Anyone planning a SG wedding but currently in Australia?

[margiel]

Hi all
A quick update on the meet up list for 12 April Sat
Emi - Ok but working at 4pm
Lala - Ok (sorry i cant remember if I had checked with u after typing the 'OK')
Deluxe - OK
Margie - OK
Deb - OK
Jacq - Cant make it unless the following weekend e.g. 19/4

Will u gals also be free on 19/4?

 

[pinkpony]

WoHOOO!!! YAY!! This thread coming alive!! I am available on 12 April Margiel. Told you already lah!! Actually I can also make it on 19th April

Yummy... where are we going eh?!!

Emilia, so onze this Sunday yah. HTB asked which team you all support *aruggghhhhhh.... he's trying to recruit you all to his team*..... Hehe... most likely we will take the tram, so meet you directly there? I think I know how you look like. Ha!

Ouch delux. Sign contract? Zero price for mobile?Yeah, my stuffs more or less alright. Just taking slowly to pack but yet can't wait to have everything! Those guys did unpack but they will try to give all sorts of excuses to xiam lor. So in the end, my air ship didn't get unpacked while sea ship I have to make sure they do their job. So you settling alright?

Sorry, guess could know more when we catch up next!

 

[margiel]

Hehehe okie Lala, tot so too but yet cant remember clearly...

Updated List

Either 12 April Sat
Emi - Ok but working at 4pm
Lala - OK
Deluxe - OK
Margie - OK
Deb - OK
Jacq - Cant make it unless the following weekend e.g. 19/4

Or 19 April Sat
Emi -
Lala - OK
Deluxe -
Margie - OK
Deb -
Jacq - OK

Venue: ? (Any suggestion? Perhaps near city will be more convenient for all?)
Time: 11.30am

 

[eminozy]

I am ok 19th april full day!

hmmmmmmm u guys want asian or australian venue...?

Lala...am not a big fan of AFL. BUT i always thought Adelaide Crowes is a better team. I kinda like the colours!

 

[margiel]

Ok Emi!
Updated list.
Either 12 April Sat
Emi - Ok but working at 4pm
Lala - OK
Deluxe - OK
Margie - OK
Deb - OK
Jacq - Cant make it unless the following weekend e.g. 19/4

Or 19 April Sat
Emi - OK
Lala - OK
Deluxe -
Margie - OK
Deb - OK
Jacq - OK

Venue: ? (Any suggestion? Perhaps near city will be more convenient for all?)
Time: 11.30am

 

[emilyteo]

Hey gals, I'm back! It's been quite a crazy week for me.... organising my wedding invites + fitting of gown.

U gals ctaching up on the 19th April? I might be able to join as I've appiled to go for a conference in Melbounr from the 17 - 19 April (Flying back to adelaide on the 19th). Porbably can catch up with some Singapore brides living in Australia... hahaha!! Well, I'll keep you gals update if I'm definitely going....

Hmm, I'll be going for my gowns fitting this Friday. Hoepfully, this will a final fitting for me and the outcome is what I expected.

I was quite disappointed with the outcome of my chieng sum during the first fitting.. i think I've chosen the wrong colour....

anyone has mutiply acc.? add me.. my id is emieug.

Cheers,
ET

 

[de_luxe]

Hi there

Both dates are fine with me... any city location is ok too unless there's somewhere else that's convenient for everyone? No food preferences, i'm easy.

Geez... we've seen some AFL matches on telly but dun really understand aussie rules, just a bunch of guys running around trying to grab a ball

ET have added u on multiply. Sorry to hear abt the cheong sum, maybe you will slowly grow to like it? Hope your other gowns work out fine!

lala i dun really fancy signing a contract cuz we wouldn't be here long, going tmrw to the optus shop to find out more. The $0 phone deals come with a catch (obviously) and the penalty is not openly stated on the website, just a whole lot of jargon that confuses me even more. I need to do my sums to determine if it's more ex than SG. If it is, i might very well get it online from singtel cuz i'm eligble for the 21-mth upgrade and get my parents to send it over as singtel doesn't deliver overseas.

Yeah i got the feeling that the delivery guys wanted to xiam too.. hahaha... they emptied a few boxes and pretty much left the contents all over the floor so i just told them to leave it and i'll deal with the rest. They also took out the TV from one of the boxes but i think they conveniently forgot to take out the remote cuz we can't find it anywhere else!! So now the couch potato has to do more exercise... lol!

 

[margiel]

Morning girls
Y'day the weather was really bad, not sure did u girls experienced that. Super strong wind and electricity in my neighbourhood was down at around 2pm. I had to run in and out to the backyard to secure the 'shade' down as the whole 'body' was flying upwards with the 6 'legs' dangling in the air with just a rope tied to the tree. Was so drama!! Had to hold onto one of the 'leg' whenever the wind swiped thru while tying them. Luckily hubby came home early, even that he told me most train lines were disrupted and he had to take another train and bus to reach home (2hrs!) Was oso Bin day yday and most bins on the streets were everywhere with papers all over the street.
Of cos the most boring part was NO electricity! No internet, TV etc.. we had to prepare candles as the sun set and thankfully, lights came back at 7.30pm!! Happy like toad

Heard today is gg to be the same, hopefully i can still be able to acess TV and internet!

Hi ET, what colour is your cheong sum? Hey you could probably work around with your accessories, shoe and make up artist to enhance the colour of the outfit? Im sure you will look glam on the actual day

Hope you can join us on the 19/4

Hey deluxe How's the power point at your house? Back to normal? Btw i got my mobile phone here when i came over last July. It's a contract thingy with Three. Ya since if you are not staying here for long, might as well get something that is less ex. Phone prices here are crazy tho!

Ok looking at the dates of meeting up. Let's settle on 19/4 instead where everyone can make it.

19 April Sat
Emi - OK
Lala - OK
Deluxe - OK
Margie - OK
Deb - OK
Jacq - OK
ET - In Melb for conference (17-19/4). May be able to meet up.

Venue: ? (Anyone to fill up the venue? )

Time: 11.30am

 

[margiel]

Just had a quick chat with Jacq, she cant make it for most of the weekends in April and asked us to go head with the meet up.
We shall fixed it on 19/4 since everone is fine with the date.
19 April Sat
Emi - OK
Lala - OK
Deluxe - OK
Margie - OK
Deb - OK
Jacq - Giving it a miss
ET - In Melb for conference (17-19/4). May be able to meet up.

Venue: ? (Someone to fill up the venue? )

Time: 11.30am

 

[de_luxe]

margie yeah the weather yesterday was really bad, our electricity supply was cut off for most of the afternoon too. I tot it was cuz i replaced some light bulbs earlier and was starting to panic that i did something wrong (i've never done these halogen bulbs before) but later realised that it was the whole area. Even the traffic lights were down and there was a huge jam at our junction. Luckily i planned to go to the city for a wine tasting so had something else to do instead of being stuck at home with nothing to do. Today is slightly better but very flicker minded weather, sun wind rain all taking turns to feature making it so difficult to get the marketing done this afternoon.

After i called u on sunday night, we still couldn't get the power points to work so ended up having an early night. I checked again at 1am and it was still not working but strangely when Bertil checked around 7.30am it was working again even tho nothing had changed since the night before. I got the agent to send the electrician down yesterday but he just took a glance at the switchboard and says there's nothing wrong. Apparently if it happens again, we not only have to switch off all the power points but also must unplug all the appliances. It was just totally weird.

I've checked with Optus just now and was really taken aback by the penalty charges levied if i took a $0 phone deal on a 24-mth contract and cancelled say 12-mth later. Was told that the charges will range from $500-$700!!! I'm now also thinking abt getting a 2nd hand hp for the time being. I called Cash Convertors earlier and they apparently have tons of them ranging from $30 to $400.

For 19/4 - are we looking at Western or Asian food?

 

[margiel]

Deluxe ya when i was still living in Sg, i was told about the unplugging of electrical appliances and switching off main switch after a black out. It could be one of the faulty appliances that might trigger the safety switch to auto turn off the main power point. We used to plug on one item at a time.
Yes weather is much better today, I had mainly sun and wind today with bits of passing rain. Definitely not as bad as yday. Sad to hear an elderly woman being hit dead by a collasping wall yday and another electrician lost his life while repairing the cables today. Such is mother nature at times.
Think M1 in Sg has the similar penalty rate oso. What about checking on ebay for mobile phone? Sometimes u can get a few month old phone at a good price too.
Hmm I'm fine with either western or asian food but definitely not familiar with the 'makan lobang' in the city

unless around my area hehehehe....

 

[emilyteo]

Hi Margiel, I'll see what is the final outcome of the cheong sum. I'll post some pic on mutiply for view soon after the fitting... maybe you can provide some suggestion. My cousin told me the same thing too.... well, will see what's the outcome tomorrow.

Hi Deluxe, talking about mobile phone. Please beware of what phone you buy in Singapore. Always ensure that Australia has the same model. I have an experience once whereby Asutralia do not have the same model as the phone I bought from Singapore and the repair shop (Nokia) here were unable to fix my phone.

I'll keep you all update of my flight when my leave has been approved.

 

[eminozy]

hi hi... ok.. i just found out that I am working on the 19th but at 4pm..kekeke. apparently i switched shift without realising it!
its still ok.

OK.... if you want thai food, i suggets YING THAI on lygon. IF you want penang hawker food, i suggest PENANG on lygon!
IF YOU want coffee/coco i suggest KOKO black, they have a few branches. If you want japanese i suggest Chi something on russel st. IF you want white food.... hmmm theres a few italian places on collins... up at the paris end...OR we can go eat all u can buffet or tehres a few other restaurants also at crown casino? I dunnoleh.
how aah?

 

[jacq23]

hey chickies! good news i can make it on the 19th as the engagement party i'm attending only starts late afternoon...i'm assuming you guys r meeting for lunch/coffee? let me know where you guys are meeting ok?

marg, i also lost power on wed. came home from work and had to rush out to buy dinner and it was chaotic in the 'burbs man. traffic lights weren't working, any restaurants who had electricity were packed...ended up buying nando's after waiting 40 minutes in the takeout line! even the 24-hr maccas closed for the day! finally it came on around midnight...my poor friend who lives in forest hill didn't have hers turned back on till this morning (Saturday)...

 

[de_luxe]

Hi hi...

ej your suggestions sound good... btw, is crown ex?

jacq gd to hear that you're able to make it after all... oh dear 40 mins wait at nando's??!! That's incredible! What's "maccas"?

Did u read the news abt an old lady dying in a house fire? The suspected cause of fire was apparently candles as their electricity was out for more than 2 days!

Hmmm... here are some makan places that pple have recommended to me but i've not been there yet...
- Chinese: Claypot King @ Swanston St (near QV)
- Ang Mo: Threshermans Bakehouse @ Faraday St, Carlton

Was browsing The Age's Cheap Eats Guide in Borders yesterday and there were a few makan places that caught my eye but i can't remember them now... Have been thinking of buying the guide

 

[eminozy]

hehehe. hey people.
ya.. the weird storm really hit everyone. WE had electricity but the problem was, it kinda freaked the timer of our apartment external lights. Instead of lighting up from 7pm-7am. it goes 7am-7pm...so here we are in broad daylight with light. I cant believe no one in our apartment have informed the body corporate.. guess i have to do it.

There was also an old lady who was harmlessly walking beside a wall when it collapsed on her! she died instantly thanks to the 150km/hr wind!

Anyways, GOOD GUIDE is very the good. there have really great varieties in there.
Crown is cheap depending on what you want somehow... i guess you can say it varied from $20 per person to $100? hehehehhe

The bakehouse on Faraday sounds nice!

Maccas is Ozie version of saying McDonalds! hehehe yeah it took me a while when i first came over to figure what the hell is that! hheheh

Hey Lala, it was great to finally catch up with you and Simon. We had a great time and so happy to eat so many great SA food and drinks. I cant believe we get free chardonnay too... I seriously dunno whatodo with the golfball. Hope you not having the runs after farmers union ice coffee!

Wahhh. today is margie first day of work.. hope things goes well for her! good luck darlinG! heheheh

talk to u girls later!

 

[de_luxe]

ej thanks for enlightening me on "maccas"! I thought it sounded like some mexican thing! LOL!

Oh and if anyone is interested in pratas and curries, I heard that Bismi Goldam Fork at Elizabeth St (near Melb Central) is good. Anyone been there b4?

Now that you mentioned the external lights timer, it reminds me that ours seems to be affected too. Except that the lights are never switched on automatically anymore, so it's super dark walking in after sunset. I could barely open the security door!

margie how's first day at work? hope it went well!

Oooh.. btw, my mobile is suddenly revived itself somehow. Just before we went to cash convertors on sat to check out the 2nd hand phones, i tot i'll take a look at it again and casually pressed the ON button. The strange thing was that it flashed, died and then suddenly started vibrating. After a while it was working again except that the battery was almost flat. So i dun have to look for a phone anymore! It's really weird. I hope it stays alive till i get back to SG...

 

[eminozy]

ok..am at work but a quick note to corrine... I forgot to tell you that sporean phones get temeperamental in ozie climate.. it cant handle the weather.. it happened to me before long time when i moved here first..

Bismi is good.. theres 2 branches. one in the city and one on sydney road!

cya girls!

 

[margiel]

Hello ladies
Have my day off today after my 1st day at work yday. It's a part time position in a sch nearby my house but still need to catch a bus tho (so near yet so far, sometimes have to wait for 30mins for a bus!!)
Am working 31/2days a week.

Happy with the arrangement, at leats i still get to laze around at home hehee

Great to have Jacq joining us on 19/4. I had sms Alys about the meet up too, hope she can join in as well, it's been a long time since her last post here

" Hey Alys, do drop us a tinkle!"

Emi and Lala, so did you guys scream and dance at the matches? hehheeee Nice that both of u get to meet up !

Deluxe, wow your phone sounds creepy leh.... ya Emi's melb weather theory does make some sense in a way too. At least you dun have to get a new phone for now, yeah! Yes Maccas is the jargon thingy used in Oz. When I 1st heard it from Ralf, I used to tell him why cant ppl say Mcdonalds ?!! But now I think I have been using that word often as well... It's either the words is alien or I'm alien

Bismi sounds good too. Im craving for some briyani heheee..

Maybe I shd put it in as the venue?

 

[margiel]

Hey Hey,
There is a S'pore Day coming in Melb!! 14Oct08.
Check this out
http://www.overseassingaporean.sg/cms/index.php/portal/sgday2008

 

[margiel]

It's at Sidney Myer Music Bowl

 

[pinkpony]

Hiya! Wowwww.... thread going really active!

Those thunderstorm last week didn't really affect me as I was hidding in office for whole day UNTIL I left home that took me 2hrs! From Clayton to town. Tsk tsk. People working in the main office which is renovating, was told to leave by mid-day as the threatening trees were swaying vigorously!

Heard abt the power thing. Gosh. Can't imagine some are not up yet! Another thing that strike me was that I really think how fortunate and sheltered Singaporean are!

I am fine with prata lah. Hehe.. gonna have teh-tarik! It will be good to meet up. Hey, lets remember to take photos yah! Emi, we forgot on Sunday! I actually have camera inside my bag. Maybe all got hidden after 'smuggle' that FUIC into it!

Hey, saw advertising on TV, $99 return to Adel. on train. Anyone took that before? Hehe.. we drove so many times MEL-ADEL-MEL that we even know which town makes good coffee and donuts. And like I said Emi, we have taken so many alternative routes as well. Now I guess its abt to have some change. Perhaps train might be good.

Oh Margie, happy for you on your new job. Congratulations!! Well, I really don't mind working part time. I think this is something that lack in SG. Not a lot of part time job. I think 3.5 days is good. Its rather balance betw. work and sleeping in (heheeee..) Also, its a good start to begin with!

Hey, Jacq. you mentioned you're keen to go bridal shopping... hehe.. I was abt to say, I drove along High St. and they've quite a lot of bridal gown. But they're quite expensive and those on rack are bit 'yellowish' eh. On the other hand, like I said, I was in Chapel St, its not a bridal shop, but, formal dresses and gown. Those are only going for abt $500 for new dresses. Some white, off-white and ivory colours too. Oh well, lets arrange a time to go bridal shopping, maybe after the 19th loh... hehe.

Hey, delux, where are you living now? Are you intending to find work? Where do you live now? Oh well, guess we can catch up more next week! Can't wait for the girls night..err.. day-out! Or whecking prata-out!

ET!! I want to meet you!!! My Adel. wedding is such a mess right now. lol! I finalised my cake - cost me $400 for 3 tiers of cake. Is that consider expensive? My make up artist is charging me $70 for trial and $90 for actual. Is that reasonable too? Make up and hairdresser seems to be different suppliers too. Oh!! So frustrating. Then I got a quote on celebrant to marry us. That one, I am quite happy with the lady. She sounds really nice. Hope you can make it on the 19th too!

Yeah, for those interstate brides. Do keep us update what's happening in other state too!

 

[emilyteo]

Miss lala> I'm not sure how my schedule will be like as I'll be flying back to Adelaide on the 19th evening. I'll try to make it. When is your wedding? Have you confirmed your make-up artise etc??? I have a couple of Adealaide service provider directory... which you can take as a resource. When will you be coming down to adealide again??? Make-up artist and hairdresser normally are the same person... not different person. As for cake, I think it will be around that price, it varies with the design + type of cake though.

Have u got ur gown already?

I think it will be easier for us to communicate via email, which i check more frequently. Dun panic, I'll help you with more service provider information. Email me at [email protected]. Pls indicate who u r as I tends to delete unknown sender...

 

[de_luxe]

hi lala I'm living in toorak. Was applying for full time jobs when we first arrived n got rejected for almost all. I've also applied for some part time jobs but no news yet. I doubt i'll be doing any more applications since we are moving again soon. It doesn't seem like it's worth the effort.

It seems strange that MUA and hair are 2 different suppliers... usually they are the same.. hope u get your arrangements sorted out soon... don't stress...

 

[pinkpony]

Thanks ET, email you soon!! Next time in Adelaide perhaps next month. My F-MIL is alone there. So, we try to visit her as much as we can. She's probably the next Aussie (apart from my HTB) that I truly feel comfortable with.

De-luxe, yeah, remember you telling me that.. hmm.. strange abt the jobs finding. Probably its not as easy as they said about job economy and opportunities here. What about taking up a course? Emi. and I spoke about learning to make coffee!! Hehe.. I was telling her how my HTB's company sending some International students to pick up skills of coffee making so they can find part time jobs easier in a coffee culture here.

Yes, this particular suppliers I found specialised in make up. They will only recommend hair dressers, but not do it. Oh well. HEY DELUX! Where are you moving again to?!!! Aren't you tired of all the movers etc? Hehe.. I am so lor! Stay and enjoy Melbourne for a little longer!

 

[emilyteo]

Hi Miss Lala, I'll be abck in Singapore for my wedding the entire May. When is ur wedding day??? If it is still a few months to go, i'll be able to catch up with u when I am back and can pass u the wedding service directory...

My brother-in-law's brother just got narried... i'll ask his wife which MUA she uses... if not the directory I have has whole list of providers in Adelaide... which u can call them for quote..

But will still try to make it to the catch up session on the 19th April... anyway, just email me so I can pass u my contact detail too. Might be able to help u when u are here in adelaide...

 

[eminozy]

eh girls.. theres this yummy place called IPOH JAYA on lygon. www.ipohjaya.com.au check it out. wonderful kway teow, laksa and chicken rice!

The website is SUPER DODGY but the food is super authentic, superduper i must say!

later!
Emi

 

[sammic]

Hello, i am planning a post-wedding dinner for relatives in sgp, around 5 tables, on 27 Sep. Currently in melb, and looking for sgp restaurants with private room that can hold 50 guests. Any suggestions please?
Thanks,
a fellow singaporean

 

[sammic]

Hi again, want to mention too, that i found these places so far, on internet, and gonna contact them. My mom insisted on chinese, so here goes my list:
Jade
Hua Ting
Li Bai
Jiang Nan Chun
Summer Palace
Pine Court
Grand Shanghai
Anyone tried these restaurants, or have other suggestions please? Thanks again,
sam

 

[de_luxe]

hello sammic welcome to the forum.. all the restaurants you've listed are well-known and good restaurants and many have won awards so you are in safe hands. However, I'm not sure if the restaurants itself (aside from Grand Shanghai) have a private room for 50pax as most restaurants' private rooms are for a max of 20-30 pax. If they are located in a hotel, you would probably need to use one of the hotel's function rooms, in which case, the food may not come from the restaurants but from the Chinese banquet kitchen.

It really depends on whether you are more concerned with the food or the ambience, as well as your budget.

Some hotels known for good Chinese food are:
- Marina Mandarin
- Mandarin Oriental

You might also wish to check out the following:
- Amara hotel (there's one in Tanjong Pagar and a new one in Sentosa) The Sentosa one has a glass pavilion that looks really nice.
- Sentosa Island also has event venues and they are able to cater for Chinese food
- The Sentosa Resort & Spa (previously known as Beaufort Sentosa)
- Singapore Yacht Club
- Grand Copthorne Waterfront
- Traders Hotel
- Regent Hotel
- Swissotel (Previously The Westin)
- Ritz-Carlton
- Conrad
- Any of the Tung Lok restaurants
- Some of the larger, more high-end Crystal Jade restaurants might be able to accommodate your wedding. But they don't have a website, so you would need to call them to find out.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask if u need any more info.

If you've seen the earlier posts, you might have found out that we're having a meet-up on 19th Apr, do join us if you're free.

 

[sammic]

Hi De luxe,
thanks for your help, its a very useful list, shall contact some of them too.

I would love to join you on the 19th, if its alright with everyone else. Please let me know time and where to meet. my email is: samchen79[/|alias/at/]gmail[/|dot/]com
thanks!

 

[margiel]

Hi Sammic! Welcome to this big family

You are welcome to join us on 19th!!
Im oso having a post wedding dinner in Sg this July with about 5-6tables and had mass email my requests to many hotels and restuarants. Many of which u had mentioned above. I can forward u some of the qoutations i got but frankly speaking, many of them are not keen in clinching a small no. of tables deal! I got very good response and package from Marriott and Amara. We chose Marriott cos they are very accomodating and we like the private function room and it's deco too. That room is able to take 5-9 tables and things included in the package is as good as as if u are having a 20 tables with them.
When is your dinner in Sg?

 

[margiel]

Updated Makan List on 19 April Sat
Venue:
Time: 11.30am

1. Emi - OK
2. Lala - OK
3. Deluxe - OK
4. Margie - OK
5. Deb - OK
6. Jacq - OK
7. ET - In Melb for conference (17-19/4). May be able to meet up.
8. Alys - OK (had sent sms to her, she's joining us)
9. Sammic - OK

Oh mine, our list has expanded!

Hey Deluxe & Emi, isit alright for you girls to fix the venue? Guess most of us are happy with the final meet up place but the table got to be big enough to fit all our bums in!

 

[jacq23]

Ipoh Jaya sounds good...haven't been there before so I'm cool with whatever...do we probably have to make a booking at any place we're going to since there are almost 10 if us?

 

[jacq23]

sorry one other thing, does anyone have AD photographer and videographer to recommend?

Thanks!!

 

[eminozy]

oklah... we now have 2 choices.

1. Chinese Hawker- Ipohjaya, Lygon street
2. Indian- gold and fork, Elizabeth street

i personally prefer ipoh jaya... and its easier to get a seat there rather than goldan fork.

lets have a vote

1. Emi - Ipoh jaya
2. Lala -
3. Deluxe -
4. Margie -
5. Deb -
6. Jacq - Ipoh jaya
7. ET -
8. Alys -
9. Sammic -

please get back to me by Wednesday and then i can book it!

 

[margiel]

Here's my vote Emi

1. Chinese Hawker- Ipohjaya, Lygon street
2. Indian- gold and fork, Elizabeth street

lets have a vote

1. Emi - Ipoh jaya
2. Lala -
3. Deluxe -
4. Margie - Ipoh jaya
5. Deb -
6. Jacq - Ipoh jaya
7. ET -
8. Alys -
9. Sammic -

 

[eminozy]

1. Emi - Ipoh jaya
2. Lala -
3. Deluxe -
4. Margie - Ipoh jaya
5. Deb - Ipoh jaya
6. Jacq - Ipoh jaya
7. ET -
8. Alys -
9. Sammic -

 

[jacq23]

sorry a bit extra but bismi usually not very conducive to chit chat (i think)...

 

[sammic]

wah, headache already...bombarded with proposed menus and pricelist, getting quite confused, yeah, some restaurants dun have private room that can hold 50 pp, either too big or too small.

Sat meetup, no preference, i'll go with majority.

Margiel, my 5 tables in sgp is for 27 Sep.

Jacq, does AD mean advertising?

 

[de_luxe]

Hello gals, i haven't been to either places so will also flow with the majority.

Is it alright if i invite another S'porean lady? She lives in Melbourne but is not on this forum.

sammic To wade through all the proposals, what i did was to decide what i really really must have in terms of food and ambience/decor and disqualified those who didn't fit. Then i created an excel chart to compare the remaining ones so it's easier to evaluate the differences. Most of the time, they send pages and pages of stuff but once you break it down, you'll find that it's more or less the same things, just worded in different ways. Hope you sort through the confusion soon!

 

[eminozy]

hehehe. me too. i am thinking of inviting a friend of mine married to an ozzie and lives in coburg. a sporean as well.. .can or not?

so can i just put more votes on behalf or corrine and sammic and claire( my friend)

1. Chinese Hawker- Ipohjaya, Lygon street
2. Indian- gold and fork, Elizabeth street

lets have a vote

1. Emi - Ipoh jaya
2. Lala -
3. Deluxe - Ipoh jaya
4. Margie - Ipoh jaya
5. Deb - Ipoh jaya
6. Jacq - Ipoh jaya
7. ET -
8. Alys -
9. Sammic -Ipoh jaya
10. Claire- Ipoh jaya ( not confirm)
11. De_luxe's friend ( not confirm)

 

[sammic]

hi Emilia, is your fren by any chance clara-anne? i saw her pic on one of your eariler posts.

Jacq, or does AD mean All Day?

 

[eminozy]

sammic... kwakwakwa... hehehehahah... YES. clara-anne. but i call her claire... you know her? i have been trying to get thru her the whole day since yesterday...without avail.. i wonder where she is. hmmmm

 

[sammic]

Emi, yeah, i got to know her in sgp, just before she came over to melb to study. hmmn, she's currently not online on msn, maybe contact her by email?

 

[margiel]

Great to have more ppl! Maybe we shd call it a S'pore Girls' Meet

Sammic, AD means actual day. Just some abbreviation used among brides

WG-Wedding Gown, EG-Evening Gown, OTR-Off The Rack gowns, MTM-Made To Measure gowns..
And what a small world tho! so u and Emi know Claire??!!

 

[jacq23]

hey sammic...wat a small world, i also found claire familiar in emi's pics the last time and realised that we were from the same school in SG!! hahah...and sorry AD is actual day. i was also very lost the first time when all the abbrev were used on this site but now it's just me being lazy with typing.

how cold was it this morning gals??

 

[pinkpony]

Awe... god knows how this thread has become! Yeah, more like STB promoting overseas Singaporeans!

Welcome Sammic! I was initially looking for 50 tables venue too. But then as the guest list got expanded, now, final headcount is 80. Do you mind sharing the restaurant while they've other customers? There were few I found for smaller size group and they are really nice - try website of Mandarin Oriental. There's a restaurant at the poolside. Very very nice. But they can't close the restaurant (well, guess you can, but gonna spend like a lot), they could 'close' a certain area. And they've this greenish french door that can separate indoor and outdoor area. View is very good, esp. at night. You can overlook the SG Flyer, Esplandade and they have 'fairy's light' on the trees just outside the restaurant. With the pool, I think that's my top favourite.

With other threads, there're also recommendation of this Chic chinese restaurant at Esplanade Drive. I think the cook is that famous Sam 'something'.. but also got a feeling that they don't close the entire restaurant.

Alternatively, try hotels with function room. I'll be having mine in Mandarin Oriental, the Garden Suit. They have few functions rooms that has good views. Four Seasons is also quite nice.

Jacq., were you looking for the photographers earlier? I am also looking for one now. But not videographer. They are so expensive eh (well, I'd splurge if not bec. we've another ceremony in Adelaide). I've got those that range from $80 per hr to $500 per hour photograhers. You just dont know how good they are!! My HTB even worst, for all times he feels 'bo chap', just yesterday was requesting if I can get one that has 'better' English so he can communicate with them. I was like 'yeah, now another requirements'. Gosh! Don't even know which one! I can give you my contacts so far if you'd like.

I also rather surprised that there're so many Bride to be willing to spend lots for overseas photography! Most photographers I contacted were telling me when to when you'll be in Sydney, Melbourne... seldom Adelaide though

Oh well, enjoy your week ladies. I am gonna put my head down to work this week. Shall speak to you all this Sat! *Hippeeeeee*

Oh yes, I am OK to meet anywhere. I probably will just pop in this thread on Friday to see where you ladies have decided to meet and what time

 

[eminozy]

I got in touch with Claire. She said she will get back to me... So, Lala.. whats your vote?

This morning i was so full on to get to my aqua aerobics that i forgo the weather. hehheh. And it rained and rained and rained....

talking about photographers....eh what are the rates like to have a pre wedding photo for a day here, can anyone tell me? An acquaintance is asking me for a quote to shoot for them and I have no idea what the rate is like! hehehehe. Do you guys think $800 a day is alot?

 

[sammic]

Hi girls,
I'm having an all day photographer for my wedding in melb, in Aug, and a videographer covering just the church ceremony and entire reception (he can also do all day coverage). They are both Melb-based freelancers. I can provide more info when we meet, or can email you the info beforehand if you need it. Cheers