December 21, 2009
Preparation for Jakarta Party
I just want to recall my past activites during a week before my Jakarta wedding party. Here’s a list of my busy preparation schedule for the big day, 5 Dec 2009 :D
Friday, 27 Nov 2009 : Reached Soekarno-Hatta airport (Jakarta)
The initial planning was me myself going to Jakarta for the preparation while my hubby would come later on 3 Dec 2009. But he changed his plan to go back together with me, so ended up need to add charges for the change of flight with AirAsia. The departure time on that day should be at 12.00pm, but the flight had been delayed to 3.30pm. Gladly they already notified us earlier using their sms service so we didn’t need to stay longer at the airport for the delay. On that day, we’re quite late though so need to rush to airport.. luckily still can make it.. We reached the boarding room just by the time all passengers had to board the plane.. we were one of the few latest passenger to enter the flight though.. fiuhh.. >,<
Actually coz me and hubby had booked the ticket separately, so we couldn’t get to seat beside each other although we already checked-in together. Their system just randomly assigned the seat to us as we didn’t book the seat earlier via online (that one need to pay more to pre-book the seat). Thankfully the seat were not all occupied, the seat next to my hubby was empty so I moved there quietly hehe 
We supposed to meet the MC at Angke on that day with Helen, my WO coordinator, to discuss and confirm on the technical meeting for my wedding day. But the plan was postponed to Sunday, 29 Nov 2009, as they had an exihibition in Angke on that day. Luckily they postponed coz our flight also been delayed so actually we couldn’t make it though on that day 
Reached Jakarta almost at evening time, my parent-in-law and youngest bro-in-law had been waiting for us as my parent-in-law reached Jakarta earlier from Batam. Me and hubby supposed to reached earlier that day, but coz of our flight delayed so they reached first. As we’re already quite hungry, along the way to my parent’s house we ate at Penang Restaurant near Pluit, which selling food similar like the food in Singapore..
At night, we also had dinner again together with my family at Pu Tian Restaurant, near my parent’s house.
Saturday, 28 Nov 2009 : Shopping time to ITC Mangga Dua
The schedule planned was shopping for all the miscellaneous things needed for my wedding. Helen, my sisters: Jez and Jo, and also my hubby were going there to look for the wedding things. I was glad that almost of the things were found on that day, as that place was a good location to look for wedding thingy.
On the same day, my parent and my hubby’s parent with his youngest brother were going to ITC Mangga Dua too, but we went separately as they were trying to find the things for our Chinese tradition before married, we called it “Sangjit”. They also found what their looking for, his bro and his dad also found the tailor to make their jackets.
We had dinner together at Ikan Bakar Cianjur Restaurant, also near my parent’s house just about walking distance only hehe.
We called it a day then
Sunday, 29 Nov 2009: Sangjit or “Guo Da Li” at my parent’s house
Initially the Sangjit had been decided on 1 Dec 2009, but since it was a working day, so my parent proposed to have it on Sunday as we can invite more relatives to join on that day. My mom had ordered some food for our in-house lunch buffet .
The Sangjit process I didn’t attend as my parent said I couldn’t go down to see the process, so I was staying in my room accompanied by my laptop hehe. After the Sangjit was finished then they started to have lunch so I joined them downstair.
You can find the Sangjit photos at my Wedding Gallery > Jakarta Party, click here for a shortcut link.
In the evening, as scheduled before, me and hubby went to Angke to meet up with the MC and my WO team, Helen, Joel, Irene, Abi, to discuss on the confirmed schedule on my wedding day. The six of us also visited the place at level 3 to know roughly about the place. After that we went to have dinner in the newest mall at Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. We had an enjoyable dinner and followed by the nice pancakes and waffles for our desserts.. yummy ;p~
Monday, 30 Nov 2009: Prepare my wedding stuffs
I stayed at home to do my wedding stuffs preparation, i.e. my photo slides, my wedding songs for the marching in procession, and also the important list which consist of a reminder list, the name list for my family who will attend the tea ceremony, the name list of the family coordinator on my wedding day, etc.
Helen had also sent me a list of schedule on that day and the reminder for what I need to prepare as above mentioned.
Had been listening to quite a number of songs to be selected and matched it for my wedding march, dance, and wedding toast. I kept playing around the songs to listen which one is the most suitable one.. Had also been doing the photos selection for my wedding slide and browsed or learned thru internet about how to convert the pdf file to a CD file as I would use CD player to play it instead of using my laptop.
My hubby was busy contacting his guests to invite them to our Wedding dinner.
Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 : Still prepare my wedding stuffs
The same things I did for this day too, preparing my incomplete wedding stuffs and rest at home.. Jo was helping me to prepare my wedding slide too as she studies design graphic so she’s quite familiar with handling these things. Thank you Jojo 
Hubby was still busy going around to accompany his parent and meeting his Jakarta customers.
Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009 : Going around
That day, we were going to walk and shop around to accompany my mom-in-law. Dad-in-law didn’t really like to go around shopping, so he didn’t join us. I also brought my mom along so we went shopping together. We fetched my mom-in-law and bro-in-law, then went to have lunch at Citraland mall. After lunch, we visited the Grandtropic hotel to view the rooms that we ordered for hubby’s overseas relatives and guests who would come later on 4-6 Dec 2009.
After that we went to Glodok to shop around, and we also went to the handbuoquet shop to view the sample of the pre-ordered Lily. My mom had helped me to pre-order a buoquet of 3 Pink Lilies before and at that time I decided to add 2 more Lilies. Actually I was a bit regret as the actual Lilies was quite big.. The florist only added 2 free additional corsages for parents as the initial package only consists 2 corsages and 1 groom corsage .
We also stopped by to drop the invitation card to my childhood friend at Gunung Sahari.
Dinner at my parent’s house as it had been prepared already Along the way to send my mom-in-law back, we passed my uni classmate’s place and stopped by to give her the invitation card too.
Thursday, 3 Dec 2009 : The undelivered invitations
Poor hubby, he couldn’t spread the invitation cards to his friends as the initial friend who supposed to help him distribute the invitation among his high school friends was not in Jakarta till the last minute. So he went to ask for all his friends contact no. and called up his friends one-by-one to invite them to our wedding dinner.
At night, we went out to bring his parent for dinner and after that went to find his old english course classmate somewhere around Teluk Gong, the area which we all didn’t really familiar with the way there. We were going to drop the invitation cards to one of his classmate to help him spread the invitation cards to other classmates. We were already near her house I guess, but seem couldn’t find the address that she gave to my hubby. After going a second round in that area, so he decided to give up and called her instead to invite to our party.
We didn’t have much time left though as the next day, his relatives from overseas coming to Jakarta and he would need to accompany his boss too.
Friday, 4 Dec 2009 : One day before the big day
Since early morning, hubby had fetched his boss and his relatives at the airport. In the afternoon, his younger brother from Batam also coming with his wife and daughter. I didn’t join him as I need to finish my wedding stuffs preparation and also to prepare the things to be brought to our hotel as me and hubby also going to check in to Alila hotel on that day.
The Alila hotel was included in the wedding package from Angke, we got 2 nights stay there. I decided to choose to check in on 4 Dec 2009 and check out on 6 Dec 2009.
At night, accompanied his relatives to have dinner at Grand Indonesia, one of the newest mall in Jakarta too. Actually a few of my relatives had come to my parent’s house to see me as they couldn’t come for the wedding dinner, but unfortunately I wasn’t at home.. A bit sad couldn’t meet them and the other important person which is my ex-company big boss also come.. She’s a friend of my mom, so she stayed quite a while at my parent’s house but still I couldn’t meet her on that day so only managed to talk with in her on the phone 
Saturday, 5 Dec 2009 : The Day
The night before, I stayed quite late after sent back his relatives to their hotel I still hadn’t done my mani and pedi.. >.< This is the first time I tried to apply the nail polish and nail stickers alone. My sis supposed to help me but couldn’t make it as that time she didn’t have the remover haha.. so last minute then knew it.. >,< Finally I could do by myself before I went to sleep.. eventhough a bit messy, but no one would see it I guess haha.. Had bought the remover on the day before at Grand Indo.
So.. finally the big day come… 
A bit anxious.. that’s why I didn’t feel sleepy eventhough not enough sleep hehe.. the night before, luckily I still could sleep easily even for a few hours only without worried about anything hehe..
The appointment with my make-up artist was at 12.00pm, the photographer and videographer had reached half an hour earlier.. A bit paiseh coz previously I asked them to come earlier but in the end on that day I called them again to come later around 2.00pm.. But they were already on the way to hotel, so no choice they patiently wait for us.. felt quite hungry as we didn’t take our breakfast at hotel coz we woke up quite late till the breakfast time passed already.
My mom and aunt brought some food to eat from home while I was doing make-up. Thankfully got some food to eat hehe.. Hubby was busy accompany his relatives.. then after that he come back for the make-up..
The make-up done around 3.00pm. Got time to take photoshoots for a while after that the photographer and videographer went directly to Angke. We only had an hour to rest at the room then went to Angke also as the scheduled planned for tea ceremony was on 5.00pm started. Helen and friends also come at 3.00pm to bring all the things from hotel to Angke for preparation. We supposed to leave hotel to Angke at 4.00pm as per schedule planned, but on that day we left hotel around 4.20pm I think.
Reached Angke at 5.15pm as a bit jam along the way. Some of my relatives who joined tea ceremony had come, but my parent and sisters hadn’t come as they still doing their make up.. the tea ceremony finally started almost 6.00pm as we need to wait some of my dad’s relatives to come too. The initial schedule was 6.00pm we already need to go downstair to do the rehearsal for the wedding march with our MC then after that took family photos.
But the schedule had been changed to accomodate the lateness.. the family phototaking had been re-scheduled to after the party as my hubby’s family also hadn’t reached yet. Luckily we still manage to follow the schedule.. After the rehearsal, we went to the VIP room again where the tea ceremony took place previously and having our dinner first before the party started.
Around 7.15pm or 7.30pm we started our wedding march. My parents started first, followed by my parents-in-law, then after that the flower girls followed by me and my hubby come in. The last one was Jez, the bridesmaid followed behind us. We had our wedding dance, wedding kiss, plus the confetti nicely operated by our WO. After that we walked through the stage.
The MC had a few words speech for the introduction, welcoming our guests, then guided us to do champagne pouring and the wedding toast. This was followed by the confetti again.
After that, the guests could start to go on the stage to congratulate us and the dinner started. This wedding dinner was a buffet dinner, so everyone could take what they wanted. We had some ‘pondokan’ or specialize food also which mostly would finish soon during wedding party.
At the middle of the session, the MC hinted us to do mingle around our guests and prepared my bridesmaid to help us brought the souvenirs for mingle which was the bookmark with handphone chain attached. Soon after that, the MC reminded us to go back to the stage and did the Teddy bears throw for the singles out there.
The MC had gathered all of our friends which is single to participate on this part. He told us to do it at once, maybe coz of not enough time already.. After that was the photo session time with our friends and relatives. Then soon after that the party was over.. very fast hor.. couldn’t imagine we had a long preparation before only for that 2-hours wedding party haha..
Finally one dinner had over, and another one will come soon next year, 25 Jan 2010, at my hubby’s hometown, Tanjung Balai Karimun. Hope this one will be as smooth as my Jakarta party too
PS: On Sunday, 6 Dec 2009, hubby returned the Alphard to his customer and met his relatives while I checked out from our hotel with the help of my family. Afternoon before he sent his relatives to airport, we had lunch with them near my house at Laguna restaurant. I didn’t follow my hubby as the car already so crowded.
Monday, 7 Dec 2009, it’s time for me and hubby went back to Singapore. We didn’t have much time to rest as the next day we already started working… sighz.. >,<
