As we took the additional housing grant, we mus produce our marriage cert on the day of key collection.. unlike other couples who are given a grace period of 3 mths after key collection.. So we decided to ROM in 2010.. not gg for the traditional banquet style, jus a simple ROM will do.. Initially, we couldn't find a suitable date.. our anniversary, birthdays all do not fall on a weekend.. then, i was discussing wif xh during work and she suggested 10.10.10.. it's a sun, finally! haha.. so i went back tell B and he oso likes the date.. tat's how we chose the date..
I started to research on the venues by reading forums, hotel websites, food reviews..etc.. I also asked for the packages and price from the all the places that I think I might be interested in..and tat's alot! haha.. Shortlisted a few venues like Swisshotel Merchant Court, Changi Village Hotel, Goodwood Park, Gardenasia and Crowne Plaza Changi Airport ..
We first went to the poolside at Swisshotel Merchant Court.. i'm attracted to this place cos i read somewhere tat it has the singapore river as a backdrop.. but in the end..we were disappointed.. ya, it's near singapore river but the view is nth great leh.. the pavillion is not veri nice and the area ard it is sooo small.. Next, Changi Village Hotel.. they got 2 poolside venues to choose from, so far i feel that they hav the most beautiful pool.. read that food is not bad too..but, one day, i read from forum abt their bad service, plus no provide sound system, need top up dunno a few hundred to rent from them.. their price is the highest among all so i tink not worth it.. it's out..
Goodwood Park gave mi a veri cosy feeling and the hotel view at the entrance is fantastic.. but the poolside can only hold max 60 ppl which my mama complain too little.. so it's out also.. food and service there veri gd leh :( As for Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, it's a veri new hotel.. but like Changi Village Hotel, location not gd.. and if wan cordless mic mus rent at $100 each, tat's wat forum ppl say.. Gardenasia provides a garden style wedding.. thou veri ulu, the place is really veri nice.. my concern is tat if it rains den no point liao.. so decided to look for indoor or at least sheltered places..
Subsequently, I signed up for the wedding shows at Sheraton Towers and Holiday Inn Atrium cos it's free anyway den tot can go see if we like the place.. Sheraton has an area where you can solemnise in front of a mini waterfall, i tot quite special.. But, from forum agn, many ppl complained abt bad food and their waterfall area is dirty and smelly.. So, in the end, we din bother to attend the wedding show.. The wedding show at Holiday Inn Atrium was on 23 May.. However, we din attend it either..because.....
On 14 May, we took leave to go HDB to sign the papers for downpayment so were free in the afternoon. I made an appointment to meet the person-in-charge at Furama Riverfront as i read alot of gd feedbacks on their food and service.. I'm also interested in their Waterfall Lounge as they hav a man-made 20ft waterfall as backdrop.. saw some pics of couples who held their ROM there and it looks nice too.. Met the lady who gave us more details of the ROM package and brought us to view one of their function room.. we still prefer the Waterfall Lounge..cos thou is indoor, still can see the greenery and waterfall through the glass panels which has an outdoor feel.. Cosy and more casual.. Both B and mi like it! We din confirm wif her immediately cos thot shd see Holiday Inn Atrium 1st..
We left and i realised that Holiday Inn Atrium is jus nearby (dunno beside or opp) so we popped by to take a look.. Staff there stared at us when we were looking for the function room.. so unfriendly.. the function room that i'm interested in has an open terrace connected to it where we can choose to solemnise out there then dine indoor in the room.. Totally disappointed.. the plants so ugly and like dying.. view from the open terrace not nice oso.. so, XXX.. We made our way back to Furama Riverfront to book the Waterfall Lounge and paid deposit.. There's only one bad point... jus outside the hotel there is a KTV dirty dirty kind.. haha.. but our ROM is in the afternoon, they not open yet.. heng ah..
In summary, details of our ROM is as follows:
Date: 10.10.10, Sun
Venue: Furama Riverfront
Time: 1pm - 5pm
High-tea buffet will be served.. Make urself available!
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