praisey.... don't worry. My PS on 4 Apr, 2 days after yours. Ha! So u r not the last lah. Got few of us later than yours.
s'rene.... Oh, at least can get back $ for your favours from restaurant. Btw, how much does each cupcake cost? Now u are making me considering getting too. Ha!
berry egg.... glad your gown fitting went fine. For me, it's a relief to find suitable OTR gowns.
Pine gardens got good and tasty cakes for GDL? Tot we can get from any bakery shop? Mayb cupcakes? I haven't start looking into GDL cakes yet too. Might need help from you then. Hee.
qunqun.... For PS, I also want sea and waterfall. Botanic Gardens got waterfall rite?
cindy.... Welcome! Don't be nervous. I was like you when I only confirmed venue in Jan 08. Hope I can help. Due to time constraint, you might want to look for bridal packages instead of ala carte (don't knw spell correct or not). Less troublesome lah. Unless you r very particular about everything, must be the best source for each area and your preference, then got 2 b ala carte. If you have vehicle, can go JB cos there are more gowns to choose within a package and much cheaper, I think. That's wat I knw from a friend or s'rene can help, if you r interested.
You also need to consider yr budget, what do you need in a package (e.g. any bride's maid gown? wedding car? corsages? any flower gal?) and bargain at the shop before you sign on the dotted line else cant bargain anymore.
I chose mine cos we like their albums and service. We also understand that they will not do anything fishy else it'll tarnish their reputation, especially in forums. I remembered I didnt even try their gowns and we decided liaoz. Mayb cos I tried at first few shops and getting tiredm thinking they all the same kind. Keke. Abit worried at first but my first fitting went well so quite relieved.
Oh, if you want to go Tanjong Pagar, please don't go without direction cos they will just pull u in and you might waste precious time staying at each one. Mayb can check out forums and shortlist which bridal shops you can go and jus go but b careful cos in forum, some shops self advertised. Some are Taiwanese style like Milan at Tanjong Pagar, etc. which is not what I want. You might want to consider whether you wan gown with alot of emboidery or simple and elegant.
MTM gowns might be short of time. Yours could be like mine, only OTR. But best to check wif bridal shop if you wan MTM.
I didnt go to Di Gio or Thomson Wedding Design so got to check wif the rest.
Above is my personal feel. Not sure whether it's yours as well. Ha!
Good luck!!!