wedding_girl:
i surfed a few sites that stated the prices but i didn't bookmark any of them because i'm leaving the catering to my mom. haha i think she has friends who are caterers, you see. plus, she has more experience when it comes to catering. i managed to get quite a number of sites just by going to yahoo.com.sg and typing 'catering services'. sorry for being so vague!
hi debbie:
for venue decoration, most florists do it for a fee. maybe i can share with you what i plan on doing just to give you more ideas?
i'm getting my classmates to help me because they are very into art and design, and good at it to boot. i'll give them a budget and theme, bring them around my church and they'll be able to do the deco and have fun as well. they're helping me design and draw my invitations too. i'm trying to minimise costs as much as i can, so i'll be travelling to jb to print the invites.
for florists, i think i'll be approaching a little shop in jurong east central because it's very near to church and we can just collect from there and start to decorate, saving delivery fees. as for gift favours i'll be ordering some from promiseswedding.com when it's nearer to the date
i love to plan events, so even though my wedding is over a year away i've already started doing legwork XD but i'm not doing anything real yet, just walking around and being more aware of the shops around me. usually i just chance upon things and don't intentionally go around looking for wedding related stuff.
for example, it was raining heavily yesterday so my FH and i decided to walk around the jurong east market after dinner since we were stuck inside. i spotted a florist and they didn't have a very nice airconditioned, well-furnished interior you see in shopping malls, just a florist's fridge and a long wooden table. but the flowers were BEAUTIFUL. big purple roses in full bloom and blue roses (i have never seen a blue rose before, so suahku, that's why i was excited) and lilies and all that and when i enquired about hand bouquets, the nice lady at the counter said actually the bridal package would include flower bouquets. she didn't immediately jump at the chance to secure the deal. i asked her the range of the prices for hand bouquets too, and she very patiently explained to me. yes so i'm very happy i chanced upon this florist. hehe. God is very good.
well, sorry for such a lengthy post! just wanted to share my experiences with you sisters. cheers!