We procrastinated no more! Just bought badminton rackets and shuttlecock to start our exercise regime.
Have also booked the badminton court at the CC right behind my house.
We planned to have a session per week.. let's hope it will last.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
1 Twenty Six and OneRochester
We checked out another 2 places on Saturday, 14 Nov - 1 Twenty Six and OneRochester! Both are under the same management and I got to know these places on Style Wedding magazine.
We headed to 1 Twenty Six first and were shown around the place by Jun who was in charge of the operations there.
Here are the pictures of the venue:
This is the place where it will be decorated for the solemnisation. The rest of the areas are for guests to walk and sit around.
One of the entrances from the car park area.
2nd entrance from the beach area.
The huge car park.
I like the fact that it's an alfresco area near the sea and the scenery will definitely be very beautiful if we were to hold our solemnisation in the evening. Initially, we felt neglected by the wedding planner, Joanne whom I liaised with cos she was at OneRochester for meetings that afternoon and had to leave us with Jun who referred us to Joanne for almost every question we asked about the solemnisation package.
However, we were pleasantly surprised at how meticulous and experienced Joanne was in holding solemnisations. How can they not be experienced when there had been more than 100 over solemnisations done at both locations?
Here are the pictures of OneRochester:
It's located at Rochester Park, of course! Super near to Joo's house so I presumed she would most likely be the first to arrive if we choose this place! Hahaha
The main entrance.
This is where we can place our photo as a signage.
We can request for other areas to be decorated with balloons but it comes with a minimal cost.
This is the only place by far that has the sound system console and they will have someone to play the music for us.
The Living Room which will be opened to us.
There's even a private area for the VIPs!
The stairway that leads to the make-up/ preparation room on Level 2.
It's huge! Bigger than my bedroom, unlike the one at 1 Twenty Six which has the size of a toilet cubicle.
We were lucky to be there at the right timing cos there was a solemnisatioin rehearsal going on and we got to see the whole process.
This is how the trellis will look like with the chosen decorations.
It is called the Octopus decor.
The tellis without any decor.
The place was a nice alfresco area with a touch of greenery and I actually prefer this place to 1 Twenty Six. Joanne told us that we could even have flower petals showered on us from Level 2 as we do the march in.
It was a hi-tea package which she presented to us and it included the usage of the trellis and The Living Room but she mentioned we could have the whole of OneRochester to ourselves on that day since it's a Monday. We may even stretch the 3-hour package longer provided they do not have a back-to-back event on that day.
What makes the package appealing to us was her professionalism and expertise in handling solemnisation. I feel that we could really out our hearts at ease.
She quoted us $4,700 for a 50-pax event and that worked out to be close to $90 per pax, which we thought was too expensive! However, after expressing our keen interest, she managed to lower it to $4,100.
This will be one of our top priorities as of now. We will be doing a site visit at British Club and Flutes at The Fort this week and next week.
We headed to 1 Twenty Six first and were shown around the place by Jun who was in charge of the operations there.
Here are the pictures of the venue:
This is the place where it will be decorated for the solemnisation. The rest of the areas are for guests to walk and sit around.
One of the entrances from the car park area.
2nd entrance from the beach area.
The huge car park.
I like the fact that it's an alfresco area near the sea and the scenery will definitely be very beautiful if we were to hold our solemnisation in the evening. Initially, we felt neglected by the wedding planner, Joanne whom I liaised with cos she was at OneRochester for meetings that afternoon and had to leave us with Jun who referred us to Joanne for almost every question we asked about the solemnisation package.
However, we were pleasantly surprised at how meticulous and experienced Joanne was in holding solemnisations. How can they not be experienced when there had been more than 100 over solemnisations done at both locations?
Here are the pictures of OneRochester:
It's located at Rochester Park, of course! Super near to Joo's house so I presumed she would most likely be the first to arrive if we choose this place! Hahaha
The main entrance.
This is where we can place our photo as a signage.
We can request for other areas to be decorated with balloons but it comes with a minimal cost.
This is the only place by far that has the sound system console and they will have someone to play the music for us.
The Living Room which will be opened to us.
There's even a private area for the VIPs!
The stairway that leads to the make-up/ preparation room on Level 2.
It's huge! Bigger than my bedroom, unlike the one at 1 Twenty Six which has the size of a toilet cubicle.
We were lucky to be there at the right timing cos there was a solemnisatioin rehearsal going on and we got to see the whole process.
This is how the trellis will look like with the chosen decorations.
It is called the Octopus decor.
The tellis without any decor.
The place was a nice alfresco area with a touch of greenery and I actually prefer this place to 1 Twenty Six. Joanne told us that we could even have flower petals showered on us from Level 2 as we do the march in.
It was a hi-tea package which she presented to us and it included the usage of the trellis and The Living Room but she mentioned we could have the whole of OneRochester to ourselves on that day since it's a Monday. We may even stretch the 3-hour package longer provided they do not have a back-to-back event on that day.
What makes the package appealing to us was her professionalism and expertise in handling solemnisation. I feel that we could really out our hearts at ease.
She quoted us $4,700 for a 50-pax event and that worked out to be close to $90 per pax, which we thought was too expensive! However, after expressing our keen interest, she managed to lower it to $4,100.
This will be one of our top priorities as of now. We will be doing a site visit at British Club and Flutes at The Fort this week and next week.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Truly Harmony Yacht Wedding Show
We went for the yacht wedding show organised by Truly Harmony on Sunday, 8 Nov. It was cerainly a nice experience even though we will not be signing up for their package.
The yacht was docked at Changi Sailing Club.
There it is, The Long Ranger!
Walking through the jetty..
It really has got a nice view, I must say.
While waiting for other couples to arrive, we took a rest and explored the yacht.
According to Truly Harmony, the inside of the yacht has once held up to 50 pax when it rained while sailing.
One of the bedrooms.
The washroom.
The captain told us that we were not supposed to throw any rubbish into the toilet bowl. Everything had to be thrown into the waste bin provided. Yucks! Imagine if someone were to do a big export business onboard....
Sunset was nearing and the scenery was simply breath-taking!
We went on the deck to check out the decorations.
The colour and theme can be customised according to your preference. They actuall made use of organza for all the decorations.
This is the $500 arch under which the solemnisation will take place against the backdrop of the beautiful sunset.
They were getting the buffet ready.
This is Captain Blake.
There were ample of chill-out places on the deck.
The view was simply splendid. It would be sooo romantic to hold the ROM here!
This is known as the boomer net (I think..). Guests can bring along their swim wear and have a splashing good time on it while the yacht sails.
Dessert time!
But they didn't taste as fantastic as they look..
After the yacht wedding show, we were a little tempted to sign on with them. We even thought of expressing our keen interests in their package and hope that they would lower the price for us.
However, in my opinion, the food was not at all fantastic. And people will tend to get sea sick easily especially when they were to wait for the rest of the guests to arrive inside the yacht.
It was a nice experience as a trial but I will not want to pay as a wedding package.
The yacht was docked at Changi Sailing Club.
There it is, The Long Ranger!
Walking through the jetty..
It really has got a nice view, I must say.
While waiting for other couples to arrive, we took a rest and explored the yacht.
According to Truly Harmony, the inside of the yacht has once held up to 50 pax when it rained while sailing.
One of the bedrooms.
The washroom.
The captain told us that we were not supposed to throw any rubbish into the toilet bowl. Everything had to be thrown into the waste bin provided. Yucks! Imagine if someone were to do a big export business onboard....
Sunset was nearing and the scenery was simply breath-taking!
We went on the deck to check out the decorations.
The colour and theme can be customised according to your preference. They actuall made use of organza for all the decorations.
This is the $500 arch under which the solemnisation will take place against the backdrop of the beautiful sunset.
They were getting the buffet ready.
This is Captain Blake.
There were ample of chill-out places on the deck.
The view was simply splendid. It would be sooo romantic to hold the ROM here!
This is known as the boomer net (I think..). Guests can bring along their swim wear and have a splashing good time on it while the yacht sails.
Dessert time!
But they didn't taste as fantastic as they look..
After the yacht wedding show, we were a little tempted to sign on with them. We even thought of expressing our keen interests in their package and hope that they would lower the price for us.
However, in my opinion, the food was not at all fantastic. And people will tend to get sea sick easily especially when they were to wait for the rest of the guests to arrive inside the yacht.
It was a nice experience as a trial but I will not want to pay as a wedding package.
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