Yes, Brouhaha. That's a real word. Google it.

Picking bridesmaids is always a sensitive issue for a bride. Who do you ask? How many is too many? How do you choose?

It was real easy for me. :)

1. There's of course, my sister-in-law. She's my maid of honour, not just because I'm marrying her brother, but because she's one of my closest friends. Not to mention, she did such a great job decorating everything at our wedding.

2. There's Belcye, again, one of my closest friends. We met via SALT. She's one of those friends that you don't talk to very often but you just know that they will be there for you when you need someone to pray for you.

3. There's Charlene and Olivia, who are inseparable, really. Two ladies who are strong women and leaders in the church, yet somehow they remind me of Chip and Dale. These ladies knew how and when to remind me that God always means unto good, even if Satan means them unto evil.

There's also Nunuk, who wasn't my bridesmaid, because many years ago, she made me promise that when I got married, I would never ask her to be my bridesmaid if I considered her my true friend. I checked if she still wanted me to keep that promise, and she did. But if she could, she would be. We don't talk or share personal things very often, but again, she's one of those friends that you know will have your back no matter what. She will pray for you, she will tell you what you need to hear, and honestly without her helping me through 2015, I don't think I would be alive here today. She deserves honourable mention as one of the most godly women I know in my circle of friends, besides Corina.

Speaking of honourable mentions, one brouhaha that I think deserves a spot on this blog is the issue of the bridesmaid dresses.

Again, we wanted something modest - something below knee and with sleeves. Of course, with no colour restriction, things should be simpler.

We started off going on Shopee and Lazada. This was a nightmare.

We ordered one sample dress that looked like it ticked all our boxes. I thank God we only ordered one to test and see if it would suit us.

If you ever see this on Shopee. Stay away. Stay far away.
It arrived looking like this.

It was very different from the photo online. The material was thin, making it very transparent and see-through. The skirt was a free show for everyone. The only thing that provided some sort of coverage was a tiny inner mini skirt that stopped right below the bum. Right down the middle of the front was a huge slit that ran up to the inner skirt.

This was a very obvious no, and a waste of RM60. It then dawned on me, we didn't pray for this. Bridesmaids dresses shopping was something we didn't pray for.

This taught us the lesson that however small we think the decision or matter is, we must still submit it to God.

I decided to ask an SDA friend who was running a clothing store business online. She helped source for some dresses and found one that to quote her words "didn't show too much skin".

We were short on time, and decided to order all four dresses. Those dresses, however, went through a lot of obstacles to reach us. It went through delays, shipping problems, and wrong addresses.

It finally reached us a few days before the wedding.

And, personally I believe, because we prayed for them this time, they were perfect. :)