My dear Elin:
no worries i can tell u whatever i know....
my advise would be: do start to look out for those bridal shows. those which feature the hotel u like OR those which feature the bridal shop u like. BUT do not sign up with them until u are comfortable and sure about about them. u tend to bargain more when u sign up their packages (bridal or hotel at bridal shows. check it out those bridal mags which are the coming up ones... u dun have to sign up any thing during a bridal show. besides bridal shops,there are also wedding favours, florist etc. do go n see see look look. i do not know how the other brides plan. seriously, my planning is very simple. i just went to two bridal show, one at shangri la the other at roxy (went twice). the first was to see roxy n its packages, then the next time was to sign up with them since i already decide to hold it there and my in laws has fixed the wedding date. so i was also KS to book with roxy about one year before my wedding date cos i worried cant get the date my in laws want. though this date is not the day i wanted, just give in to make them happy. actually my wedding is more for them. me and hubby dun intend to have any in the first place. when we ROM 4 yrs back, both side parents agree not to have any wedding diner. but as time goes, they see their friends children get married... there they start to bark at us. so from a house reception buffet, slowly, hotel buffet....then a hotel sit down diner..
see plans do change. so u n your hubby must really discuss what u both wan , then u would be happy now and after wedding. hee hee so sorry i very long winded orh.
ya the wonderful part about roxy is they do the flower decor for you!!!! o ya, for the poolside you hv to top up about $40 per table. hotel said that is for the marquee set up, renting of mist fan, porjectors, lights, flower decor. so if u hv 25 tbles, would be extra $1000 for all these. which i think is reasonable price. when i neogiate with them regarding this they did discount $100 or $200, if i rememeber correctly. they are quite flexible. if there is another couple having their wedding before or after your date then you both can share the marqee cost. so i praying hard that someone can share with me. hee hee u wan to book before or after me. heek heek
hmmmmmmmmm... ur friends are relatvies never heard of roxy???? that is weird. what about telling them opp parkway parade? maybe they never heard of ppl holding their wedding diner at roxy lah not that they duno where is parkway. roxy n parkway has been there even before we are born leh. hee heee. as for the ang baos, ... if u think that those ppl u invite will see the venue then bao u watever amt... then u seriously have to consider TWICE. seee.... if u said that venue they duno they bao lesser. what if big hotel they know, they also bao lesser? wah liew, then ur pocket will burn a big big hole!!!!!! we cannot control how much hong bao that they will give us. so u must be prepared to be able to cover the loss. u know...actually in traditional custom when we hold wedding diner, we as host not suppose to expect our guest to give us hongbao. if not, still call INVITE? or u make ppl to come and help u to pay for your weddding?????? like what i emphasis do whatever within your means.... if u dun wan to end up start your marriage life with a huge debt!!!
i am not really busy, cos mine is a simple wedding and i have simple expectations. my MTM gowns are done, PS end of jun. that is it. i think end of july, aug then will have to run those errands. is up to individuals, me n hubby very chin chey, luckily our parents also. so we are all relax waiting for the big day!!!!!
, have checked with some popular hotels, they are almost booked for the yr..