Hi Xinyi,
We've booked Carlton Hotel last November. I heard the price has gone up to $928 (weekend) now. During our hotel shopping, we went to Changi Village, Pan Pac (Orchard) & Holiday Inn (Atrium). Changi Village Hotel is so beautiful! The ballroom looks new & cozy.. too bad the location isn't that strategic.
Most of the hotels already hv their packages ready. What u can negotiate is..u can take out some items (for me i dun want the wedding invitations), then they'll give you some other stuff in return...you can ask for a helper's room during your AD, or free 1 barrel of beer.. u must be persistent la!
For more info, u can visit Wedding Banquet thread in this forum. They hv lists of hotels and many ppl exchanging information in those threads.
Your AD is this coming 28 Nov or next year?