Catholic Brides
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twobecome01
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Congrats for securing a place.. faster put deposit to chop the place haha... SFX is nice n popular ley...
Mine ok la.. went photoshoot areadi n chosen the photograph too.. forgot to take a pic on those i din select lor.. till now then i remember n regretted.. sobz.. but overall the photos turn out ok ok for my standard haha... areadi selected my dinner and church invitation too.. waiting for the printer to send us the sample print...
as for church.. the wedding couple assigned to help us out areadi contacted us n send us a sample copy of the church wedding mass booklet and the readings etc for us to choose.. they happen to be in the choir too so we will be attending the mass when they are singing for mass lor.. haven work out my church invitation list yet tho ;p
wat abt urself??
Hello!
Mine would be 24/4/15. It's a Friday though.. Yours? Hmm how much will it be for the church florist? I haven't ask the parish secretary about the decorations yet. Only know the price to book.. Hahaha
Heheh thanks! SFX very popular ah? Love the inside of the church.. And also the parish secretary easily just let me tentatively booked it
I still have 10 mths to the day! Hahahahah haven't done anything much yet :/ though just wanna quickly settle the church. I just signed up EE and next avail date is in jan!
Your wedding is in dec this year right??
Yea.. Very rushing. Mine's on 30th may 2015. How abt u?
Our wedding is on 20 June 2015. Not sure of the price for florist. Thinking whether to get an external florist or the church one. Who's your celebrant?
Haven't cfm our celebrant yet but shld be getting father Gerard.. U? U paid for the church alrdy? How much u have for the love offering?
A lot of ppl on 30th may! Super auspicious day hor. Mine's 24 April
twobecome01
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ya hor.. toking abt dat..
anyone noes abt the average ang bao offering for the priest, choir, etc??? love offering is for wat ah?? overall ang bao??
A lot of ppl on 30th may! Super auspicious day hor. Mine's 24 April
yupz.. realised that too. heehee~! we just choose 30th May coz Church slots in Jan have all been taken. go for EE already?
donation hahah. i dont know why they use the word love offering.. ehh.. i have a rate chart my friend sent though
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yupz.. realised that too. heehee~! we just choose 30th May coz Church slots in Jan have all been taken. go for EE already?
nope.. i just booked but havent pay. the earliest is now in Jan alr. hahah. you?
twobecome01
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ooo.. tis help thanks babe.. hmm the priest ang bao is the "unknown" part.. my fren all say up to me.. but wat is the normal??
Our wedding is 5th Dec 2015
Booked our banquet venue and will book the church venue soon (decided but not booked yet). Am thinking of doing a origami theme, so I can DIY all the decor, not sure if its feasible though
twobecome01
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Oh issit?? all along i tot its at least $100 ley
hmm ok ok then i can start my budgeting areadiu mean u wan the origami theme for church or banquet?? i think some churches dun allw your own deco.. so better to check wif the church if u intend to do so..
@Jacqlwl and @CharYan: I'm also having my wedding at St Francis Xavier in Jan 2015
Our celebrant will be Father Brian.
We gave $300 to book the church, and $200 to book the canteen for the lunch reception.
I'm not having the gatecrash, but having church, lunch reception, tea ceremony & dinner banquet.
I asked my future MIL to check regarding the florist because I'm not Catholic and this is my HTB's church but HTB & I have been overseas studying/working for many years. She said she was not aware that the church has a florist. Anyway I've already engaged an external florist - 85 Flowers - I found their prices reasonable and there is no fixed package, you can just choose each individual item that you need.
Hope that helps!
Our celebrant will be Father Brian.
We gave $300 to book the church, and $200 to book the canteen for the lunch reception.
I'm not having the gatecrash, but having church, lunch reception, tea ceremony & dinner banquet.
I asked my future MIL to check regarding the florist because I'm not Catholic and this is my HTB's church but HTB & I have been overseas studying/working for many years. She said she was not aware that the church has a florist. Anyway I've already engaged an external florist - 85 Flowers - I found their prices reasonable and there is no fixed package, you can just choose each individual item that you need.
Hope that helps!
Hi there. We have been to Nativity for Sunday Mass for a few times. It can get really hot if the weather is hot, but then again the church is very pretty, so depending on when your wedding is going to be, you can still consider the venue.
not very sure if nativity will allow cos i've emailed to enquire and they ask me where i stay. Usually if the church is not particular, im guessing they wont ask where i stay..
It's going to be rush but no choice. We are doing Gatecrash, followed by Church Ceremony, then lunch reception, tea ceremony, then to dinner banquet...
Thinking of it is quite tiring... hahaha...
Here's our rough itinerary:-
Gatecrash: 8-8.15am
Bride to leave house by 8.45am
Couple to reach Groom's house by 9am
Holy Matrimony: 11am - 12noon
Lunch Recep: 12noon - 1.30pm
Groom side Tea Ceremony: 1pm - 1.30pm
Proceed to Bride's house by 2pm
Bride side Tea Ceremony: 2pm - 2.30pm
---proceed to hotel---
Note: bride and groom house is 2 traffic lights away (approx 3 mins drive)/ church & bride/groom house is about 8 - 10 mins drive away
Gatecrash: 8-8.15am
Bride to leave house by 8.45am
Couple to reach Groom's house by 9am
Holy Matrimony: 11am - 12noon
Lunch Recep: 12noon - 1.30pm
Groom side Tea Ceremony: 1pm - 1.30pm
Proceed to Bride's house by 2pm
Bride side Tea Ceremony: 2pm - 2.30pm
---proceed to hotel---
Note: bride and groom house is 2 traffic lights away (approx 3 mins drive)/ church & bride/groom house is about 8 - 10 mins drive away
u r welcome
I think the key is that you should find a church close to your homes. Also, you don't have to be everywhere at all times. After tea ceremony, you can move on to the next place, and leave some sisters/brothers there in case of anything. & after tea ceremony at bride's side you can move to hotel to rest, and leave the entertaining of your relatives to your parents at home.
We have a slightly different schedule:
7am: groom fetches bride
7.15am: couples leaves bride's home
7.45am: tea ceremony at groom's home
8.30: couple leaves groom's home
9am: tea ceremony at bride's home
10.30am: holy matrimony
1pm: luncheon at hotel
We are not doing gate crashing nor reception at church. Intend to whisk guests from church to hotel with a shuttle bus.
7am: groom fetches bride
7.15am: couples leaves bride's home
7.45am: tea ceremony at groom's home
8.30: couple leaves groom's home
9am: tea ceremony at bride's home
10.30am: holy matrimony
1pm: luncheon at hotel
We are not doing gate crashing nor reception at church. Intend to whisk guests from church to hotel with a shuttle bus.
twobecome01
Member
Hi everyone... this page has been so quiet since Jul haha.. guess everyone is bz planning???
time flies and i'm jus abt 2 months away frm my wedding... hv u all booked the buffet reception areadi?? me thinking to get Delihub.. subsidiary frm Neo Garden...
jus done up my mass booklet.. too bad the church dun allow us to use powerpoint so hv to print hard copies for the guest..
din noe dat church oso hv so much to followup lor... vetting of the mass booklet, choosing of songs, getting choir, check with choir if they noe hw to sing the songs, getting communion ministers, ushers, lectors,.... etc etc etc...
gosh...
anyone wanna share your progress?? me had areadi sent out my invites.. so many other things to do... thank God its only once in a lifetime wahhahaha
time flies and i'm jus abt 2 months away frm my wedding... hv u all booked the buffet reception areadi?? me thinking to get Delihub.. subsidiary frm Neo Garden...
jus done up my mass booklet.. too bad the church dun allow us to use powerpoint so hv to print hard copies for the guest..
din noe dat church oso hv so much to followup lor... vetting of the mass booklet, choosing of songs, getting choir, check with choir if they noe hw to sing the songs, getting communion ministers, ushers, lectors,.... etc etc etc...
gosh...
anyone wanna share your progress?? me had areadi sent out my invites.. so many other things to do... thank God its only once in a lifetime wahhahaha
oceansky87
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Hi, I'm a Nativity church bride Sep 2015...
Anyone can give me an estimated amount for the choir, alter , florist and other cost involved?
Have booked the venue but not sure what I should do next....
Anyone can give me an estimated amount for the choir, alter , florist and other cost involved?
Have booked the venue but not sure what I should do next....
Hi everyone... this page has been so quiet since Jul haha.. guess everyone is bz planning???
time flies and i'm jus abt 2 months away frm my wedding... hv u all booked the buffet reception areadi?? me thinking to get Delihub.. subsidiary frm Neo Garden...
jus done up my mass booklet.. too bad the church dun allow us to use powerpoint so hv to print hard copies for the guest..
din noe dat church oso hv so much to followup lor... vetting of the mass booklet, choosing of songs, getting choir, check with choir if they noe hw to sing the songs, getting communion ministers, ushers, lectors,.... etc etc etc...
gosh...
anyone wanna share your progress?? me had areadi sent out my invites.. so many other things to do... thank God its only once in a lifetime wahhahaha
Hi Twobecome01... Thanks for sharing.. May I know where u print out ur mass booklets? Can share the cost?
So far we met the Father last week n are working on the mass booklets now..
twobecome01
Member
i haven finalise my booklet yet cos still have to finalise the songs with the choir to confirm if they noe hw to sing anot ley... hv u check wif ur choir / musicians if they noe hw to sing??
if your church allows u to use the powerpoint it will be so much easier and able to save cost... mine cant... so haiz hv to waste money printing.. cant save the earth..
i guess any printing shop will be able to print for u.. but u have to give them the correct printing setting.. cos they only pluck in and print..
twobecome01
Member
im not sure the separate cost.. my mine they charge me $1300 including booking of church, reception, florist...
other cost will be your choir & musicians. ang bao for altar boys, church helpers (like Lector, communion ministers) ba... n of cos your reception makan..
We booked the choir, and was given a list of songs to choose.. If we need them to sing other songs, will have to check with them...
twobecome01
Member
Hi gal, hv u tried asking the church if they hv any choir dat u can look for?? Not sure if they do assign u wedding couple to guide u to do the preparation??
I've jus finished our wedding few weeks ago.. do let me noe if u really need help.. we were pretty stranded n lost for ours so if u need help we r here to help..
dats wat community is abt.. When is ur big day??
twobecome01
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Babe so sorry for my late reply.. was bz for my own wedding oso.. when is ur big day?? Hv u done up ur booklets areadi?? We got ours done.. a simple one n cost is abt 1.80 per booklet.. depending on the material u r choosing..
Let me noe if u need the contacts.. n sorry if my late came too late for u
Hi gal, hv u tried asking the church if they hv any choir dat u can look for?? Not sure if they do assign u wedding couple to guide u to do the preparation??
I've jus finished our wedding few weeks ago.. do let me noe if u really need help.. we were pretty stranded n lost for ours so if u need help we r here to help..
When is ur big day??
Hihi...we tried asking one of the church choirs but it's way too expensive. Trying to get another choir from the church.
My wedding is in June. No news about wedding couple.
Oh ya...could I have your contacts for the mass booklet printing? Thanks!
U getting married in SFX too? They have a wedding couple to assist u? SFX u can contact Mabel straight. She's the organist and she has a singer who charge 200$ if you wedding is a weekday.
Hmmm no one told me about any wedding couple that is gg to help.. But I've contacted the organist who sent me the wedding booklet samples and she will help to vet before we can send to the priest. Nope, not using the church florist. Just getting flower pom poms and deco the church. Cos the $$ u paid for the use of church, they include flowers at the alter.
Hi.. Thanks for ur reply
It's just right time, as I'll be going to print the mass booklets this weekends. I think $1.8 is quite cheap. I asked around last time, it's about $2.3-$2.5 for each booklet. Where did u print out the booklets? Can I have their contact? Thanks yaEmily Chen
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Clarissa2310
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Hi everyone.. I am 2016 Dec BTBs... Can I know anyone here a planning for church wedding at Immaculate Heart of Mary? I currently doing some research on the venue for either lunch buffet or dinner buffet. I want to know whether IHM's hall can held any lunch buffet or dinner buffet? And is it big enough to have 160-200 pax?