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Akhirnya ada waktu juga untuk updet blog ini.. Kemarin2 masih sibuk n capek banget euuy..

Langsung aja yaa, overall Nikirani TOP BANGEET! Gw puas dengan semuanya. Apalagi dengan makanannya yang enaaak enaaaak dan ga kekurangan.. Alhamdulillah, pas nanya ke para tamu juga mereka pada puas semua.. makanannya top markotop sip markosip katanya.. Mereka juga sangat peduli sama jalannya acara, semua dibuat on-time sesuai dengan yang kita mau. Apalagi jarak antara akad nikah dan resepsinya sempiit banget. Akad Nikah diadakan pukul 7.00-09.00. Trus langsung deh bakbikbuk ganti riasan Minang untuk resepsi pada pukul 10.00-12.00. Emang sempit banget waktunya, karena gw dan misua pengennya pas adzan dzuhur resepsi pernikahannya udah selesai. Jadi tinggal foto2 aja.. Apalagi gw juga ga kuat untuk make suntiang minang itu lama2.. huaaaaa, berat n sakit euy.. hiks.. Sampai2 pengen muntah! ckckck..

 

Foto Pelaminan Minang Saya: Tetep harus ada nuansa silvernya.

Sayang banget gw ga sempet pesenin ke temen2 untuk fotoin buffet dan gubukan2nya..Chocoliquenya juga kelupaan euy. Tapi yang penting kata mereka dekorasinya keren, makanannya oke2, chocolate fountainnya juga wuenaaak dan bersih.. Alhamdulillah..

 

Pengantin memasuki ruangan.. That's my lovely kebaya!! luv it!!!

Nikirani: Penuntasan Semua Perintilan

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Hari ini sayah, ibuh, dan juga camih pergi ke kantornya Nikirani di daerah Rawamangun, setelah sebelumnya melanjutkan soping2 di Pasar Jatinegara untuk membeli bros berbentuk peniti2 cantik yang diperuntukkan sebagai souvenir pengajian nanti menemani si jilbab paris warna-warni yang udah dibeli di Tenabang kemarin , paper bag dan kotak kue dengan motif batik, bros silver berbatu merah yang super guede untuk pemanis obi kebaya saya nanti, sampai kemeja n celana baru untuk bokap, dan juga peci untuk bokap & camih.. Poool deh capeknyaaa.. Capek karena harus desek2an seperti biasa setiap kali berkunjung ke sanah. huhuhuhu.. *ngelap keringet*

Pillow Talks

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Hari ini saya baruu aja beli bantal2 baru untuk di kamar dooonks. hihihihii.. *ga penting dahsyat* Trus juga baruu aja mesen gorden serut tempel untuk di kamaaaar.. hahahaha *tambah ga penting* Trus trus udah beli cat jugaa untuk rapih2in cat kamar yang udah mulai suramm… Tapi tapiiih blom ada tukangnya doooonksssss.. wakakakakak *senewen*. Bedcover pun belum dibeli dooonkss, rencananya mau beli jadi aja deh, abis kalo mesen udah ga keburu lagiii…

What next?

Semua masih belum beres ney.. hiks hiks.. Mulai dari ngetik label undangan, kebaya dan beskap yang belum selesai dipayet, alias molor dari waktu yang udah ditentukan, perbaikan our future house yang membuat kita cukup pusing jg, de el el.. Pokoke senewen banget euy rasanya.. huhuhuhu..

Kemarin saya baru aja ke Nikirani lagi, setelah 5 bulan ga ketemu2 lagi sama pihak Nikirani.. huehehehe.. Gelo jg ya, cuek abis gitu kayaknya , baru udah mepet2 gini deh kelimpungan sendiri.. Trus langsung deh finalisasi menu, dekor, warna, n kapan mau pre-wed nya.. huaaaaah, mba Susan dari Nikirani nya kaget denger saya belum pre-wed. Trus saya bilang aja, abis ga diingetin atau ditelpon2 siy.. Jadi lupa deh.. huhuhu, trus si mba Susan bilang itu harusnya adalah inisiatif dari capengnya.. weleh, kalo capengnya udah inget n ngerti apa yang mau dilakuin, ya untuk apa make WO… ya toh? *ngeles*

Dilemma between Cheese and Chocolate

At first, I want to have chocolate fountain from Nikirani itself. But the price per portion at Nikirani is Rp 12.000. That’s  quite pricey for us.. So later I found out about Chocolique Chocolatier from weddingku forum. They could offer cheaper chocolate fountain package with larger amount of the Fruit Satay. U can visit their blog for details. And last saturday, the Chocolique team has invited us (my Fiance and I) to do a test food at Manggala Wanabakti (Nana – Ricky’s Wedding). They give us a cute box that contains the fruits such as strawberries and grapes, marshmallow, and also 2 types of melted chocolates (I supposed they are “milk” and “dark” chocolate). The Chocolates taste delicious, hahaha, off course, because I heart chocolate so much..

The Cute Test Food Box

We arrived at 6.30 pm, because we didn’t want to interrupt the wedding itself. just simply received the box, and took some pictures from the wedding, and then we took off to 4 Seasons Hotel to enjoy our dinner at Seasons Cafe.. (I’ll tell about it later..  )

Chocolique 1

Chocolique 2

Chocolique 3

Chocolique 4

and these are some pictures of the wedding. Congrats for them!

PS:  I love the red ambience!

The Happy Couple

But recently, I just find a different type from food fountain.. it’s CHEESE Fountain. OMG, It’s so brilliant.. The store called Gudang Keju. The packages are a little bit expensive compare to the chocolate fountain. Because they provide only 1 fountain for the same price range from Chocolique. And Chocolique could give us 2 medium fountains with 2 different chocolate variant. This is the time when the money talks.

Well, let’s just wait for my final decision..

Sudden Venue Changing

Yup.. Nikirani told us that if we insist on having a wedding on Masjid Al Bina, then we have to pay extra 5 million. It’s because there will be a lot of massive charges everywhere. Inspite of their affordable rent price, we have to pay for extra akad package for about 3 million rupiah.  And they will be asking our catering, decoration, and documentation vendors for extra fees. So does the parking area, they will ask extra fee from Nikirani.  That’s why Nikirani couldn’t afford to manage my wedding if the wedding package is still on the same price like I already posted before.

So we ask Nikirani if they can help us to find another venue that fit our budget. Since almost all venues was already booked on d’day. OMG, we’re having no clue! Nikirani asked us to give a day to find another venue. So yesterday, they called us that they already found us a good venue. It’s also on the mosque, so that we can have our wedding akad on the mosque. Thank God, we go for Masjid Sunda Kelapa! Yippy.. I love this venue better than Al Bina actually, but when my bf and I went there, they said that our wedding date is booked already. Well, I don’t know how Nikirani got it.

My bf said, “It’s our destiny to have a wedding there. You always like Sunda Kelapa better than Al Bina.. “

All I can say is Alhamdulillah… ^^

Review: Nikirani Wedding Package

Hohoho.. I forgot to write a review about Nikirani Wedding Package that was held on Bea Cukai Building last sunday. So at 10 am, the “it” team a.k.a my mom, sis, bf, little Nayla, dan I was arrived on the wedding celebration. The theme was white and gold. It’s very decent, and good. Well, since the dominant color is white, then the cleanness was very crucial thing. Somehow the Pergola wasn’t 100% clean. But the table-clothes was very clean, that’s important, because we’re dealing on food here..

The preparation was completed, and they just have to wait until the guests arrived. Mba Susan was our chaperone for test food. The decoration was nice, so did the gebyok. But one thing that kinda bugging me was the flowers. The flowers wasn’t so fresh. So we have to discuss about it with Nikirani.

Moving on to the test food. They already prepared it in a separate room behind the curtain. So all of their upcoming clients could enjoy the testfood without disturbing the host. It was like a small party for us. hohoho. Nikirani has provided a small buffet that consist of: Nasi putih, Nasi Goreng, Sop Buntut, Ayam Panggang Bumbu Rujak, Fillet Ikan Tepung, Daging Masak Lada Hitam, and Bihun Goreng.

1. Nasi putih:

Me, bf, mom: ok. Sis: “it’s a little dry.”

2. Nasi Goreng:

The it team: good enough

3. Sop Buntut:

The it team: lecker!

4. Ayam Panggang Bumbu Rujak:

Me, mom, sis: “it’s not fit our taste”. Bf: munch munch munch, chew, chew chew..

5.  Fillet Ikan Kakap Tepung:

Me: nope. Mom n sis: good enough. Bf: …………..still chewing………

Hunting Part 2: Catering

Last Saturday my bf, my mom, my sis, and I went to hunt some catering services. There are top 3 on our list, Caterindo, Alfabet, and Kiki Catering. These caterings are in the same level,  they are quite affordable (for us), and the foods taste yummy! (based on weddingku forums).

First, we went to Caterindo Catering Service at Mampang Prapatan. They were very kind and friendly. They kindly informed us about the budget that we have to spent on a wedding. They also providewedding packages so when you don’t have much time to organize your wedding, then they should be on your top list. As we were talked, they give us free generous food sampling, such as their famous dendeng balado, and fried fish fillet . They were so yummy! the dendeng was very crispy.. we hearted it.. ^^ There are 3 types of the buffet packages.  For Masjid Al-Bina, the prices are: 50.000 IDR (Type A), 55.000 IDR (Type B), and 65.000 IDR (Type C). The prices may vary, it depends on your wedding venue.

Okay, then we moved to Masjid Al-Bina. My mom and my sis wanna see the venue. And at that day, there was a wedding party on the hall. They used Nikirani Wedding Service for the whole things, from catering, to decoration. My mom and my sis was interested on this wedding service, so my sis decided to call the Nikirani Wedding Service, and asked about the prices. The officer was very friendly, they asked us to go to their office at Rawamangun. My bf (who practically acted as “only” a good driver  said yes )…

But before going to Nikirani, we have already decided to visit Alfabet Catering Service at Manggarai. At their office, they served us with delicious traditional cake (i forgot the name) along with teh botol Sosro. So, the soft-spoken-officer told us about the prices, and she also gave us a catering inquiry details (with numbers, and percentages).  The prices for Masjid Al-Bina are: 55.000 IDR (type A), 60.000 IDR (type B), and 65.000 IDR (type C).

After that, we went to Nikirani Wedding Service. The office is small. It’s side by side with their private house.  But it’s cozy after all. So, we met mba Susan, the outspoken energic lady who loves to talk.. My mom and my sis was easily connected with her,  since all of them are outspoken people..   She explained that they are providing a one stop wedding service. So, they can organize all stuffs for our wedding. Here is the prices of the wedding packages for Masjid Al-Bina: Wedding Package Type A for 500 people (42.800.000 IDR), Wedding Package Type B for 600 people (45.800.000 IDR), Wedding Package Type C for 800 people (49.800.000 IDR). Wedding Package Type D for 1000 people (I don’t get the price, since we don’t want to invite 1000 people.. ) .  All packages include: wedding venue, buffet, decoration, make up for the bride, parents, pagar ayu, receptionist, and companion + outfit + accesories, Gebyok, Photo studio + video shooting, bonus, etc.. It’s quite affordable for us. That’s why my mom and my sis like it so much. Maybe we’ll use this wedding service, because it’s all in. It supposed to spare our time on hunting.

Last but not least, we went to Kiki Catering at Pangkalan Jati/Cipinang Melayu.  The prices for each type are: 48.000 IDR (type A), 52.000 IDR (type B), and 55.000 IDR (type C). Sadly, they don’t provide us anything to munch. My mom and my sis are not interested anymore, because they apparently have settled their heart on Nikirani.

So, I can conclude that we’re 70% agreed on Nikirani. On 2nd May, we’re invited to see the wedding that organized by Nikirani. So we’ll take a look on it first before decided to say “we do” to Nikirani..

PS:

Some phone numbers of the catering:

1. Caterindo = 723.4138/39, 799.3581, 791. 84008

2. Nikirani = 489.2222, 478.60303

3. Alfabet = 829.4465, 831.3634

4. Kiki = 861.8746, 861.8750