Just a quick sort post wishing you guys a happy Chinese (Lunar) new year 2016 for those who are celebrating. Hoping for a prosperous great year of the monkey for everybody. And for those who are in South Korea, 설날 잘 보내세요. 새해 복 많이 받으세요 ^^
Hope everybody is spending time with your loved ones, eating lots of good food, gathering (or handing out) those red envelopes or taking advantage of this long weekend to do something you enjoy :) Cheers!
Weddings were a big part of my 2015. There were lots of weddings that I attended last year and one of the highlight is easily to witnessed one of my sisters marries the love of her life. To be honest, as the eldest, you can't help but to worry about your siblings, right? Well, at least I'm that kind of person anyway. There were millions of questions and worries that went through my mind since they started dating, really, and even more so the closer it gets to their wedding day. Plus, since all of us lived in different cities at different times in our lives, I didn't really get to see the two of them interact as a couple very often, except for special occasions when we are all in the same city at the same time. (This situation didn't help either)
But this past year—especially these past couple of months—having been involved in the wedding preparation process, I think I actually get to know a lot more about Timmy and about them as a couple, even more so than the last 6 years when they were dating. I saw them interact with each other, handling various situations during the wedding preparation, and get to know more about them as a person and also as a couple through their close friends, who were a big part of their wedding day. I think I understand why God has brought the two of them together because even though they are sometimes a complete opposite of each other, but—as cliché as it sounds—they are very compatible with each other.
With that, I'm never good with words, but here it goes:
To Jenni, my beloved sister and my best friend, I couldn't be happier for you that you've met the man that God has made for you. I'm so beyond grateful that I could be a part of your big day(s). I'm sure that you have heard millions of marriage advices from others, but the one thing I hope that'll always stick with you is to keep Christ as the center of your marriage. I can only wish you a lifetime of happiness, a blessed & fruitful marriage, and so you may grow old together with Timmy.
And to Timmy, I'm so happy to welcome you to be a part of the family and to be my brother (as you know, I never had one so I think this is exciting :P). Couldn't imagined a better man to be Jenni's life partner and I wish you'll follow after Christ to be the head of the family with Him as the center. And congratulations on finally ending the whole LDR thing :) Now you get to spend the rest of your life together with her. Yeay!
Anyways, I think I'm better at expressing my feelings through the lens instead of words. So here's the last post for Timothy & Jennifer's engagement session. Congratulations on your wedding guys! Love you tons! :)
Extras
Here's another video that I made with their friends, sharing about who Timmy & Jenni are to them and their messages for the happy couple on their on big day:
As some of you may know if you follow me on instagram, my sister got married a couple of months ago. Before the big day, I got the chance to made a couple of videos with both Timmy & Jenni's friends about them as a couple and their stories. So here's one of the videos that we made, the story behind Timmy's proposal to Jenni as told by closed friends and family who were involved at one time or another during the preparation and the actual day.
Special thanks to everybody who made the time to made this video possible! :)
It's been a while since my last post. The end of 2015 and the first couple of weeks of 2016 were hectic. With family matters to attend to and traveling for winter break, I had to put a pause to update this blog. Now that I'm back, I'm slowly starting to catch up on back logged pictures and actually have time to edit again. So expect more posts coming your way soon :)
For my first post in 2016, visited 5Extracts (파이브익스트랙츠) in Hongdae (홍대) with Soo Zee for an impromptu coffee session. Have been hearing about how good the coffee selection is at this place, but never actually been here before, since I don't drink coffee and all. But since Soo Zee suggested the place, we went. The place is actually pretty cozy. Not too big, not too small, and it was pretty quite, which is kinda nice so you don't have to scream at your friends when you talk them. But then again, I came on a weekday night, so things might be different on weekends. Anyways, definitely go try this place out if you want a good cup of coffee around Hongdae.
ps: Hope everybody is having a great first month of the year! Can't believe January is almost over.
Jakarta, 28 November 2015. From the night of the wedding reception:
“Good evening to all family and friends,
I want to start off by thanking Jenni and Timmy for letting me take part on their special day. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Angelique and Jenni is my best friend. Jen, I can’t stop saying this but you look absolutely stunning today!
I have known Jenni for 13 years now. I’ve had the opportunity to watch Jenni blossomed from the slow, cuek, galak girl, to this wonderful woman that stands before us today. She is the sweet, caring best friend that you always have around. She is humble, a good listener, and she has a heart of gold.
Jen, I could spend the whole night talking about you, but let's make it short! To walk through life together with you has been amazing. I remember how we always have a good heart-to-heart talk. It's always fun spending time with you. You have been such a blessing to me, you're like that one sister I never had. Tim, now to you..... I can’t thank you enough for making Jenni the happiest girl. The way you treat her, spoil her, and make her laugh. Your goofiness, your compassion, your loyalty and your love for her assured me that Jenni would always have you by her side. You are everything and more that I could ever hoped for Jenni. I know you will take good care of her 'til she is old and wrinkly!
I have witnessed how their relationship has matured throughout the time. The commitment and the persistence that they have for their relationship are what keep them going. Jen, Tim.. Earlier today you made a promise to each other, to always be there for each other, to have and to hold.. This next chapter of your life might not be easy, but I know that the strong foundation that you have built for 7 years upon trust for each other and love for each other, will bring you through.
I’m gonna miss you when you go back to the States, but I know that you are just a facetime away! We have always conquered this LDR relationship!
To close my speech today, John Lennon once said, “A dream you dream alone is a dream. A dream you dream together, that is reality.” … And that reality starts now.
Congratulations once again to the happiest couple, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Juwono!”
—Speech by Angelique Setjoadi, the Maid of Honor.
For those of you who follow me on instagram, you probably figured by now that my sister finally tied the knot about two weeks ago. I'll be sharing more of the engagements pictures that I've taken for the couple on this blog. And since we had a couple of sessions, I'm going to break the post in a couple of parts.
For now, here are the shots from our summer session in San Francisco. Stay tuned for the next part! ;)
