Gotten this from hwz.

Analysis on Wedding Package... how true is this?

http://www.financecents.com/2009/03/...-of-a-wedding/

Now let’s discover life after a proposal.

A modern wedding can be broken down into:
1) Wedding Package - this includes wedding gowns, studio and outdoor shoots, wedding albums and wedding cars.
2) Wedding Bands - rings the couple put on each others’ fingers after saying their vows.
3) Solemnization - ceremony of saying your vows, exchanging rings and being married by a Justice of the Peace.
4) Videographer & Photographer - for your special day
4) Wedding Banquet - a wedding lunch or dinner, sometimes a buffet.
5) Honeymoon - couple’s time all alone to maybe help in Singapore’s population crisis, usually overseas.

BUDGET:
1) Wedding Package - $1,500 and below, some of us will go across the causeway to City Square Mall in Johor Bahru, just be sure to read the reviews
2) Wedding Bands - $500 and below, maybe a ring with a diamond for the lady and a normal ring for the groom
3) Solemnization - Simple affair at the Registry of Marriages costs just $26.
4) Videographer & Photographer - $200 and below, get some friends to volunteer and remember the red packets
5) Wedding Banquet - $1000 and below. A lunch buffet at home or at the venue of solemnization inviting only relatives and close friends.
6) Honeymoon - $1,000, a real romantic trip to nearby island resorts like Bali, did i just recommend Bali again ha, just be safe people.

Total Costs: About $4,000
(Since we will very likely break even from the red packets, the actual costs could be much less)

DESIRABLE:
1) Wedding Package - $3,500 and below, wedding gowns, evening gowns, an album and a big photo frame. Check out the package from La Belle Couture that me and my fiancee chose, east west fusion, latest collection fashion shows and simply beautiful gowns to choose from thereafter.
2) Wedding Bands - $2,000 and below, one might just be able to get a Destinee 10 pair of wedding bands from Lee Hwa Jewellery.
3) Solemnization - $1,500 and below, booking a beautiful little church such as the Armenian Church along Hill Street.
4) Videographer & Photographer - $3,000 and below, semi pros to pros, the photos and video should keep you happy for years to come.
5) Wedding Banquet - $500 to 1,000 a table. Weekdays are usually cheaper than Weekends, Lunches are usually cheaper than Dinners. A usual 5 Star hotel banquet will cost $900++ per table.
6) Honeymoon - $6,000, a nice trip to Japan’s most beautiful cities visiting Hello Kitty Land, Mount Fuji and Disney Sea.

Total Costs: About $16,000 excluding banquet cost
(Based on 30 tables, banquet costs will be about $35,000 and below, pray that you break even)

EXTRAVAGANT:
1) Wedding Package - $7,000 and above, fly to Hong Kong(Package by My Dream Wedding) or Taiwan complete with a Photographer.
2) Wedding Bands - $10,000 and above, custom made wedding bands with gems from Cartier
3) Solemnization - $10,000 and above, Chijmes Hall with 150-250 of your special guests
4) Wedding Banquet - $1,688++ a table gets you St Regis on a weekend
5) Videographer & Photographer - $6,000 and above, professional videographer with express edits and professional photographer with 2 cameras for the entire day
6) Honeymoon - $20,000 and above, fly Singapore Airlines Business Class to France and hop over to Monte Carlo to roll some dice, catch F1 and take to the high seas on a private yacht

Total Costs: About $53,000 excluding banquet cost
(Based on 50 tables, banquet costs will be about $100,000 and above)

There are many other miscellaneous costs like ‘wu dian jing’ for the Teochew, Suckling Pig or Roast Pork for the Hokkien, Red Packets for the brothers and sisters, tea set for tea ceremony…

So to all grooms, be more than prepared. To all brides, help your future husband for God’s sake after reading the above.

Advice: The Ultimate resource ladies and gentlemen is Singapore Brides website and forum. Truly God sent.

Advice: To prospective couples, a package signed at a roadshow is usually better than when you do a walk in. So be sure to check out the dates and register.

Oh and here’s what those acronyms mean:
BTB is Bride to Be.
GDL is Guo Da Li. (Going through the chinese ceremony of Marriage)
AD is Actual Day.
MTM is Made to Measure.
WG is Wedding Gown.
EG is Evening Gown.

He forgot the proposal ring... smelly smelly is $5,000?

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http://www.financecents.com/2009/03/...of-a-proposal/

What ring do i get? Where do i ask? When will it be the right time? How do i pop that question? Do you have these questions running through your mind? If the answer is Yes, you are suffering from Pre Proposal Syndrome.

(This is Cost #2 in the The Cost of your Life! series)


We will attempt to reduce some of that anxiety by discussing the cost of a proposal in Singapore today.

In traditional engineering tack, we break a proposal down to it’s components.
Ladies this reduces that trembling hands and stammering voice when we propose.

1) Proposal Ring - diamonds and settings are another field of study altogether so we shall focus on what money can best buy us in each category
2) Location - this could be local or overseas or even at home
3) Time - dawn, dusk or that special moment
4) Method - surprise, dinner date, special occasion

The following is not exhaustive and guys, below is just a guideline to costs for that special moment, you will need to be creative yourselves.

BUDGET:
1) Proposal Ring - $1,000 and below, this buys you a pair of wedding bands with the lady’s ring fashioning a small diamond. The ring doubles as a proposal ring.
2) Location - $100 and below, at home or locally. This can be where you first met or a place where u enjoy meals together.
3) Time - No Cost. Do it when she is in the best of the love mood, after a favourite activity.
4) Method - $100 and below. Enough for a bouquet and a nice meal, you can at least ask the traditional way. or from what i heard dangling a ring on a Precious Moments figurine with a note also works.

Total Costs: About $1,000

DESIRABLE:
1) Proposal Ring - $3,500 and below, this buys you a really nice diamond ring(0.5 Carats, Ideal Cut, F Colour and VVS2) Other details like polish, symmetry, fluorescence and culet will add or reduce the cost.
2) Location - $1,000 and below. This can be local or nearby for example Blue Point Bay Villas in Bali or Victoria’s Peak/ Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong by Jetstar.
3) Time - After dinner or during sunset after a walk on the beach/harbour or peak
4) Method - $500 and below. Get that big bouquet of her favourite roses and bring her to a restaurant like Au Petit Salut(Harding Road) where you can savor fine french cuisine and maybe a nice piece from the piano.

Total Costs: About $5,000

EXTRAVAGANT:

1) Proposal Ring - $10,000 and above, this buys her a diamond ring she will never forget you for(1.0 Carat and above, Ideal Cut, F Colour and VVS1) Double excellent polish and symmetry, no fluorescence and no culet.
2) Location - $5,000 and above. A flight to Romantic Europe, Paris, Venice or Rome. A flight to Paris on an SIA Airbus A380 would surely add to the spice.
3) Time - When she least expects it and is enjoying the time of her life
4) Method - $1,000 and above. A night at Moulin Rouge or dinner on the Paris river cruise. Taking French lessons before hand learning Je t’aime(French for “I love you”). The ring and the location has done their part, all that remains is for the man to ask.

Total Costs: $20,000 and above

Advice: To get a good deal on diamonds and rings which is sometimes the main cost of a proposal, one can try Blue Nile a nasdaq listed leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry. If you have someone in the States who can bring it over to you, you can even save 7% on GST.

Advice: Plan as much as possible, even though the moment is spontaneous. Leave very little to chance. Bring that handy credit card along to avoid embarrassing moments that will spoil the night. Be absolutely secretive. It would be good to hint the lady on which of the four is absolutely crucial. An extravagant ring in Singapore and at home might just make it or a fairly desirable ring in Paris will do.

Guys either way, you have to love the gal and the gal has to love you no matter which of the above you choose.

Happy Proposals.
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