Not mine 🙂
My little brother got married last week and I was back home, getting into the swing of things, catching up with relatives and having the best time ever dressing up for the wedding banquet! Chinese wedding banquets are the stuff of legends and there is no better time to dress up for it 🙂
There isn’t much to say, except that its a bit surreal seeing my little brother get all dressed up and married. It seemed like just yesterday that this big sister was being all mean and older sisterly to him. And now…well, I can still be mean and older sisterly to him! Rank is a wonderful thing to pull and you never lose that privilege! I guess I just have 2 people to bully now, SIL included hehe… 😀
The red cloth over the main door of the house also known as “ang chai” is put up on happy and auspicious occasions like weddings, Chinese New Year or any happy occasion. It brings good chi and happiness to the household and tells everyone there’s something happy going on 🙂
There were firecrackers – shhhh… don’t tell anyone 😛
My SIL’s aunt baked her a wedding cake and this was the top layer. All hand made. Seriously CUTE!
There was a short lion dance presentation with scrolls of auspicious good wishes for the couple and then, there’s me 😀
I wore a deep midnight blue long dress which I hope to recycle for more dinners so I get my money’s worth! 😛 For my makeup, I went with a deep navy blue smokey eye (Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill #1 Blast of Blue and Dior Royal Kaki palette, Shiseido Perfect Mascara and Guerlain Kohl liner) to match my deep navy blue dress, and paired it with bright red lips (Rouge Dior #444 Red Muse over Shiseido Smoothing Lip Pencil) – because I’m predictable that way 🙂
Just a quick life snippet. As you were 🙂
Paris B
Arianne says
May 27, 2012 at 8:33 amYou look amazing Paris! Love that navy dress on you.
Also, I love that there were firecrackers!!! Something I miss from New Year’s celebrations at home.
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:32 pmThank you Arianne 😀 I love firecrackers too. They add such joy and festivities to the occasion 🙂
Teri says
May 27, 2012 at 8:47 amStunning dress! You look all glammed up, I love it! It must be incredible to go to the wedding of your little brother, see him all happy with his love! My sister will marry this summer and I’m so excited about it too!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:37 pmThank you Teri 😀 congrats to your sister too! Family weddings can be so stressful but so much fun! It was surreal seeing him all married. Guess he’ll bug me less now he can big someone else 😉
LeesaG says
May 27, 2012 at 9:12 amyou look absolutely stunning Paris! love the dress and makeup!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:41 pmThank you 🙂
Isabel says
May 27, 2012 at 9:15 amOMG my baby bro tied the knot earlier this month! I know exactly how you feel about seeing your little bro suddenly becoming a man. It was pretty emotional despite me not usually being the sentimental sort. I cried buckets … embarrassing! But that doesn’t I’m going to cease bullying him!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:42 pmAww snap! What a coincidence eh? I didn’t tear up but I most certainly enjoyed having his tea served during the Chinese tea ceremony 😉 and you’re right. Our little bros will always be our little bros. they get bullied regardless! 😉
Isabel says
May 27, 2012 at 9:20 amForgot I had a question … did you encounter any “telling off”s for wearing a midnight blue dress at the wedding? Just wondering what the taboo situation is like these days. I wanted to wear a black dress but refrained from doing it at the eleventh hour.
And you look absolutely stunning in that dress! It fits you like a dream..and it’s so important that fishtails do.
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:44 pmThank you 🙂 I checked first before I bought the dress but was told I could wear black if I wanted. I didn’t because I didn’t feel it was right, but this was fine with everyone 🙂
sukie says
May 27, 2012 at 9:28 amCongratulations to your brother and his lovely wife! =) Not forgetting the ever so lovely you my dear! You looked absolutely stunning! xx
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:44 pmThanks Sukie 🙂 I’m sort of glad its over cos it was tiring!!
Swati says
May 27, 2012 at 10:35 amwow…the wedding cake is soooooooooo cute 🙂 and, it really does’t look handmade. even we put mango leaves on the doors to ward off the negative influences. were you the bridesmaid?? or, is there no custom like that??
your gown is lovely and yeah, as you said, can be easily recycled as well 🙂
love the bride’s hair do too 🙂
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:46 pmOhhh the Indians here put up mango leaves too! I never knew what it was for but now I do 😀 I wasn’t the bridesmaid because we didn’t have a church wedding (as we aren’t Christians) so my SILs friends were her bridesmaids as my bro had to go and pick her from her house 🙂 thanks for the kind words, Swati 🙂
Lily says
May 27, 2012 at 10:56 amYou look glamourous! Love the makeup too 🙂 The bride’s hairdo reminds me of mine at my wedding reception. Lol! Weddings bring back memories, mine and my little brother’s too. Congratulations to the newly weds!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:48 pmThanks Lily 🙂 weddings are fun but such tiring affairs! It was good to catch up with family and dress up though
Jennifer says
May 27, 2012 at 11:09 amIt’s just so awesome to wake up on a Sunday to your blog on OOTE and FOTE with extra pictures for a sneak peek 🙂 Congrats to the newlyweds! Wow, it must be a grand wedding with lion dance presentation for well wishes to the couple.
That’s a very pretty dress paired with great makeup! Yeah, sometimes we go by each days of our lives without realizing that time flies…until my friend’s little brother gets hitched and my sister packed up for university. Then we wondered – it seemed only yesterday when they were so young and far from adulthood..
That’s life I guess.
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:52 pmThanks Jennifer 🙂 yes, life seems to be zipping by at the speed of light! Where are all our lazy days eh? Up to us now to press the pause button. It wasn’t very grand, but my bro wanted the lions just for the dinner. It was different and very much fun! I think most people enjoyed it (I know I did 😉 )
Jennifer says
May 28, 2012 at 8:40 amLol, I would think it’s very fun too 🙂 Coast dresses are really nice, good choice and many many thumbs up!!!
Paris B says
May 28, 2012 at 8:55 amCoast does make very pretty dresses but I can’t usually wear most of them (body proportion problems) so when this fit (I was desperate) I grabbed it! 😀
xin says
May 27, 2012 at 11:36 amLooking gorgeous! Was the dress exp? Wedding certainly brings me some memories too , which reminds me that i have a few to attend this year as well
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:52 pmYes, dress was ex :p so I need to wear it again. Next meetup? Lol!
milktea says
May 27, 2012 at 12:03 pmHey there, hot stuff! 😉 You looked definitely vamp-ish! *woots* Did more ppl look at you than the bride (so mean am I!)
Gorgeous dress… where u buy if u don’t mind to share? 🙂
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:54 pmHahaha no lah… Bride will always outshine everyone in the room 😀 but thank you! The dress was from Coast. I got it from Robinsons 🙂
Renee | Beauty Fool says
May 27, 2012 at 12:09 pmOmg, your dress is STUNNING! Navy is one of my fave colors. You look great Paris, head to toe! Like a Hollywood star ^^
Congrats on your brother’s wedding, how fun are weddings! 🙂
xx Renee
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:57 pmAww thank you Renee 🙂 Hollywood star… I like the sound of that 🙂 weddings are great fun, and we’ve had 2 already. Such tiring affairs though!
lavender says
May 27, 2012 at 1:03 pmYour dress is amazing. You look very stunning with the dress and makeup!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 10:57 pmThank you lavender. That’s very kind 😀
Joy Chuah says
May 27, 2012 at 1:12 pmAmazing dress Paris. Where did you get it? You look so elegant….
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:00 pmThank you Joy 🙂 it was from coast at Robinsons
Firn says
May 27, 2012 at 1:15 pmOmg that dress is gorgeous! Where did you get it? And it’s a bold choice for a daytime function.
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:01 pmThank you Firn! 🙂 It was an evening dinner actually, it just looks like the day because I had to get ready so early as the hosts LOL! The dress was from Coast. 🙂
gio says
May 27, 2012 at 1:55 pmYou look stunning, love the dress!
Congratulations to your brother and his wife!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:01 pmThank you so much, Gio!
espenine says
May 27, 2012 at 2:07 pmHor!! Firecrackers are allowed??!! ‘Sponsored’ by https://www.mywomenstuff.com somemore! 😛
The blue gown shows off your pale complexion beautifully and your red lips rock!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:02 pmShhhh…. Don’t tell! Will chocolate cake help with he silence? 😉 thanks so much, I loved the dress the minute I put it on so I knew it was the one 🙂
LeGeeque says
May 27, 2012 at 2:42 pmLove love love love the sapphire blue dress. It’s great against your skin and dear gawd woman, how the heck do you stay so skinny with the amount you eat???? Congratulations to you for having someone else in the family to bully haha! 😀 I’m looking forward to the other post on the amount of makeup and skincare you lugged back home 😉
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:04 pmThanks! 😀 the post is coming up soon! 😉 how I stay slim? Good angles! Lol I’m going to have to cut back on food after all my feasting lately.
Adrianna says
May 27, 2012 at 6:09 pmLovely dress! Though a guy friend pointed out that we girls just love to post pictures to fb,we wouldn’t get that much mileage out of a dress.
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:05 pmWhich is why we need a classic piece that can be updated with a twist 😉 thanks Adrianna 🙂
Saphy says
May 27, 2012 at 6:18 pmYou look stunning in the dress <3 and congratulations to your brother!!
Paris B says
May 27, 2012 at 11:06 pmThank you Saphy, from us both 🙂