Wednesday, June 13, 2007

My Meaningful Engagement Ring






Always ask myself, is a proposal and engagement ring really necessary?? I don't think you will marry a guy only if he proposed to you. When two are being together for a certain time, both of you may start to think of getting married cos you love each other and found that you want to start your own family. It's so natural to come to a decision. So, is a proposal really a must? And, an E-ring with great diamond is a must? I don't think so.

For me, I think "Proposal" would be a ceremony, a chance for man to give surprise to their girlfriend, a chance for the woman to show off how fire and big of her diamond ring, a good moment to test your man's creativity and the most important of all, is the time for the florist and jeweller to earn your $$.

I don't mean I'm not happy if my dear do propose to me. However, I will not force him to do that and if he love me, he can show his sincere through many other ways. That's what I think.

Then, didn't he proposed to me? Yes, he have proposed to me on 30 November 2006 in Osaka, Japan at the highest point of the Ferris wheel next to the 「海遊館」。

1. Why there?

That may be because we came up our decision of wedding just prior to our travel trip to Japan.

2. Then, have he planned?

Yes, he planned to propose to me during the trip but haven't prepare for anything except the location.

3. Why Ferris wheel?

Just because I love to ride on the Ferris wheel and enjoy the feeling when riding. It's so romantic, I think...

4. Then, why the proposal was made at the highest point of the Ferris wheel?

Ha ha, just because Sunny was afraid of something high and he did the proposal when we approached the highest point to show that he would not afraid anything towards his love to me and to show that he have used all his courage to do the proposal.

5. How about the E-ring?

He have no time to prepare one in HK and once we arrived in Osaka, he kept on finding a suitable one. In the souvenir shop at 「海遊館」, he found a 925 silver ring which was very nice and have special meaning. Though it was a silver one and without diamond, the ring was really nice. How nice is it, just see the photos.

6. What special meaning for the E-ring?

As can see, the ring have 2 dolphins facing each other. We love the ocean and we love the dolphin also. Dolphin represent freedom, peace and love. We would like our marriage life to be so free, close to the nature, love each other without quarrel, respect each other and can have the bless from others. So, this ring do have special meaning to us. I'm so happy that I have this ring as my E-ring. His heartfelt proposal could not calculate by $$.

After the proposal, we went to the "Santa Maria" to have a cruise around the harbour. So sweet for the day & I'll remember this "1130" (30 Nov 2006).

D.I.Y "Si Fa" Boutique for E-Photo Shooting




We've decide to have Simon The Photo to shoot for us our engagement photos. Cos I think his style is more journalistic and free, we may not need a flesh floral boutique. I decided to D.I.Y a man-made one. Though I haven't take any course on how to make a boutique, I would like to have a first try. I went to Prince Edward to buy all the materials needed. And, here is my "end product"! Still okay but of course could not compare to a professional one.

Engagement Photos with Meow8 & MikoBaboota

To share with my dearest friends, here is the photo slideshow:



Password: cs2007











Back to November 2006, we thought that we must have a very special engagement photos which were different from others! Yep, we planned to have our photos with MikoBaboota & Meow8. That means, we should took our photos at home - Ma Wan. After this thought came out, we started to search for a photographer. That recalled our memory there is a photographer - Simon, who is good at capturing candid shots and precious moment! We decided to invite him as our photographer!

Once we have confirmed the booking on Jan 2007, we started to line up all the stuffs - makeup artist, hairstylist, wedding gowns & transportation etc. At last, we have a wonderful team!!

  • Photographer : Simon Ho from simonthephoto
  • Hairstylist : Daniel Low from Private i HQ in Four Season Hotel. (Daniel is the hairstylist of Carita for almost 8 years)
  • Makeup Artist : Ah Bee (Friend of Sunny and they know each other for more than 10 years)
  • Gowns : Tailor Made
We have the shooting on 5 March 2007. The weather on that day was fine but turned to rainy and windy at night. However, the shooting was so success!!


You can also enter Simon's blog to see some of the photos and comments:

blog.simonthephoto.com/weddings/engagement/2007/05/30/

And, I've uploaded the photos in Flickr, please check the following link:

www.flickr.com/photos/meow8/sets/72157603315347074/

Wedding Blog of Carita & Sunny has been launched!!

Congratulations!! The wedding blog of Carita & Sunny has been launched today!!

We hope we can share our happiness with all of our friends & families through this blog.