17th of October - 24th of October - 1st of November
Nikah Night - 17th of October 
Wedding Reception - 24th of October 
Reception at Groom's Side - 1st of November
Covid-19 has a different take on a different individual and it so happened that mine,
it involved my wedding.
To start off, my wedding was postponed till October because my dad was stuck in
Turkmenistan for work and there was no fight leaving or entering the country.
When my dad arrived home, we had decided on the wedding date
and the nikah should be on the 23rd of October,
and the reception would be on the 24th.
On the 13th of October,
the government announced the closure of state border for
Selangor, KL, and Putrajaya - the state where most of my extended family members reside
and where I'm working.
Panicked. I cried so much because we didn't know when the border will be opened.
But the good thing was,
Melaka can still hold social gatherings,
so it shall be no problem for me to get married in Melaka.
And my family-in-law is from Negeri Sembilan,
so they had no problem to be at the wedding too.
My sister drove us home back to Melaka
and I was crying so much in the car
like there was no tomorrow.
Little did I know,
my father-in-law (FIL) had a discussion
with my parents to bring forward the nikah date,
just in case if the government were to restrict the social
movement in Melaka, we never know
because the government fancies doing things
last minute.
So, it's decided,
we had to bring forward the nikah to the 17th of October
and alhamdulillah, Allah made everything at ease for us.
Every single stakeholder that I booked for my big day,
makeup artist, wedding planner, photographer, henna artist -
they all could make it!!!!
I was super sad,
I couldn't have my best friends at my own wedding,
my cousins were absent at my own wedding,
but I was super glad,
at least my close family was there to witness my big day.
And the event on the 24th was as happening,
although half of the invitees reside in Selangor and
couldn't attend the big day.
As for my reception at the groom's side,
we thought the border would be opened by then,
but we thought wrong.
Same old story.
But it was a more laid back, chill ceremony
and I got to take pictures at the beach!
Which was another dream of mine.
Thank God for marrying a beach boy lol!
And in the internet years,
Instagram live made it possible for
my family and friends from all parts of the world
to witness my big day.
I could feel them in my spirit.
My girlfriends sent me a care package because they had to last-minute cancel
my bachelorette party
and I know deep down they're all sad for not being there,
I was too.
But looking back,
I would love to think that
these things happened for reasons.
God still let me have the wedding I dreamed of,
even if without the whole package of family and friends.
The vlogs, professionally edited videos, and pictures that will live in
my memory, forever <3
My parents, siblings, family,
and family-in-law have been supporting us
from every aspect for this union
and may Allah bless them
with His love and happiness!
Aliah found her Song.
It's been 2 months and we have so many things to share!
But this would do for now :)
Lots of love,
Aliah
