Hilton Hotel

[lovingyou]

joyjoy1: saw it... thanks...

BB: can understand how you feel... Who is your banquet manager? I had Mikey as the main-in-charge of the banquet when I had my wedding on 5 Dec, everything went well, though there were some minor feedbacks that the service staffs are inexperienced. The poolside was closed at 6:00 PM and no other guests came up thereafter. We managed to put up our minor decors as well...

 

[missysee]

Hi Saggiegirl, Thanks for sharing! I went to your FB when u uploaded them initially and thought it was Panorama room.. hee... shall see them again tonite!

 

[saggiegirl]

missysee> no problem at all

 

[bliss_bb]

joyjoy> Mine was on Monday, 28 Dec 09 at Grand Ballroom = ).

Overall, our experience with Rachel (our hotel coordinator), AV guys and another banquet supervisor was good.

Good experience with the hotel which was same as saggiegirl. I've a surprise from my hubby too, he proposed to me infront of all the guests. I was shocked and was blushing = )

 

[als]

Congrats BB and thanks for sharing your experience with us!

You mean the hotel guests at the swimming pool actually join in and mingle with your guests? What happened?

Hilton has refused to close the pool area for our wedding reception and now I am very worried especially since we are having dessert buffet at the poolside... what if the hotel guest just joined in and eat as well????!!!

I am worried...

 

[bbblue1]

Hi Ailing,

no what i meant was Hilton did put up a notice saying private function going on on 24th flr and pool be closed.

however the pool was not closed at all!
so there were hotel guests lying on the couches with their swimming trunks beside the pool and a few others were swimming. all my guests could see them and ask my hubby why the pool was not closed as promised? they did not mingle with the guests..i meant it as they were seen together with my guests and i hope they do not appear in any of my AD photos ...

whatever that has happen already happen and cannot be undone, i also dont wish to think of it anymore.just share my experiences so those that are having their wedding soon at hilton can take note and see what can be done ya..marriage is once in a lifetime and all hiccups should be minimised.

 

[lovingyou]

Ailing: Have you speak to Hilton about your concerns? Frankly, if they refused to close it in the evening, alternatively you might decline the hotel guests frm joining in at your wedding reception and buffet. Leave it to the hotel staffs to do it and also for them to please the unhappy hotel guests.

BB: Don't worry gal, even if they do appear in some of the AD photos, something can always be done to the photos... A wedding reception / dinner is the starting of a long journey ya... Happiness is the aftereffect of the wedding dinner..

 

[chercher]

hello all, i am back

everything is okie.. but i do have some unhappiness over the banquet issue

but food and suite was gd =)

but everything is over.. cast aside

overall, i am a happie hilton bride..

 

[lovingyou]

chercher: Congrats and welcome back...

When are u heading for your honeymoon?

 

[kwong]

Hihi saggiegirl, could you share where you took your wedding photos and your gown from ? Your 2nd gown looked beautiful, the deep red one

 

[jayelle]

Hi all, after reading earlier posts, i hope mine, that is happening on 8th, this fri, will go well smoothly.
After giving feedbacks to my coordinator regarding my last post, we can see that she is making effort in providing us with better service. Glad that she took our feedback constructively. Hope everything goes well though.
Sorry to bring this up again. but which level of the bridal suite should we avoid due to the last accident? wanna make sure that we are not assigned to it. thks!!

 

[chercher]

thanks littlewoman

i going on sat

 

[saggiegirl]

kwong> hello

my wedding photos are taken at WhiteLink studio, Changi Broadwalk, Seletar Airport (near to Youth Flying Club) and Eunos Flyover

all my gowns are from WhiteLink as well

have received good reviews for the same gown as well... this gown is in-house designed by one of the designers...

 

[lovingyou]

jayelle: If i remember correctly, is level 10.

chercher: have fun and have a great honeymoon.

 

[jayelle]

Thanks littlewoman!

 

[lovingyou]

jayelle: no problem and have fun on your wedding...

 

[missysee]

Hi just wondering if anyone changed their wedding cards but within T-dragon? I dun quite like the red card design but parents want only red or peach colour.. I wana know how much to top up ..

 

[amrasenelya]

Hi missysee,

We chose the beige mandarin ducks for our invites n our friends and relatives all say it's very nice, chinese-y enough (mandarin ducks) yet modern n simple.. Show ur parents the card samples maybe they'll change their mind?

Not very worth to get other cards cus ur guests prob jus take a look at dump somewhere.. Hopefully everything goes smooth for u!

 

[crystal_bella]

thanks littlewoman and saggiegirl.. saw some of your AD photos.. both very pretty and slim! =)

littlewoman: i added you le.. i'm Shujun, can add me as neighbour on farmville also.. haha

 

[saggiegirl]

emily> thanks for the compliments

kudos to WhiteLink & my MUA who made our day special & beautiful & also to Hilton who "choreograph" a nice bday surprise for me

 

[missysee]

Hi AmrasEnelya,
thanks! ooh they have those mandarin duck designs too? I can't recall that one leh.. Think I'll decide when food tasting bah.. let the elders decide else they'll nag at me for sure.. U are right hor... most people throw away the cards de..

 

[missysee]

Saggiegirl, u look gorgeous with the white gown too.. *winks* How did u invite Snoopy to ur wedding? so cute..

 

[saggiegirl]

missysee> hee hee...thanks thanks

have received compliments for my WG from my relatives and frens...

Snoopy surprise is from hubby lor... but Hilton brought in the costume lar...very nice of them ...keke...

The Snoopy is dressed up by one of the duty crew .... and a lot of kids love it...keke...

 

[summer_snowy]

hi girls.. happy to hear the reviews of many satisfied hilton brides here! hee.. i will be having my banquet in june.. looking forward! =)

 

[saggiegirl]

lingz> i am sure u will look forward to it

 

[missysee]

Hi all, I got a call from June to remind me on some wedding prep issues. It came as surprise coz I assumed they would only contact me nearer to wedding! We had a great chat and she's so comforting to me, plus solved some of my concerns..

Just wana give an extra star to Hilton after my last posting on their service..

 

[saggiegirl]

missysee> good

last time my coordinator Rachel also very nice...keep updating us on what we need to do etc..so that we can pace ourselves on banquet preps etc

...

 

[wakeup2asmile]

hi all, my wedding was over on 04 Jan 2010.
overall, i'm very happy with hilton service. My coordinator June,banquet team & AV team were very great. =) The bridal suite is extremely big and after my 2nd day stay i almost dun feel like going home.

 

[sunnyham]

Hi Jen,
Glad to heard that ! Congrats !

 

[lovingyou]

Thanks Emily... I will add u soon..

Congrats Jen..

 

[chercher]

Congrats Jen

 

[la_vie_en_rose]

saggiegirl: can share your fb link for the photos? curious after seeing the comment on snoopy. so we can get snoopy appearances on weddings now?

for ladies interested in seeing the different ball rooms and themes in hilton for the moment, can refer to
http://solitairewedding.blogspot.com/2009/08/banquet-hilton.html

 

[shin24]

Wow, Valerene, your link is very useful!!

Thanks!

 

[saggiegirl]

Valerene> hehehe... the facebook photos are posted by my hubby

u can add me on FB: [email protected]. I have actually tag my photos so that my frens can just view in my profile

coz we both like snoopy...hehe... so hubby arranged a bday surprise for me, as my wedding day = my 30th bday

 

[starfrost]

hee, saggiegirl, so sweet of your hubby

i'm sure it's a beautiful wedding for you.. congrats gal =)

 

[saggiegirl]

starfrost> hehe...yeah indeed a surprise coz hubby v secretive mah....

 

[la_vie_en_rose]

saggie: so sweet of your hubby.
i've been suggesting to my bf for minnie and mickey mascot but he doesn't want. grrrrl...

 

[summer_snowy]

Valerene.. thanks for sharing ur link! now ive got a better idea of how the different themes look like.. wonder if people mix the themes though?

 

[starfrost]

hi Valerene, that's a detailed link with lots of nice pics

thks for sharing

lingz, yup, you can mix and match.. cos that's wat i did

 

[saggiegirl]

Valerene> the Mickey couple costume is quite expensive

...

for us...hilton actually bring in a similar Snoopy costume also...coz the real Snoopy costume is licensed by copyright...

...hehe....

for me i chose crystal theme with red roses

then my VIP chairs - use european theme (maroon sash + cream roses)

 

[virtual]

hi babez, do u rem how much u paid for the printing of the inserts? can share? Thx!

 

[saggiegirl]

Virtual> the pricing of inserts depends on the following:

1. Number of inserts
2. Quality of paper used
3. Quality of ink used
4. Additional artwork (if any)

we printed 300 inserts as at the pt of 1st round of attendance we have about 33 tables.... (u will need to print extra to cater for room for writing errors etc).

We used the normal type of paper (pink color as my card is the peach blossom red card) and normal gold ink

hence no additional charge

if i rem correctly,
1st 200 pieces => $100
subseq each piece @ $0.20...

then we added 2 icons on our inserts (flat fee of $5 per icon hence $10 lor)...

then we also buy 2 packets of gold strings ...each packet is $5... T-dragon cut the length for us, so we just take one, and tie the insert to the card

T-dragon needs about 10 days (from the date of confirmation of artwork) to print the inserts.

Hope that helps

 

[lovingyou]

Virtual: Mine is about the same rate as Saggiegirl...

 

[virtual]

saggiegirl/ littlewoman> thanks!

 

[mich2211]

Hey all =P

Could someone tell me how's the food like at Hilton?

Thanks a lot!

 

[virtual]

Paiseh, side track another question, where do u gals get ur VG, and how much did u pay?

TIA!

 

[starfrost]

mich, the food is great, according to all the feedback that I had for my wedding last week

 

[lovingyou]

Mich: The food is great!... The servings are rather big too...

Virtual: I signed up AD PG and VG with one of the BS... Eh... Bt i wun recommend it...

Think some of them signed up with lightpixels... U might want to check it out...

 

[saggiegirl]

Mich2211> the food and service is excellent

some guests even requested for tapao of the waxed meat rice for breakfast @_@.... as it tasted so nice...

servings are OK too. No complains...and every1 had their share

my AD PG is freelancer (i booked thru my BS contact). my AD VG is Motion Image Pdn (also booked thru my BS... the company who did the Li Jia Wei wedding VG)

 

[virtual]

wa. thanks! i signed up PG with lightedpixels too. but now looking for VG.

Saggiegirl, can pass me the contact for VG? i google but the webstite seems wrong. Thks!