Wedding Day (Erick Shienny)

It's been 3 months since my last post. I know it seems like I neglect this blog. The fact is I don't have enough time to blog as much as it used to be. My time was mostly spent on travel and thought about what step I'mma take after my almost-perfect-well-prepared plan had to be terminated for a good cause. Don't feel like talking about it here, so let's moving on… I've posted the holy matrimony of my oldest bro earlier, so I have no reason not to share the wedding reception photos. Before we jump to the photos, I'm gonna give a brief description about how Chinese Indonesian wedding reception goes.
Compared to most wedding receptions in modern countries like USA, England, and Singapore, the wedding reception here is extravaganza and uber festive. Wedding invitations are sent out 3-4 weeks before; number of guests may vary depending on the size of the party itself. The most common is 600-1000 guests. Friends, families, friends of families, and colleagues are welcomed and expected to attend. They mainly donate money (red envelope) as their gift to the bride and groom. There is a huge presence of flowers in Indonesian wedding because they believe that the more flowers you have on your wedding day, the richer you will seem LOL.
A long procession leads to where the guests await the newly wedded bride and groom. As the reception begins, the groom or family stands up and thank the guests for attending the wedding. Bride and groom make their way up to their seats near the stage to watch the performers (nowadays, they invite celebrities to perform).  Enough with the small talk, so here are the photos!

   

souvenir for the guests, it says ES 
Photo Booth

Special performance from the Groom and Bride

Chinese Wedding Ceremony

As buddhist, my brother and his fiancé had a wedding ceremony in a Buddhist temple called Vihara. The intention of Buddhist wedding is to build and maintain a harmonious and spiritual family. I can say that Buddhist wedding is a simple wedding ritual. It was started from entering the place (bride, groom, followed by their parents), affirmation (officiant as the leader of the ceremony asked a few questions to the bride and groom if there are any force and threat from other party to marry in Buddha religion), light the candles, yellow ribbon knotting and cover up by yellow cloth, until signing the wedding vow.

I wore a cheongsam with colourful embroidered detail

Bollywood Bridal Shower

Second day in Bali. I threw a bridal shower that afternoon at Biku, North Seminyak, topped with a little decoration by Voilawish Party Designer. I particularly fell in love with the place. From the outside, it's easy to miss because the sign is not big enough and the building itself is not eye-catching. But once you enter, you'll be amazed by the colonial-style interior. It's a unique combination of a tea lounge, an eclectic restaurant, book store, warm service, and yummy foods (pavlova with tropical fruits and the amazing banana toffee pie are too good to be true).  Biku's signature is probably the Traditional high tea. I made a reservation for a tea time few days before I came. One point to note is you need to make reservation in advance so that you can have a great spot (my favourite is the outdoor area).

Lunch at The Cafe Mulia Bali

Bali. Probably my most favourite place to spend my holiday. This time, I went to Bali for a bachelorette weekend since one of my girls will be a mrs. next month. I did research and book everything in beforehand. I don't want things to very easily happen that nothing is booked so we end up wandering around looking for things to do. Since it's a bachelorette weekend, it's all about having a great time and doing the activities our bride-to-be would enjoy. This includes everything from booking in the right accommodation and restaurants to ensure we have a number of fun activities lined up that we will enjoy. So.. awesome weekend in Bali began at The Mulia Resort.
   

icing cake displays

posing in font of The Cafe with a Giant dolphin

We had lunch at The Cafe, one of the outlets. After the first step entering, I was amazed by the spacious interior. It's the combination of blue, yellow, green, and violet chairs. They have so many choice of food from all over the world (chinese, indian, indonesian, japanese, thai, and western food) and the quality of the food was excellent. The dessert room is amaze-ball and immediately become my favourite with many choice of ice cream, cakes, cupcakes, frozen yoghurt with its toppings, creme brûlée, cheesecake in shots, mousse, and the mighty chocolate fountain! Basically starve yourself for the day to enjoy your buffet to the fullest. The buffet is worth every cent and is an experience one should not miss while in Bali. Be sure to make prior reservations as this place is always packed.

my table, violet!

Shell wall art  
hungry girls   
the mighty chocolate fountain

Museum Angkut Batu

Our weekend getaway to Malang started with a bang as we were trapped by the heavy traffic and lost. To cut the long story short, finally we managed to get to Museum Angkut at 3pm. I never heard about this place before, but it's the local version of Universal Studio, people said. Went there on May, less than 2 months after its opening, the place was very packed. Basically the place is an indoor giant gallery divided into sections, such as The Main, Chinatown, Europe, Education, Gangster & Broadway, Holywood, and Floating Market. Be sure to check out Gangster & Broadway section if you want to buy knick-knacks, souvenirs, and foods. It's also the only resting area (I wish I brought water bottle that day). After two hours walking, I can conclude that what I did there was taking pictures, which is so boring. If you bring kids, they probably will have a blast learning about stuff and interacting with the exhibits. I appreciate the experience of visiting this museum thought. Various exhibits offer a great opportunity to know how the world around us used to look like. I can't give you a clear overview of how it looks like since I only took few pics there, so you can google it.

Location: Jl. Terusan Sultan Agung Atas No. 2 Kota Wisata Batu

Opening hours: 12.00 – 20.00 WIB

Entrance ticket: Weekdays Rp. 40.000 | Weekend Rp. 60.000

  

Chanel Birthday

As you already know from the title, this post is about Chanel themed party, to be exact it's one of my close friend's birthday celebration. Since we're rarely gather, we took unusual number of pictures that night, but I'll share a lil piece of it. You are able to see the complete Chanel themed birthday party on Voilawish Facebook Page here