Conrad Centennial Singapore
- Thread starter faith
- Start date
hi jen,
got ur email already...thanks...miscomm...heee....someone rec this florist on femalesbride online, www.knottieideas.com their flower setup looks quite nice..can try checking them out....
got ur email already...thanks...miscomm...heee....someone rec this florist on femalesbride online, www.knottieideas.com their flower setup looks quite nice..can try checking them out....
Hi Hi, had my wedding there just 2 weeks ago and I must say that we are deeply grateful to the entire Conrad team for making our wedding so special. Special thanks for Debby, Catherine and Dallen (banquet manager), for making the evening headache-free for us, for catering to our last min changes, for the GREAT food, the romantic ambience, and for setting our mind so at ease during the last few frantic days of preparation. I miss my wedding so much!
hi binbin,
yr wedding at conrad was in e ballroom or poolside? did u engage additional stuff other than what conrad has given?
me hvg my AD next yr at conrad too.. not sure if i shld engage florist or to pay more for flowers in ballroom...hmm..????
how many pple did u invite?
yr wedding at conrad was in e ballroom or poolside? did u engage additional stuff other than what conrad has given?
me hvg my AD next yr at conrad too.. not sure if i shld engage florist or to pay more for flowers in ballroom...hmm..????
how many pple did u invite?
hihi duffybuff, i had full capacity, filled the ballroom up, which is their max 34 tables of 12. my regular favourite florist Poppy Flora enhance the table deco for me, and provided the cute little flower baskets with petals. conrad actually has another flower package which u can top up to get. depends on whether u like it or u have ur regular florist. u can also get conrad to change the colour of the flowers if u prefer other theme.
other than that, the rest is great!
Hi Nanshee,
We held our dinner towards the end of 2003. Don't worry, the ballroom is nice and cosy and the food was ok. Just make sure you choose the right dishes from the different menus (try not to have too similar dishes consecutively).
Our coordinator was also superb. They were able to cater to our requests, but we did have to compromise.
So far no regrets =)
We held our dinner towards the end of 2003. Don't worry, the ballroom is nice and cosy and the food was ok. Just make sure you choose the right dishes from the different menus (try not to have too similar dishes consecutively).
Our coordinator was also superb. They were able to cater to our requests, but we did have to compromise.
So far no regrets =)
hi binbin,
we hv signed our contract w conrad few mths ago, but hv not touched on the details on the theme, food & etc..believe catherine will follow up with us later..
btw, do u hv any pics of the flora arrangement done by yr florist poppy?? would like to hv a peek.. how much do u spend on the additional flowers??
as for liquor, i understand that we r not allowed to bring in hard liquor with DFS labels, is that right??
hi beachygal,
nice to c u here... *wave wave
as for the food, i hv confidence in them as 2 of my friends had their wedding there last yr & that's how i know the place & fell in love with the place..tat's y i chose them for my AD.
we hv signed our contract w conrad few mths ago, but hv not touched on the details on the theme, food & etc..believe catherine will follow up with us later..
btw, do u hv any pics of the flora arrangement done by yr florist poppy?? would like to hv a peek.. how much do u spend on the additional flowers??
as for liquor, i understand that we r not allowed to bring in hard liquor with DFS labels, is that right??
hi beachygal,
nice to c u here... *wave wave
as for the food, i hv confidence in them as 2 of my friends had their wedding there last yr & that's how i know the place & fell in love with the place..tat's y i chose them for my AD.
Hi All, can anyone kindly provide me the contact details of Judy or any other whom i can talk to regarding the packages offered by COnrad? my email is: [email protected]
Tks so much!
Tks so much!
Hi. I had my wedding last year at Conrad. The ballroom was beautiful. The staff were very attentive and the organizing was v.good. I don't think u can breakeven or earn at this five star hotel. So i would suggest you to stick to the decorations that Conrad provides for you. Don't add or top up.. in that case, you might be earn to save a bit here and there.
Hi Lily...thanks for the advice. I have recently been to view the ballroom and feel that the deco was indeed very beautiful. I am quite worried about the corkage & beer charges. Even if i am able to break-even on the per table basis...i will still need to cater $$ for the beverages. Can u still remember roughly how much you paid for the corkage of wine or does Conrad impose rules that we have to purchase wine from their list?
As the date given by my PIL is a weekday...hence i am hopping that i will at least be able to break-even...if not at least don incur too much loses
As the date given by my PIL is a weekday...hence i am hopping that i will at least be able to break-even...if not at least don incur too much loses
hi hi june, i just had my wedding at Conrad and I have to say it is one of the best decisions we have made! hehehee..
if urs is a weekend package, corkage should be waived for the number of bottles of wine equals to ur table number. eg. if u take 30 tables, corkage waived for 30 bottles of wine. as for hard liquor, corkage all waived the last i know. u do not have to purchase wine from their list. just buy ur own if u want, and conrad will arrange with u so that u can deposit them at the concierge the day before or at your convenience. ur coordinator will advise.
for weekday weddings, dun think the corkage rules vary too much, best to check with them.
if urs is a weekend package, corkage should be waived for the number of bottles of wine equals to ur table number. eg. if u take 30 tables, corkage waived for 30 bottles of wine. as for hard liquor, corkage all waived the last i know. u do not have to purchase wine from their list. just buy ur own if u want, and conrad will arrange with u so that u can deposit them at the concierge the day before or at your convenience. ur coordinator will advise.
Hi Bin Bin...yes yes! I loved the ballroom the moment i stepped in to view...it's SO LOVELY! 
Ooh, so they actually waived the number of bottles equal to the table...what about exceeding that amount? Any idea what the corakage charge is like? What about beer? can we purchase our own beer? or do they give free flow?
Who is your coordinator? Can pass me her contact details? cos i only have the 2004 package...would like to see if there is any price difference for the 2005 package...seems like most hotels are revising their 2005 packages
So sorry...so many Qs
Ooh, so they actually waived the number of bottles equal to the table...what about exceeding that amount? Any idea what the corakage charge is like? What about beer? can we purchase our own beer? or do they give free flow?
Who is your coordinator? Can pass me her contact details? cos i only have the 2004 package...would like to see if there is any price difference for the 2005 package...seems like most hotels are revising their 2005 packages
So sorry...so many Qs
Hi Bin Bin...so sorry...it's me again...would you mind telling me how many tables u have, roughly how much wine & beer consumed? I am looking at the max of 34 tables of 12...but i dunno how much wine & beer will be needed...as my tentative date is a weekday, i reckon not so many ppl will drink as the next day is a working day...so hopefully not to many bottles of wine needed.
hi hi june.
oh so u have not spoken to anyone yet over there? well, we have 34 tables, the max coz have many guests. hehehe we have to cut down on our guest list just so we can have conrad....not easy, coz that means we wun have reserve tables hhehehe..
if u exceed that amt, it really depends on ur coordinator.
for our casem we have 4 cartons provided by my FIL. that is 48 bottles, and hotel waived all. it depends on a lot of factors, prob coz ours is full capacity at 34 tables. as for beer, their package is a 36l beer, but we opened a second barrel that night coz not enough. we were charge the second bottle. as for whether you can finish the wine, it depends on the drinking capacity of the crowd u are inviting. our case, all 48 bottles went into their stomachs hehehhe but for his brother's case, they still have about 1 carton left. i am not sure of the corkage charges....coz we didnt pay, better to check the current price. ours is in March, but we booked way back in end 2002 hehehehee.. like u said not many ppl will drink if next day working day so no need to worry so much.
not sure whether u can purchase ur own beer but shld be no prob. there are many nice and warm coordinators in Conrad, u can look for judy, heard she is quite nice too...
if u exceed that amt, it really depends on ur coordinator.
like u said not many ppl will drink if next day working day so no need to worry so much.
hi hi june no his bro didn't have wedding at conrad hehhee sorrie i didn't make myself clear. you spoken to the director of banquet? weddings are handled by caterings not banquet. the banquet part only comes in on the day itself.
my coordinator is the director of catering, debby.
Hi June forgot to answer ur qs. We brought in a few cases of wine purchased specially from France for our wedding. My colleagues and relatives were too happy and they finished our wine and at least three barrels of beer. Might had been a huge bill but I didn't know how much was that as the bill was settled by my in-laws who didn't bother much about such matters.
Hi Lily...lucky you! your in-laws are taking care of the bills. In my case, me and my FH is handling the total bills...so need to be more careful with the beverages...so as not to exceed our budget too much
As my tentative date is a weekday...reckon i won need so much wine/beer as the next day is a working day...hopefully I'm right.
Hi June. If that's the case, you can get a trusted friend / relative to be in-charge of the wine / beer & set a limit on the numbers of wine & beer both of u want to be opened. So if they hit that limit, you can then decide if you want to open more. My SIL was our beer / wine coordinator, she tried to limit but my father in law overruled so in the end my guests drank a lot. It was a happy occassion so he didn't want to spoil everybody's mood..
Hi bugbear you dont have to and anyway we didn't buy the wine from Conrad. We had a short trip to France before the wedding & we bought our wine from there instead. It was more expensive though, but our families are wine lovers and we also kept few bottles for other occassions. For my case, Conrad waived the corkage charge of wines according to the no. of tables u booked. e.g. if u booked 25 tables, then Conrad will waive 25 bottles of wine corkage charge. As for the beer, we bought the beer from Conrad. I think 30L is about $500 or $600 + i can't remember.
Duffybuff: We stuck to the deco provided by the Conrad. Though some may feel the hotel's floral deco is scarce, we thought it was okay. The ballroom by itself looks already v.beautiful, and with the floral deco provided by Conrad - we thought it was good enuf. Simplicity is beautiful if there is too much deco i think it will not be that nice.
BugBear: If i remember correctly, during our nego with my Conrad coordinator, she said the hotel would only give 1 barrel 30 L if you book at least 30 tables. So u gotta to check carefully with Conrad, if they give 1 barrel of beer for 25 tables (which is the min. u gotta book with Conrad for a weekend wedding). At first we only managed to confirm 25 tables & tried to nego for a free barrel of beer as we were not able to confirm the attendance of guests from overseas but Conrad refused. anyway in the end, we booked all tables & we got our beer. We spent a lot on both wine & beer.
BugBear: If i remember correctly, during our nego with my Conrad coordinator, she said the hotel would only give 1 barrel 30 L if you book at least 30 tables. So u gotta to check carefully with Conrad, if they give 1 barrel of beer for 25 tables (which is the min. u gotta book with Conrad for a weekend wedding). At first we only managed to confirm 25 tables & tried to nego for a free barrel of beer as we were not able to confirm the attendance of guests from overseas but Conrad refused. anyway in the end, we booked all tables & we got our beer. We spent a lot on both wine & beer.
Duffybuff,
you could let your coordinator know how much more you are willing to spend and they can let you work with their florist to get more decor into the ballroom if you ask for.
Conrad did a good job at our wedding too
loads of candles and stuff when my co-ordinator realized when kind of environment I was going for
HTHs.
you could let your coordinator know how much more you are willing to spend and they can let you work with their florist to get more decor into the ballroom if you ask for.
Conrad did a good job at our wedding too
HTHs.
Duffybuff,
by room you mean the banquet hall ? I told my coordinator the colors for our theme when we were discussing linens and stuff...and I had made my own candle centerpieces and needed some orchids etc...Conrad surprised us with extra candles and all that
The made the whole place so magical and lovely....grin grin grin
I just reused the guest book we had for church earlier...somehow many of our guests were too busy chatting and enjoying themselves during reception and didn't sign them....
by room you mean the banquet hall ? I told my coordinator the colors for our theme when we were discussing linens and stuff...and I had made my own candle centerpieces and needed some orchids etc...Conrad surprised us with extra candles and all that
I just reused the guest book we had for church earlier...somehow many of our guests were too busy chatting and enjoying themselves during reception and didn't sign them....