(2006) Brides of year 2006

hi gers~ me just came back from BS.. confirm liao!! yeah~ one more thing solved!!
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can sleep soundly liao haha
 


ohh heard from my frend the service is gd too!!
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she recommended me to go there also.. hehe
hmmm will go and take a look..

hw is ur package like??? hw much and wat does it includes???
 
u got to go and take a look, he has alot of different package which includes with/without photography, with/without car, MTM/OTR .. one thing i like is tat his tea dress and men's suit is MTM and will b yours
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i will b taking the one without photography first..still too long to choose which studio to use
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u should go and see!! he's not the pushy type..u can go back and think abt it before signing
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Morning Gals!!

ksbride, Welcome!! Yes, as yami mentioned, the geomancer will calculate a date good for marriage for you...based on you and ur FH birthdates...then when the tong shu is out, u go back to him and he will double check and also calculate the exact timing for u.

Yami...when u receive the quotes from Oaks...can share with me also? thanks.

Blur...so good to hear that you have settled yet another thing...now u can sleep better
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Hi gals,
GDMorning!

Me intended to ROM and had the banquet on the same year or mayb even the same day.
Has any of ur friends done that b4?

Well, as me intended hold my wedd on the 11/11/2006 or 12/11/2006, scared this might be a hot date hence afraid the hotels that I like might get booked by other ppl so hope to start my prep 2lier. As the date hold an impt significant to me and my FH =)...But duno if that date is a gd date for the both of us if go accd to the tong shu.

So booking the BS can be done now even if its in end 2006? Guess got to go search ard...Me havent really plan yet.Came in to find more info.
 
Hi KSbride!!

Welcome!
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i'm not too sure with the booking of BS.. tink shld be possible.. but for wedding banquet.. dun tink hotels have open up booking for 2006 already.. guess would have to wait til the end of the year...

where are u planning to hold ur dinner???
have u gotten ur home yet???
any BS in mind???
 
Hi ksbride...shouldn't be a prob to sign up BS. I signed my BS already...as for banquet...some hotels will allow u to confirm the package...and they will also lock the current price for u...some will not allow...depends on the hotel u go to..try talking to the coordinator and see how it is...
 
Hi racherlle,

We are planning PanPac, my FH had called up asking when they'll release the date for 2006 but they said they duno yet too..will try again mayb end this yr. Hope to be among the few to secure a date for a hotel that me n FH like. Then at least the most impt preparation for the wedding is solve!

As for home, for the time being will stay with my in-laws when married.Well, who ask my FH is the eldest son..So.....But think and hopefully we'll have our very own house in a few yrs time..

BS ah...hmmm...which u recommend?
My FH's sister just got ROM and their studio is from a shop (think TCS actress vivian lai's oso book there)..
Heard its quite good..and their photoshots are made into a magazine type which I find it quite unique. Might consider that shop.
 
bugbear, u know which are the hotels tat allow booking already?

ksbride, u referring to white link? think can look out for their promo.. they throw in alot of things.. but i dun really have good experience with them leh.. guess meet the wrong person
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blur, think thats the one..actually saw from other thread some oso had bad exp with them..might be coz after that vivian lai sign up with them, their business improve, hence became more arrogant?hmm....

Anyway, customer service is oso one of the factor I'm looking to. If service no good, I'll let that shop a pass. Afterall, they are not the only shop in s'pore!
 
Oh, u had already sign up with white link? Then what made you change ur mind?

BTW, usually how much deposit u gals put for signing up with a BS?
 
ya... very important to be firm..
or else u will end up signing for someting more expensive.. and it doesn't hurt if u bargain and bargain... to get more tings for ur package..
 
KSbride ah..
i haven't signed up for any BS yet..
but i like Divine Couture.. i love their gowns
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i'm waiting for their wedding show next year! wah hehee.. quite long :P
but i'm also open to other options...
flamingo also quite gd.. from wat i heard..
 
Yaa, mayb this yr discuss and gather more info, end of this yr/ begg of next yr can start to make bookings...

rather than next yr gather info and book, might end up too late due to too many options available and making decision do takes some time.

BTW, roughly how much do you all prepare for the whole wedding, including everything?? Just wana make sure we had that much by end 2006.
 
KSBride...for BS, think u can take a look at Flamingo. Not too bad...u can go checkout the Flamingo thread in this forum.

Blur, so far, i think Hyatt, GCW, Rasa, Marriott are open for booking...think most hotels are open for booking...but not too sure if they have any surcharge for advanced booking or not... So far, i know MC impose a surcharge for advanced booking
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Hi pple...sorry, MIA for quite some time :P
Has any of you started going for facials prior to your wedding? The adults are telling me to start off cos my forehead..really needs a facial....
 
haros teng...
i have started going facial since June 2003! hehehe ai swee lar me.. keke
will definitely continue.. muz maintain!! :P

ksbride ah.. spend hw much.. i tink basically depends on how grand u wan ur wedding to be..
i tink for the wedding alone.. plus banquet, plus BS, etcetc.. i tink maybe u need ard 40K? i'm also not too sure.. does it include honeymoon? if include definitely more..

my bf's colleague spend ard 60k i tink.. geeeee includes 10k plus in honeymoon...
 
Hi Racherlle....so I'm still not too early lah hehehe :P believe you signed up for the package too?..so tempted to get the full range of pdts too but so expensive...so settled for some basic ones first.

Hi KS bride......actually hor...if you include banquet, maybe you can take into consideration who will keep all the ang pow money cos normally if you are going for banquets in the normal range, you will get back thru the ang pows..at most need to top up a bit........

the others like wedding bands, BS and additional photos, pin jin,etc etc are all expenses....
should come up to abt 10k plus
 
Teng,
as the whole wedding cost will be paid by me n FH, hence guess accd to the tradition, angbaos will be kept by us, bride's relative will be kept by my mum.
So what we can get back is only from our friends and my FH's relatives. Dun think is enuff to cover up all cost if we planning to held the banquet in hotel...$$ wise oso headache.

approximate whats the max loss usually for a wedding banquet? a few Ks?
 
Hi KSBride,
If that's the case....think you need to multiply the number of tables your FH is giving your mum...
eg: giving 10 tables at $700 per table.
it's $7000 loss + some small ang pows...maybe prepare abt $10k...but got to warn you of beer, liquor and corkage charges...you need to discuss this with your coordinator.......

hahah.......sound as if I have been thru it but I haven't even booked any banquet venue yet hehe :P just heard lots.

by the way...heard from some friends that sometimes, knowing that the bride and FH are paying for the banquet themselves, some bride's parents will give part of the ang pow collection......to help lighten the couple's load at the end of the wedding so also depends on your parents....????

My FH and I will also be paying on our own...haiz.. thinking of ways to save more money too...bobian.......
 
yeah, teng, we are in the same shoe..
Then after the whole wedding got to think of my honeymoon expenses too..

so are you a 2006 bride too?where do you intend held your wedding?
 
bugbear no probs, will share the details for ROM at Oaks once i get access to office email. the coordinator called me today to tell me she sent me liaoz, but i not in office so cant check till monday. N she told me there is a ROM there on the 24/7/04 (sat 11.30am) so can go take a look if interested.

where is silverling blur? which designer u go to? so they throw in ROM package for u free as well?

teng/ksbride, i same situation as ksbride. will not get back ang pow from brides's relative. my family follow tradition one. so far all marriages b4 me are like tat-banquet most likely 'lose money'... nvm lor, since they usually dun ask for significant ping jin.
 
Hi KSBride,
actually my intention was to have it in early 2006.....but my FH wanted it to be dec 2005..got special significance which I agree after thinking thru hehe :P .but have been in this thread leh...one month doesn't make a difference so stuck to here haha :P

Hi yami, ya lor....actually even if my mum really gives back the ang pows, think the couple will feel a bit paiseh too cos that's considered FH's family's pin jin to her........but since we are paying ourselves, it's like FH's pin jin to her lor...and nowadays, cash pin jin is quite low so still ok.

have anyone of you booked for BS yet?

Mine has an open date of 5 years - Universal whom I also will have my graduation photos and frame done. Having a church ceremony cos both FH and I are both Christians but hasn't fixed on the church yet.

Banquet, might be taking up RTC, cos recommended by a friend...see how first cos the price is rather steep...actually waiting for the August fair to come too...see got other perks or not :P
 
Hi all,
As there are some problems of me posting msg here, so I will not post so often here okie? But I do check this everyday...but do keep me in mind okie??
Also what u guys think of BV??

Hi ksbride,
WELCOME!!!! Which ballroom u looking at Pan Pac? I was thinking at most lose 5-6K??

Hi blur,
Happy that u found ur BS... How much was ur package?? Good bargain??

Hi Bugbear,
Any progession??;)
 
how nice if let me struck 4D or toto, and all my worries will be gone...can even carry forward my wedding to be a 2005 bride...haa...just my wishful thinking

yaa, i'm prep a 5-6Ks lost anyway. Mum hinted for about 7 tables on her side.
Once in a life time, what to do..
 
Hi Ching,

I'm looking at the Ocean ballroom.
But still open to choices for other hotels..still searching ard, afterall, I'm still consider too early for booking
 
Hi KSBride,
actually my intention was to have it in early 2006.....but my FH wanted it to be dec 2005..got special significance which I agree after thinking thru hehe :P .but have been in this thread leh...one month doesn't make a difference so stuck to here haha :P

Hi yami, ya lor....actually even if my mum really gives back the ang pows, think the couple will feel a bit paiseh too cos that's considered FH's family's pin jin to her........but since we are paying ourselves, it's like FH's pin jin to her lor...and nowadays, cash pin jin is quite low so still ok.

have anyone of you booked for BS yet?

Mine has an open date of 5 years - Universal whom I also will have my graduation photos and frame done. Having a church ceremony cos both FH and I are both Christians but hasn't fixed on the church yet.

Banquet, might be taking up RTC, cos recommended by a friend...see how first cos the price is rather steep...actually waiting for the August fair to come too...see got other perks or not :P
 
ksbride, my family v big....think will need 8-10 tables le.... but it's a bit like substitute for pinjin lor. jus to make everyone happi. my fh mentally prepared laioz
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and he's ok with it. i wish i strike 4D too hahahah..... but i buy so small, strike first prize onli enuff for maybe 3 tables hahaha.....
 
hi teng,
ya i signed up a package.. hehe.. so will try to go mthly....
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gals ah.. me also in the same situation as u all.... the wedding banquet expenses will be borne by the both of us.. so have to save save!! hehee......

yami ah.. u wish u strike 4d ah.. i wish i strike toto! haha but i dun buy toto.. hehe.. only buy 4d.. hehe.. started buying the address of our home.. haha same here.. i also buy very small.. even strike also nothing much.. keke
 
wah.. i think this thread's peak period is 5+ huh?? din come in whole afternoon, got alot to catch up
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yami ah.. silverlining is at 233A south bridge road.. look for jit
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he's nice to talk to.. but must make appointment hor.. he's quite tight in his schedule.. i went again today w/o making appointment and he's taking so i have to explore myself
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ching, din bargain leh.. he's too nice to talk to until i dunno how to bargain liao
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anyway we're happy with his service and impressed with his gown, think he's worth the $... my package is 3488 i think.. with tea dress and men's suit to b kept..
 
Hi All!!

Din come in for the second half of today and so many posts to read. This thread sure moves fast!!

Teng, ksbride, rachel...i am in the same situation as u gals...me and FH paying for everything...so have to really budget...hse downpayment already quite taxing on the pockets liao...at the same time, i also need to prepare $$ for my hse reno...reno and wedding same time frame...quite jiat lat...so i can only look at tables not more than $800nett. very tight budget
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Any good lobang let me know, k
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ksbride...i think PP Ocean ballroom is having promo now izzit?

Teng...wot is RTC? Raffles Town CLub? :p

Ching...i went to view GCW (grand copthorne waterfront) last evening. The ballroom is very nice...big and grand with very high ceiling...but the package is quite high also lor...it's in the same range as conrad, marriott, etc...but in terms of locality, GCW is not convenient...will discuss with FH and see if we still want to consider GCW...what about u? Any progress so far?

Blur, ur BS 3488 no photography? So ex ar...
 
Bugbear,
Ya PP having a $778nett for ocean ballroom. But called up and they say dates for 2006 is not release yet. so have to wait. and by the time they release the 2006 dates, price might be different again.

Miss their $668 nett promo for 2004 wan...duno they will still provide such pricing for 2006 anot..

me too having tight budget. Just hope to save just enuff when the times comes for wedding. After all, the most expensive part will be the banquet. If no banquet, guess I can even marry now..hahaa
 
from what ksbride mentioned, then is it wise to jus wait for promo packages to come? like those nett nett packages (i v scared of +++) but what if the hotels we like dun have promo packages at all....
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are u gals subscribing to any brides magazines?

ching, hwat's ur plan to lose weight??? i need to lose 5-6kg too.....and maintain...thinking of signing up for aerobics at amore. (nv didi it b4) gym is no gd for me ...

cindee, how's ur fantasy garden wedding preparations coming along ?
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Yami,
Infact quite alot of hotels are having promo every yr with nett price package. Depending on how ur guest drinks, those beers and corkage does amount to a sum of extra charges too.

If waiting for cheaper promo packages to come, the dates that we like might already be book by others.
Quite a dilema here huh?!

Well, if you see the packages not bad, like the ballroom and price is within ur budget, better book the date before others book it and also to secure the pricing before they change the package price again which might either goes up or goes down..
 
hi gers

have been busy...din hv the time to come in...

hi yami...
sighz...lng long story manz...bf's dad was convinced we could hv 30 tables in the garden...that is including the mini golf course...the big drive ways...and another backyard...we got the tenage guy to come down...but he said it will look very funni....he said the max 18-20 tables...wah..how to fit everyone in...cos his mom wants to invite a lot of pp...so we decided to hv 2 meals...one tea party and then quickly turnover to the next batch of guests for dinner...but got objection again...cos that would mean that our church wedding will hv to be put in the morn and his mom said many pp wun come...so no choice ...hv to put it in the afternoon....so now...have sat wedding then dinner at the garden...then the next day...a sunday lunch at the garden...more work than i expected manz...looks like getting a hotel is so much easier...sighz...gd thing we start early...at least got more time to play with....now..we still sticking onto the 2 days garden celebration.....400 guests...am sure his family will be pleased...as for the deco....wow...dun even dare to start thinking abt it manz...trying to get the guest list and decide which day to put them in already quite a work...gd thing his parents helping with the $$ and manpower...so not so bad...

we have prob getting the house though...cos HDB said we cant get a resale 1 yr earlier...must produce ROM cert within 3 mths....how to finish reno and furnishing the plc in time?? anyone out there who can help? got frens who appeal and got 1 and 1/2 year grace to produce the ROM cert loh...but bf said better not play with the ruling...but am really not comfortable with the 3 mths lei...too rush for me...
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Hi hi...

Yami...yeah, if u have a hotel in mind, and the price within ur budget...then better to book first, unless u don mind having it some other dates lor.

Cindee...don worry about ur house lor...ur FH house so hugh!! I am sure u can fit in anytime...stay in first then slowly find ur hse
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hi bugbear

well...but am not comfortable staying with the parents...will feel like i hv to watch myself very carefully...scary manz...rather have my own space...
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cindee i think ling managed to defer for 1 yr. u can check with her. but if u utilise grant like me, then very very hard to defer.... ur wedding a lot of 'changes'.....
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but like what u say still early lah. can plan.
 
there is a 30k grant (40k if ur resale unit is near ur parents)from HDB, that's y they want u to produce rom cert within 3 mths upon collection of keys.. like me lor. i rom next yr, AD 2006.
 


ksbrides i think everyone here faces the same prob. book too early no promo. book too late no dates. but i think dates more impt.... but i on budget !!
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