Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel

Hi all hi all!

Wedding dinner is over! Am happy with the service received during the night. It was indeed problem-free, everything ran smoothly. The event concierge that night was fantastic, he prompted us and gave us advice on the timings and queries, we felt that the banquet was in good hands. :D

The decor for the ballroom that night was also beautiful, for those who were asking, I took the vineyard theme for the flowers. Very interesting layout, abit different from the usual flower stands. There were some concerns about the flowers being sparse right? Hmmm, with the vineyard theme, it looked nice and not sparse at all!

Now that my dinner's over, I think I'll be a little more frank here. Had some problems contacting Siva prior to the wedding. In view of the forced unpaid leave, it was very difficult to contact him. And a week prior to the dinner, I couldn't contact him at all even after emailing him or leaving voicemail messages (I didn't leave much messages as I'm not the "pestersome" kind of person). He did not leave me with advance notice of when he will be on leave and although I was able to contact Li Qing, there were issues that she wasn't able to help, and only Siva was authorised to handle.

I will not elaborate more as I think this matter should be directly communicated to Marriott instead of an open forum.

Hi She and Floss,
I opted for some conpoy soup instead of sharks fin. It was approximately equal price so we just substituted the dish.

To She,
They should be contacting you a month before the wedding to finalise some of the stuff. Have you had your food tasting yet? For me, I was the one doing the contacting at the monthly intervals (one month before, 2 weeks before etc...) so maybe you may like to keep a calendar yourself so that you do not lose track? Just a suggestion cos that's what I did!

Hi Bossanova and Lilac,
Enjoy planning!
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Angela sounds great to work with.

To the rest, please note that the above comments are not negative nor meant to defame Marriott in any way. It is just my personal feedback on the correspondance and working relationship that I've had with the representative from Marriott. And there are many coordinators so it is highly dependant on the person that you're dealing with.

Overall, looking back at the problems and frustrations that I've faced, I do not regret signing up with Marriott. Why? Because these are problems that can be solved (if one doesn't mind making more noise :p), and my wedding dinner was fabulous!

Great ballroom, fabulous food, fantastic service! The bridal suite too was spacious and nice. I enjoyed myself thoroughly on the night itself! No, I do not regret signing up with Marriott.

Have fun planning!
 


hi Dolphie,

Congrats to you.

I too have my dinner 2 weeks before yours. Did not have time to write in the forum as i was out for my honeymoon.

I share the same sentiments as you. The services was great. Siva was accommodating. But just that the food was not as good as the food tasting for the main table.

Just want to share something to all.

The food was great during my food tasting. But on the actual day, the food for the 2 main tables were horrible. The veg too "OLD". The rice not cook properly. The good nice desert was too starchy.

But that is only for the main tables. I had since checked around 5-6 tables. Luckly the food was good and no complaints.

I am not trying to put marriot down. just want the rest to highlight to your co-ordinator about it.

Overall, i think marriot is really a good place to have your big day. Good Food, Good Services and Central location.

To all the future marriot wedding guest, have fun planning your BIG DAY.
 
Hi Ladies,

Does Marriott hotel have function room for 12 - 14 tables??

Do you have Siva email address which i can make enquiry
 
Dolphie... just to check... did u pay extra for the vineyard theme??.. thanx!!

nokie & dolphie... glad dat u enjoy ur wedding!...
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... hope my goes well too...

oh dear.... based on ur comments... hope Marriot can keep up to my parents standard!!... which menu did u choose?

last week just attended my FSIL wedding in RTP... and my parents complain dat the food wasn't good.... and to me and most of the pple...the food was okay....chammmm
 
karyinn... i think marriott have a outdoor venue that caters to ur number of tables... u can call and check...
 
Hi Dolphie and Nokia,
CONGRATS to all of us!

I jus had my wedding there last week, am very very happy with their service. Decor was good, food was good, the coordinator on that night Jasmine (I think) was very helpful and efficient. The only down side is, it rained in the afternoon so I did not get my poolside solemnisation...

I really enjoyed my wedding, wished that day lasted longer. Somehow, time flew on that day, and then I jus became MRS... not used to the title.


To propective Marriott brides,

Maybe you might want to work with Angela & Jasmine...
 
Hi all,

what is the min. requirement tables for Marriott? I got only about 20 tables. It is possible to negoitate if I can't meet the min. no. of tables.
 
hi all,

we are considering marriott on the wedding lunch buffet. has anyone tried the wedding lunch buffet? we just wanna know how's the food, service of marriott....
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hehehe... i dun really fancy banquent dinner, so prefer buffet. Hence, choose lunch buffet... hope to hear from seniors here.
 
Hi Bossanova, Dolphie and Nokia,

so glad to hear that you girls have had a good wedding!

Wish mine will be as good... All the best to you girls
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Hi Lilac,

Noticed you keep saying congrats to ppl... very ke-qi leh. Anyway now times are more stable so you should feel more secure with all the bookings and stuff. All the best, you still got abt 10 weeks I suppose... Time to print cards and arrange your schedule for that day...

I am happily married. I wish you will be too!
 
hi,

anybody's wedding coming soon?? of cos not this mth lah. i think not many pple, esp chinese have their wedding this mth... anyway, i'm sure alot of pple having in sep!!! i've received many weddings invites for sep so far.

my wedding in oct, and steve from marriott called me up a few days ago for food tasting. juz wondering which menu have u marriott brides/grooms chosen, care to share?
 
Hi She,

mine's in Oct too! Will collect my invitation cards from them today or tomorrow. Angela also told me to fix a day for food tasting but call her a week in advance to tell her the dishes I want to try (from the 2 weekday menu.
 
Hi Lilac,

mine is a weekday wedding too. Will u be sending ur cards for Jasvy to print? I've no time to collect my cards yet. I'll most likely be going down for food tasting in another week or two. Still deciding the menu items, most likely we'll do a lateral switch between some items in the menu 1 and menu 2.

I'd asked steve for recommendation and he said most pple chose menu 2 due to the dessert.. wat's ur choice?

BTW, is ur wine corkage waived? Mine not.. now headache.
 
Hi she,

My suggestion for your menu is to look through both menus to see which dishes you both like, and ask your coordinator if it is possible to combine (respective dishes on menus). That's what we did and we're very happy with the final menu as it contained most of the dishes we liked.

My wine corkage was not waived, but the wines are very reasonable and very nice! Are you thinking of bringing in your own wines?
 
Hi she,

My suggestion for your menu is to look through both menus to see which dishes you both like, and ask your coordinator if it is possible to combine (respective dishes on menus). That's what we did and we're very happy with the final menu as it contained most of the dishes we liked.

My wine corkage was not waived, but the wines are very reasonable and very nice! Are you thinking of bringing in your own wines?
 
Hi She,

I will not be using Jasvy, think they are on the high side. Will most likely go for Hi-tech, the cheapest one I have found so far. I have not decided on the dishes yet. Will consult my parents and in-laws...
As for the wine, my corkage is not waived also. Thinking of getting from Marriott since they are on consignment basis, can return if can't finish.
 
regarding wine... hmm if we are getting Marriott's list of wine... they still charge us corkage? i thot they'll only charge us if we bring in our own wine?

Dolphie... how many tables u had? and on avg how many bottle of wine per table?
 
Hi all,

plse ask for the min bottles of wine you need to buy from Marriott. Seems that it must be min 12 bottles. Else you will not get the low price that is quoted.

As for me, i have 50% friend and on a Friday night. Total only 27 bottles. Think 24 Red and 3 White.

Try your very best to get them to waive the corkage. I got my waive as the wine that i wanted earlier was not available.

Wines from Cold Storage, Carrfour are reasonable and good. Can try.

Good luck to all and have fun.
 
hi everyone,

thanks for those who'd their wedding marriott, esp nokia and dolphie to share ur info..

i din know abt the min num of bottle of wines. i've abt 30% youngsters only.. duno how many bottles required. how to get them to waive the corkage?? b4 hand?

amore, they wont charge corkage on those wine buy from them.

my frens have corkage waiver in other hotels, and bringing their own wine..

Lilac, so have u collected ur cards?
 
Hi all,

Hmmm, my wedding more of adults and young adults. Had 37 tables (approx) and we drank 39 bottles of wine. Actually we took the wines that Marriott offered, and they were very good. Thus a lot of my friends went for many more servings of wine!
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There is a min order of 12 bottles, but that shouldn't be a problem if you have quite a number of tables? For my wedding, we did the minimum order, but for the actual day, they actually ran out of the wine we ordered! And hence, had to top up with 8 bottles of the next available wine they had, which was also quite nice, hence we were okay with that.

Seriously, the wine that Marriott offered was one of the good points we liked, the wines weren't expensive, think the cheapest is $25 (or $22), and it was good! Hence, unless you have a special brand or type that you wish to bring in, would suggest purchasing Marriott's wine.
 
thanks Nokia and Dolphie

she.. i had gotten the wine list from Angela... but it's in my home pc... if u want I can send it to u this evening or tmrw.... in the list it did state that there is a minimum number of bottles... and it's on consignment basis....

I had oso discussed with my hubby... most prob will get wines from them... so we dun have to go ard sourcing for it... and save on the corkage...

she & lilac... how's the invitation cards like?... most prob will be getting mine next mth...
 
hi amore,

thks, appreciate if u can email me the wine list.
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when's ur wedding?

i've not collected the cards yet, cant seem to get anyone. the last time when steve called me, it din occur to me dat i dun have his DID. wat num do u call to get them?

i was told dat 1 option is to go to kallang Javsy to see the template & card.. they will deliver to marriott for my collection. another is see at marriott itself...
 
she... mine in end Nov.... can gimme ur email addy?... er i nebber heard of this Steve person b4.... But I have Angela's name card at home... will send her number to u as well in the email...
 
hi amore,

u can click on my name for my email address.. thks.
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i'm still finalising the menu items...

dolphie, thks for the info... but my fren got wine supplier frm another hotel only abt juz 10 odd dollars.. haha, but dunno it's good wine or not. well, i ges to save the trouble we'll get frm marriott.

cheers
 
Hi

I have got a few marriott room night stay vouchers, totally transferable at $60 per night.

I got them as we purchase the marriott gold dining card.

They are valid till Nov 2003.

It will be good for those who would like to book extra room nights for their wedding dinner guests & etc.

I am willing to let go at $90, which is definite cheaper than you booking a room thru them.

please leave ur contact here if you would like to purchase the vouchers.
 
Sorry,

a mistake, in my above posting. I mean the vouchers allow u to book their room at 60 per night, and i am willing to let go at $30 per voucher, so your total cost per nite is at $90.

tks
 
wah, yday marriott at jakarta got bombing, so scary.

anyway, room, wat cat is the room that we can book using ur vouchers? why dun u use it urself? $60 seems quite cheap... for me, i've a helper's rm on my wedding day itself..
 
Its the deluxe room, marriott rooms cant be that bad.

I got it as my hubby got the marriott gold dining card that costs more than $300, its like a welcome gift pack.

yes, normally helper rooms are given, in case anyone needs an extra room night for parents or etc
 
hi,

i have a deluxe room to let go for 27-28 Sep (1 night). i just had my wedding at Marriott in March and had stayed there for 3 nights and so do not see the point of returning there so soon. If you are having your wedding during that weekend, you may consider an extra room for your helpers.

During my wedding, i paid $160+++ for a room per night. I'm selling my room reservation at $120. Please contact me at [email protected] if you are interested. Thank you.
 
Hi all,

I am interested in Marriott's lunch banquet. Did anyone tried their lunch banquet before? How's their service and food? Will it be the same as a dinner's banquet?

There's a recent bombing case in Indonesia recently and I wonder whether business here in Marriott Singapore will be affected or not. But it seems that the crowd is still there. However, security is very tight there now and everyone gotta be scan and check before entering the hotel. Do u think this will affect the mood of the guest? And with the recent bomb case, will the guest's attendance be affected?
 
Hey gakusei me too also quite interested in Marriott's lunch banquet, may consider. Hope someone here can help to give comments about their serivce and food.

BTW when is your wedding date? For me the actual wedding day is on Tuesday (next year March) and will like to hold my wedding lunch on the following Sunday.

As for the bombing case in Indonesia I don't think it will affect the guest's attendance. Although sometime when I though of it, I sill find it scary and don't feel comfortable about it, but just hopefully after sometime people will forget about the bombing case.
 
Hi there, I am having my wedding dinner at Marriott next month. Some of my relatives are coming from Jakarta but that did not deter them from coming. Think they will feel more assured with the tightened security.
 
Hi,

Marriott will be holding a bridal fair this coming 19/10/2003. The perks are that the 11th table is free for weekdays. Is there anyone who have booked with marriott b4 or going to? Is Marriott good? Any advice? Thanks!
 
Hi girlz,

Do you know the perks for the weedends?

I heard Marriott is grand with big ballrooms that can house 40+ tables. How many tables are you look at? I'll be going to a wedding dinner 3 days before the wedding fair. Will update you of my comments then!
 
Hi BB,

I think the weekend perks is $30 off per table, not too sure, but I think usually the weekdays perks are more attractive lor...U can visit their website.
http://www.singaporemarriott.com/html/wedding/wedding.htm#


I'm actually looking at 25 tables only, their min table for month of Oct is 25 but the rest of the months are 30 tables for weekday, weekends are even more..I dun have that much tables, so have to target at weekdays.

U planning to hold ur wedding on weekends izzit??
 
Hmm... $30 off each table sounds pretty attractive but I don't need that many tables so Marriott is not suitable for me.

Yes, my wedding will be on a weekend. I went to the bridal show at Four Season on Sat and have already booked with them. Finally, I got it settled... kind of stressed with so much things to look at!

What about you? Still shopping around or intending to sign with Mariott in their coming bridal fair?
 
Hi BB,

I'm still shopping ard for hotels, haven't really decided on which hotel. Somemore my FH is overseas, so got problem finalizing any hotels lor...but we have seen Marriott's ballroom, we luv it! But have to consider lor, becos of the cost, dun want to "lose" so much in the end. Might consider lor during their bridal fair.

U finally booked with Four Seasons, so good!! Finally can relaxed liao. So when's ur big day?? How much izzit per table?
 
Hi girlz,

You must be quite stressed now having to evaluate all these options without your FH. Well... take your time if you can afford to. When's your wedding?

Yes, can relaxed a bit lor.. but must quickly settle bridal boutique and photography now. My wedding is in Aug 04 so timing wise still quite comfortable. I paid the Sat rate for FS, which is $828 per table. It's really quite costly but since we have max 30 tables, we thought just go for it.

Actually, if you're still shopping around, can consider Conrad which is also very nice (the suite was fantastic!). We were actually indifference between the two but went for FS mainly because of its reputation for good service and food.
 
Hi BB,

Ya lor...abit stressed without my FH lor. We are planning for Oct 04, have to act fast lor, from the forum, it seems like most good dates are already taken up liao.

I actually attended my friend's wedding at Conrad recently. Dun really like the ballroom, low ceiling and the food is not that great lor. Actually we dun intend to spend too much on the dinner lor, becos got to spend on reno and honeymoon etc. So our cap on wedding dinner is only $700 per table lor. So FS will be out for us liao lor.

Anyway, congrats to U!! so have u started looking for bridal packages liao??
 
My comments I heard of Conrad's food was also quite inconsistent. Actually, you're right, the ballroom is not fantastic. In fact, we're more impressed with the reception outside the ballroom.... really grand and classy.

I've gone to a few bridal packages and would most prob be confirming with Amanda Lee. What about you, should have some idea right?
 
Yup...agree with u that the reception outside the ballroom is really grand lor. But i also kind of like Marriott's reception area and ballroom, somemore they only have 1 ballroom so won't have any mix-up.

I haven't even started looking for bridal packages...i got to know my fren's bridal makeup artist during her wedding. He said that he'll recommend a few to me, haven't contacted him yet. I also dun really know how to go abt with the bridal package. At a loss now especially when my FH is overseas now lor.
 
Don't worry too much.... you'll be an expert in no time. After you visit a few bridal shops, you'll be able to remember all the details. Besides, you always have this forumn to seek help from. You may like to do your own research so that once your FH is back, you can present to him your proposal!

Good luck in your hotel and bridal boutique hunt! : )
 
Thanks BB!! Luckily my fren recommended me this forum, very good for research!!

So almost all ur wedding stuff are settled liao...now can prepare to be "mei mei" on that day liao lor!!
 


No lah.. far from settled. Still a lot of things to do but in a way don't really have to rush. You've got more time than I do so take your time and enjoy all the planning and scotting around.
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