Davin Indah Love story

For the reason to purchase HDB Flat, we registered our civil marriage earlier and we were practical couple and didn't look any auspicious dates therefore we got the date that most of Chinese avoid haha It was 4th April 2008, at 4.45pm We registered our marriage at the Civil Marriage Office and was witnessed by our close friends and family. Our witnesses were Ferdinand and Friska The photographer was Reynard Our friends who came and cheered us were Andy Tan, Yovita and Stephanie

Like any other bride and groom to be, we had our prewedding photo session in Singapore few months before our big day. We thought that it's good to have pre-wedding photos but we didn't want to splurge on this since we may only look at these photos once a year. We had half day indoor photoshoots at Bridal's studio and half day outdoor photoshoots at CBD area, Kent Ridge Park, Punggol Beach, Lim Chu Kang Road and Seletar Reservoir. It was tiring since we needed to take different poses under hot sun but it was fun considered once in a lifetime.

Marriage is considered a leap of faith and one of great milestones in someone's life. So we took it seriously, we searched our vendors thoroughly, comparing the prices, the qualities, the reviews from the forum. We chose our theme to be white, champagne and lime green. So from our wedding invitation cards, souvenirs, church mass booklet and other accessories, we use these color theme. Our wedding invitation cards was designed by my brother and we printed them out in Jakarta. We invited almost 350 people in total. Since we met because of music, we used piano and flower to symbolise our first meeting on the front cover and our courtship favourite song lyric "Faithfully" as back cover. Besides, my brother also helped to design and print the church mass booklet. We chose the reading and songs ourselves with Father's approval. Our first reading was from John 15, I Am The Vine and You Are The Branches. This reading reminds us to always abide i...

In Chinese culture, wedding is considered a joining of two families, thus once the bride and groom agreed to get married, both families get involved. On the day of the betrothal, the gift is presented by the groom's family to the bride's family. This is a formal occasion where the two families officially acknowledge the marriage and give their blessings. In our case, the groom parents were giving a necklace symbolised that I has been considered part of his family. It was held after Chinese New Year on February 7th, 2008 and it was witnessed by his and my relatives. It was a joyful celebration for both families.

I remember that finding our first home was a challenging journey, but we believed that God guided us through the process. With a tight budget, we focused on resale flats in non-mature estates in the West. Eventually, we found a relatively new flat, just three years old, in Bukit Gombak. The owner, who was going through a divorce, needed to sell quickly, and we managed to negotiate a good deal. Although the flat had wall paint we didn’t particularly like and was home to several cats, we were drawn to the location. It was close to an MRT station and surrounded by amenities, which made it an attractive option. Given that both of us were just starting our careers, we borrowed the downpayment from his parents. With our modest budget, we didn’t undertake any major renovations. Instead, we painted the walls ourselves, chose our furniture, mattress, appliances, and other accessories. The process was both tiring and exciting. Despite it not being our dream home, we were deeply grateful to have ...

No... no... it was not a shot gun wedding, we had few reasons to hold our wedding as soon as possible. Firstly, my rented room contact was expired on May 2008 and it was troublesome to find and move to other rented room for a short period of time, therefore we prefer to stay together either renting or buying new house. Secondly, it was our principle that considered conservative which we can't live together before marriage therefore the best option was getting married officially. Lastly, for practical reason, we needed to match the date with his parents who would be attending his brother's graduation in Singapore to save trip as well as church' s available date therefore we finally decided  July 5th as our wedding date. The preparation was scared and excited us in the same time. With a lot of things to settle in very short time, careful planning and time management were essential. We prioritised our time to look for a house because the process took sometimes from sear...

We were quite young at that time without much savings but we had so much faith haha that we had courage to walk further path into marriage life. We felt so much connections and comfortable being ourselves when we were together. And the best part was our parents had the same hometown therefore culture wise was not a big deal. Therefore, on Christmas Eve year 2007, I propped the question to him what our plan next year and whether we should get married. He told me honestly, he only had few savings but if I was okay with that, he didn't mind, It was a very simple and straight forward proposal, there were no ring or fancy decorations for that. Afterwards, we talked to our respective parents and told them that we were getting married. As we both were first child born, our parents were overjoyed hearing the good news. And we planned to have our wedding on year 2008.

We first met sometimes on October 2005 when we were introduced by our friend, Martinus. It was one of Prayer Group event, Love Night where we played music together for the first time. He played guitar and I played  keyboard. There was no first love at first sight though, in fact I even had a crush with his best friend. However, as time goes by, we often met during Prayer Group event or other church activity, our feeling developed. There was a time that it's kinda weird and it was fate that we were meant to be together. He stayed at Choa Chu Kang and took Red MRT Line and I stayed at Chinese Garden and took Green MRT Line but we somehow met together at the same carriage at Jurong East MRT Interchange. It happened a few times unexpectedly In short, we officially became a couple on May 10, 2006. It's was unusual proposal though and it's unplanned.... That time, I just finished worked quite late and he sent me home and stayed at my room for a while. We chatted and...