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https://mothership.sg/2020/10/sg-marriage-no-wedding/ Getting married without a wedding banquet Parents, do you still insist that your kids have a wedding banquet when they get married? At least mine did when I got married. My mum invited her friends, my tuition teacher when I was young (goodness) and many others whom I do not know. Youngsters prefer to keep it simple and save the money for travel nowadays. As parents we did not insist on a wedding banquet (for my daughter) as we do not want our kids to be in debt. But MY parents were not too happy about our decision. For those with daughters, would you insist for at least a simple banquet? Sometimes its not for the face but we want our daughters to "marry off well". But we have to agree that living expenses are rising and young people thesedays have a mind of their own.

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Halal foodcourt operator Banquet has thrown in the kitchen towel, just as shop rents escalate and firms struggle with the manpower crunch. The home-grown chain, which opened in 2000, had 46 outlets in its heyday. By last year, only 14 remained. This number dwindled to just five outlets by June this year. And now there are none, going by MyPaper checks. Rival operator Kopitiam has taken over the outlets at VivoCity, HarbourFront Centre and Jurong Point. NTUC Foodfare will replace Banquet's outlet in Clifford Centre in Raffles Place next month, according to a notice in the mall, and the outlet in IMM Building is now managed by Teck Kee, which also runs House of Steamboat in Bugis. All the new eateries are halal foodcourts. Calls to Banquet's owner, Mr Alan Lee, went unanswered, but a spokesman for Kopitiam said that it was approached by the landlords of the malls to be the new tenant. According to two stallholders who did not want to be named, Banquet still owes them some money. Ms Sarah Lim, a retail lecturer from Singapore Polytechnic, said that the chain was likely a victim of high rents and manpower costs, which "may have pushed them into the red". Pointing out that it may have expanded too fast, she added: "There are also so many new players with modern foodcourts and interesting themes." Source: http://news.omy.sg/News/Local-News/Banquet-has-served-its-very-last-meal-222990

Reputable = Exquisite = $$$? [laugh] Jokes aside, Samantha & her fiance should look for restaurants instead of hotels which typically charges higher for everything: food, ambience, service, venue, etc And probably they are looking at weekends which explains the $1,450/table charge , excluding taxes some more. Unless they expect their guests to all bao BIG BIG ang pows to help pay for or subsidise the cost, they should really source for cheaper alternatives or even none at all. Have known couples to squabble over everything leading up to the wedding which is regrettable Last thing they need is a glaring deficit over the wedding dinner budget which could not be recovered by the red packets collected. From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-...-point-20130226 Hefty price hikes for wedding banquet WHEN my fiance and I inquired with several reputable hotels about the cost of holding a wedding banquet, we were told that the cost of a table for 10 guests averaged about $1,450 (excluding taxes). What was more shocking was that prices were set to increase by 5 per cent if we did not act fast. Friends working in the hospitality industry confirmed that prices for banquet tables increase by an average of 5 per cent every year. However, the quality of the food does not differ. Even the rate of inflation does not justify such a yearly increase. What industry regulations are in place to ensure that hotels and restaurants do not overcharge? Samantha Chan Wei Bing (Ms)

KUALA LUMPUR - A gay Malaysian pastor said Monday he had held a wedding banquet with his American partner despite earlier outrage by conservatives in the Muslim-majority country opposed to their union. Ngeo Boon Lin, who has authored a number of books on gay and other issues under the name Ouyang Wen Feng, said he held the private, traditional Chinese wedding celebration at a restaurant in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. "I wanted to inspire others to speak the truth and to stand up for our rights," he told AFP. Ngeo married his partner, African-American Broadway musical producer Phineas Newborn III, last year in New York, where they live. That came shortly after same-sex marriages were legalised there. Homosexuality remains a largely taboo subject in Malaysia - sodomy is punishable by 20 years in prison - and Ngeo came under attack from Islamic and Christian figures alike when he first announced his wedding plans. Ngeo said it was important for him to hold the banquet in Malaysia to show that gays should not be cowed. "The answer is simple, namely we should not threaten others and I must show to others that people don't like to be threatened either," Ngeo, 42, said in emailed comments to AFP from the couple's honeymoon in Vietnam. He said the banquet was attended by at least 250 friends from Malaysia and abroad and the couple faced no opposition in arranging it. Ngeo plans to return to Malaysia later in the week before returning to New York later in the month. Ngeo faced outrage and threats when he opened the first gay-friendly church just outside Kuala Lumpur in 2007. He regularly returns to Malaysia and elsewhere in Asia to promote gay awareness. Influential Malaysian religious figures and political conservatives remain vehemently opposed to the growing prominence of the country's gay community. Authorities last year banned an annual gay-themed festival, featuring gay-oriented films, concerts and forums, while a prominent religious body in 2008 issued a fatwa against lesbian sex. After Ngeo announced his wedding plans last year, Islamic Affairs Minister Jamil Khir Baharom denounced same-sex marriages as "extremism that... will create social problems". Other officials and some Christian leaders also condemned Ngeo's nuptials. Ngeo said gays should not let anything "paralyse us or scare us to silence". "We should not be short-sighted and discouraged by unwanted backlash... We should not succumb to fear!" he said in his email. http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...806-363832.html

appreciate if anyone can share their experience on the following hotel for wedding banquet; Food, service, parking etc.. Orchard hotel M hotel Novetel clark quay Swisshotel merchant court MAriott Rendevous Hotel park royal beach road Hilton Amara tanjong pagar Seems like singtel kena ban by singapor brides forum... many thanks

Hi. just booked my banquet for next yr. Wondering if any recommendations for best CC to charge all the costs. Cos currently using Citibank dividend (which u cant charge F&B at hotels) and UOB platinum (which doesn't have any good offers) Wont make it for paying the deposit but at least the rest of the wedding costs can go towards claiming something. My fiancee say quite a lot of pple apply for Amex Krisflyer to get Krisflyer miles for honeymoon. Any other suggestions from bros with XP? Wedding dam chor

Hi All, My friend is getting married in the early of this year Dec. He has not book for the wedding banquet yet . Any advice with the following: 1. Budget less than $650 per table 2. Weekday 3. 10 ~ 12 tables

I have a wedding banquet to attend this evening. The invitation states 7 pm but I think this is way too early. The banquet is in a hotel. So, can someone tell me when is the best time to go? I only know the bridegroom and nobody else so it will be quite awkward if I go there too early sitting by myself.