Fabric and samoosas = inspiration

Robyn

Every girl I know has a very foreseeable picture in her mind about what her wedding day will be like. And if not, they will at least know exactly what they do NOT want on that day, i.e, mustard-yellow bridesmaids’ dresses, five noisy flower girls, and your mother’s cupcake wedding dress with puffy sleeves she secretly hopes  you’ll wear, a ’la 1982. 

This weekend I went with my sister, soon to be married, and her other two bridesmaids to the Oriental Plaza to find our purple duchess satin dress material. Apart from the crowds – pushy short women (dressmakers I presume) and bride’s-to-be furiously searching for material – the Oriental Plaza is pre-fashion heaven. And once there, I was irked to see my own wedding colour scheme of navy blue and gun-metal silver change completely after I saw the myriad of fabric available. See, when I stepped into one of the material shops and saw all the satins, silks and chiffons lined up on the racks, every plan I ever made went out the window, as I got inspired by everything from aqua-marine organza (ooo, a beach theme!) to autumn reds and oranges. 
Then, if that wasn’t enough to leave me excitedly frazzled, the spicy, dream-like aroma of samoosas was calling me from every angle. I really gave in. I bought three cheese and two chicken samoosas, and guiltlessly ate them all. Because considering the laps we did around the material track, I felt they were well deserved, and went with the theme of the place … So now my current wedding colour-scheme obsession is salmon-pink silver (a colour I’ve invented), gun-metal grey and light starry silver. It’s something to add to my obsessive wedding portfolio; although, an engagement ring would probably kickstart the whole project.