Catholic Brides

[kin_27]

Hi fss

do you mind sending me a copy of your service booklet? my email is [email protected]. thank you =)!

 

[raine24]

Hi love or money,

yups having my recep at the IHM hall after my wedding in church. don't think i have the budget to decorate it much though. prob going to be simple - just lotsa food and happy eating..

You got yr choir yet? Or getting friends to sing?

 

[love_or_money]

Hi raine...Nope we have not gotten the choir yet but i was thinking maybe the st teresa's choir but not sure if they will sing in other churches but they are our first choice

 

[suwaiwai]

Hi Andrea
Ya I think we'll just coordinate with Cynthia la. Helps that either she or Philip can do the announcement. My bro is the coordinator so he'll have to figure this out with her! heehee..

Hope yr wedding prep is gg on well!

 

[krystal80]

hi suwaiwai =P

heh heh...make him work =P
my preps are going pretty ok thanks! =)

say hi to jmi n jem for me =P

 

[shobe0]

Hi.. I'm new here. I'll be having my church wedding on June 2009 at St. Teresa. Good luck to everyone on their wedding preps!

 

[love_or_money]

Hi Shobe0...what have u gotten done so far?

 

[graceyong]

Hi everyone, another catholic bride here on Jan 09. =) Anyone here a Jan bride?

Hi Nec, how are you things for you?

 

[graceyong]

Hi Andrea - do you mind sending me a copy of church service booklet? my email is [email protected] thanks

 

[krystal80]

hi 4placesbride, u got mail =)

 

[necrosis]

hi grace,
mmm...my wedding preps kinda stagnant lor.

when things get moving then will update everyone bah.
just went to choose PS gowns y-day. my PS will be in sept and oct. so i guess it's quite late, most pple finish liao!

 

[eureka29]

Hi all, could anyone send me a copy of the church service booklet? My email is [email protected] - thanks!!

hey shoebe0 - my church wedding is also at St Teresa on 20 June 09 - when is yours exactly?

 

[krystal80]

eureka29, u got mail =)

 

[graceyong]

Hi nec, have u booked your caterer / florist?

I am now just starting sourcing for my wedding gown =) I even more late.... haha

 

[necrosis]

nope,
not done yet.

actually, nothing is done!!!

 

[jenvin_08]

Hi Andrea & FSS, can you pls send me a sample of the church service booklet? Thank you
Here is my email: [email protected]

 

[krystal80]

hi jen jen, u got mail.

 

[necrosis]

hi ladies,

how long before the AD do i have to meet the priest and do the priest talk thing?
cos FH not catholic, expecting long talk? hee...
at the same time, need to ask him to be my solemnizer. so the legal stuff how....??

 

[krystal80]

hi nec, usually it's about 2 mths before the wedding...

if he's going to be ur solemniser, u need his licence no. and he will need to sign a consent form tt can be downloaded from ROM website...

 

[raine24]

hi nec, when is your wedding?
Mine is in May, but am meeting my priest in Nov. Think he may want to have more than 1 pre-nup session with us.. haha..
It's really up to you guys when you want to meet the priest and his schedule as well.

 

[jenvin_08]

Hi andrea, sorry.. typo error in my email address. should be [email protected]. pai sei.. can u send me again? TIA

 

[krystal80]

hi jen jen, no worries...i re-sent

 

[graceyong]

hi everyone, can you guys share with me any good (cheap) printing of wedding booklet? I know there are a few in JB but would not be going in there. Any recommendation in Singapore?

 

[coco_latte]

Hi can someone share their mass booklet with me? Thanks.

I am a St Theresa btb, just wondering did anyone engaged their florist or outsourced your own florist and about how much did you spent on your church deco?

[email protected]

 

[fairybride]

anyone has their mass booklet to share with me as well? Thanks in advance.

[email protected]

 

[krystal80]

hey ladies, u've got mail.

Mrs foo, do u have a multiply account?
Coz i happened to see someone's multiply account n she's the same nick as u so was just wondering if u were the same person...heh heh heh

 

[fairybride]

Hi Andrea

Haha..ya i think that shd be me

 

[krystal80]

*waves hi

allo then =)
hee hee....when's ur big day...

 

[fairybride]

hi hi..are you on my multiply too? My church on 20 and dinner on 21 Dec

how abt u

 

[krystal80]

hi mrs foo, i not on ur multiply =)

mine is next dec =)

 

[necrosis]

mrs foo,

dunno if i mentioned before or not,
my dates are exactly the same as yours.

both of them.
lol.
which church and dinner venue?

 

[fairybride]

Hi nec

haha yea u left a message in my guestbook in multiply! ring any bell? Wedding mass at Queen of Peace Church which is near my place, so near I can walk to church and dinner at Holiday Inn Parkview

How's your preparation so far? I have not done anything for the church wedding mass yet! Only got down to the wedding mass booklet now..my colleague quite "shocked" i am so "relaxed"..haha

 

[kitty_li]

Hi Christina,

Not sure if the rules at St Teresa has changed. I engaged my own florist (mum's fren, so it was FOC). Only thing was, Bernadette, the sacristan, would only open the church doors for flower arrangement at certain particular times, which I felt was not convenient to us at all (either too early - then it'll be quite long before mass time the next day, or too late - florist gotta work a bit OT to set it up). and the time frame given is not exactly very long either. Hopefully all that has changed since my wedding 2 yrs ago.

 

[coco_latte]

HI CSI Fan and Andrea,

Thanks your advice and thanks for your email. My mass is at 3pm and before that someone is holding their wedding mass at 11am so I think the florist I engaged only have a window of time to arrange the flowers. The only thing is whether St Theresa has restrictions on areas where I can place the flowers. Haiz...sianzzzz..so hard to coordinate from overseas...

 

[juztea]

Wow... most brides are going to St Teresa's.
I would love to have my church service there... BUT.. i think its a little far from my wedding lunch at Hilton. So shall stick to having it Sacred Heart. Any of you been to a Sacred Heart Church Wedding before?

 

[raine24]

I've sung for a wedding at Sacred Heart Church before. It's not all too bad. I just don't like the church's neon lights.. its so Las Vegass!

 

[necrosis]

hi only,
when is your wedding mass at Sacred Heart?

raine,
agree, the lights very...

 

[juztea]

Yes yes yes.. i know it is.
I call it the 90s Tze Char lights.
Hahaha....
I just checked.. the date i want is booked up by another couple. And my wedding date is in Jul 09.

GOODNESS! I thought I was early!

 

[necrosis]

only,
you can put yourself on the waiting list.
i was on Sacred Heart waiting list...
then Richard called the prev couple up and asked if want or not...they dowan, so i got my date.

 

[raine24]

Only, I don't think you're early actually.. usually weddings are planned about a year in advance, as places are booked up around then (venues are the first to get settled). So I always advise friends that they may not get much choice of venues if they don't book early (i.e. about a year in advance). Good luck though!

 

[juztea]

Thanks Ladies. I m doing a wedding lunch and I've got that locked down.

Now comes the church to book, everything else I'm more or less on track already.

 

[juztea]

Thanks Ladies. I m doing a wedding lunch and I've got that locked down.

Now comes the church to book, everything else I'm more or less on track already.

 

[jadeyu]

Hi gals,

could i check how long is it to hold a mass vs a service? i know the only difference btw the 2 is service has no holy communion. wld it be weird not to have a holy communion? mine's on a friday afternoon @ St Teresa Church.

 

[raine24]

Hi jade, a mass is abt an hour, while a service could be as short as half an hour, depending if there's communion or not. The service doesn't have many other parts of the mass too, not just the communion rite. There's liturgical reasons why a mass or service is chosen for that couple on that day. It depends on the bridal couple, as well as depends largely on the priest presiding. Sometimes the priest doesn't allow the couple to have a mass if one of the two getting married is not a catholic. Best to check with your priest.

 

[graceyong]

Brides of sacred heart, do you think wearing a lace gown or embiodery gown would be better wtih sacred heart power lights?

 

[eureka29]

Hi all, was wondering whether a gown with an all lace back (i.e. translucent) is appropriate for a church wedding? Would appreciate your thoughts!

Thanks!

 

[shobe0]

Hi love or money,

So far I've booked the church, dinner venue, PG and chosen my WG. How about you?

Hi eureka29,

Mine is the week after yours, June 27! How are your preparations coming along?

 

[graceyong]

Hi eureka, black usually go for "mourning" but if it is a design, i think it is OK. If you worry, check with your priest. If he is Ok, then you are all Good =) however i think you better check wtih your parents / in laws more likely they would be the people who would be upest wtih black.

 

[raine24]

Uh.. I think eureka said all lace back, not dress in black.

Eureka - it all depends on the priest, how open minded your guests are. My priest is quite strict, he's asking me to cover up my shoulders in church, as my dress is a strapless sweetheart neckline dress. As a result I'm having a bolero custom made by my designer to match my gown.

 

[fairybride]

Hi all BTB..i would like to check with u gals, how much do u intend to give for the ang paos for the following people or do you know roughly what is the market rate? Thanks!

Priest
Alter boys
Choir
Jie Mei
Brothers
Photographer/videographer
Little boy to open car door
Ring bearer/ flower gal
Driver (who is a friend helping)
Emcee for dinner (Who is also the main church coordinator)
Emcee for dinner (who is also a jiemei)

Anyone else I miss out? Please help me to fill up! THanks!!