Wedding Lunch Banquet - Dec 16, 2007

Venue :
Sunday, December 16 was our customary wedding lunch banquet held at Pan Pacific Hotel Ocean Ballroom. We had booked a 8 course lunch banquet package a year ago based on three factors that appealed to us: value for money pricing , hotel location and ambience plus good food.

Value for Money:
Based on the price given, we had a choice of 5 wedding wishes included which was value for money - We chose a night's stay at the bridal suite ( Pan Pacific threw in a room upgrade for us on our 2nd night stay allowing us to stay at the bridal suite for the cost of a deluxe room), a string trio to play at the wedding cocktail reception before the lunch, wedding invitation cards, wine, wedding favors ( we chose a mix of chocolates and wedding bears favors).

Wedding Favors chosen by us : Wedding Bears and Chocolate( 1pc bitter and 1 pc sweet choc )

Central Location:

We wanted a hotel location that was central and easily accessible to those of our relatives and friends who did not drive. Pan Pacific fitted this due to it's proximity to city hall MRT via citilink pass. Also, our guests found it good that they could do some shopping at Marina Square or suntec after the lunch. There was also ample parking for all our guests who drove due to the large carparks available at Pan Pacific, Marina Square, Suntec.

Ambience :

We liked the classy decor and ambience of Pan Pacific. The decor was classy and the christmas decor at this period made it feel very romantic and cozy too. Our ballroom was also located at a private corner and so we had the whole area to ourselves and our guests. One additional room was used by us for the customary tea ceremony. The staff at Pan Pacific were very helpful, professional and warm. They were very efficient with all our queries from Thomson, our catering sales manager , to Joseph, our Events Manager to the waiting party who awaited and greeted us and settled us down upon our arrival at Pan Pacific.

Living Room of our Bridal Suite ( #15-21 )

Good Food:

We had a 8 course sit down lunch banquet which featured dishes from the renowed Hai Tien Lo restaurant at Pan Pacific. All the guests raved about the tasty food and the ample and expensive ingredients in the dishes , especially the shark's fin soup and yam paste dessert. We also told by our Muslim friends that the Muslim dishes were also good.

SMS Wedding Service :

We hired the services of the SMS Wedding services from smsdome.com whereby for the uninitiated, your guests can sms their well wishes to a toll free line and their sms wishes will be projected via a live feed on the hotel's ballroom screen. The good thing is that the well wishes will be copied onto a CD Rom which is more convenient than a guest book. Also a photo montage was also provided in the package for screening during the banquet. Swee Mein , the manager from smsdome.com serving us was very helpful which was a plus. He was prompt in answering all our queries, responded promptly with our montage draft and clear, concise in informing us how to use the service.

Florist :We sourced the bridal posse and car decor from Redbox, with whom we had used for our ROM. Ching - the proprietor of Redbox is a very dedicated and professional florist. She puts 110% into her floral creations and takes pride in her work. She may charge a little more but it shows in the quality of the flowers used(100% fresh flowers) and the efforts in the presentation. She is also someone whom we found easy to converse with, relate to and communicate our needs.

Posse of red roses with black feather inserts to blend in with Gayle's wedding gown that feature black embroidery. Ching's handiwork for our wedding car 'Just Married' Sign with accompanying sunflowers and yellow satin cloth ribbon. ( No organza pleaasse! ) If you are interested in engaging Redbox, please visit their website at http://www.redbox.com.sg/


Bridal Boutique - Silhouette

Embroidery of Gayle's wedding gown in full glory

Gayle got her wedding gown from Silhouette, who are well known for their sashed gowns and intricate embriodery. Kenji was our designer and artisan and he did beautiful embroidery for both Gayle's wedding and evening gowns. Kenji was very dedicated and gave very good service and inputs. He is a very personable and easy to banter with which makes the whole process very easy. You will have to do your own research on the internet to feed him some proposed design ideas you like and he will take it from there.


You can check out their designs on http://www.silhouette.com.sg/