Malay Wedding: Abdul Aziz and Izzah Hazwani

Some of my friends have been complaining that they couldn't get a proper look at the bride in my previous post so here are some of the photos that we (me and Imelda) took while most of the wedding attendees were busy eating. Enjoy the photos peeps!

We decided to have fun with the camera and imitate some of the wedding poses that we've seen in wedding magazine, blogs and Facebook photos =). Here are some photos of the bride and groom:

We tried experimenting with the bride's veil =P.

And some family photos:

Bride and groom and Nenek.

Bride's family.

This is what they called the '1 Malaysia pose'.

The groom's family.

We tend to get a lil' bit rowdy sometimes.

I think Daddy is practicing his Kungfu shots. Haha!

Spotted at the wedding:

Mum and dad sharing a private joke =).

Our uncle from Brunei, Uncle Hassan =).

Nisah and Imelda Harris of Masterchef Malaysia.

The bride and her bridesmaid. 

The bride's friends.

The newlyweds with the bride's bff.

Among the groom's entourage; from left, Grandma, Mum, Usu Jue, Abiey and Intan. 

Tuan Haji Marzuki updating his Facebook status =).

To love and wedding and celebrations.

xoxo Mrs Fashionista

Wedding Solemnization Ceremony of Abdul Aziz and Izzah Hazwani

In the footsteps of my previous post, my youngest brother Abdul Aziz got hitched last weekend during Independence Day and these are the photos of his solemnization ceremony. 

The groom's entourage.

Wedding gifts for the bride. For a closeup of the gifts and design, click [here].

The groom.

The groom.

My grandma.

The groom.

Wedding gifts.

More gifts.

Dowry.

The designer of the wedding gifts, Imelda Harris. Thank you dearie for the wonderful work done =).

The master of ceremony.

Getting ready for the solemnization ceremony.

As with any Malay wedding, most of the time wedding guests tend to morph into paparazzi.

Lafaz akad nikah or the I do's.

Father of the bride conducting the wedding solemnization himself.

Post solemnization.

Bacaan taklik. The groom reading out his responsibilities in the marriage.

The bride kisses the hand of the groom as a gesture of respect.

The groom putting on the bride's wedding band.

And the bride putting on the groom's wedding band.

Father of the bride handing over the responsibilities of taking care of his daughter to the newly wedded husband.

And the groom promising to take care of his newly wedded wife. 

Mother of the bride.

Father of the bride.

A relieved smile from the groom.

The newlyweds. 

To my dear brother, my heartiest congratulations =).

To love and marriage.


xoxo Mrs Fashionista

Wedding Gifts for the wedding of Abdul Aziz and Izzah Hazwani

My youngest brother got married yesterday and here are some of the photos of the wedding gifts (hantaran) taken during the solemnization ceremony. Enjoy the photos peeps!

Esprit watch and perfume from the groom for the bride. All wedding gifts from the groom was designed by my pal Imelda Harris. Thank you Eim for the well-crafted designs =). If you want to reach Eim, you can contact her via her website [here] or Facebook page [here].

Charles and Keith handbag from the groom.

Wedding dowry (mas kahwin) from the groom. 

Emilio Valentino shoes from the groom for the bride.

Wedding ring for the bride and a gold bracelet for the bride's older sister.

The Quran.

And from the bride, the groom's wedding band.

White shirt.

Cupcakes.

Wallet and belt.

Givenchy bath towels.

Men's perfume and toiletries. 

In all, the groom gave about seven gifts and the bride responded with nine. Malay tradition makes it necessary that the wedding gifts are sequenced in odd numbers, like five, seven or nine (or more) and the bride usually has to respond with two extra gifts than the groom. In the olden days, gifts are usually given during the engagement ceremony but times have changed (and weddings have become more costly) so most couples kinda skips the engagement ceremony and wedding gifts are given as part of the solemnization ceremony.

Will post the wedding solemnization ceremony photos soon!


xoxo Mrs Fashionista