Anis is my dearest cousin on my mama’s side. She was born 6 months after I was. Although she is younger, she has always been the kakak to most of us. She was extremely shy when we were growing up but later the shyness grew out of her. She was always the darling of the family. Kind, patient, motherly, compassionate and honest, these are some of her finest qualities. Despite all that, trouble seems to reign in her romance empire. She was most of the time disappointed with the men she dated. One fateful day, my mother called me to ask if I have any friends I could recommend to this guy whose mom was seeking a wife for. I told my mom that she has a niece she could recommend to this seemingly kind-soft spoken-single-cute guy… she asked, who? And I said Anis of course! My mom was just delighted. A couple of weeks later they met at her workplace and things hit off from there on. They dated for a few months, made plans for the wedding and finally they got married on 14th of June 2009 at the historical Ubudiah Mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak. I was there the day before she got married and I cherished the moments we shared before she is called a wife. Little things like washing her hair, to testing her makeup, to doing touch ups on her henna, and trying her scarf are just the things I’ve imagined doing since we were little. And I got to do all that, it is important and special for me.
I also was privileged enough to get to do her makeup for her akad nikah ceremony that morning. She did not hire a makeup artist for the ceremony. But she had one after for the reception. The reception was held at her mom’s house in kuala kangsar. And another one held the next week at her husband Zarif’s house in KL, and also a small party on Anis’s dad’s house in Klang. Anis looked so beautiful as a bride. Zarif also looked sharp as a groom. The pair is inseparable and is meant for each other. I honestly feel like their marriage will last forever, and I pray for them to have a happy life with lots of love and passion.
