Last week, a girlfriend told me how she liked what I'd written about my engagement ring. I mentioned it to Lee, and he added that there was a whole lot more meaning to the ring than what I'd written.

Actually the thought was about tying the knot. The different golds represent past, present and future. But also represent our different backgrounds and creating a new one.

The photo probably couldn't show you how the three golds - yellow gold, rose gold and white gold - are beautifully fused and crafted together to make one band. Lee's mention of the merging of our different backgrounds is also something I'd been thinking about to make our wedding reception unique.

I'm honestly adamant about having your typical 8/10-course Chinese reception dinner. Needless to say, after all those types of banquets, I've realised that not many people have their fill of the food anyway. I know it's more out of culture and that every dish signifies fertility, prosperity and happiness for the couple, but it's obviously not me. Nor Lee (despite his name =P). So I'm going to be very thankful that I won't have any family members, nor relatives crying disgrace, if Lee & I didn't have one.

So instead, the direction that we'll be heading would be for a cocktail dinner reception. Not cocktails and dinner, mind you. A stand-up, move around-eat-drink-and-mingle reception. Excuse me for having to spell it out, but this isn't a very common affair for Malaysian weddings. I know of fancy exclusive parties who do cocktail dinners, but I haven't been to one for a wedding.