hi valerie, nec, korice and sasa!
for questions on MBR:
i chose it mainly because of the photos and the feedback of brides on this forum who have signed up with MBR. i was very impressed with the photos on the site and most of the BS that i have visited previously are very taiwanese, so the photos are not to my taste. i just don't like the photos to have digital motifs (bubbles, autumn leaves etc) and all that, no offence to anyone who has had them for their PS. my FH was very impressed with the photos, and photos are very impt for us, so we went ahead. i was surprised with the service even though i had heard that MBR's service is good; didn't expect them to be so accomodating, open and even the boutique itself gave a different feel. (have to take off your shoes when you go in, heehee.) previous experience i had with another BS was pretty bad, so pushy, in the end we just paid a deposit to stop them from nagging. MBR was different, plus the feel of the place is very nice, very at home. i like the package too, if you guys want i can email my package details to you, just pass me your email add.
yes i am super excited about my wedding so i started planning fast. and i also predict that in the near future i have no time to plan, i'm on 2 months holiday now (studying in poly) so quickly use the time to plan.
starting my pre-marital counselling with pastor in maybe june? (my church is calvary pandan bible-presbyterian

) see when FH is free lor. pastor is free from april onwards but FH is very busy. once pre-marital counselling start i will start confirming the venue, going down to other places to look before i confirm my venue of choice, etc. (i take diff events that happen outside my wedding to act as markers for my planning, like when counselling start i will go and book the venue, my next holiday come i will go for food tasting, etc.)
haven't tried the food at hilltop garden, but mom says it's very good. she was there for a function about four months ago. the ambience is wonderful too
the price for the lowest package is $508 inclusive of GST all that i think. you can check it out on the website, i think is www.qianxi.com.sg!
my dinner's highlight will be a video that i will be producing with my friends for my FH and i... in my course of study i do film also, so it's like another proj for us

i will do it very conversationally, perhaps get my FH and i to share about the stupid things we do to each other, how we want to help each other in future, each other's quirks, get some interviews from close friends about how they feel about our wedding, all that... don't really care for what i do during the wedding lah, because marching in, pouring champagne all that is very standard, but it will be the first time i'm doing it so def will be memorable for me. just want my guests to have something special, so even though they have seen the standard wedding stuff happening many times, it will be the one and only time they will see a special video.