Weddings - Need suggestions

last SG · 2007-03-13T16:55:16+00:00

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the_don SG

my dearest forumites, need your help to give some suggestions and comments about past weddings you have attended.

Has anyone been to a outdoor solmisation? How you feel about it, what was the wet weather contingency plan, dress code, location, afternoon or evening?

Anyone knows a good florist that does those floral arrangement for weddings? like decorating the chairs with flowers, etc.

Any other good deco ideas dinner venue more 'unique'? the table and chairs r white (cannot change color Crying or Very sad ) and i dun like white

Anyone used wedding planners? Are they value for money or not necessary?

for bridal studios, any good ones to recommend? and why?

anyone knows of a good live band that will be good for wedding dinner?

i was told hard liquor no corkage charge. if Jack, Jim and Johnny was served instead of Tiger, Merlot and Chardonnay, will it be very un-wedding like?

the most important question: how to convince parents that having a wedding during chinese ghost festival is OK? Neutral (i dun wan to change date Neutral )

Haiz weddings are so leh chey (troublesome)... i'm getting a headache just thinking about it. Sad sorry if this topic is repeated, just contribute again la Mr. Green

Artiwizoras SG

My cousin held one on a boat. Smile

the_don SG

Shocked wah. nice. how did she do it? did she rent it? boat or yacht? did you have dinner/lunch or was it just a reception?

pqr SG

go thru www.singaprebrides.com for more ideas and sharing

choco B SG

Sounds like you already have a dinner venue. Where and how many pax?

Wanda SG

My friends had outdoor solemnisation followed by dinner at Rasa Sentosa, by the beach, at sunset time...i think there are tents to run into if it rains, or run into the dinner ballroom.

There's one very good florist (nice design, not cheena at all) i know of but forgot the name - they used to be at Upper Thomson but have moved to some shophouse off Beach Rd (I think)...will try to recall and let you know. Wink

the_don SG

i oready go there and other wedding sites to research le. but the amount of comments are so large, it makes it hard for me to digest. worse is that most of the posts are not recent. a lot of them are like year 2004, 2005. for most hotels chefs & staff have high turnover. what is good in 2004 might not be good in 2007 Crying or Very sad

tare SG

Has anyone been to a outdoor solmisation? How you feel about it, what was the wet weather contingency plan, dress code, location, afternoon or evening?

depending on theme, usually outdoor solmisation is more casual and relax... afternoon gives u better photos but hot lor Razz

try asking fort canning or alkaff mansion... they have such events...

Any other good deco ideas dinner venue more 'unique'? the table and chairs r white (cannot change color Crying or Very sad ) and i dun like white

u have to decide on a color scheme and let the hotel knows.. usually they will cater their decor to ur needs... u want anything special, have to let them noe exactly wat u want.. if not u'll get the "standard" decor de...

Anyone used wedding planners? Are they value for money or not necessary?

wedding planners help u ease off the burden of all the nitty gitty stuffs a wedding will bring... not necessary unless u have the cash for it... u just need a couple of close gfs who's married or been thru enuff weddings to help u...

for bridal studios, any good ones to recommend? and why?

try look at the few at tanjong pagar... wedding news have a more "expensive" outlet along the same stretch... very nice gowns and each design is only one piece de.. Smile

anyone knows of a good live band that will be good for wedding dinner?

seriously hor... ppl are too bz eating or toasting with u to notice the live band de... unless u want it as a performing item, then again tat might drag ur dinner longer... hotel usually have time constrain...

i was told hard liquor no corkage charge. if Jack, Jim and Johnny was served instead of Tiger, Merlot and Chardonnay, will it be very un-wedding like?

i prefer martell than wine lor... but yah dun look so "weddingly".. but hey u're there in ur gown to remind them wat! Laughing plus i'm sure they won't forget since they have given u angbaos for it... Mr. Green

the most important question: how to convince parents that having a wedding during chinese ghost festival is OK? Neutral (i dun wan to change date Neutral )

this one hor.. seriously, it's difficult, esp. if ur parents are superstituous... unless u can tell them during tat period u got discounts for everything then u can afford the wedding otherwise they'll have to pay for it Twisted Evil

and if they agree and u get a free wedding, then change date lah! save ur own $$ for a fantastic honeymoon! Laughing

the_don SG

choco! *huggies* Embarassed

ya, gonna hand deposit to Rasa Sentosa tonight Mr. Green . Will be getting the Pavillion Ballroom, 30 + tables. It has 3 pillars but we are ok with that.

TX wans a jazz band & i hope it will not be too expensive. other than that we go no more ideas to make our wedding a 'unique' one Confused

the_don SG

heee i'm also having it at rasa Embarassed

thanks for reminding me.. i gotta add 'Tentage/Marquee' to the wedding budget Shocked

i wait for your contact on the good florist Mr. Green

rainee SG

wa don getting married? Very Happy

congrats in advance Mr. Green

hmm for me ah, i think when i have one, i wud not wan to have one which is too big...just want a simple dinner, dun wan any guest that i have never seen my entire life before ... Laughing

Wanda SG

Orh...

Eh....so TX proposed liao ah? How was it...tell leh. Very Happy

the_don SG

thanks tare for replying to all the questions Mr. Green

so martell ah? with green tea? if you can make it, i'll bring some over

i think i need to bluff my mum that 7th month means dinner half price or something before she will say yes.... sigh Confused

the_don SG

thank you Embarassed

the actual dinner is a long way off. i'm just gan jong and wan to get to know more ideas

as for the dinner list, it is oready filled with pple that TX and I know - relatives (only close ones) & frens. We have not added gaming frens. dun know got space to invite them or not Neutral

tare SG

i attended one b4, as the bridesmaid....

tell u hor, trying to walk down the aisle gracefully in heels in a rocking boat is no joke okie!!! i so gan cheong tat the bridge might fall down Confused

the_don SG

erhm no he has not done the official get on your knees and BEG thing. (i think we'll probably skip that. no element of surprise oready).

it was more like this: one day i asked him 'are u marrying me or not?!?! dun waste my time' and he said 'Of Cos la!' Mr. Green

we have been looking for HDB, planning for the dinner and planning our retirement etc. think we just became a typical singaporean; get HDB = marriage proposal Confused

rainee SG

may i know how long u and TX have known each other? Mr. Green

and are both of u engaged or went for ROM oledi?

just curious to know...usually how long do ppl get engaged or how long after ROM is it still considered appropriate to hold the dinner thing...

tare SG

hehee... so dress code is bikinis and trunks? Laughing

hisoka SG

i suggest the unorthodox approach of asking pple who want to attend to do a potluck or a picnic.

do something different. or you can do erm getting married via WoW

the_don SG

Laughing if u fall down then really become 'Par1 Di4 Xiong2'