(2006) Brides of year 2006

hi,

maybe will take my OD PS at Malacca but need to top up Rm800 so total will be ard S$1700 like tat lah.... but at least diff. from s'pore mah.. haha... think will go in 2 or 3 times lah for fitting.
 


hey bugbear.. i SERIOUSLY thinking of getting from JB liao! hoho..

Actually sheraton is also quite pricey leh.. me not in those league. Kinda looking at 500 pax..*faint* my brother had like 60 tables and my sis in law not much relatives one so only take 3-4 tables.. *FAINT* I told my dad please dont be so exaggerating so hopefully he will restraint himself.

my budget I not even sure to be frank but if you have Suntec package please share with me.. My budget is simply cheap good.. heh heh.. Anyway I am waiting for the Changi Le Meriden hotel to open.. want to find out the rate..

Me also stay opposite of OCC but I like the place, feels very grand..
 
bugbear,

u've got so many guests, me onli expecting 150-200 onli... dinner, i think cant break even leh cos dinner in 2005 already marked up to $800++ per table (for wkend), i cant think in 2006 man.. heehee
 
Hi Ling, Wah!! u looking at somany pax...heheh...a lot of hotels cannot fit ur requirements leh
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Ling, actually hor, suntec is not that cheap leh...to me...if u take suntec, i rather take merchant court lor...similar price leh. I have got the package from the web...if u are interested, email me: [email protected], then i can forward you what i have
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yah lor...me also thinking of going JB for BS leh...really very attraactive hor...with 2.5k...think can get A LOT of stuffs liao
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sugar...yah lor..every yr hotels also increase about 20+++..so higher class hotels increase 30+++ sigh...think by the time i settle my hotel...think will be close to 900+++ for most hotels liao...where are u intending to have ur banquet? for your guest list...i think good wood is a very place...think max of 22 tables of something like that..i like that place too...my uncle and cousin both had their weddings there...very cozy...very nice...i have the package. if u are interested to take a look, let me know. email as above
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Ling, u will be surprised leh...Sheraton as compared to Pan pac, marriott, conrad, etc...is cheaper leh...ST is around $800 while the rest mentioned is above $880...sheraton is even cheaper than intercon...i always have the impression that sheraton would be in the same range as conrad and pan pac
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actually hor...if you don mind weekdays, rates for weekdays is VERY attractive. Panpac is going at $698nett for the ocean ballroom, intercon also around $698nett, marriott is only $688..but if you are looking at 500pax, merchant court is only going at $625...worth considering.

Initially i the date that i wanted was a weekday, but PIL don want weekday...so have to find another weekend...but not fixed yet...so i still looking around...
 
sugar...where is ur BS? What name? maybe i will hop there one of these days to check out the place
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is it inside city sq? i heard from other forums that the one inside city sq is not too bad...but i dunno the name.
 
Hi all

I'm a 2005 bride-to-be. I booked my dinner package at Suntec. Love the ballroom set-up there. The package rates at their website is not updated.

If u're really interested, pls call them up for their promotion package.
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I hope their promotion package is still available
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Hi melodie, is the package higher or lower? who is the caterer? Is it pearl river?
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I am attending my cousin's wedding end this month...but hers is held at the NUS Guild house...so i dunno who the caterer is...
 
Hi Bugbear

From wat I know, U can choose to have Pearl River Restaurant to prepare ur food for the ballroom dinner. But, you'll have to check the details and packages with them.

For package under Suntec, our food is prepared by the banquet kitchen.

For ur cousin's wedding, U'll have to chk with her abt who her caterer is.
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Their roadshow package price which I got is slightly lower than what u see on the website. I heard they are revising the price for 2005.
 
Hi melodie...i didn't know that they had their own banquet kitchen
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i always heard that it's form pearl river...me moutain tortoise...heheh
Good for you that you got a lower price! How's the ballroom? Level 2 and level 3 different settings izzit? any idea wot is the min and max table?
 
Bugbear..

Inter-con is really pricey.. so I wont choose there also lah.. Pan pac food sucks so my dad will kill me to have it there.. ai yoh think my dad and his ideas are totally killing me! Anyway anything that is hotel I think not possible except the like of furama or something. Think really can call cheapo bride liao.

Melodie how much are you paying now and how many tables at suntec. I love their ballroom and really.. is kinda central.

I asked FH if we should go JB to get BS.. he say to save it because I be too lazy to go there and end up grumbling. heh.. think he knows me too well... so think getting those standard cheap one lah... sigh..
 
Ling, don think and feel that way...not that you have ur wedding at restaurnant or lower end hotel means that you are cheapo bride....never never think that way...the most important is be a happy bride...i rather you find a location that is within ur budget and u feel happy about it than to get those out of your budget and later face $$ issue right? I tot that if you are targeting weekdays, some hotels are quite affordable...about the same price as what suntec is offering...but if you love the suntec ballroom...by all means go for it!! :D

Hahah...ur FH really understand you...yah lah...spend a little more and be a happy bride, than save a little and be a grumpy bride
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over the weekends, i went past marina and saw some road shows...and find the photos by Bridal Concept not that bad. They have a boutique at bugis...they are using the so called 'multi-digital', supposed to produce longer albums...and both me and my FH finds their photos not too bad...but not too sure about their package. u might want to check that out...or you can try those BS at IMM? I heard good comments abt BS there as well
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I am also trying to find my BS to negotiate more on the package...if really cannot...then i think i will switch BS also lor...the more i ask pl abt their BS, the more i feel that the package i am looking at is really expensive
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BTW, any of you gals ROM already? I haven leh...now trying to brain storm for ROM ideas
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Hi Ladies...can i just check with you, how do you gals decide on the budget for your banquet? I am trying to determine if what i should do
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Hi bugbear

Like i mentioned, u can get pearl river to prepare ur food and request to hold ur dinner at the ballroom.
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The min tables for ballrm 1 & 3 is 28 and max is 33. For ballrm 2, the min is 40 tables, max can go up to 60 i think.

The ballrms are beautiful. It was love at 1st sight for me
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Hi Ling

They put up their new pricing at their website already for this yr and next. I booked 40 tables
at their old price b4 this revision. Go check it out!!!
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U can stay at Conrad Centennial for 1 night if u choose to hold ur banquet there
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HI all
I am new here. intend to have my AD in 2006 too but have yet to choose a date. I am also looking around for resturant that can hold less than 10 tabes if possible.

Have also tot of tAking my PS at JH but think of it that i am not familiar with that place and also have to go all the way there, not once but many trips that i have drop the idea. understand the pice is half of ours. so i choose my BS in singapore when i was at the road show. in spore, the price is almost standard. abt $3400++.

Ling fyi ihave also choose GHA but my is at yishun branch even though i am staying in the east.

Hi gals so do let me know if u have more info abt the banquet that is on promotion.

Hi bugbear

I have just recently got ROM. I have choose to be special so i don't intend to held in ROM. It is quite an interesting event. It was a mass wedding at esplanade. How do you want your rom to be like? there is one at stardus where they will arrange the JOP to be there and you can invite as many guest you like. there will also get caterer for you at 22 per pax if the rate not chane and you are a member of SDS. Hope this will help you . If not you can try to look for your own venue and get a JOP for that district to attend if they have agreed to do it for you. u can find more info in ROM website.
 
hi bugbear, I've ROM, n held at the ROM ground follow by a simple lunch at Shangri-la hotel.. my BS is Printemps.. actualli ve yet to decide my venue for dinner, still sourcing ard.... U've got mail

ling,
ur boyfriend noes u so well.. heehee..but does ur bf drive? if he does, it wold be much easier..
 
Hi girls..

me not ROM yet,, but ald got a flat in punggol. We asked for deferment till 2006 because we both doing part time studies.. ! Anyway good as well lah.. I mean I kinda still comfy staying with my pa and mom.. ha..

Me intending to have the ROM at the AD.. so will invite a JP to the dinner place.. hopefully they have this nice place where i can have the cermony..

Bugbear... come to think of it i need a poolside or something place for me to sign the ROM cert before the wedding. I reckon i save money for that.. no need to do 2 time and not leh chei.. me very scared to do all these stuff one.. coz too lazy.. hoho

ya loh he really understand me.. heh.. me is those super lazy kinda. call me to go somewhere further than my place I will grumble non stop. Despite the fact that he drive and is ok with the road near the custom he say based on my character to go to anywhere further to take picture sure to put off and stuff.. so might as well not. think most likely taking GHA tampines DOWNSTAIRS ONLY!!

yaya me and you i think same age =) anyway was the mass wedding fun.. I didnt read anything abt it in the papers..

melodie.. the price like very expensive.. anyway i heard is best if we know which place we want and wait for their roadshow.. confirm cheaper although no gurantee for dates lah.

So who ald know what date in 2006? Think should go to the geomancer after my exam next month. However i think tong shu not out yet..
 
Hi Ling

yes, i do agree that is quite ex now. Do wait for their roadshow...
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I'll go and ask my co-ordinator when is their nxt roadshow k?

BTW, I'm with GHA Tampines. Have u decided?
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Hi Gals...

Ling, u managed to get approval from HDB for that? I have alaways liked to have the ROM together with the banquet...same $$ and not so leh chey...but my lawyer advise against it...say that if i don get my rom cert before the 1st draw down on the CPF...later CPF board can revoke and demand cash...then that time i really can cry liao...that's why i need to ROM next year to be in time for my house 4th qtr of 2005

Yah...tong shu not out yet..i also waiting for that...but heard some ppl say some geomancer can calculate without the book...but i dunno who or where to find
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Ling, think u can just get ur guests to come to the dinner earlier...don need to look for the poolside (unless u want to)...cos I have a friend who did that...instead of starting the dinner at 8, they started at 7.30...then the solemnization ceremony...then start of diner...very nice...u can consider that
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Hey...yaya, ling, think we all same age :D..yaya, i also haven confirm anywhere yet...still sourcing ard for more info and read other's comments lor...hehhe...u targeted any date/hotels/BS already?
 
hi gals,

ling, u noe of any geomancer? me thinking of letting them choose a gd date... by the way, how old r u, gals? me is 23 tis yr... =p
 
hi bugbear, thks for the email!! but the prices is ex. leh.. heehee..... wat abt u? how old r u? actually my plan is to get married by 25.. haha =)
 
actualli would ve gotten married this yr if i din wear braces so ve to wait for 2006, when i take out my braces then my AD. =)
 
Sugar..u targeting weekends izzit? wot is ur budget like? how many tables? i see what are the packages that fit your budget, i send to u lor
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Ah yo...me old liao lor...heheh...actually my plan is actually to have my first kiddo in 2006...but it's not possible liao...cos i want to finish my studies first lor...don want to half study, half take care of kid...that's why i push till end next yr or early 06...also bcos my hse is not ready yet...and i don want to stay with PIL, so i don get married first lor...

Getting married young has its pros lor...at least u will still have the energy to play with ur kids...think by the time i birth...i no energy to play with my kiddo liao...ha ha
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ya, actualli targetting on a sunday.. tables would be ard 15-20 then budget would be 600-800 but think in 2006 diff. to get this kind of price leh...

haha, actualli wants to ve my first kid at 27, first two yrs is honeymoon period for the two of us.. heehee.... me oso studying for my pt-time dip., n would finish in 2006...
 
melodie.. someone is offering to transfer her GHA tampines package to me.. which I am tempted actually.. Might get from her after all. we going to share the same BS! me also too lazy to choose liao.. can 'qing jiao' you on a few items? write to your email..

me totally no dates and everything only know it will be in 2006. FH too old liao if this carries on.. but I know banquet must be reasonably cheap! heheh..

me ald 26 this year *sob sob* late twenties liao.. 2006 will be 28 liao! I am going to be gao ling chan fu liao! Me wanna do it on a more silent place at abt 6.30-7 or soemthing.. best is got those poolside reception.. haha. I think I asking too much ald!

bugbear.. ya i got approval ald from HDB.. as logn as we support our case with receipts.. and they give us till the end of the year to submit the receipts because the Banquet not open for booking yet mah.. so no lah wont revoke my CPF money..
 
Hi Ling

If her package is gd, u can consider...
U can email me at [email protected]

Anyway, now is still to early to check the good dates for 2006. U still can look ard.

Suntec is having a wedding fair soon... So u can go and take a look.
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hi ling,

28 where got old?? 29 give birth loh.. heehee.... since GHA is onli downstair, u shd really consider cos so convenient!! =)
 
I am also busy with my exam now. Sourcing for a flat too. Have tried BTO but always not balloted if not there is not enough take up for the flat chosen. so envy that some of u have flat liao.

LIng what is the price & what does the package covers? check what has been offered previously and see whether its fits your need.

bugbear can also inform me if u come across any good package. U can find out more on stardus ROM thru tis link:
http://paonline.pa.gov.sg/NASApp/sdsol/sdsol/common/Celestial_Bliss_Package.htm

Seems that we are all busy with study.
 
sugar I dont want to give birth so fast after marriage!! No life one you know.. I see my brother and sis in law i know liao! I think will wait until 30/31 than every 2 years after that for my ideal 3... heh... talk only lah .. maybe too painful think 1 will end of story liao!

Is not downstairs but is like 1 street away so very close I think the GHA owner stay at my block one.. heh heh.. because everytime see their maid help out and all..

YA but roadshow this year still very early to book for 2006 right.. me dont want to be kiasu but want to get best deal ...HEADACHE!!!
 
yaya.. skali same school!!! me in TMC... monash uni!

but BTO very long leh.. you can wait that long 2009 estimation based on my last info in dec.

duck you got email?
 
Hey Ling, I am from monash uni as well...but i went over to melbourne to do my degree...wot course are u doing? seems like we are somewhat rocking in the same boat...heheh

Sugar, yah lor...me same age as ling, by the time i get married...already 28...sigh...and no time to honeymoon like you liao...heheh...must play as much while you can ok! me must spare a thought for FH...he already 32 this year liao...and eldest in the family...his parents wait for grand children wait till neck like giraffee already...heheh...

Duck, Is it tough doing acca? i am thinking of doing that part-time after my masters...but dunno if i should or not...seems like accountants are earning the big bucks leh..heheh... then again, maybe shouldn't study liao...must focus more on family already
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melodie

you write to my [email protected] account

my office firewall best in singapore, JB and almost the whole entire world! got word with sex or whatever or kenna screen out.. or 'hi' or 'hey' or whatever crap all cannot one..

bubear me no money go overseas study so do distance study but very tiring!! me doing communication degree.. although I did my mechanical eng. diploma in Sp..

bug so immediately married than can have children liao huh... isnt that too fast? my FH will be 31 then.. but heck lah his brother 36 not AD yet.. so i dont care =P
 
Sugar...yah lor...have to finish studies first...but at least i not as shiong as ling...i am the one doing studies...my FH not studying...Ling and FH both studying...wah...i can imagine that!

ling...ur office firewall really best in town ar...hahah...no lah...i go there also cham leh...alone go there...no friends...hahah...yah lor...sometimes the more u hope for, the more difficult it is...but for his sake, we will try for 1 earlier lor...u very cute leh...heheh...
 
Ling, u write to HDB for deferment of CPF board ar? I dunno use wot reason leh...i scared that by the time the wan to draw-down the CPF$$ for my hse...and i cannot produce the cert, they will want me to rom immediately, etc...or pay cash upfront...

whom did u write to, wot reason u give ar? teach me leh...
 
Bugbear..

to be frank it is kinda shiong for both of us to study at the same time. However at that time upon taking up the course.. never thought we will ever go into such a situation. Worse is almost over next year graduate liao.. looking forward to it!

No friends?! I'm sure you have at least a couple right? I go overseas to work for a couple of weeks each time. So know the feeling of homesick at first.. coz that time first time ever step into US only 22 and never travel alone so far before. Luckily I have a lot of colleague in US who really chase that feeling away.. so now.. got use liao.. go there only we start planning weekend we go where.. haha

Anyway your flat is HDB or condo? No need to write to CPF board. I bought a flat from HDB so they eventually chase us for the cert last week after the deduct all our money from our CPF account in Jan. I wrote in citing reasons for we being not able to produce the cert due to ..... than a week later a reply say defer sucessful!

You refer to the Defer ROM in the housing section of the forum.. I have a very detail list of reasons there. Maybe can use for reference.

now worries.. anyway if you want the copy just email me I just send to you lah..

Anyway the deal is response and act only when they asked. They wont give you an immedaite you must get married within this month thing... that you dont have to worry...
 
hi!! morning gals,

oh i thought it's u, bugbear.. heehee pai seh..... so bugbear, u oso wanna finish ur studies first b4 getting married??
 
hi Ling, yes pls...if u can forward me the email. I bought a condo...tried 2 times, but was not successful for the HDB cos i wanted new 5-room flats...maxed the cap...so have to buy private.
My lawyer told me that have to prepare the cert...else later when they asked for it, we don have...then they will ask us to top up cash or produce cert within 3 months kind of thing...i am wondering if we can actually use the banquet receipt as prove of marriage (marriage in due)...anyway, will wait to see ur email to HDB...hehe...
my email: [email protected]

Sugar...yah...me also studying...wait for studies to finish first lor...at least less 1 worry
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Bugbear..

If condo then I have no idea would it work or not. I have the letter at home.. I will forward to you when I go back..Anyway the reason why HDB approved the defer was because of the banquet/ gown receipts.. to you know show the marriage is very much a reality.

Wah condo at such a young age very capable! =)

I think the thing that resemble us is not just the age.. apparently the 3 of us is studying at the same time.. heh heh
 
Hi ling...yeah, i tot of using the banquet receipt...at least got prove to show our sincerity...hopefully they will allow lor...any being chinese..we definitely hope to consult the tong shu lor...

No lah...it's just a VERY tiny apartment...even smaller than the HDB 5room flat leh...i tried for the balloting...wasn't successful...quite sad also lor...now i practically work work work for the hse liao...
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Yah lor...the 3 of us not only age same same...studying same same...and actually planning AD to be in 2006...same same!! hehe...interesting! then got loads of stuffs to share.

Duck, u ROM already?
 
HI Bugbear I have rom this may at the esplanade.
Can call me YaYA instead of duck sound funny,

I also tried BTO for many times but unsucessful. I will not give up, will try this Duxton BTO this may
 
hi yaya...ok...sorry
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U mean u joined in the mass solemnization at esplanade or did you arrange yourself?
I have passed by Duxton...it's a huge development...50 stories! my god! i went to see the 30 storey flats and i almost fainted liao...let alone 50 stories! wow...the view must be wonderful. The buildings look just like condo leh...somemore at a certain level, there seems to be this link between the towers...ineteresting...me will go see the place also...is the show flats ready? any idea?
 
Hi all

Anyone had heard of Century Roxy Hotel? Anyone been to the poolside dinner there? Hope to hold a poolside wedding dinner in late 2006...any advice on good location? Oriental, Pan pacific and Marina Mandarin are out as somehow, my fuure PIL don't like these hotels, also don't know why...Goodwood park hotel is out also as it can only hold max of 100pax...
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Hi Elin, what kind of budget are u looking at and what is the number of guests? If you want outdoor, u can try Altivo (Mt. Faber)...i think they have pretty nice outdoor sitting and the view is quite good.
 


Hi Elin,

I been to Century Roxy before for buffet and high tea wedding. Chinese wedding dinner not yet but I heard is not bad.. However I think their table max is 25 table not sure of that but is the information off the net.


poolside wedding dinner sounds nice but late 2006 is like monsoon season. Is that a cause for concern?
 

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