Perihal Kad Kahwin and such!

My Jakarta trip wasn't that successful.. Yeah i am happy with my kain kain hunting. I got what i want.. (will write more on my kain hunting trip to jakarta in a next post.. too long but interesting) but there is still long list of things weren't accomplished. To name few is my wedding card.

Kononnya nak pegi Pasar Tebet, Jakarta and hunt for wedding card. Orang kata kat situ memang pusat kad kawin. Syorga! But i didn't manage to go.. Y? because masa tak cukup y'all! sedihnya.. Lokasi Pasar Tebet ni ialah di Jakarta Selatan. Waktu operasi 9.30-6ptg. Tapi its kinda hassle kalau nak pergi trip to jakarta 2 kali untuk order and untuk collect. So the other option to do to save cost is to do it online. Zaman skarang bercinta pun bleh pakai online.. khidmat sex pun orang boleh pakai online. so setakat nak buat kad kawin.. online pun boleh maa.. Lepas tu minta diorang post to Malaysia. A friend of mine was charged RM500 for a 1500pc of hardcover cards for postage. Tu baru card, if you all ada doorgifts, bakul, ceramic, bla bla.. harga postage lain ok. So if you think buying things in Jakarta is cheap. Yes, its comparatively cheap. but do consider postage.. bukan murah tau. Kira2 balik mungkin sama aje total cost kalau beli kat Malaysia negaraku tercinta.

Cintake? Guess what?? I still buy all my stuffs in Jakarta! hahah.. poyo aje kan.. i will tell you why and how.. Since my first trip wasn't really fruitful.. but i managed to get contacts just in case there is a second trip ke.. So, after calculation on shipping cost for all items yang i plan nak beli kat jakarta.. i decided to make a come back and collect all my ordered stuff by myself.. Ticket cuma RM350 inclusive return ticket + tax + maximum baggage and roastchick + kopi. (roastchick air asia sedap ok). Not bad huh? And i get to bring all my stuffs including kad kawin and doorgifts sendiri.. suruh diorang post to hotel je. Orang di Jakarta ni memang business minded and very very competetive. They are willing to go extra miles for you. Tapi kita as pengguna kena bijak.. jgn sampai terpijak. And dah alang2 sampai jakarta tu belila barang2 lain such as corset.. accessories.. barang2 yang i plan nak meniaga such as jubah or kaftans.. (will upload hasil hasilnya nanti.. boleh you all beli untuk Raya). Kira ok la kan trip tu..

Hahaha.. i ni selalu meleret citer pasal benda lain. This post is supposed to be about my wedding card. Ok, back to the main topic, i made my card with De Karda. Had good reviews from my niece and sedara mara. They did their card with them. I need someone who speaks good language (understandable indonesian language or better still english), cekap beronline and efficient. Maklumla.. online. I have googled a lot, asked for quotations and such.. but only some manage to respond promptly. Biasala.. brides kan cerewet, nak cepat and nak dilayan seperti permaisuri.. betul tak? Tapi budget ciput. ngada ok. I also managed to compare price locally and dari seberang. Memang ternyata.. design dari Indonesia memang lagi creative and hebat-hebat y'all!

I designed my own card. I am a very imaginative person. Sume nak buat sendiri kalau boleh.. siap renda renda and manik ala swarovsky bagai! ngada ok. baju kawin pun i design sendiri (will come to that later). So i managed to compare price kad kawin di Jalan Pudu and di Jakarta. Di Jalan Pudu ada satu kedai Melayu ni (diorang boleh buat custom box yang lawa-lawa juga). For a simple hardcover card that i designed price at Jalan Pudu RM3.50. (not bad.. he claimed his price is the cheapest compared to others). Nama kedai Firma Kreatif. Nak tau berapa Jakarta vendor, De Karda quote i? USD0.60. (around RM1.70) So its always be half the price in Indonesia, plus you get creative designs!

I am not saying you should get your card in Indonesia.. but if you plan a trip make it worth while. Borong terus benda benda lain such as doorgifts, kotak favors, kain, langsir ke.. hahha.. study and buat checklist before planning your trip. Kalau nak lagi bagus, google dulu list of vendors yang you all nak visit.. contact them via email first, so your trip will be more cost effective.

Here is some local and Jakarta vendor for kad kawin to assist your planning.

Local:
Firma Kreatif @ Jalan Pudu
No 14, Jln Kancil, Off Jln Pudu
contact person : wan asma madiah 019 232 5332
note : open space parking auntie cina yang cekik darah tu cekik darah ya amat! 2 minit pun berkira.. padahal tulis kat buku 555 je.. bukan ada automated system. tapi memang sekangkang kera je dari kedai ni. Kotak souvenir memang banyak yang lawa juga.. you all boleh custom design too.

Jakarta :
De Karda (good online representative)
contact person Imelda +62 818 988868
note : I am still waiting for my wedding card. so, tak berani nak cakap if the output is good or not. but feel free to view their collections kat web.

Pasar Tebet, Jakarta :
http://www.allweddingfun.com/2011/02/lokasi-kartu-undangan-sentra-pasar.html
note : Sedihnya because i just got this link this morning. I could've get cheaper price as compared to De Karda but tak taula hasilnya. you all boleh cuba contact any numbers from there.

Kuchiwalang Art, Bandung
http://kuchiwalangartinvitationsouvenir.blogspot.com/
note: diorang ni pun best. I did not order cards with them sebab i already placed my deposit with de karda. But guess what?? I bought my doorgift souvenir with them y'all! Mengada betulkan.. I will share in my other post. Kang kata i lari topic pulak.

Banyak lagi vendor-vendor kat Malaysia yang i approach tapi price lebih kurang and design pun lebih kurang. Anyone yang ada good experience or bad ones or yang nak share vendor please do so..