Kaiz and Christy> The venue that I got from my SIL is:
Tiong Poh & Company
Blk 531, #02-58
Hong Lim Complex
Upper Cross Street
S(050531)
Tel/Fax: 6533 1407
Then again, there is the GDL link under the meeting place for brides (under G). Take you time to check out the prices and see where you want to get your stuff from.
Mashi> I agree with you that it depends on who you talk to. I believe it is fate that we manage to get the people we like and have good service from them. So lucky us. Hehe! Hope the rest of us can have such luck too =D
Abt your ROM, see whether you are tight on budget or not. Some prefer to have separate cos expenditures is at different times, so don't feel the pinch. Some prefer everything together so as to save $ and save time. Then again, you have to consider if both on the same day, then you cannot just let the JP go off after the ceremony right? You may want to invite him to dinner before leaving, but you wouldn't know where to sit him with, causing you to have headache. Some like the idea of celebrating 2x. So...up to you le. Decide the budget 1st, then easier to plan.
Kaiz> Check out other JPs' thread and see who are the nice ones that you can invite. The popular ones, you must chope them way in advance. Good luck to your search. =)
Christy> Thanks for making up the list, hehe I am the last one. Initially I wanted 10/10, it's nice to rem and it's a Sat. But many hotels engaged their own shifus who can tell them the generic auspicious dates, so that these hotels can mark up the prices to that of a weekend if it falls on a weekday. Thus I decided for 30/10, Fri, so long weekend, haha!
Your PG is good de. He will take very nice pics of you and HB. Must have fun on PS day!
Verena> Go for more classic designs that are timeless, so that you don't have to worry that your gown looks dated. Good suggestion by Christy is that you can decide when your PS is nearer. Make sure you go and try out about 3 months before your planned PS. Why 3 mths? So that if you don't like any of the new OTRs and can't get the last year's OTRs (meaning this year cos you will be choosing next year), 3 months is enough time for you to get a MTM.
AD gown will only be 1 of your many PS outfits. So you can try out other PS outfits first. Cos very often, PS outfits are meant for outside (to get dirty), so you won't see too much of different gowns). If you choose a WG now and save it for PS, next year you like another new WG, then you can take pics in both WGs and save the newer WG for AD.
Like all girls, you always can't resist new designs, so even by the AD, there will be still new gowns, so don't get too carried away. That's I chose my WG knowing that I will still like it 1+ year later. Enjoy choosing...
Twinfairy> It is not risky at all. You have more than a year to plan for your wedding, so that is more than sufficient le. Start off by checking out the hotels that you will like after you get a few dates to choose.