Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre

Thanks Stars, soon be yr turn! Yup cos they were seating at those tables behind the pillars! Hee..hee

They will call you on tt actual day to chk wat time you available for briefing. Mine is at 6pm, suggest yr briefing start with your helpers & mc ard to faciliate cos ard tt time you will b hving yr make-up.
 


Hi Sancai,
Welcome back.....
Congrats on your sucessful wedding. I can imagine how happy you would be on that day.

So, I think you must had a good time during your honeymoon at BKK.

So, who's next???

Hi SP,
I hope you have received the link to view my actual day wedding pics...
How's your work?

Hi Stars,
Kelvin call us at around 4.30pm to have the briefing and coolect the photos albums that are going to be displayed.

Hi Kikomo,
I had my wedding on a sat. We had a 98% attendance.It's yours a weekday or weekend.

Cheers:
Carol
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Dear Carol

hehe, still busy lor, oh yes, i received your beautiful pictures, so envy hor...
now i headache, my parents in law last minute wants the complimentary food tasting but can't set on the date... schedule a bit difficult, they can, i cannot, i can, they cannot lah.. sigh .....Eugenia must be headache also, she said her side is very busy too, but i need to inform her at least one week for the food tasting. headache, headache, headache.
SP
 
Carol,

Thanks for your blessing ... feel very sweet to have this forum which all of us had been or going through are here to give each other support!

Think either Stars or SP is next ...
 
Hi Sancai,
I agrre with you that this forum reall helps a lot, at least we can share our joy and problems met when preparing for our wedding.

Hope to see you here even after your wedding...
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Hi SP,
Thanks for your compliments!!!

I think there must be a date that both parties could commit. Just try to talk to each other again...
Eugenia would be very patient...

Cheers:
Carol
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Hi Sancai and Carol
Me too agree with you all. This place is really great. We can share our experiences here.

I am so happy to see you all back though your weddings are over.

Hi SP

Is going ot be our turn soon. Fast huh Me still at the guest list stage. Not settle. How about you

stars
 
hi gals ...

I'm still at the consideration stage .. i wish i can chop off the 3 pillars..
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Have these 3 pillars posed a problem/headache for you?
Who are the guests that will sit there? 'cos views are all blocked.. Ur most-hated relatives.. or colleagues.. ?
Geesshh.. kinda headache u noe ...
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Pls share ur experiences wif me .....

thanks...


twink|ets~
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Hi Twinklets,
My guests didn't complain anything about that...

BTW, I place some of our good friends there 'cos youngsters like them wouldn't mind a little blocking & would just move around to find a positions to see us better!

Cheers:
Carol
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Hi girls

Ya come to think about it, the three pillars block many people? Me also not sure plan who to sit there/...

Thank

stars
 
hi carol,

glad to hear tat ur good frens won't mind.
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I dun think I wud wanna put my good frens so far away behind, they may mind .. i dunno .. 'cos if i'm the good fren.. i'll mind lor..
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'cos i dun want a big block infront of me ...

Think if i sign up wif HIPV, i'll juz put my most-YAYA relatives there..
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Hi Stars,

The 3 pillars won't really block alot of pple. subjective to how many tables u have & u using which march in? the long or short 1? If u looking into 38 tables, i think 3 tables will be blocked. But if for 34 tables, think shd be all rite.
You can put those 'not that closed' frens or relatives there, i think they wouldn't mind alot.


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Hi twinklets,

mine is 32 tables but relatives still complained 3 pillars block their view(I took the long march in). Hee hee ... can put those not close relatives there loh(so bad hor)
 
Hi Sancai,

hee... yeah lor tt's wat i think too .. put those not closed relatives there.. no choice mah .. we like the romantic cosy ambience there...
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Hi ladies,
Here's the link to my photos!

Studio: http://community.webshots.com/album/40751288rusUAc
Our studio pictures were taken by Wesley Loh of Memphiswest Pictures: http://www.memphiswest.com
He's a personal friend of mine for years!

Actual Day: http://community.webshots.com/album/51296897VFykAa
Our actual day pictures were taken by another friend who does this for fun (pretty good, i must say).

Wedding Gown by Silhouette
Hair/Makeup by Freddy
Flowers by Amanda's Florist & Gifts (Tel: 62358101)

Hope u enjoy the pictures!!
 
Hi stars,

The 3 pillars wouldn't block much if you are using the short aisle (L-shape). More seats will be blocked if you use the long straight aisle.
 
Hi Stars
You at the guest list already, me still at food tasting issue lor. headache... worse to the worst, i'll just send my inlaws for the food tasting with out me.. hehehehe..
Well, long aisle is more romantic and has a better impact for the march in, i'm going for the long aisle, as for the blockage, i'll seat some friends and colleagues ( i doubt they will mind, food & service is more important lah) I wish too that I can put my in laws' relatives at the pillar but cannot leh, my in laws will nag and say 'lose face' and their side will yak yak yak.... sigh .... good luck to me....

SP
 
Hi Twinklets,
I do agree that the 3 pillars do block some tables, if you have lesser tables, can request to move to a better postion.

I also take the long aisle.... Is more romantic & dreamy!

Cheers:
Carol
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Hi Twinklets,
i will also take the long aisle cos i am having sword barriers. The short aisle wont look nice. I think i will either put my fren or my hubby fren near the pillar. I think frens will be more understanding.

I wont put relatives there cos not that nice.

Cheers
Pooh
 
morning gals,

TGIF!
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Carol,
yeah, agreed .. the long aisle is definitely more dreamy & romantic ..
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I think my no. of tables can decrease till 32 or 34.. let's hope wont be alot..

Pooh,
wow .. sword barriers? must be spectacular then !!*thumbs up* So i guess ur hubby must be wearing his RSAF uniform?
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I hope my frens will be understanding enuff if i allocate them there .. sighs ..
 
hi, I am having my wedding at HIPV, any suggestions or important notes that I have do take note of ?

Thanks
 
Hi twinklets,
my hubby wont be wearing his uniform cos end up will be the same as the sword barriers. he will get a white or light colour suit lor.

Dun worry i think frens will be understanding one.

I think mine tables should be less than 30 so still can play with the space ard.

Anyone know if i have 30 tables and taking the long aisle, roughly have many tables will be block by the pillars?

Cheers
 
<FONT COLOR="ff6000">Hi Pooh</FONT>
I think your wedding would be grand &amp; dreamy with sword bearers and long asile.

<FONT COLOR="0000ff">Hi Twinklet</FONT>
You mean you have more than 32/34 tables at first...
I thnk your choice of seating groups of friends there would be ideal. Don't worry!

<FONT COLOR="119911">Hi BEAR</FONT>
You are another HIPV brides, Congrats!!!
So when's yr wedding?

Cheers:
Carol
 
hi Pooh,

If i'm not wrong your husband must wear his No. 1 if you are having sword bearers cos it's considered a military ceremony - better chk or else your husband kena charge. My husband is in RSAF also but we didn't have a military wedding cos he didn't want to wear uniform on wedding day heh... all the military weddings i attended, the groom wear the No. 1 for the processional with ring bearers, then changed into his suit when the bride changed into evening gown.

And.. do u know that if you're having a military wedding u can get bridal transportation for FREE from SAF? comes with driver! just need to approach their Transport Dept. my friend's one was a white mercedes E series, car number plate: MID8888. pretty cool. THIS IS YOUR HUSBAND'S CHANCE TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT!!
 
Hi Orchid

Wow, didn't know the govt is so nice one leh ! Too bad my hubby not from the SAF, so got no chance to have a military wedding.

Hi Pooh,
Me so envy you, got military wedding with sword barriers, I think the long aisle will be so beautiful for you, don't care about the blocking part lor... it's your wedding and the 1st march in is very important leh, it'll be very romantic with the dry ice effect too...

SP
 
Hi Orchid,
my hubby say he can dun wear No 1 but all the sword barriers must lor. One of his fren get married end last yr without his No 1. Actually groom can also wear No 5 instead of No 1.

As for the Car we know abt it. We still considering wan a not cos he say quite troublesome and if anything happen to the car then he will kena charge lor.

U hubby from SAF also. From where? Is he a officer?
 
well, if he's checked then OK. the car is not a bad thing considering that it's free.

my hubby from RSAF Sembawang Airbase. but will be in NUS for next 3 yrs.
 
I an another HIPV bride, wedding on 9 Nov 02. Too bad I did not see this thread much earlier or I will be yaking a lot more here. I am so glad that this thread showed great feedback. The feedback I recieved in Female is pretty discouraging.

Well. Hope to yak more with you here.

PS. seems like most military guys like HIPV. My Future Husband (FH) love it and said "THIS IS THE IDEA PLACE FOR A MILITATRY MARCH IN". And guess what, we reserve the car from the Army, and will be having 8 sword bearers.
 
Hi Bear,
I'm sure you'll have a great time here while preparing for your wedding....

My consultant was Eugenia too, she was a super nice lady, thanks to her my wedding was a sucess...

Cheers:
Carol
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Hi Agnes,
Welcome to the family of HIPV brides!!!
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Congrats on your coming wedding, guess U must be very excited!!!

I'm sure you'll have a good time here with us!

Cheers:
Carol
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Hi Agnes,

I suppose it's the long aisle... and it's also lot too big so it's pretty cozy. the setup of the ballroom is really nice too!!
 
hi gals,

me so gang jiong now... siao rite.. ?
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we've juz confirmed our wedding package wif HIPV on 8 Nov 2003. Just simply like their romantic &amp; cosy ambience, &amp; eugenia is really a great help for us. Especially on the dates part. Agreed with most gals here, she is such a sincere &amp; nice lady.
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Initially I was kinda bothered abt the 3 pillars, how i wish i can axe them off man.. hee.. but too bad cannot lor .. now I hackcare them liao, just hope eugenia can help us minimize the blockage.

Now I'm gonna wait patiently for the hardcopy to mail to me .. so that i can sign .. geessh.. i in need of some rest after this man ..
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cheers!


twink|ets~
 
Carol, thank you for the warm wellcome. I wish I have seen this tread eariler.

Orchid, yes it is a long aisle. Look more grand that way.... with the beautiful lights.

Twinklets.. dun worry about the 3 pillars. I think something can be done. My plans is to keep the noisy alcoholics after the pillar.. away from my decent relatives.....
 
Hi gals. Finally found a place that have SAF officers wives around cause my hubby oso from them really har, the place very nice for march in, really must take a look cause now still sourcing for hotel. Seeing so much praise for HIPV, think can really give a shot.

Any gals has got pics of the ballroom by e-mail so tat can have a even clearer pic of the ballroom, quite concerned over the crystal izzit very traditional type looking?

me narrowed down to a few already, then bring my hubby to have a final confirmation. What you all think of the below cases;

1) Merchant Court 2) Traders 3) Grand Hyatt
4) century hotel 5) sheraton

thanks a lot gals
 
Hi Agnes,
yeah .. i'll juz see how when the big day comes .. gotta try to make the best out of everything ..
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Hi Celwong,
I got the pictures, u wan me to email to you?
wat's ur email addy?
I think the below 5 choices are good.

Merchant Court - i think this place is in the "top list". My sis's frens also aiming this place.

Traders - I saw from the magazine adv, seem the ambience is pretty simple elegant kind. But may not able to accomodate too many tables.

Grand Hyatt - I'm not sure of this, but i think their package shd be quite high.

Century hotel - think pretty small, gotta depend ur no. of tables too. But i think they got poolside dinner.

Sheraton - Went there for dinner before. Good service &amp; good food. I think per table may be 800+++.

Did u try Orchard Hotel? They have very very nice ballroom. Mayb u wanna check on them too.

Bottomline is your budget &amp; no. of tables &amp; wat kinda ambience u want?


cheers,
twink|ets ~
 
Hi Celwong,

If your FH is the typical SAF man, like mine, then he will love HIPV. We been to the rest of the hotel and only 2 fits into the SAF mind (Orchard and HIPV - all because of the high ceilings and it fits into the budget). So i think you better show him the rest first b4 going to Orchard and HIPV.

So far I have no regrets making my booking with HIPV. I went for food tasting and the dishes are GOOD, especially the Shark Fins and Drunken prawns. Thinking of them makes me hungry again.
 
Hi all,

Can I check whether anyone here had 9 dishes for the dinner? How much did you top up for it? Anyone exchanged the Ice carving for something else eg. flowers?

Looking forward to your replies.
 
Hi celwong,

My comments:

1) Merchant Court - very dark &amp; dreary. everything grey, especially the heavy drapes.

2) Traders - more pillars than HIPV.

3) Grand Hyatt - big. good if u have many tables (>35) but a bit dark.

4) century hotel - never been there

5) sheraton - funny L-shaped ballroom. 1 side of the guests cannot see the other side of the guests.

We chose HIPV because we have only 25 tbls &amp; the ballroom was cosy. it was one of the few hotels in Orchard area that allowed < 30 min. and anyway i got mine at a promotion. really good deal.

Actually, did you try Carlton? They just renovated their ballroom. My hubby's colleague had his military wedding there. Not too bad also.
 
Hi Anges,
You can always chat with us here even after the wedding.... Many HIPV brides here did the same...
So you must be very excited about your big day.

Hi Celwong,
I can share my wedding pics with you if you want....

Well here's my comments:
1. Merchant Court - a little dark, but quite a popular choice.

2. Traders - small place, ideal if you have lesser tables.

3. Grand hyatt - Nice &amp; big ballroom.

4. Century Hotel - No comments!

5. Sherton - Odd L-shaped ballroom, but nice food &amp; service.

We've choosen HIPV cos' we fell in loce with the crystal ballroom at first sight &amp; was a cozy place for a smaller wedding. It fit our budget and so far it's service and food was very good!
Cheers:
Carol
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Hi Celwong

Leave me your email so that I can send you the wedding setup of the ballroom via email, if that is what you need

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Hi EL, I have 9 dishes. Add about $40 for additional Pi Pa Duck. I think it depends what you plan to add and the hotel will quote the price according.
 
Hi gals !
Wow, just gone a few days and so many things happen alreadi, so happy to see this thread so busy, very big welcome to agnes &amp; bear and celwong, and EL and etc........ memory a bit short already, too many things to remember.
Finally I have solve my problem, we manage to compromise and have food tastig tomolo, yeah !!!! looking forward to have some good food... hehehehe. Big thank you to my wedding consultant for arrangeing it within such a short notice, if ll brides are like me, she'll go crazy, man, let's hope Eugenia will still be patient with me... hehehe.

Hi agnes
What a pity that you only found out this forum so late... sob... otherwise, we have a lot and a lot to share especially from Carol, our expert !
Nevermind, better late than never lor... hope to see you more often even after your wedding hor...
How's your preparaton so far, any rehearsal for the military march in ?

Take care and will hear my good news after food tasting, gals !!! me hungry liao !

SP
 
Hi SP,
Welcome back!!! It's great to see you here again. Glad to hear you're having ur food tasting tomorrow. Remember to share with us yr experience...

So how's the rest of the prepartions. Like your march In songs....
Ok, ok not to stress you out.
Do enjoy ourselves romorrow.

Hopw to hear from you soon!!!

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Cheers:
Carol
 
Hi carol
I like you PM picture, very cute. why you find such nice pictures ?

SP
 
SP, there is no rehersal for my military march in. FH want to do it at 3pm on the actual day rather then a few days ahead. I told him to FLY KITE cos I need to rest and prepare myself for the makeup artist so that I will be ready for the soleminsation at 6.15pm. It is so tiring to have the morning tea ceremony, reheresal, evening soleminsation and wedding dinner.

Dont worry about the food tasting. I went for mine on the 9 Oct, and food is great.. although Kelvin (the manager that serve us) is a little slow. I pity Kelvin, as everyone make demand on him at the same time.
 
Hi carol
Thanks in advance.

Hi agnes
haha, i agree with you, we'll be so tired already and still got rehearsal.... veery sian.
We are suppose to get as much rest as possible, so we look good in pictures, rite ? hehe
Well, Eugenia did mention that it's not necessary to have a rehearsal as this will kill the element of surprise ( or first time feeling) when we do our 1st march in lor, well unless, we very kiasu and insist on having one, then it can be arranged on the day itself after we check in. It's quite true that if we do have a rehearsal for the march in, the feeling will be slightly different lor, as we know what's gonna to happen, so I think i'll just keep to my first time feeling walking down the red carpet, hehehe.

SP
 
SP,
You are welcome!!!!

I didn't hve any rehersal that time... everything turn out fine too!!!
kelvin will take care of everything on that day.

Cheers:
Carol
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Hi gals,

Me went down early on tt day so we manage to do it b4 guests arrive!!! But no use doing the rehersal cos we still abit too fast even Kelvin asked us to go slow b4 our 2nd march in!
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Guess we are too "kan cheong" liao!!!

Welcome all the newcomers to this thread to make it more lively &amp; most important make us refresh those beautiful memories when we're doing those preparations! Miss those days too much or else I won't be here so often!
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Ex-HIPV bride,
Sancai
 
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