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Big Wedding Celebration in Lombok

April 6, 2013 Destination Wedding

I still remembered my first meeting with Yasmin. We’re just about to close our studio and she walked in to the studio. So I sat with her in the gallery, where we had a such a lively chat about 45 minutes. She shared some stories about her background, her fiance and her upcoming wedding in Lombok. And it was some of the most unique stories. At one point, Yasmin told me that her family conservative Arabic background has prevented her to see her fiance after sunset, and even if they went to dinner, they had to be accompanied by someone else, and I followed by saying to her, ‘I can’t imagine what kind of first night you’ll be having.’ Then we couldn’t help ourselves having a big laugh about it. After she left, I was always looking forward to her wedding. Yasmin & Ghozy wedding was truly such an unforgettable 3 days event. Many believed in Lombok that their wedding at the end of last year, was the biggest and grandest wedding in Lombok last year. With all the VIP who’s there and more than 2000 guests at the wedding reception, it was just a bit hard to believe that it was happening there. But my memory is not about the wedding reception, my memory was the warmth of Yasmin & Ghozy family, the people around them, the new wedding culture that I was able to experienced, and the moment we all said goodbye before heading back to Jakarta. And for all these things I would always be forever grateful. At some point, I thought my memories about Lombok would always be about my first honeymoon with my wife, but in my next visit to Lombok, I know that this memory will also come back to mind. Bride’s gown : Anne Avantie Bride’s make-up & hair : Donny Karyadi Decor : Elssy Design M.C : Deswita Maharani & Ferry Maryadi

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Our Island In The Sun

January 25, 2012 Mis·cel·la·ne·ous

So, two days after the wedding, Lia and I were off to Lombok for the honeymoon. We had a couple of reasons why we chose Lombok as our honeymoon destination. First and foremost because we never been to Lombok before. Lia always wanted Bali, but I’ve been a solo traveller for the past 11 years, I knew there’s always something special waiting for you if you went to visit a new destination. Second, we wanted a quiet and peaceful place. In the end, we spent two nights in Lombok at Qunci Villas, which is located at Senggigi. We found out about Qunci from a travel fair in Jakarta, where we accidentally met my doctor and my dentist, who happened to be husband & wife and just returned from their 2nd honeymoon at Qunci. Lombok itself is generally a quiet and remote place, there’s no chance a traffic jam like in Bali should happen here. Lombok’s Kuta beach was one of the most beautiful I’ve seen. Until this day, our honeymoon’s memory are such a wonderful thing to have. Qunci was an excellent place to stay. The place has so many things to please your senses. I remembered one morning when we had breakfast facing the sea accompanied with Billie Holiday’s songs, that’s the perfect peacefulness we’re looking for. For you who never been to Lombok, I just gave you my recommendation. One day we will return, we don’t know when. But one thing we know, we have found our island in the sun. It’s a beauty!

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