas like the wedding cupcake tower. With the house ready next year, got no choice but to scrimp and save for the renovation and furnishings.

For now, I've sent out 2 emails to 2 JP to solemnise our wedding. One is the famous Dr Phua, but he kind of rejected us as it was too early and asked us to email him in Nov. November would be too near to the wedding and I don't wanna risk him not being able to make it eventually and I can't find another solemniser. So, I've been on the search for other recommended solemnisers. Just emailed another popular one, Mr Peter Lee. Hope to get a positive response so that I have one less thing to worry about.

By the way, we've collected our wedding bands too! Here's a preview with the ring pillow~

Our Love & Co. Wedding Bands

Since we are planning our ROM, another important thing besides the location would be the wedding bands. I've already ordered a very pretty and custom-made ring pillow which I will not share now. But it's very garden feel and that is why I would hope that our solemisation venue has a garden feel. 

Anyway, ever since we've decided to get married, I've been wanting a ring from Love & Co. When we were looking around for my proposal ring, Love & Co. was the first shop that we went to and we love the designs there. However, it's a little out of our budget then, or rather the HTB's budget. After that I read somewhere that someone bought Love & Co.'s wedding bands at less than $1k per pair and I think that's quite affordable! Oh well, but that was 2-3 years ago and prices inflated. And so I gotta up my budget for wedding bands and since it's gonna be on our fingers for a long time, I decided to get one that we really like. Hence the decision to step into Love & Co. for a preview first. Was thinking we shall go to the other shops like Goldheart and Soo Kee when they will have promos in the upcoming GSS.

And so the plan today was to watch Iron Man 3 at PS and then head to Love & Co. to see see look look. When we first step into the shop, there were already 2 couples and hence no one attended to us. That's even better cos we can walk around and take a look first. So after all the looking around and questions asking. Here's our selection! It was love at first sight for both of us and we decided to buy it right there and then! It's still within our budget and best of all we can pay it with 12-mth interest free instalment plan using our credit card. That will free up more cash for us as we've just paid our $2k deposit for the banquet 2 weeks ago. 
So yay! One less thing to worry and I shall focus on the solemnisation venue and JP and misc stuffs. :) We will get our rings in 3 mths' time and here's a picture of similar rings as ours from the Love & Co. website.

My ring is like the ring on the right but in white gold while zhai nan's is without diamonds