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Hehe this is a lengthy one.
Letโs get right into the points, shall we?๐โจ
PS: We also saved on the groomโs outfit (FOC army number 1 uniform) and we also did our own reception table decor. Too many items to mention hence I left those out. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
1๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ฐ Savings: $3,000 - $7,000
The wedding is the BEST time to test your team work as a couple. Unless both of you are super busy people, hate planning or virtually have no budget constraints - then you should get a wedding planner. Otherwise if youโre like us; weโre folks who enjoy planning and organising things in general, youโre gonna enjoy the wedding planning process very much.
Iโll be doing another post on our planning process and timeline ๐
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ (๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐)
๐ฐ Savings: $150 - $200
No gurl, I ainโt gnna spend so much on a PWS bouquet which Iโm just gnna use for maximum 5 hours tops.
๐ท Bought my flowers and fillers from Far East Floral at Thomson!
๐ Assembled my flowers the day before and tied them together with a rustic twine. Itโs unique and unconventional.
3๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ (๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ - ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐)
๐ฐ Savings: Approx $400 per table ( = ~$8000)
We had our wedding banquet at Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay. Number of pax was 200 (tables of 5).
๐๐ผ Nowadays, guests usually prefer to lunch banquets because dinner events usually end very late, past their kidsโ bedtime.
๐๐ผ Lunch = smaller angbao = happier pockets ๐
๐๐ผ Once the event ends, your guests can still do other things after that. I also realise I tend to be happier attending weddings that happen in the afternoon - itโs a psychological thingy. Sunday dinners are the worst ๐ตโ๐ซ
4๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐
I used Photoshop to do the photo montage. Before that, youโll need to have your pre wedding shoot first haha. I also weaved the seating arrangement into the design too. It becomes purposeful and functional - not just a mere photo display which people will simply just walk past it.
โ๏ธ Planning is key - you have to visualise which size works best for your venue. Too small and youโll not have an impactful display.
โ๏ธ Do factor in cost for printing and mounting. I did mine at the Xorex shop at West Coast Plaza.
5๏ธโฃ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐
๐ฐ Savings: >$1000 (w the decor, printing of photos + mounting)
I rented the photo display racks from a party shop (Partybang) on Carousell. My friends helped to fix it up the night before the wedding. Itโs wonderful seeing everyone coming together to help erect the structures.
๐๐ฅน Thatโs how a wedding should be; people are what makes the wedding. Everyone loved it very much because it looks grand and well put together - it looked like it was done by a decor vendor. Thanks friends ILY.
6๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ Savings: $500-$1000 (x2 if you have two)
Right off the bat, we knew we didnโt want to hire a stranger who barely knew us. Besides, the pro emcees usually have high rates that could set us back by quite a bit. We are VERYYY LUCKY to have good friends who have great public speaking abilities and everyone were amazed by how professional they were ๐๐ Itโs crucial to find suitable friends who can take on the role because itโs certainly not an easy task. We did give them a token of appreciation too! They were the best emcees. Period.
7๏ธโฃ ๐ก๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐ฐ Savings: $2,000 - $3,000
Initially, my husband and I had some disagreements on this matter. Like many ladies, I too wanted to have a cinematic and vibey aesthetics wedding film - super trendy nowadays ๐ฅฒ Husband felt it wasnโt necessary as we already have photographers. In the end, we didnโt hire anyone to do it. We just saved all the snippets our friends and families took which I thought was very real and authentic (not curated content). Looking back, I do think itโs really not necessary ๐.
8๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ (๐๐ฅ๐๐)!
We used Zola to track our RSVP. I sent it out together with our e-invites. I love the website very much because I get to customise the theme and fonts + itโs very easy to use.
๐๐ผ I could also add info and pictures of my bridal party.
๐๐ผ We also used it for seating arrangement. We were able to churn out a list and export into excel too. Legit amazing.
9๏ธโฃ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ + ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ (๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ๐!)
๐ถ๐ป We used photoshop and a video making software - Premier Pro (7-day free trial).
This required a-bit of effort because we had to gather all of our childhood photos and digitised them. We also had to match the timeline because the photos were placed side by side. I also used photoshop to add on an Polaroid effect to make it look more 3-dimensional. My husband then put the entire video together in less than 7 days - within the trial period hahahah. He did such an amazing job with it. ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ - ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฟ
๐ The result was a beautiful ensemble of dresses that my girls felt very comfortable in. They chose dresses that best fit their own body types. PS: We did give our bridal party angbaos - just to thank everyone for their help. So I think it helped offset the cost from their end too.
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Let us know how else we can help in your wedding planning ๐ - Sherry & Ash
๐ถ๐ป KKH Private: Birth Experience (yes weโre parents now!)
๐๐ผ Traditional wedding outfits (Chinese-Malay)
๐๐ผ We quit our jobs to go on our Honeymoon
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