We did however, add a few personal touches to it… like replacing the traditional floral table centerpiece with our childhood toys for the head table.

As recent university graduates we really needed to keep costs reasonable while still creating the wedding day of our dreams, so we did a lot of improvisation. We bought my dress from Bridal Garden in NYC back in December, it was an Elma Reiss Bridal Couture dress which was many sizes too big, but we had it tailored and added the high neck, plunging back lace to suit Brunei’s more conservative customs.

This was the dress as we bought it:

And this is what it looked like after!

When we walked in to the room and everyone was looking at us, it finally hit me that this was it – we were actually married,

and it was the best feeling in the world.

A handful of people who mean a lot to us gave speeches, including both our dad’s, my grandfather and Andrew’s brother.

And then we got to cut the cake!

I gave the bakers a lot of freedom with the cake, I didn’t even see an initial design for it, so what came out at the reception was a real surprise. They knew that a real three-tiered cake was very important to me. I didn’t want any styrofoam layers, because that’s cheating! And they made it happen

The monogram which appeared on our invitations, and was designed by Erin at Lucky Luxe Couture Correspondence, decorated the top layer of the cake. It was perfect!

We had a different flavor for each tier. From top to bottom it was: White chocolate mousse cake, chocolate fudge cake and butter cake.

It was yummy.

Our first dance was to Chantal Kreviazuk’s Feels Like Home, which is a song that means a lot to both of us. It means a lot more now that it was the first song we danced to as a married couple.

Then we took photos with friends and family.

And finally we danced the night away.

Complete set of photos below, including some that weren’t included in the actual post.

- Seeing NYBoy in traditional Malay dress.

- Seeing all our friends and family in attendance!

- The FOOD. NYBoy loved the slow-roasted lamb, I was fine with the chicken! And the baklava was yummy!

- Finally getting married.

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Definitely one of the happiest days of my life! I say one of because our reception was held on a separate day, and that was just as perfect.

Sorry for the lack of pictures! The majority of our photos had other people in them, and I’m not sure everyone would want their photo on the open internet.

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Life as an unemployed graduate is completely void of surprises, I’m focusing all my energy on wedding scrapbooking, while NYBoy is concentrating on sorting out all our contracts for the move to Dallas.

It’s amazing what you can do online! So far we’ve set up the moving service, our gas and electricity accounts, cable & internet, and phone plans – all while sitting thousands of miles away from Dallas at a computer.

Thank you Knot for reminding me.

I am EXCITED!

I just finished packing up four years worth of junk into boxes to be shipped to New York, which ended up weighing 150kg (both Andrew and I’s stuff combined). We went to our last ever ball last night, and have said goodbye to so many friends!

Getting on a plane tomorrow, leaving St Andrews for good, and starting a whole new adventure!

Until I next update, enjoy the pictures from our Dallas/New York trip earlier this month! We went to the Fort Worth Zoo, the Dallas Arboretum, Brooklyn Flea Market etc. etc.

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My little sister decided to come up and stay with us in St. Andrews last minute, so she came to Glasgow too.

I LOVE to shop.

These are (in my opinion) the best finds of the day:

- The dress I’m thinking of wearing to my bridal shower, which was supposed to be a surprise, but since they had to make sure I was actually free – I know the date. But I don’t know what they have planned!

- I think this is the most versatile piece of clothing I got, I had a US$6 pencil skirt from F21 that I used and abused all of last summer, and for most Management Society events this year, but because it was so cheap, it’s starting to lose its shape.

I think black pencil skirts look good with everything.

- I think this was THE BEST thing I found all day. I tried on all three pieces just for fun, not really expecting much.

But I think the three together are the cutest things I found all day.

Then we had dinner at Sapporo, a teppanyaki joint at Merchant City.

The chef made us a rice heart. Cute.

Then did an impressive fire trick.

I thought it was funny that even though three of us tried to capture the flames on film, in the 2 seconds that they were actually there, my shitty iPhone camera captured it best… because it has no concept of brightness, flash, focus etc etc.

It just took it.

The birthday girl!

And the birthday song performers! Instruments and all.

I was so tired when the night was over, I think that’s the earliest time I’ve gone to bed at for a while.

But I have a string of real pearls from when we went to a gem and minerals show in Freeport to keep NYBoy’s mom company at her booth, and I also have earring hooks from when I went on a DIY material shopping spree at Michael’s over Christmas, and some invisible elastic from when I made matching pearl bracelets for my sisters and I…

SO…..

I made my own pearl earrings for the wedding.

I’m going to wear them with my pearl bracelet, and the Tiffany’s necklace that NYBoy got me the first month we started going out, that I never take off.

It’s baby planning steps towards the actual wedding, there’s still so much to sort out, but considering I’m doing it almost entirely myself – I think I’ve made very good progress!

We’ve got the dress (and sent it to a tailor for altering), I have my mom’s traditional outfit for the traditional ceremony, we have favors sorted (I just have to order the packaging for it), venue has been booked, menu has been tested… it’s only a few months away and I am excited!

And I promise I wasn’t just interested in the food, I really liked talking to you.

And afterwards we cleaned up the grills, and I really wanted to take a photo with you.

And then we started going to all the balls together as friends…

Then almost a year after the BBQ we started going out…

And two years later, we’re engaged…

We still go to balls together…

And you are still my bestfriend in the whole world.

Happy two years NYBoy, I ♥ you.

Came home from class and found this…, originally uploaded by *Hannah.

A teaser for our 2 year anniversary dinner date on Sunday night.

NYBoy is cooking a four course meal, it’s going to be a million times better than eating out!

The break has officially started and in my final class I got my Arabic assignment grade back, which was much better than the last!

So the break is starting on a good note, were not going on vacation but it’s just us in the house now, so were going to just spend time with each other and chill.

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