Reception Attire at Batu Pahat

This gonna be my favourite entry of all.

My Reception dress by Rico Rinaldi 
Percaya tak masa buat dress ni adalah 4 bulan setengah before my wedding.
Sebab time tuh bila estimate budget alamak macam tak ckup nk tempah dress ngn tailor mahupon designer.
So start survey few boutiques. Memang weekend g butik kawen la test2 baju.
Tapi ada jerh tak kena.
Samada harga sewa baju gila gabeng smpai 1-2k untuk dress jer tuh.
Kalau sewa smpai begituh harga nyerh mmg tak berbaloi la rasanyerh.
Nak buat kat tailor pon cecah RM600.
Masih rasa tak berbaloi sbb tuh harga belum masuk kain.
Nanti campur kain lalalala sure cecah 1k gak.
aihs..so mmg pending n malas nk pk.
Pastuh tak tau design cmner yg aku nak.

Prob is concept kat batu pahat adalah garden. But i tak rasa nak pakai modern since Putrajaya concept dah modern.
So traditional tp i mmg taknak kebaya.
Bila cakap nak pakai dress sopan, mak dah bebel2 takot dress tuh nampak tak senonohla aperla.
Mak kata ni kat kampung nanti orang cakap aper plak padahal dress cmner pon aku taktau. haha.

Tuh yang g Jakel padahal teman mak n adik beli kain dorg, ntah cmner terasa nak beli kain for my reception tanpa discuss dulu ngn husband.
Rilek je beli kain.
Dah beli pening plak nak hantar kat saper n fashion aper nk buat.

Thanks to Adlin for her suggestion to send to Rico.
Gamble je g Kajang jumpa Rico with my friend since husband i di Arab bekerja time tuh.

Apa yang buat saya terharu sangat2, time tuh appointment kol 5 petang kot.
Sampai2, Rico yang time tuh tengah melayan customer kat meja dia, bangun dan sambut n salam saya di muka pintu and keeps on saying sorry sebab saya kena menunggu jap sebab dia tak habis lagi layan customer.
Wah, bagi saya dats a good sign.

Sebenarnyerh saya takder la kesah sgt nk tunggu pon sbb tak rush nak ke mana2. huhu
So borak2 la ngn assistant dia sambil go tru his portfolio.
Tengok2 eh rupanyerh dia lagi muda dari saya.

Pas setengah jam kot or 20 mins baru la discussion dia ngn customer tuh habis.
n dia suh customer2 tuh salam n say sorry dari saya sbb dorg sampai lambat n terambil slot time saya. Gituhla.
Terkjut gak haha tak sangka walaupon dia tak kenal saper saya tapi dia respect saya smpai tahap cmtuh.
For me, if attitude ok, InsyaAllah everythgs gonna b ok.

Since i roughly dah tau cmner i nk, so i just show him few pics as reference and my sketches as well.
Also i asked for his availability and his opinions on my dress.
Pastuh i asik ckp sorry tau...material i simpleeee ajerhhhh biasalah low budget.
ahahaha i cuma ckp do his best.
N then dia tanyerh budget i baper.

Price dia slightly over my budget but i faham la nama pon designer.
Pastuh dia suh i pk dulu ok or tak.
Then i pk balik, hermssss rasa ok la walaupon lari sket.
Tak byk sgt.
So okla just proceed.

First fitting pon dia yang ingtkan haha sbb i busy giler kat opis.
Bila dtg fitting tros menjerit kesukaan sbb suka padahal time tuh loose lagi. But suka sbb rasa mcm princess habis.
Rasa baju ni confirm mak i suka. Sebab sopan n cantik.
2nd fitting longgar sket bahagian lengan sbb i dah kurus kot but takperla sbb dia ketatkan on the dot tunggu setengah jam cmtuh dah siap dah.

I tak buat veil ngn dia sebab haha again on budget. tight budget la dekat2 wedding.
Ingat nak sewa jer dari sesaper or beli veil murah2 dari mana2 butik.
Gituhla sbb i rasa baju tuh da cantik so i tak perlu worry much about the veil.

Anyway, yeah dia tau i blogger since i mention i knew him tru Adlin hehe.
But for me first impression is always right.
It's really easy deal with Rico.
He is very humble, polite and so kind.

In fact if i knew him from beginning, i should just send all my dresses to him.
You guys should visit his boutique.
Alot of pretty dresses with nice beadings.
Sigh.
For me it's worth every penny.
Cutting pon sedap. sebab tak ketat. Just nice to my body.

Groom's attire by Azika Collection
Dari awal, mmg dah pk nak sewa jer baju Alip since tengok baju2 kat Azika Collection cantik sangat untuk lelaki, terletak kat badan.
My husband is a bit fussy like me.
Sebab susah sangat nk carik tempat sewa baju lelaki yang kemas, cantik n murah.
Cuma dorg ni kena improve customer servis dorg sket kot.
Ada staff dia yang nama ila tuh baik sangat. Yang lain2 tuh mak aih, sangat la sombong.
So i mmg call ila je. Takder ila ni, malas nk deal ngn lain2.
Sewa pon harga dia sangat affordable compare to the other places.

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I pilih color cream sbb senang nanti nak sewa untuk baju Alip sbb cream color common untuk wedding. :p
Alhamdulillah naseb baik color kitorg masuk sangat2.

Again, thanks to Rico Rinaldi yang baik sangat melayan i walaupon i bukan artis. Juga tak pernah cancel our appointment and sabar melayan i especially sbb tolong alter veil akad nikah i yang hampir disaster made by the other designer tuh.

If Rico being able to keep his low profile attitude ni, InsyaAllah I believe he can go really far.
I can see his passion and talents in him.
Tak pelik kalau satu hari nanti dia akan jadi sehebat Rizalman.
Yang penting dia kena jaga kualiti setiap kerja dia.
Seperti mana yang kita tau hasil kerja rizalman sangat halus dan tersendiri kan.

For me Rico akan jumpa style dia sendiri jugak nanti.
Passion, hard works and experiences will bring him far~

My dress by Rico Rinaldi. Alip in Azika Collection.

Mak i call baju i DBKL dress sebab i sapu smer sampah kat lantai dewan. :p