Choosing the VENUE

Since we are in the midst of planning for our big day, I kinda got few things going to help us get through this and not die!!

1) Budget Template (for House & Wedding)

2) Saving Plan!

3) Probable Wedding Dates
1st Choice: 13/12/14 (because i like 13 and also if you are writing it in american then is 12/13/14)
2nd Choice: 20/12/14

4) List of things need to do from now up to the wedding!

So up on this list i am here at which VENUE is next, and this will then kinda help me sort out item 3 as well.

So yup, Stanley and i really dont have much expectation on the venue, cos on my part i dont see a need of having the wedding since we are already "married" but yup, stanley also say that we should not move too far from the norm and we should really try to make our parents happy so yup here we are. (actually i not too happy lah, but too bad, it just got to happen!)

All in all, i feel that stanley have a better idea in what he wants for the venue and all. So yup he is the boss now! =)

So here are some of the criterion we listed (actually is he more).

1) GREAT FOOD (this i agree, cos ppl only toks about the food during the wedding, they dont remember anything but the good / bad food.)

2) Nice Environment (we are not looking for classy thingy but have to be presentable i guess)

3) Fuss-free (it will not be nice if half way during the wedding they have to find you to say they run our of beer wanna open a barrel or no more wine wanna limit the bottles, so yup.)

4) Budget friendly. (we are working on quite a tight budget as our house will be in around arp 2014, and we are not the kind who believe the ang bao will cover it so choose the most exp thing you can find, we want to be logical and reasonable and work within what we believe is our means, no need to show off, cos after the wedding is your life u have to live!)

5) Good coordinating manager! (someone who is experience and is able to help you on the big day not give you more prob!)

6) Extra room for the helpers!

So basically, after this list of "expectations" we kinda short listed the hotels we would like to see! And because of criterion 1, we kinda decided that restaurant hotel will be the best. But here is a list which we shortlisted.

1) Peony Jade @ Kepple Club
2) M Hotel
3) Peach Garden @ Hotel Miramar
4) Tung Lok Signatures @ Orchard Parade Hotel
5) Hotel Royal @ Queens by Grand Banquet
6) Orchard Hotel by Four Season Group

With this list it was easy for us to hunt and finally decide. We basically research, call, visit and also meet up with the hotel ppl. When down to a couple of hotels, met the manager there, when down to Royals twice and see real wedding taking place there, like look at the place before their wedding start, look at the hotel rooms. And also since the both dates that we choose are both HOT dates, like how we know right, not like we count, is just random. We have to kinda decide fast. Singapore everything must fast! hahaha.

And finally, decided to go with Hotel Royal @ Queens, since they have a very comprehensive package with free flow of beer, wine and VSOP (God bless Stanley and the merlion team!), they also give us a free helper room, and they have nice teochew and canto food! So yup it was GREAT! So just like this our Big day is also fixed!

13/12/14, Hotel Royal @ Queens

Now it is prep and count down to the big day!! =)