Advise : Customary & Wedding lunch at different days

[jimee]

Dear people,

Currently, Im thinking of having my customary on saturday and wedding lunch on sunday. Just to hear your thoughts if is this feasible? I do not wish to rush through my things and my solemnization will be held together with my wedding lunch. Is there any of your relatives or friends who did that before? please share

 

[jeffreyl]

i am also having the same thinking as you..have you gotten any feedback? thanks

 

[envisage06]

Hmm, i think its abit troublesome, and the fact that you need to spend xtra on gown rental + makeups...

 

[jimee]

Hi Jensen,

I believe the gown for customary and wedding lunch is 2 different sets. As I intend to get my gown from JB which is half the price of what Singapore bridal shops are offering. They give us allowance of up till 1 week to return. Make up wise i agree that we have to pay for 2 days

 

[envisage06]

not forgetting the anxiety of whether the event will turn out smoothly... that meant you need to "worry" for 2 days.

But of coz, the advantages is that it wont be a rushed event... you got to weigh it out.

 

[thiasy]

I think it's more meaningful to hold the wedding event on the same day. Only marry once. I'm having my solemnisation in church, follow by hotel wedding lunch.

Wedding preparation can be v stressful.. For me, I rather rush thru everything at one go rather than going through it twice. Relatives and frens might find it troublesome too. need to come to your wedding twice in consecutive days. hehe..

 

[asumi]

I personally think this idea is excellent, and i'm intending to do exactly the same for mine. I've done some research on it myself.

You need not rush since it's 2 days. Can discuss with your bridal house, most probably they don't charge extra if it's on 2 separate days, you have to speak to your coordinator, best to tell them before you sign your package.

For photography wise, some actual day photographers charge for split days, some don't. Do ask them for their pricing and specify you're doing it over 2 days.

For Fengshui wise, i got Master David Tong to help us to calculate dates suitable for us. He said that it's not easy to get both dates to be "good". But you can put your priority on either your tea ceremony or your wedding lunch. From there he'll help you choose a most suitable weekends for you, with rankings.

Lastly, you can definitely save a lot more if yours is a wedding lunch, it's cheaper. And your guests need not "rush" home after your banquet. It's lunch, so no need to worry about ceasing of the public transport.

 

[candycandy001]

I prefer same day. For relatives wise, I think also a bit weird as need to come 2 days. Besides, MUA, PG also need to pay for 2 days (or additional). Maybe lack of momentum also