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    Yumla >> had 20 tables and 1 as reserved. and a fairly big dance floor as well. More than enough space in my opinion and we did our 1st dance. We chose for the stage to be at the side of the room rather than right at the end (directly opposite from the main entrance). its a shorter walk for...
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    Yumla >> yes, i would strongly recommend a wedding planner if you're organizing it from overseas. I did a lot of work prior to engaging the planner - had already selected all my suppliers and etc before. Joelle from Sedan of Love did not charge on % spending of the wedding. But having Joelle...
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    chubbie >> i don't think there was any chinese wording and we didn't ask for it as well.
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    im_24 >> hi, i think it depends on how many tables you have in the ballroom. we had 22 tables with 1 as reserve and it was still quite spacious. For speeches, we used a rostrum instead of having the stage - helps to save space and we wanted the dancefloor. The florist just ensured that the...
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    21 tables and 1 reserve table. i had 9 tall centrepieces done by elite floral.
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    Hi ladies - 2 more photos. 1 is the centrepiece done by Raffles for the ballroom. Another photo shows how the tall floral arrangements from the lawn were reused just beside the dancefloor (far left corner of photo) + the aisle stands (just beside cake) provided by Raffles + photo of dummy...
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    depending on the flowers u choose. i paid 3K ++ for everything including all the lawn decoration, 9 tall table centre pieces in the ballroom, car decoration, my hand bouquet, 4 bridesmaid bouquets, flower girl posies / halos and etc. You will need to contact Sam at Elite Floral for a quotation.
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    hi guys - this is a photo of the lawn during the ceremony. had the tall standing flowers and pew decoration done by elite floral. i later re-used the tall floral stands in the ballroom next to the dancefloor. Also had the drapes + some flowers done up at the gazebo - also by Elite.
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    Hi Miss Daffy>> ours was purely for rental, it was just for 6pm ceremony. but setup started at about 4pm. it was expensive....in my opinion but my husband fell in love with it the moment he set eyes on it...and it was a perfect venue for the outdoor ceremony we wanted. so well, tough, suck it...
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    we just had our wedding on Sun, 20th April. Ceremony was on the lawn (paid $1500++) without champagne and canapes of any sort - but the venue was wonderful and it was what clinched the deal for us @ Raffles. Followed by dinner at the Ballroom for 21 tables with dancefloor and et. Banquet...
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    Grazc >> hi, i'm using sedan of love as my wedding planner ET >> thanks for adding me onto multiply.com! your gown is quite unique...love the lower half of the dress but hee, don't think i'll ever be able to carry it off! TGC >> erm, have no idea who my banquet manager is, am leaving...
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    hi ladies, i've been MIA!! My wedding is in Raffles next Sunday! haa..guess i'm going to the next one amongst all of us here as i was reading all the posts since my last one in Feb. ET >> just tried to add you at multiply so that i can take a look at your gown. For coordinators - i've...
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    Hi ladies, someone had sent me a private thread asking about my food tasting recently. erm, i thought i'll just share with all here just in case anyone else wanted to know. I chose the chinese banquet and below are the dishes and my comments : Appetizers - Roasted Duck, Soya Chicken...
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    ET >> yeap, residing in HK. I'm getting a off the rack kua from my bridal shop in Singapore for the tea ceremony. Haven't look at the kuas in HK as i didn't want to go and look to tempt myself. heee. I also had my food tasting last weekend. Some of the dishes were really good. Overall, i'm...
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    ET >> i think you'll be pleased with Raffles Grand Ballroom. I viewed the ballroom physically and had some reservations as i didn't like the paintings / drawings on the walls within the room. Thought they were quite old fashioned. But when the entire ballroom is done up - it does look fabulously...
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    hi - did anyone hear from Meme at all regarding her story at Raffles?
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    my email is [email protected]. Meme, hope to hear your story so that i can know what to look out for.
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    FOOD TASTING QUESTION : Do you pre-select the dishes for the food tasting session or do u get to taste everything that's on the menu on the day of the food tasting? Thanks!
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    JAZZ : good to hear about your day. i'm getting more nervous as our big day draws nearer. A question - for the backup venue of Casuarina Suite, did you have to pay for that? Our wedding coordinator said that if we wanted that, we'll have to put down venue rental for the backup venue. Please...
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    Hi ladies - Min, congrats on your nuptials! wow, its so good to hear that your day went well and that Raffles was fantastic. We'll be having ours in April'08 - Lawn for Ceremony and Grand Ballroom for dinner. Some questions for Raffles Brides who's had their weddings.... 1. Did you have a...

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