First of the many

Well, what the hey. Let's turn this into half a wedding blog. Knowing me and my updating frequency, I'm afraid I can't be as committed to writing a dedicated wedding blog as, let's say, this girl. But I'll try and put all ramblings here.

Speaking about commitment, so my dear boyfriend of 5.5 years popped the big question over the weekend, after a late night date in a Bandung coffee shop.

Let's be sentimental for a minute. Bandung is sort of “our” town; we used to spend quite a lot of weekends together there when he was still in college. So it was a nice choice of city.

And the coffee shop? It's located in the now overrated, overcrowded Dago Pakar, but still it has the most beautiful view overlooking the city lights. The place we ate in isn't as popular as Sierra or The Stone, nor it is as noisy as Jack's House or Cloud 9. It was quiet, with easy-listening music playing in the background.

In short, Kafe Lisung is one perfect spot to propose.

And so he did, ring and all. It felt absurd, to tell you the truth. Maybe because we had never really taken this seriously before. I feel like grown-ups.

Grown-ups who have to start taking care of everything, starting with the Lamaran, that is. Now, I notice that these days, people tend to make Lamaran as a big deal, it's almost as big as the wedding reception. I don't want that, and neither does Bangun. We're trying to stick with a casual run-down of the ceremony, with just parents, sisters, and brothers as attendants.

But of course, there are rules and traditions to follow. In between the ceremony ritual, family souvenirs, and venue setting, my Elope-O-Meter reached 7 last night. Yet this is still a baby step of the whole shindig.

Let me tell you about my Elope-O-Meter. From a scale of 0 to 10, 10 being the most desperate, I will include how much I want to forget about this preparation and elope in every one of wedding-related post.

Back to the story. So far, venue is my house, with around 25 people coming. Foods served will be Acehnese, as well as the souvenirs. Nothing fancy, right. I don't want any engagement ring, because I'm gonna ask for a state-of-the-art wedding ring *insert evil laugh*

So, on Idul Adha day, next Wednesday, Geng Rempoa will visit Geng Kuricang to officially propose. All dysfunctional family aside, let's all cross our fingers and hope everything will go smooth, marking the beginning of a most-definitely-crazy year ahead.