What, now? Not really. This is a delayed post as I let my sister get first dibs on the pictures first.

Meeting the Family

Joseph was here for Chinese New Year. Meet the family, drink tea, learn the language, get ang pao, get a tan, eat pork, etc.

 We got Joe and Maelodee to re-enact the proposal

So going wayyyy back to 2019, which feels like 10 years ago, Joe came to KL. Maelodee says “Weeeeeee!”

Where’s Joseph? Joseph meets the family.

 Joseph meets the family part 2.

Pre-Wedding Photography

What suppose to begin at 8am at Lake Gardens but delayed by 2 hours will make anyone a bridezilla (hahaha). 10am onwards the sun will be unforgiving. Everyone chipped in. Celine helped with make up. I drove and photoshoot. Mom one-leg-kick everything else. Supermom. And praise the Lord, the weather was still cloudy and diffused till we got most of the photoshoot done.

Pre-wedding photos shot by yours truly XD

Props were prepared. Shots fired. But the balls were elongated because I go use Electronic Shutter lolz.

It’s 8:30, you can see the steam coming out from her hair.

If the role was reversed, I would have said “Don’t let your mango”.

Winning shot. Packed and ready to leave and Super Mom spotted this location for an impromptu shot.

Bubbly love. And behind the scenes….

Super Mom!

Behind the scenes, all the props, and Super Mom to take care of the details.

There are 3 rings as they say…. Engagement ring. Wedding ring. Suffering. It’s smaller than it looks, no thanks to the power of photography. Used focus stacking successfully. Whew.

The internet can be such an inspiration sometimes.

Registrar of Marriage

ROM was fun. Everyone waiting in line looking pretty. I tried to be the first one at the office by 7am to get a number. Unfortunately the bride and groom both has to be present before you can take a number. Being 5th in line meant an hour long wait. And we wanted to roam the rest of Putrajaya for photoshoot location, and lunch. Nevertheless our turn came and having that hour to prepare was ample enough to get it all done in 10 minutes.

Joseph’s whole family came too for the ROM. Even Zacharias was there (inside Melissa’s tummy, hahaha)

That you, A.B. and you, C.D. are here…

Super Mom’s just creative with the gifts.

Hearts and birds seems to be the going theme here.

Hailey happily becomes the ring bearer.

And COVID-19 Hit

After the ROM and some local touring, Joseph had to return with his family to UK while Maelodee had to complete some stuff in KL, supposedly to fly off soon when the lockdown began just 2 weeks later.  If you’re too young to experience the lockdown, for the next 6 months, no one could fly, work or travel. Only the essentials like groceries. The sufferings began.   It was a long nearly two years of paperwork, packing, flight checks, long distance relationships before the borders were open in a limited way.  And at long last, God in His Grace and Mercy, the time came for Maelodee to fly.

Lockdown was so long even Zacharias can now walk. And I turned 40.

Don’t remember asking for 40 candles.

We gave Maelodee a goodbye dinner. Re-enacting the ball throw from her pre-wedding shots.

Bye bye Mei Ku.

2009

2021

Happy New Beginning!

And just like tat Maelodee is now in the happy arms of Joseph (dangerously not on the luggage, Super Mom commented), starting a new delayed chapter no thanks to Covid. 

Ktxbye.