Ngày chập chững bước vào thế giới mênh mông của “Ngày cưới”, tôi như bơi trong những lô “khái niệm, định nghĩa, từ chuyên môn”.

 Theknot.com >> website cưới lớn nhất tại Mỹ, chỉ với 1 cú click,
bạn có thể nhìn thấy hàng loạt từ viết tắt trong cùng 1 bài báo hoặc một album hình! 

Bridetobe.com >> một website cưới đình đám,
nơi tham khảo của rất nhiều cô dâu chú rể, cũng “nghiện” viết tắt!

Cái sự đọc đôi khi càng rối rắm. Đầu tiên là tham khảo các website từ nước ngoài, nơi mà ngành cưới đã lớn mạnh và phát triển rất rất nhiều. Tiếp theo là để hiểu được các cụm từ phức tạp và quá chuyên môn ở những website này. Khâu cuối cùng: diễn dịch nó ra cho người xung quanh mình hiểu, theo khái niệm Việt Nam.

Ngảy giữa tuần, chia sẻ mọi người một số CÔNG THỨC viết tắt thường gặp ở các website cưới đa ngôn ngữ. Vài dòng để cho “sự đọc” của các cô dâu khởi đầu nhẹ nhàng hơn!

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Abbreviation Meaning
BC, BCP = Birth Control, Birth Control Pills
BF =	Boyfriend or Best Friend
BM =	Bridesmaid or Best Man
BTW =	By The Way
DF =	Dear Fiance
DH =	Darling Husband
DW =	Destination Wedding
E-ring = 	Engagement Ring
E-party	=       Engagement Party
FG =	Flower Girl
FI =	Fiance
FIL =	Father-In-Law
FILs =	Future In-Laws
FBIL =	Future Brother-In-Law
FFIL =	Future Father-In-Law
FMIL =	Future Mother-In-Law
FSIL =	Future Sister-In-Law
GF =	Girlfriend
GM =	Groomsmen
GTG =	Knottie Get Together
HM =	Honeymoon
HTH =	Hope This Helps
IHO =	In Honor Of
ILs =	In-Laws
IMHO =	In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
JK =	Just Kidding/Joking
JP =	Justice of the Peace
LOL =	Laughing Out Loud
LTBM =	Living Together Before Marriage
MIL =	Mother-In-Law
MOH =	Maid/Matron of Honor
MUD =	Made-Up Drama
NFT =	No Further Text
NH =	New Husband
NWR =	Not Wedding Related
OMG =	Oh My God!
OOT =	Out of Town
P&E =	Planning and Etiquette Board
PIB =	Pictures In Bio
PSA =	Public Service Announcement
RB =	Ring Bearer
RD =	Rehearsal Dinner
RP =	Repost
ROTFL =	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
SAHM =	Stay-At-Home Mom
SAHW =	Stay-At-Home Wife
SAHD =	Stay-At-Home Dad
STDs =	Save-The-Date Cards
TIA =	Thanks In Advance
TMI =	Too Much Information
TY =	Thank You
WP =	Wedding Party/ Wedding Planner
** Conclude and reference from: Theknot & Brides

Chúc các cô dâu lướt web thật vui!

Connected dot – Confetti wedding planner announces 2012 nuclear-cooperation

CONFETTI, celebrity Viet nam wedding planner

NUPTS & SUCH, wedding planner in Malaysia

THE WEDDING PLANNER Cambodia, located in Cambodia
This agreement paves the way for the development of a new decades for wedding industry in both countries.

For both sakes

We believe that “A man cannot live on bread alone”, esp.when living in a world of networks & connections. Like JackJohnson said “Better together”, the cooperation is for both sakes;
- We can learn new things & new knowledges from each others|
- Every country has its own’s specialty and destinations.Its limitless and no bounderies for learning and getting full support from local habitans.
- Every wedding planner has their own strengths and differentiation. Keep intouch for updating, transfering point of views, brains with brains will open the world
- Wedding planner is a large perspective business, and has enlarged its prolonged-cycle life accross nations. Vietnam is one of latest and youngest generation, follows malaysia, indonesia, philippines and singapore. Being hands-on, can nutritionize the intake and impacet of educating and gainning awareness from potential brides and grooms.
- Vietnamese’s white pace destination market to hopefully be widen and broaden. Its time to take some sense from our neighbours for our own experiences.
And, furthermore, the cooperation will rejuvenate look and feel of brides & grooms on, not only VietNam inbound destination weddings, but also outbound scope.

Now, by this approach, you can just contact Confetti, Nupts and such or The wedding planner, you can easily get ticket to a destination weddings in both VietNam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia… or everywhere else in Asia.

Check out the cooperation ads, here, on Journeys for Two magazine, Destination weddings for The Stylish and Chic!

Our cooperation on Journeys for two magazine

Welcome to World of Destination weddings & Wedding connected dots decades!

PART 1 - Destination wedding, a comprehensive choice

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…DESTINATION WEDDING IN VIET NAM!
I have been waiting for too long… to be opened and talk about this topic… on Confetti blog.
Simple coz, this time is just right time, right moment and right status.
Bare in mind huh, this 1^st customized entry is like a story, of course I am a story teller, this time.
Guess what! Confetti took full credit 2 years 2 months of being a real wedding planner here in Viet Nam. Some people may pull a harassedly-suspective-look on our service (as well as “wed-ding-plan-ner” term) but that’s fucking old days. Things change, world changes recently. Tough time is not over, juz less functional and more sophisticated. Wedding planners are accepted in Viet Nam, already (lucky beginners).

Consequently, new definition comes, and lead the market to a new level of awareness.

Maslow was right, people start from nothing will care for something realistic, but people start from something will look for something more intangible. I keep my mind one-finger-focus and crystal clear that Confetti must be fuctioning by being top of mind as “Conceptual wedding planner”.
Yay, its not easy at all, those very first days. Wedding industry is not welcome us as much as it should be. We gradually stepped into, conservative started talking about ourselves. We have achieve “something”. Bride and groom remember us as the only wedding planner in Viet Nam stands for and focus on “WEDDING CONCEPT”. What do I love for last year? Cherished Intimacy (outdoor wedding with white symphony), Vintage Alfresco (outdoor-old-time-wedding), New chaptergraduation (ten-year-wedding anniversary, rolled out as gradutional day).. And what else: Love boat, Life puzzle… I do love them all. Strong concept can help you grasp pie-in-the-sky-wedding dreams, yet with smartly spending and saving solutions. That’s great if you can pour out bucket list with heavy wedding budget, but its fine with all constraint. For me, everything can always has a way…for all’s sakes.Wedding Concept can play all roles to leave a meaningful and memorable weddings.

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Confetti real wedding: New chapter graduation

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Confetti real wedding-New chapter graduation

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Confetti real wedding-Vintage alfresco

Year two, 2011. A glorious transition. Rock and roll replaces old country songs, as wedding planner replaces “close-friend” planning role. People get easier to accept the definition of this service. Generally good news! After the 2^nd year, we have reconfirm our position on market as “CELEBRITY WEDDING PLANNER” (Celebrity = is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day-media– as said by wikipedia). That’s greatful as this big change has been remembered and safe-sounded by brides and grooms.

And one remarkable milestones: July 2011 came our first destination wedding at Mui Ke Ga, Princess D’Annam, five star resort. Bride got nerves, groom got nerves for their big day. And Confetti team got nerves x2, coz this is our first time. A pleasure, a rewarding and a big challenge. “You are my sunshine” landed with beautiful views, touching moments and  beautiful couple. I myself love it. That milestone brought me back to first day dreaming thought: yes, destination wedding. Everything started from here. Thanks Cong Dat Tran & Eun Hye Kim for making our beginning.
Till now, Confetti has headed to 4 destination weddings in four different places (pix to be shared very soon). Thats our luck and also a reward for all effort by days.

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[Confetti destination wedding-You are my sunshine

Now, lets talk about Destination wedding in Vietnam. Is that concept alien to you? Or not?
Whatsoever, I will start by borrowing some lines, oho, one paragraph honestly from blogger Tabitha Carvan (http://www.thecitythatneversleepsin.com), on about “How to get married in Viet nam?”
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Nathan and I have been mildly obsessed with Vietnamese weddings ever since we went tothis one a couple of years ago. As we sat there, agog, in our Monday lunch hour, with the miniature bride and groom dancing before us, and the fireworks, and the champagne pyramid, and the exploding balloons, and the golden glitter shower, we knew, as certainly as we’ve known anything, that when it comes to wedding receptions, the Vietnamese have run away with the game.”.
That’s traditional weddings in our country. But what next? What if you want to have a deep distant breathe? Or paint on your wedding with a totally new sights and breeze? Or simply wanna make a real “escape” on big day??? Ya, think of destination wedding now!

Is that cost too much???

3/4 of Vietnam is mountainous or hilly, and ten national parks are scattered across the country. Halong Bay is widely agreed to be Vietnam’s most picturesque natural feature. Its 3000 tiny islands can be toured by boat.
Lovely cities punctuate the stunning natural landscape of the nation. Thriving Ho Chi Minh City features countless historic and cultural sights, whilst the capital, Hanoi, is an intoxicating blend of the ancient and the modern. Highlights of the romantic city of Dalat, surrounded by tranquil highlands, are its ancient French quarter and opulent Summer Palace. Or the city of Hue is a national center of culture, religion and education, a destination popular for its famous pagoda and ruined citadel, which contains many fascinating sights. A great way to see Hue is to take a boat trip along the Huong river.

But before that, take some minute to stay with me and listed down some information:

[1] How many people you deeply want to invite into “so-called” this destination wedding? Bloody true, but being conservative on this. Limit yourselves, count on really deeply-closed relationship, otherwise, a catastrophe happens.

[2] Do you want to cover everything for your guests? Including accommodation?

See, what you, as bride & groom will “have-to” and “must” bare:
-Transportation cost >> long or short distance transport’s up to chosen destination?
-Food & beverage >> just on wedding day or the whole trip through?
-Accommodation >> living in same place or another place, covering all room rate on wedding date or whole trip?
-Decoration & wedding flow cost >> flower, haizzz… lots money will be throwed out the window here. Can we talk about this in another next entry? But, in principle, this item, you must bare, absolutely.
-Wedding planner fee >> that’s obviously optional.

You can choose hiring them or not, but remember that all destination now, are open with wedding service. You will be served carefully and in a dedicated way interms of staying, moving, eating & drinking. How about the others: decoration? Photography, videography? Transportation? Idea? That’s normally outsourcing. And if caring more about those things in a unique perfect wedding, should think of hiring wedding planner & ease the heavy shoulder.

THEN, take yourseves through these all questions. And ensure a thoroughly awareness on what you really want on coming destination wedding

Afterall, give me your reason of reaching the idea of throwing a destination in Viet Nam

Scenario 1
Your Fiance/Fiancee’s mother land is VietNam. He/she wants to look backward and find for some sacred historic origin on memorable big day.

Scenario 2
By happen, you guys passed by Viet Nam, and “What a beautiful country, I want to have wedding reception here, not anywhere else”. Then one year later, you come back and here comes the big day.

Scenario 3
VietNam is chosen for honey moon trip. And that’s best catch up with re-visualizing wedding day, infront of beach, hilly moutain or country yard wedding.

Which scenario you are falling into? Let me know, then i’ll tell you how to move on with that, smartly, real-you-style and legic savingly.

Wow… That’s enough for the 1^st story! I stop a point here! And see you on next “destination wedding in Viet nam” blog spot!
OK, time for relax >>  i wil give you a smooth pillow for tonight-dream about destination wedding, not too far, here in Viet nam

(Photo credit: wedding bee)

(Photo credit: once wed)

But pls remember, love is all above, think back your finace before setting up everything (dont let him say so)… kidding, man!

(Photo credit: 9gag)

OK, i will see you verysoon, in next entry, which may talk about Destinations, where, when to throw the reception OR may be “Insider-recommendations & advices”… keep watching out!

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Thinking of Destination wedding (in/out VietNam)?

Contact CONFETTI WEDDING PLANNER
Website: www.confetti.vn

Landphone: (+84) 8.38389942
Hotline: (+84) 945257430

Or leave us message via we@confetti.vn

This weekend will come the-first-but-not-last … “100% handmade” wedding. While I did a search for some good love quotes that could be used for our handmade stuff, I read & got surprised by the ways we could define love. i could say “funny” & “intelligent”

1. “I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.” (Roy Croft)
2. “Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.” (Albert Einstein)
3. “When you are in love you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” (Dr. Seuss)
4. “You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.” (Sam Keen)

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A scene in a 2004 French romantic war film "A Very Long Engagement", directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou

Nếu bạn đang tìm cảm hứng cho thiệp cưới thì bạn có thể tìm thấy những ý tưởng tuyệt vời, cũng chính là xu hướng mới nhất hiện nay ở bài viết này:

Dùng chữ cái đầu tiên

Sự kết hợp hai chữ cái đầu tiên của tên cô dâu và chú rể luôn là xu hướng được yêu thích. Vì sự hiện đại, đơn giản mà đẹp, và ko bao giờ lỗi thời. Ko những thế, việc đặt những chữ cái đầu ở cạnh nhau là biểu tượng của hợp nhất “tuy hai mà một” .

Đơn giản và phong cách

Mặc dù việc lựa chọn màu sắc cho thiệp cưới thường là việc đầu tiên được nghĩ đến, nhưng nếu là một thiệp cưới được thiết kế theo màu trắng thì sẽ vừa rất đơn giản, mà vừa rất phong cách và hiện đại.

Sử dụng vải

Sử dụng phong bì thư may bằng vải là một sự lựa chọn rất độc đáo. Với những lễ cưới diễn ra vào mùa xuân hoặc những dịp ko quá trang trọng thì ý tưởng này rất đáng được cân nhắc. Điều duy nhất cần nhớ là khi thiệp cưới được gửi đi, bạn cần đặt trong bao thư ngoài lớn hơn để gửi. Một ý tưởng tuyệt vời ko kém nữa là, bạn có thể dùng những mẫu vải nhỏ từ mẫu vải được dùng may phong bì để trang trí thêm trên thiệp.

Kiểu chữ viết tay

Ý tưởng này đơn giản mà đẹp, lại ko bao giờ lỗi thời, đặc biệt là với những tiệc cưới khách mời ít và có chọn lọc.

Thiệp cưới thân thiện với môi trường

Ý tưởng này ko làm mất đi phong cách của bạn, mà hàm ý rằng chúng ta có thể cân nhắc việc sử dụng các loại giấy tái chế, 100% cotton hoặc tre. Bạn cũng có thể nhờ một nghệ nhân viết chữ để viết tay trên thiệp của bạn.
Sử dụng điểm nhấn

Trang trí với trang sức

Tạo những vòng tròn nhỏ kết từ ngọc trai hay kết chữ cái đầu tiên tên của hai bạn với các hạt pha lê Swarovski sẽ rất thời trang và hiện đại cho thiệp cưới của bạn.

Đóa hoa xinh

ễ cưới luôn được gắn với vẻ đẹp và sự hạnh phúc, những cảm xúc chỉ hoa mới có thể biểu đạt. Tạo điểm nhấn với hoa trên thiệp, phong bì hay bất kỳ một chi tiết nào cũng đang là xu hướng nổi trội.

In nổi và chú trọng vào bề mặt giấy

Từ chất liệu giấy đến kỹ thuật in bạn có thể lựa chọn cách thích hợp nhất để khách mời sẽ “cảm nhận” được từng lời bạn muốn gửi gắm…

Một chút “thư giãn” và vui nhộn

Hãy cho mọi người thấy được sự hài hước của bạn qua tấm thiệp mời: từ những bức hình lúc nhỏ của hai bạn, hay một chút hé lộ về chủ đề của tiệc cưới, hoặc có thể là những dòng chữ vui nhộn….tất cả giúp nói lên tính cách của hai bạn!

Về với phong cách vintage

Một số chi tiết dùng có thể nghĩ đến nếu bạn theo phong cách này là dùng chất liệu vải silk cho nơ thắt, giấy, chấm bi…

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