Customary #1 - Guo Da Li

The Hokkien call this "Lup Cai" or 纳彩 (Na-Cai) in Chinese. We had to do this procedure today and the auspicious hours are from 9am-3pm. We didn't manage to take any photos of the entire process or the traditional stuff as both the Bride and Groom need to work today!

Eric's aunt came over to my mum's place at around 10+ in the morning. My cousin was shocked when she got to know that we were not at home on such an important occasion (important, in their definition).

We ordered our wedding cakes from a local online cake shop, based on the recommendation on sgbrides. The name of the shop is Sweetest Moments. They can do free delivery if the order is above $200.

The amount of cakes we order doesn't amount up to $200, yet we are not willing to pay for delivery, hence we order some of their cupcakes to try.

A box of 20 cost $36. (Their signature flavour range)

We bought another box of 10. This costs $19.90.

Verdict for the cupcakes: Too creamy for everyone's liking. Everyone has the same comment, deardear, my mama, deardear's friends......the list goes on. They look pretty though but quite pricey too.

Our wedding cakes for the bride's relatives.

The boxes bear our names too. :)

The inside. 4 jam swiss roll, 4 mochi, 2 packets of sweets plus a personalised wedding card.

The wedding card is like the "Save the date" card in the western style to remind relatives of the date.

Close-up of the wedding card.

Verdict: It is definitely much convenient for the groom's side since they do not have to collect the cakes and  deliver the bulky stuff (the cakes were delivered straight to my place). However, do not pin too high hopes on the cakes and stuff. Quoting what my deardear likes to say, it doesn't taste bad, but they are not delicious either.

Deardear and I rushed back to our place after school to help my mum deliver the cakes to my relatives.