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Thursday, September 15, 2022

4 Dian Jing (四点金) + Guo Da Li

Hello readers!!! I'm officially married and pronounced as Mrs Hwang HAHHAHA like finally after 10+ years later. Both Abel and I knew for sure what we wanted as a couple in life and thus we are slowly working towards it. After dating for over 10 years, we knew that it's time to move on to the next phase in life (being 30 this year... as the real real old adult...)

Honestly, I know I rarely update this space anymore but I still keep this domain close to my heart as it's almost like my precious memory storage space.. - scrolling back to as early as 2011/2012 lol. so I'm just gonna update as and when I'm less busy with work and life :)

Today I'm gonna share my experience on buying/shopping for my 4 Dian Jing + Guo Da Li. I'm no expert at all and every girl experienced just once in their life-time, so me too! My experience was a simple and happy one. I felt blessed during the process and I'm also glad that everything went smoothly for both me and Abel (as well as our families).

So here we go~

We did went to Fengshui Master to "Suan" the auspicious date and timing for our actual Guo Da Li day which was around 1.5 month-ish before our actual wedding date.

Other than settling the standard Guo Da Li stuffs from those typical Chinese Guo Da Li stores that sells all kind of Guo Da Li required items, the next thing important is to shop for 4 Dian Jing.

So what is 4 Dian Jing (四点金) ?

In short, 4 Dian Jing comprises typically of a necklace, bangle/bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings made from real Gold. (It can be 916 or 999 Gold). It is a gift given by groom's mom (mother-in-law) down to the bride as a blessing and for welcoming the bride into the family officially. It could be brand new pieces of Gold or it could also be passed on from one generation to the next. This is the Chinese Wedding Tradition that most Singaporean Chinese follows. So did I haha.

For my case, Abel's mom asked me to get myself new pieces of Gold for my 4 Dian Jing, and I obliged!

There are many Gold shops in Singapore and I was recommended by one of my closest friend to get it from Taka Jewellery/ or from their sister brand: TopCash Jewellery!!

They have options of both 916 and 999 Gold depending on your budget & personally preferences. Value of gold jewelry depends on the amount of gold used, the weight, as well as the pattern/design of the jewelry (workmanship).

I picked 999 Gold in the end because firstly, I knew I will be keeping/treasuring these Gold jewelry with me till the very end, which also means I wouldn't be wearing them out often - One important thing to note for 999 Gold! Since 999 is the purest form of gold - meaning it contains 99.9% gold, it it highly malleable in it's purest form as compared to 916 Gold (which contains 91.6% Gold). Also, I really loved the designs under 999 Gold!!

It's all about personal preferences. Most of my girlfriends picked 916 Gold as their 4 Dian Jings. :)

A photo taken when I was in Taka Jewelry.

They have a wide variety of designs to select from so there's is no way you wouldn't find something that is to your liking hahah.

I'm a Libra and this honestly was really confusing for me!! I did had a hard time selecting the pieces I love (because I was too spoilt for choices haha)

FIRST UP! Necklace!!!!

PLENTY OF SELECTIONS BUT I ended up picking this:

Ok TBH, this is pretty easy for me. I've always wanted a thick gold chain necklace and this piece immediately caught my attention and I was like: Ok this one confirmed! The design is nice!!! Don't need to look for alternatives, I loved this and I don't want to confuse myself further haha.

It's within my given budget too hehe

Next up: Earrings!

Not a huge huge fan of earrings as I rarely wear earrings but these 2 caught my attention in the end. Both are more modern-looking and elegant.

And this shall be my final pick:

I prefer hooked earrings as it's much easier to wear than studded ones don't you agree? haha.

And the butterfly design is in 3D, it's so nice~

Bracelet's next!

Oh man, not gonna lie I had the hardest time choosing my ideal bracelet!

I wanted something simple yet prominent.

I had to compare and match it with my yellow gold Cartier bracelet and..

I reckon this is the best!! I think I've made a right choice. Abel said this looks best together with my Cartier bracelet, which I very much agreed. It's simple, not over-powering yet obvious.

You get what i mean right? I love my pick!! 999 Gold bracelet.

I have to wear it with care as it's pretty malleable.

Finally, the Ring!

I do also have a hard time deciding on the Gold ring design that I love!

This is pretty cute though but it seems abit fragile to me (in my opinion, because I'm very careless in handling stuffs)

Oh I wanted this initially because it's matchy matchy with Abel's abacus gold ring haha

But this is the winner!!!:

Yes I love this the moment I put it on! I can feel it's volume and the design is very sleek as well. :)

Love love love this! I would wear this out often to be honest hehe!

SOOOO I'm done picking out my 999 Gold 4 Dian Jing (within 45 mins hahhaha)

It's tough choices ok!

I did my best and I loved all that I've selected!! They are basic and NICE enough for me to wear out matching my daily outfits! *pats shoulder* good job Joanna.

Most importantly, they are under our budget! Love that they are priced reasonably and more pocket-friendly as compared to the other gold shops. Not gonna disclose how much was our budget but it's around the few thousands range.

You can head down to the store to ask for the prices ok ^^