Hi gals,
Just now, we went down to Oaks wanted to sign the contract with Carol. We even discussed the menu and requested for some changes. However, just when we were abt to sign on the dotted line, we were informed of an unexpected change! That is the marquee will not be set up due to a change in the management of Tanglin mall! That really caught us by surprise and i was pretty upset with the fact that Carol did not keep me informed way ahead. She told us that the marquee was put away in July and only today, she was informed by her director that marquee won't be put up anymore as the new management of Tanglin mall won't allow that unless Oaks do it on a daily basis. In other words, put up the marquee and at the end of the day, take down the marquee again. All these will incur a lot of handling costs that Oaks feel it's not worth it in this current economic situation.
From my point of view, i do understand the extra burden Oaks will have to undertake if the marquee is there. However, i was really upset with the fact that she "kept" it from me prior to the appointment.
On top of the unpleasant surprise, we were dealt with another surprise - Carol is leaving Oaks by end of Aug!!! That made us feel rather insecure in a way that we would be signing the contract with her but as time draws nearer to our date, we would be dealing with another coordinator - which may be her director?? What if the items agreed upon contract signing failed to fulfil on the actual day? I won't want to have these types of uncertainties on the ROM day.
Plus, without the marquee, i am not sure how will the weather be in Oct 03. What if the sun is too strong and i cannot expect my guests to be sitting under the hot sun to witness my solemnisation right? And without the marquee, the whole courtyard look very empty despite the red carpet, the chairs, the champagne fountain etc etc. What can i do to decor up the place? Lastly, it will just be a 15 mins event outdoor for the solemnisation so should i spend extra $$$ to decorate the courtyard?
We were given till next monday to confirm our decision.
Soupie, BinBin and all, I really need all the opinions regarding this matter. Help!!