hi iLuvPurin,
You will be in good hands... don't worry about it... For me, he did not show me any sketch for my 1st visit, mostly because at that point of time, I did not have a confirmed date but only told him that I am having my wedding this year. But at that time, he already mentioned things like "I think this cutting suits you better..."
I only signed up with him during my 2nd visit and he let me try more gowns again. By that time I believe he already knew what I was looking for also, which is good.
Definitely different from the Tanjong Pagar stretch, though I have not been there personally but have heard alot from my friends.
Have you signed up with him?
Agnes, ALW has very different packages due to the different tie-ins with various photographer. Their package is of the standard one. But looking at your budget, I would say it is enough depending on what you are looking for. Btw, I signed up my package for 1 year already so my package might already be different from what they are offering now.
For the details, I would recommend going to them. I recall also in this thread there is somewhere with the pricing for ALW. That price I believe might be still the same.