It's Wedding Season again!

You might have heard it, Minister has agreed to standardise the maximum limit of guest depending to space capacity while adhering the SOP starting July 15th.

If you're in the middle of Planning or Re-Planning; allow me give you some ideas of scenic locations where you can host Wedding events during RMCO in Kota Kinabalu.

Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel on the Rooftop

If you're looking to get hitched at the top of the world, look no further Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel has exactly that. This venue literally has the most beautiful Cloud backdrops, seemingly attach to the Blue ocean making the wedding so memorable and special. Check out our client Terry and Stephanie's Wedding. 

The Magellan Sutera Resort by the Garden

This resort is a favourite among families and couples to kick back and relax ; it's beautiful tropical surroundings with open ocean view made it one of the favourite destination to tie the knot in Kota Kinabalu. the Magellan Sutera Resort offers wedding couples a stand out wedding venue with a garden setting overlooking the blue ocean, perfect to celebrate the union between two families. Here are some inspiration coming from Ben and Anna's Wedding.

Why should you consider a small intimate wedding

While planning a wedding lots of future brides dream about a huge celebration, hundreds of guests, spacious ballroom, generally the bigger the better. But that probably not the ideal choice now;  Coronavirus pandemic teaches us to be creative and It has shaped our life differently such as practice social distancing, stay home and avoid huge crowd gathering. The more and more couples decide to abandon this trend and go for romantic, intimate weddings inviting only their closest friends and family. Why this type of weddings become more and more popular? Well, there is several reasons:

1)More intimate atmosphere

Cutting the guest list will assure that the people you are going to see during your Big Day are really your loving ones. While your guest-lists are the ones has really close connections with you, you get to enjoy after party, end the day with quality chat and fine wine to catch up with your friends and family. Because after the your next life chapter, you will find very little time to catch up with your close ones.

2)Your dream location

Smaller guest number goes with the wider choice when it comes to wedding venues. You don’t have to worry that the large number of guest will not fit to your dreamed location.Keep your guest lists to 50-100 and focus on those that gave impact in your life. The people whom sincerely want to celebrate your big news matters.

3)Greatest attention to details

We are all a little bit perfectionists and like to control everything. While planning a smaller wedding you can make sure everything is perfect and buttoned up. Everything can be more elaborate.

4)Budget Saving

Sometimes people get upset when comes to finance huge event, people willing to spend at all cost on their wedding. But, with intimate affair, it helps a lot in cutting cost, and spend on the wedding essentials. At the end of the day, you get to have fun!

5)No Stress No Drama

Trust me, you don’t want drama to mess up your perfect day. Lesser the crowd, easier to handle. Your wedding will feel more like home with close-knit friends and family, instead a production.

Unduk Ngadau 2019

One off the bucket list. I always wanted to photograph a Unduk Ngadau, I guess timing and among other factors keeping me until today. I'm super glad to have actually done it, and I got couple of people that I really appreciate and want thank to. Which I will have a seperate post for that, as for now this is a sneak peek from the recent work that I'm involved in with the Unduk Ngadau.

She is Francisca, Unduk Ngadau 2019. Unduk Ngadau is a title bestowed during the Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan. It is a beauty pageant held annually during the Kaamatan cultural event in Sabah, Malaysia.

However in 2020, the Kaamatan Cultural Event was cancelled due to the global pandemic. So I thought for the first time in history Francisca will be the Unduk Ngadau for second year running. 

This Year, even though Kaamatan celebration wasn't like how it used to be every year. Me and few of my close friends teamed up and came out with a short film, "Kotohuadan Huminodun" It was an impromptu project featuring two of the current Unduk Ngadaus, Annette and Leticia. The entire production took a week, yes one week. I am amazed with the amount of professionalism and commitment poured in to this project. We want to say Thank you to all crew and cast, you guys are AH-MA-ZING! please check out the Video below.

New Dates available for this year.

We understand that many bride and groom-to-be must be very confused and frustrated with the bizarre time that we're in, for the first half of the year. Earlier on when the government announced to restricted our movement to curve the outbreak, directly it has also stopped lots of different type of industries such as wedding industry leaving lots of people in turmoil.
Couples that scheduled for nuptials and celebration this year are pushed back to a later and safer date. Now, that the situation is improving our Wedding industry Rejoice! with the current announcement by the government that Wedding is back ON, however there are a few set or rules to adhere for this moment of time. If you haven't read the article that we wrote about the "New Norm" you can go ahead and click :HERE.
Now with many couples that scheduled for a wedding this year had a new later date and Wedding Celebration are now back on, resulting therefor previously taken dates are now vacant and available.
Here are the dates that is currently available for Weddings in 2020,

July : 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 30th
Aug : 1st, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 29th
Sept : 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th
Oct : 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th

These are the dates that came with more than one enquiries. And If you would like to know any other dates that is not listed you can do check with us by contacting : +6 088 731 349

alright chat with you soon and Happy Planning!

the Return of Wedding Celebration

2020 is indeed a challenging and confusing year. We are already passed the half way mark, Are we finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? now that the movement control order(MCO) getting more relaxed, I personally believe so. Even though the situation is getting better, We must however always stay vigilant about personal health and safety. We need to also play our part to be active in adhering to various SOPs prepared by the government and practice social distancing in public areas.

Our Senior Minister(Security), Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that beginning of July 1st, 2020 Weddings and Events are allowed. It is a piece of great news for me, and my entire Wedding industry colleagues. Now we need to operate safely and reliably on the approved SOP for our clients, teams and partners.

Now What do we know so far? in terms of type of running-events we can safely say that any Wedding related events  are now possible;

- Wedding Receptions

- Engagement Parties

- Tea Ceremonies

Organizing a Wedding events at these times involve some additional steps which is part of the safety requirement for you and your guests. It is not much of a hassle if we take our time and planned in advanced and follow the shared Standard of Operating procedures(SOP).

- 250(150 in SABAH) PEOPLE MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN WEDDING EVENTS:

Event Planner must register their guest and reminding them to practice social distancing. A maximum of 250(150 in SABAH) guests or fewer depending of the size of the venue are allowed to attend. 

- 3 TO 5 HOURS

“We have decided to put a limit to how long these events can be held, which is between three and five hours. We believe the time given is sufficient to host events.” – as announced by the minister recently. These allocated timing is sufficient even before the pandemic, so it's still within the norm. It is advisable to consult with your planner what will be the most efficient timing required to fit all your agendas.

- YOU WILL BE SERVED

Delicious and mouth watering food, that’s a pre-requisite of wedding events. Guests will be served at the table by venue waiters, just like before so nothing change here. As for Buffet, food must be served by venue waiters only. Consider having more than one buffet counter to speed up the process and make the crowd-flow smoother.

- MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER AND CLEARED BEFORE ENTERING THE VENUE

All personnel at wedding events venue will need to have their temperature checked before entering. Registration will be conducted via MySejahtera app or recorded manually. Personnel with body temperature of over 37.5 degrees Celsius and/or displaying symptoms may be prevented from entering. Do adhere to the requirement and for planner, it’ll be good to include this in your pre-event communication to guests, to ensure they are aware and come prepared, plus to manage the queue on the event day, 

- KEEP YOUR MASK ON 

“Those with symptoms such as cough and flu are advised not to attend social gatherings and it is best if everyone present have a mask on.” – reminded by the minister recently. Wearing a mask is definitely the new normal when we’re out and about from our residence. We are being responsible to ourselves and to others by wearing a mask at social gatherings such as wedding events. This action will help to prevent one from catching on or spreading the virus further; especially for those who are asymptomatic. 

We all know that Weddings will not be the same again, at least for now. Your celebration will look and feel different with all new restrictions but stay optimistic and look at the bright side - you'll get that small, meaningful and intimate wedding and reception that so many couples wish they could have had. 

Me on the other hand, can't wait for the meetup sessions to talk about the preparations and most of all to catch up after such a long break. I'm ready and eager to pick up the camera again to carry on the many wedding photo/video journey  that has been put-off/rescheduled. We are now embarking on a new normal, new processes that we have never seen/experienced before. 

Father's day Weekend 2020 part 4

You may have thought I didn't see,

Or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.
Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.
Without you, 
Dad, I wouldn't be
The person I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.
I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you,
 dear father,
From your forever grateful kid.

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Father's day Weekend 2020 part 3

A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.

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