Raffles Town Club

Went to Raffles Town Club today for the Perfect Weddings Wedding Event. Basically their promoting Raffles Town Club alongside with other companies.

Companies involved were Renatus Photography and Livesnapps Photography. Followed by La Belle Couture and Corazon Events Management. Their wedding planners.

We also won a lucky draw! We officially have a professional emcee for our wedding! So blessed that our number was called out! 

Review:

Alright, it was quite difficult finding the place if the guest is taking bus/mrt. Yes it is located in town, near Stevens Road. Carpark is very spacious. They B1/B2 (for members only) and B3 is for guests.

Outdoor gives the 'castle vintage' feel. Its quite big as well. Below is how it looks like outside.

The entrance is nice too. Gives the 'hotel' feel as well. The structure is quite vintage with the colour and the design.

Now for the ballroom, yes it is pillarless. Its at DUNEARN BALLROOM Level 1. Its big and very spacious too. They have 3 theme or 3 different kind of designs.

(Below) This is the first one. Its like a garden themed

 (Below) This is their VIP table

(Below) This is the second theme. I actually don't know what are they trying to portray here. Classy traditional?

 (Below) This is the VIP table

(Below) This is the pink and princessy theme. Didn't get to snap their VIP table cos there were people sitting

(Below) This is how it looks like when you enter

(Below) A live band performing.

Overall, Raffles Town Club is very nice. However, the deco is a bit plain, though I'm sure can work out with their in house wedding planner. 
The ballroom is big and can fit 40 tables for those with many guests.

The thing is, my fiance and I are looking for non ballroom and non traditional wedding, so of course we had no connection with the place but it was an experience. 
The prices are nett prices so what you see on the package is what you pay. Their package can be found on their website which is Raffles Town Club Wedding Package. 

Prices start from $758nett per table with a minimum of 30 tables. Have many perks too.

The highlight:

WE WON A LUCKY DRAW! The guy was announcing on the many prizes and my fiance and I were busy chatting away cos everytime we attend fairs, we fill up lucky draw and never (like never!) was our number called out. But today! It was! The guy was like "Can we have number 0....6.......3!" and my fiance and I were still talking and he called again "0....6.....3!" And he was like "That's our number!" 

So yeah we went to the stage and got our prize. soooo embarrassing! 

What we won? A complimentary emcee for Package B or $600 off Wedding Package D

Package B: One professional emcee
Package D: Two professional emcee (which is $800) so we pay $200 only!

So our emcee is settled on that day!!!! woohooo! 

(Below) Our prize

(Below) A random photo of us at 9am going to church! 

(Below) He is lost so he has to use google map plus street directory

Alright! That's it for now!

Now its decisions decisions decisions! Just spoke to our wedding planner, if we really want RSYC, we have to put our deposit now! So gotta make decisions fast!

Will update once we have decided! And we found rockin' DJ! That's for next post! :)

Customized Wedding Gift

As my fiance and I would really like to make our wedding as personal as possible, we decided to come up with some customized wedding gifts. 

The idea is when people see it, they would always be reminded of our wedding instead of just 'some wedding' they attended, or one of the many weddings they attended. 

We would really like it to be special and memorable and reflect us.

So the idea we had is a Customized wedding fan program. It suits the outdoor wedding theme, so they can fan themselves especially with the hot weather here in singapore. At the same time, the program is a guide of what is the sequence of the whole wedding ceremony so the guest are aware of what is going to happen next. Isn't it creative?! haha

Anyway, a sample program for a christian wedding  (I have put the meaning of each title of some unfamiliar terms but of course it won't appear on the fan!) :

Prelude

Generally some sort of music is played in the church or other gathering place beginning anywhere between 15 to 20 minutes before the wedding ceremony begins.  This may be live or prerecorded music.

Processional

(This is where the Maid of Honor and the Bridesmaids walk the aisle to the front of the church where the Groom’s men and the Groom wait.)

Pastor Greeting and Introductions

(Welcome and Explanation. Minister tells the audience the purpose of the gathering).

Presentation of the Groom

Presentation of the Bride

Praise and Worship

Message from God’s Word

Pastor preaches the message about the importance of marriage and commitment.

Exchange of Vows

Exchange of Rings 

Pronouncement of Marriage

Unity Candle

Holy Communion

Closing Prayer

(Pastor prays a blessing on the marriage, the Bride and Groom and all who are gathered)

Introduction of the new Husband and Wife

Reception

The Wedding Entourage:

Officiating Pastor.................... Pst....

Parents of of Bride............ Name Surname

                                         Name Surname

Parents of Groom........... Name Surname

                                       Name Surname

Maid of Honor......... Name Surname

Bridesmaids.............Name Surname

                                Name Surname

                                Name Surname

Bestman................. Name Surname

Groomsmen............Name Surname

                               Name Surname

                               Name Surname

DJ.............. Name Surname

Wedding Planner............ Company

So here it is! A sample program..

Below are some of the sample fans so we all have an idea how it would turn out

 

Anyway I have found some people who can make this fan possible! So looking forward to it! 

An update, the material that might be used is PVC (the ATM/Credit card material)

Will update again!

Arguments on Wedding Planning

Wedding Planning is a joy but sometimes it can be a cause of conflict. 

Those who knows me personally and Shawn personally knows were worlds apart! 

Firstly maybe because of the age gap. 4 and a half years apart, of course I am the more childish and impulsive while he is the composed mature guy he is.

I am noisy, very loud (their actually the same right? lol) and I love being the dominant and I love attention!
My kind of wedding? grand! big! lots of guest, lots of 'loud' stuff! Everything must be big and eye-catching.

He is quiet, thinks 10 times before he says anything, non-impulsive and what a mature man should be. His kind of wedding? Simple, just family and friends.

So how do we get along? Our common denominator is probably first our faith in God and secondly we have a common goal out of our wedding. It must be romantic and meaningful. Yes were both hopeless romantic. 

So with totally opposite personalities of course we have conflicts. Wedding Planning doesn't prove to be easy even with a wedding planner.

He wants this, I want that, he thinks this is nice I think its ugly, he thinks its too bright I find it just nice! Imagine the arguments we have!

So what do we do? Practice how to be a married couple, COMPROMISE. GIVE AND TAKE.

Example: Our colour theme is pink and white. My kind of pink is PINK while his kind of pink is PINK. Their both shades of pink but he thinks its too loud! So okay fine, since I love pink, this is still pink anyways. Besides, this is more soft and romantic than loud pink.

This is just one of the many many arguments we have. For example guest. Who to invite and who is not a priority. We both have our own set of friends and relatives and if we want everyone there, we would go over the alloted no. of people. So we discuss and end up arguing cos I think Person A must be there but he thinks since were no longer communicating we can save Person A's sit to someone more 'important'
Or he wants to invite a group of people that I am not in good terms with but they're close to him. 

So yeah many many arguments

But its true though, wedding planning does bring the couple closer even with the increased conflicts. How is that? We discover new things about each other. I realised where his patience snaps and what irritates him so I know I won't do it/say it next time (or atleast avoid).

With that, we totally enjoy the planning process! We can talk till the wee hours of the morning just discussing about the wedding and our future and the house and kids. We would sleep anticipating the wedding day, excited and happy.

Also with a professional wedding planner, it can be really stress free. Or most of it. 

Ok just a piece of my mind here to all bride-to-be's. Don't worry about arguing or having conflicts with your fiance's. Its normal as long as you learn to compromise and at the end enjoy and still look forward excitedly for your wedding!

Next post is on DIY Ideas. Been doing research and finally found my solution!

BYE :)