Wedding Montage
In the market, there are professionals that can help in doing montage, but we choose to DIY to save the money up.
We short list of photos of our own childhood till we met and included of our prewedding photos. We had it into 3 section merge together with 3 songs, I was born to love you – Queen, 이홍기 – 말이야 , Beautiful in white – Westlife.
We used the mac imovie to do it, pretty simple since we didnt expect fancy layout. We just pick up one of the template available. Input the photos, download the respective music and crop accordingly, merge them and TADA. We do it at night after work, and it took us about 3 nights to get it done. Only once we firm up the sequence the execution of each songs that play and the duration of the slide of photos then we export it out as mp4. Burn it into 2 CDs one to be brought and use on actual day, another to be kept as spare in case of any hipcup. We also send to email to keep a copy.
Wedding Songs
Bridesmaids dress and bestmen suits
Well, I brought my girls to city plaza at paya lebar. Where they have shops selling bridemaid dress and dinnner night dress too.
City Plaza
810 Geylang road, 409286
Bought the dress as bridemaid dress for $50 each after some bargaining. As for the bestmen, is pretty easy, i bought pink ties for them and get them to wear in white shirt and black pants.
Girls actually bought me pandora charms as wedding gifts. 
Ang Bao Box
Mandarine Oriental doesnt provide Ang box thus, i got to source myself not much worries because I have this BFF who is great at artwork! Credits to Jojo! I put up a request to have a ang bao box that looks like the singpost mail box and my bff jojo get it done for me. Her hands are just so magical! >.<. I only provide the empty A4 paper box for her and she just get everything up! Many thanks for your hardwork during the difficult times of yours.
Photo Booth
We check through with several photo booth package range from $600 to $900 for 2 hours. We find that pretty expensive and we decided to DIY. We bought some of the props and the backdrop from tabao. We bought a photoprinter from harvey norman sales for 100 plus. Purchase of the additional of hundred prints to be use.
On actual day, we realize the backdrop is not required. Oriental actually had a suitable location for us to set up and just take photo. Pretty manual, so we get friends to take photo and 2 person to manage in photo printing. Manually setting will abit slower though. But what really matter is we have all the softcopies.
Additional Purchase of wines
Oriental actuall only provide complimentary of one bottle of wine per confirmed table. We had 35 tables in total, and we prepared to buy additional wine. So we went to wine connection at greenwhich to pic and spend $314 sgd for additional wines.
Shoes & hair accessories for actual day
I was searching across for wedding shoes to be wore on actual day and came across prettyfit at wisma atrium. My feet is pretty small, is really hard to get myself a pair of right size shoes. But i left with not much time, thus i just bought the platform wedges heel. I stuff 3 layers of heel grip and 2 layer of insoles for size 5 shoes.
I also need to do some homework to have an idea what hairdo i would like to have for my actual day. So i simply just went to taobao and search for bridal hair accessories and screen through the hair design. At the same time i bought some of the hair accessories, as z wedding doesnt provide hair accessories, if i need, i need to get them myself.
MC speeches
| Emcee’s Script | ||||
| No | Time | Event | Speech | Remarks |
| 1 | 7:50pm | Invitation to be seated (E) | Good evening ladies & gentlemen. As dinner will be commencing shortly, may we invite everyone to kindly take to your seats. Thank you. | |
| 2 | Invitation to be seated (M) | 各位嘉宾，晚宴即将开始，请各位嘉宾们就桌。 谢谢 | ||
| 3 | 8.00pm | Introduction by MC (E) | Good evening Mr. & Mrs. ONG YEE LIM , Mr. & Mrs. SOH BENG GHEE, ladies and gentlemen. My name is EVAN and together with HUI PING we will be your emcees for this evening. On behalf of Chee Siang and Shuxian, we would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to grace this joyous occasion. | |
| 4 | Introduction by MC (M) | 各位嘉宾，各位亲友，大家晚上好，我是 HUI PING， 站在我身旁这为位是我的搭挡司仪 EVAN。 今晚是[王怡林]夫妇的幼男[王郅翔]与[苏明义] 夫妇的幼女[苏淑贤]的结婚晚宴，我们在此代表双方父母， 感谢大家今晚抽出宝贵的时间到此分享他们的喜悦。 | ||
| 5 | 8.10pm | Play Montage (E) | Without further ado, we would like to warmly welcome Chee Siang & Shuxian. But before that, let us share their special moments. Please sit back, relax and enjoy. | |
| 6 | Play Montage (M) | 在 我 们 迎 接 这 对 新 人 之 前 ，让 我 们 先 欣 赏 一 个 短 片, 看 看[郅翔]与[淑贤]的成 长过 程 | ||
| 7 | First March In of bride and groom (E) | And now, the moment we have all been waiting for,please rise and put your hands together to welcome the lovely couple [Chee Siang] & [Shuxian]. | ||
| 8 | First March In of bride and groom (M) | 各位嘉宾，我相信这是我们所期待已久的时刻 ， 请各位起立，让我们以最热的掌声欢迎新郎，新娘入席 | ||
| First March In Song | ||||
| 8.15pm | Door Opens Flower Girl Nicole March in with flowers & flowers basket helding on left hand, follow by the dry ice and couples march in | |||
| 9 | Guest to be seated (E) | Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. | ||
| 10 | Guest to be seated (M) | 请各位嘉宾就座 | ||
| 11 | Cake cutting (E) | Now may we invite the couples on stage for the cake cutting ceremony please. | ||
| 12 | Cake cutting (M) | 现在有请新郎，新娘举行切蛋糕仪式。谢谢 。 | ||
| After Cake Cutting (E) | Thank you the lovely couple. without much further ado, dinner will be served. Please Enjoy tonight’s dinner. | |||
| After Cake Cutting (M) | 谢 谢 各 位，晚 宴 即 将 开 始 请大家尽情享用！ | |||
| First to Fifth Course Presentation – Music | ||||
| 8:25pm | Dinner Commence | |||
| 13 | 9.00pm | Morning Highlights (E) | Ladies and gentleman, we hope that you have enjoyed the dinner so far. Let us focus our attention to the screen again to revisit some of the exciting moments that took place this morning. | |
| 14 | Morning Highlights (M) | 让我们一起来看今早新郎迎娶新娘精彩片段。 | ||
| 15 | 9.15pm | Second Entry of bride and groom (E) | Ladies & gentlemen, please rise and get ready to shower the flower petals prepared on the table to welcome the newly weds back to the ballroom. | |
| 16 | Second Entry of bride and groom (M) | 请拿起已准备的花瓣欢迎新郎新娘再次入场。 | ||
| Second March In Song | ||||
| 17 | Pouring of champagne (E) | Let us now invite [Chee Siang] & [Shuxian] on stage for the champagne pouring ceremony. | ||
| 18 | Pouring of champagne (M) | 让我们请新郎新娘上台进行开香滨仪式 | ||
| 19 | Couple Toast (E) | Shall we now have [Chee Siang] & [Shuxian] to present a toast to one another | ||
| 20 | Couple Toast (M) | 让我们请这对新人相敬交杯酒。祝他们相敬如宾，永浴爱河！ | ||
| 21 | Yam Seng Toast (E) | Now ladies & gentlemen, may we please invite [Chee Siang]’s and [Shuxian]’s parents together with their families on stage to present a toast to the couple. For the 1st, 2nd, 3rd toast… Thank you ladies & gentlemen, please be seated. | ||
| 22 | Yam Seng Toast (M) | 在此邀请双方家长与兄弟姐妹上台向各位敬酒。请各位站起来举起手中的杯，以三声饮胜来祝贺这对新人白头偕老，永结同心，早生贵子。 | ||
| 23 | Thank you Speech on bahalf for the couples (E) | On behalf of Chee Siang & Shuxian, they would like to thanks all the family members, friends and colleagues for making time to attend their wedding today. Special thanks to the brothers & sisters for helping out from day to night. The couples hope all of you have enjoyed the dinner! They will soon be making rounds to take photography and thanks you personally. | ||
| Thank you Speech on bahalf for the couples (M) | 这对新人感激各位今晚抽出宝贵的时间参加[郅翔]与[淑贤]婚礼 。稍 候 ， 他 们 会 与 各 桌 嘉 宾 拍 照 ， 请 大 家 继 续 享 用 美 食 。 | |||
| 24 | 9.45pm | Photography of individual tables | ||
| Last Dish Serve | ||||
| 25 | 10.30pm | End of dinner (E) | With that, on behalf of[Chee Siang] & [Shuxian] and their families, [Hui Ping] and I would like to once again thank everyone for gracing this occasion. We hope that you have enjoyed the celebration as much as we have enjoyed hosting it to you. We wish a pleasant evening ahead. Thank you. | |
| 26 | End of dinner (M) | 天下无不散的宴席。今晚的婚宴已到了尾声。再次代表[郅翔]与[淑贤]感谢您的莅临。祝各位晚安！ | ||
| End of Dinner | ||||
Actual Day schedule and task
| Date | Time | Event | People involved | Actions needed | Remarks | |
| 08-Mar | ||||||
| 19-Mar | 17:00 | Collection of Gown @ Zwedding | Check for accessories, corsages, car, suits x 2, gown x3, father jacket x 2 | |||
| 20-Mar | 11:00 – 16:00 | JB to KSL for nails & massage | ||||
| 21-Mar | 6:30 – 7:00 | Arrival of sister @ SX house, preparation | Sisters | Prep for Gate Crash | Sisters to be in dressup | |
| 6:30 – 7:15 | Wake up to wash up and comb hair | Sx & parents | Combing hair | Have breakfast * sandwhich | ||
| 6:30 – 7:30 | CS to wake up to wash up | CS | Chaeffuer to pick CS by 7:20 | Get in full white suit and hair do (shoe) + flower hand bouquet, Refer Appendix A | ||
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Arrival of MUA for make up & hair do | Amber & Sx | ||||
| 7:30 | Arrival of Photographer & Videographer @ Sx hse | Chris Ling – Max & Zhiying | ||||
| 7:30 – 745 | CS to travel to SX hse | CS & brothers | Brother to take the roast pig from car, place ang bao on it and bring to sx hse | |||
| 7:45 | Jun Long to open Car door for CS | JL | Sister to get JL ready | |||
| Brother to take the roast pig from Car & place the ang bao on it | Brother | |||||
| 7:45 – 8:30 | Gate Crash Session | Cs, Brothers & Sisters | CS & brothers to reach SX hse by 7:45 | |||
| 8:40 – 8:50 | Photo taking at SX place with parents & sisters & brothers | ALL | ||||
| *8:50 | To leave sx house | Cs, sx, Brothers & Sisters | *Time keeper to watch time closely | |||
| 8:50 – 9:20 | Cs House to Bai & eat sweet soup | Cs, sx, Brothers & Sisters | ||||
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Depart to Adora Green to change for tea dress | Cs, sx, Brothers & Sisters | MJ to help manage in gowns | Refer to Appendix B | ||
| Ang bao keeper to take care of 2 bags (In, Out) | ||||||
| Make sure the buffet comes by 10:00 -10:30 | Susan | |||||
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Tea Ceremony at Sx place + Lunch | Cs, sx, Brothers & Sisters | QM to help in tea serving, ang bao keeper to help collect & prepare issue ready ang bao | Time keeper to take extra careful with time, spare time to inform sx and may have time to take photo at hotel area | ||
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Head to Photo taking area | Cs, sx, Brothers & Sisters +(nicole) | Bitmap
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| Upper Seletar Reservoir for the standalone tree against the reservoir waters | ||||||
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Photo taking | Cs, sx, Brothers & Sisters +(nicole) | (inclusive @ mandarin oriental if possible) | |||
| 13:30 | Check in to hotel – 3 rooms | Parents, Sister, brother, JL, JF | Appendix C | |||
| 14:00 | Chris Ling Team to leave | Chris Ling – Max & Zhiying | Time check 7:30 – 14:00 = 6.5 Hours | |||
| 14:00 – 1530 | Check In to hotel change back to first gown | CS, SX | MJ to help manage in gowns | |||
| 14:00 | Rest & Relax | Sisters & brother | ||||
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Tea Ceremony at hotel for CS side | CS, SX, Esther & QM | QM to help coordinate with jenny to the place, tea & tea set prepared by hotel | Harbour View Suite on level 5 for the tea ceremony | ||
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Bath & Change ( R&R) | CS, SX | ||||
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Make up for Mothers | Mother & mother in law | Make up artist Z wedding may | To give $50 to her for transport | ||
| 17:00 – 19:00 | Emcee, AV set up run through, Photo booth setup | Brothers, Evan, Hp, HP, ken, nicole | Reharasal for emcee & flower gal | |||
| 17:30 | Set up Receptions & get Ready Coordination meeting with hotel & staff | Esther, Jing Wen , MJ , JF | Display of photo ablum, angbao box, get stationary from hotel & complimentary carpark | Ensure they wrote names paste the table code sticker on it, 5% car park complimentary to susan | ||
| 17:45 – 18:45 | Make up | Sx & Amber | ||||
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Guest Photo taking | SX, CS | QM to help me down to reception area | |||
| 19:30 | Arrival of Chris Ling team – Max & Zhiying | Max & Zhiying | ||||
| 19:00 | Cocktail reception commence | Reception to check up to 85% attendance arrival, JingWen to cue jenny to open ballroom door | ||||
| * someone to take care recep for late comers | ||||||
| 20:00 | Commencement of Dinner | |||||
| 20:15 | Keeping of ang bao box to hotel room | Eunice & Susan | ||||
| 20:25 | Get Nicole to prepare for flower throwing for 1st March in | Nicole, Cs, Sx | ||||
| 21:00 | Change to 2nd gown for 2nd March In | SX, MJ, JW, Amber | MJ & JW to help in changing on 3rd dish | |||
| 21:20 | 2nd March In | CS & SX | ||||
| 21:30 – 23:00 | Photo taking | CS, SX, Family, Brothers | Preset for Photo taking | |||
| 23:00 | Sending guest after dinner ends. | CS, SX, Family | ||||
| 23:00 | Chris Ling team to leave | Max & Zhiying | Time check 19:30 – 23:00 = 3.5 Hours | |||
| Counting of ang baos & Tracking | * Collect the remaining wedding favors & get a pair of keys wedding favors from jenny, request a bag to hold | |||||
| 1300 – 1400 | Spa & massage | |||||
| 1500 | Check out + full payment | |||||
| *** | Get brothers & Sister to make necessary payment for their AMEX card | |||||
| Appendix A | Things to bring from CS house |
| Hair dryer | |
| Cds for songs | |
| Mac book | |
| Appendix B | Things to bring from Adora Green house |
| Photobooth package stuff | |
| All montage & photos | |
| Photoshoot album & photo frame | |
| Ang bao box | |
| Red Wines | |
| Shoes for tea dress | |
| Tea dress | |
| dinner gown | |
| Appendix C | Things to bring from SX house |
| hair accessories | |
| make up set & brushes | |
| contact lens | |
| Jewellery bag | |
| make up remover | |
| ang baos to be issued | |
| Gowns | |
| Charger & cables | |
| Portable charger | |
| Luaggage | |
| toiletries set | |
| Flower basket |
Order Catering for Actual Day at mum place
As i will be back to my mum’s place for tea ceremony, dad decided to invite his colleagues to home for buffet as he couldnt invite many of the colleagues for wedding dinner. I discuss with sis and decided to order from 2 source to have greater variety. I prefer english style buffet over the traditional chinese. But mostly are relatives and dad’s colleague we ought to have some chinese food to fill their stomach up.
We ordered from Neo Garden and Mei hao for the lunch buffets 30 pax each and $862.42 sgd.
Prepare of Ang baos to be issued on actual day
| Ang Bao List | Qty | Rates | Total: |
| Roast Pig | 1 | 38 | 38 |
| Open Car Door | 1 | 38 | 38 |
| Sisters gate Crash | 6 | 58 | 348 |
| Brothers | 6 | 38 | 228 |
| MCs | 2 | 28 | 56 |
| Tea ceremony sx – close | 10 | 20 | 200 |
| Tea ceremony sx – so-so | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| Tea ceremony cs – close | 10 | 20 | 200 |
| Tea ceremony cs – so-so | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| parents mua – may $50 | 0 | ||
| Mhelps | 4 | 18 | 72 |
Guest List Confirmation and Table Arrangement
After we got hold of our invitation cards, we send to those who we had confirmed their attendance with us beforehand through facebook and whatsapp. Well, be prepare that there are last minute people who cant make it. It is just part and parcel.
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