Butter,
I checked into the hotel at around 3pm, oh ya! pls remember to inform ur co-ordinator ur bridal & ah yee's veh no beforehand.. (dont be blur blur like me!). Once I'd placed my things in the suite, I headed for Chevoz at Taka to do my make-up and hair-do (a gift fr a friend who works in the salon.. how fortunate I am..). By the time I got back to hotel, it was around 6pm. I started to change cos was expecting my msian relatives to arrive early. My HB attended the briefing at around that time too. Whilst in the hotel room, I started freaking out.. wondering if my blur HB could handle things when he dont know head & tail but i knew it was more weird to see a bride running all over the place at that hour. In the end, becos of the cocktail issue, I decided to "skin thick thick" go down and handle the situation (ok lah, minus a few weird stares..it wasnt too bad).
If ur friends know ur relatives.. gd else, do get ur family memebers to standby at the ballroom/ recep area as early as possible. Friends can run other things for you such as, setting up ur reception table (signature book, display ur portrait, check table arrangement of ballroom- making sure that the table numbering is in accordance to the plan given to u etc)
If u are using the stamford ballroom, ask ur co-ordinator if the doors which open out to the veranda could be closed (not sure if there are folding doors or door panels.. if panels, see if can close a few). There was a minor air-con leakage (water dripping fr - low ceiling) at one of my tables.. according to the banquet hall mgr, it was due to the "many people coming in and out from the veranda area to the ballroom".
Win,
1) I took wine from PPR at $20 nett. 1st 12 bottles complimentary (in my package). Too lazy to source else where.. moreover, PPR charges corkage if u get it from outside.
2) I do not think that PPR would provide shuttle bus services, u may want to check with them. It's nice but I think that it's really difficult to co-ordinate.. imagine guests start calling u asking where's the bus lah, what colour is the bus etc..while u were going bogus making things right at the hotel (just my personal view ok)
3) PPR has Veg/ Muslim food. Same price per table.
4) I was supposed to top-up an additional $10 (cant remember if i did pay now.. hahaha)for the printing. If I rememeber correctly, I printed 200 cards.
5)deposit (dont remember was is 3k? butter/serene/esther.. anyone can help with this?) remaining to be paid after banquet. But I think PPR quite flexi, u can check with them.
Esther: No quite a HM leh.. I went to visit uncle lim at Genting followed by Hatyai.. going back to work tomorrow.. *sighed* Ur rejected pics r in hard copies?