Daily Archives: April 4, 2011

Preparing a Wedding and Lesson Learned

My best friend is getting married! Yay! I haven’t asked for her permission to write about her in this blog so I don’t think I have any right to mention her name. Anyhow, if you know me well, you know her too. :) All my life, I always think that preparing a wedding is one hell of a work. It’s once in a life time experience , can never be repeated again, so many little important things to do, so many people to please, so many dreams to manifest in one event, especially those childhood dreams as part of your happily ever after. Everything always feels so overwhelming when we’re talking about a wedding, more than ever while we’re preparing one and ours. But this particular wedding preparation has taught me different thing and feeling about a wedding celebration.

My best friend and her spouse are already married actually, last January in London. It was only a small religious ceremony (akad nikah), and for reasons that too long to explain here (not pregnancy of course! I can assure you that). I’m so happy for them. They knew each other for a few years, but it’s only 3 months or so after they’re dating for the first time, they decided to get marry. Such a short notice, such a big decision. Was it impulsive? I have no idea, all I know they’re so happy and so fulfilled, and I’m totally inspired. Continue reading