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A Wedding Checklist for Singapore

by Fritzjames Stephen Posted on

Getting married in Singapore offers a blend of modern convenience and rich cultural traditions. As a vibrant city-state known for its seamless blend of East and West, Singapore provides couples with a variety of picturesque venues and ceremonial options.

Plan the Day and Budget

As with any wedding anywhere in the world, the step to your big day is deciding on the actual day. Take into consideration factors like the weather and season, as well as any days of the year that hold special meaning for you and your partner. Once that’s done, the next thing is to set a realistic budget for the occasion – not too frugal, yet not too extravagant – depending on the things you’d like to have, of course.

Vendors and Venues

Venues – Photo by Photos by Lanty on Unsplash

Now we get to the meat of things. Are you one who desires an elegant ballroom affair, or are you one who prefers the subtle garden wedding? Based on this, you have to pick your venue, and your vendors – culminating in the perfect situation for the most special day of your life. If you’re planning to have your wedding in a Singapore hotel that is 5 star luxury, such as the Grand Park City Hall, then you’d want to base your decisions on that.

Photography and Videography

While this may seem like an afterthought to most,  it’s actually important to have memories in physical form – things you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life together. Consider your options carefully as you pick the artists who match your vision perfectly!

Themes and Styles 

One can say that the wedding theme reflects the personalities of the people getting married. Based on the choice you make here, every style choice is defined – whether it’s subtlety ruling the day, or extravagance extraordinaire. Decide what truly resonates with the two of you, and take your time to do so – a wedding is often a once-in-a-lifetime deal.

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How to Plan a Wedding in Singapore

by auburn Posted on

Planning a wedding is an exciting adventure, and choosing Singapore as your destination adds a touch of enchantment. This guide will help you navigate the process to create a truly unforgettable celebration of love.

Choose the Right Hotel Venue

Selecting the perfect venue sets the tone for your wedding and for added convenience and accessibility, choose an event space in a centrally located hotel in the Civic District. Properties like Grand Park City Hall offer enchanting outdoor spaces, like a rooftop sky garden, complete with nature-inspired décor, a fountain and stunning city views that create a magical atmosphere for your special day.

Check Wedding Packages

To make it easier for you to plan and budget, check the various packages offered by wedding hotels in Singapore. These packages often include significant savings and a range of benefits. Look for one that offers complimentary venue hire for a specific number of guests and essential elements like décor, seating, floral arrangements, audio equipment, and even a complimentary bridal room for a one-night stay.

Consider Catering Options

One of the advantages of choosing a hotel venue is the convenience of on-site catering. This eliminates the need to find external caterers. For greater choice, look for a property that offers options of Western and Chinese set menus with multiple courses. To enhance the dining experience, consider wedding packages in Singapore that also feature unlimited soft drinks, coffee, tea or Chinese tea.

Get Help from Specialists

Wedding Arrangement – Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Coordinating various vendors for décor, floral arrangements, entertainment, photography, and more can be time-consuming (and stressful!), especially for couples planning a destination wedding. To alleviate this hassle, select a luxury hotel in Singapore with dedicated wedding specialists. They can handle all the arrangements in line with your needs, ensuring a seamless experience from start to finish!

Categories Destinations Honeymoon Travel

Fun Activities for Couples in Singapore

by auburn Posted on

While most couples would prefer an intimate candle-lit dinner or a romantic stroll, there are plenty of adventurous ways to enjoy a date as well. If you’re on a vacation in Singapore and are looking for out-of-the-box ways to spend some quality time with your loved one, there are plenty of fun activities to try.

A Rage Room-Style Paint Session

If you’re a creative couple that enjoys a good artistic session together then art jamming would make for an interesting date. Rather than the conventional painting session, art jamming sessions are all about throwing paint on wall canvasses to the sound of pumping music. You can visit the Splat Paint House to enjoy a session of free-spirited abstract art together.

Cycle or Rollerblade by the Beach

If you’re both more of the outdoors type you could opt for a casual bike ride or go rollerblading in the park, if you still want to keep things interesting. If you’re staying at a Singapore boutique hotel in the city, like the Venue Hotel, the East Coast Park is your closest option. But if you prefer to venture a little further out the West Coast Park is another great option.

Dine in a Cable Sky Car

Cable Sky Car – Image via Flickr

If you’re looking to put a spin on a romantic dinner, a cable car dining experience might be just what you’re looking for. In addition to the classic date night dinner setup, you’ll also get to enjoy magnificent views of Singapore’s skyline at night, which makes for the perfect backdrop for a romantic dinner. You can book a reservation at Mount Faber’s Cable Car Sky Dining to set up your date.

Try an Escape Room Together

If you and your partner are into super-sleuthing and deciphering clues, then an escape room adventure is the perfect date activity for you. You can test out your puzzle-solving skills and teamwork at two prominent escape rooms in the city – Trapped at Centrepoint or Lost SG Escape Room.

Categories Adventures City Honeymoon Honeymoon

Places to Visit on Your Honeymoon

by Fritzjames Stephen Posted on

Singapore is the perfect dream destination to visit on your honeymoon. Filled with modern, state-of-the-art architecture, natural wonders, bright lights, enticing rides and attractions, there are plenty of opportunities for you to create unforgettable memories with your significant other. Here are some of the best places to visit in Singapore on your honeymoon.

Bukit Batok Town Park

This town park is already a popular spot for couples and wedding photo shoots due to its scenic views, lush green landscapes and its calm lake. It is perfect for taking a romantic stroll with your partner and for taking some memorable pictures together surrounded by nature’s mesmerising beauty.

Singapore River Cruise

You and your loved one could also take an idyllic river cruise and explore the waters along the Clark Quay River located just a short distance from the city’s great hotels like The Robertson House by The Crest Collection. As you pass along the waters you’ll witness all of Singapore’s famous landmarks including the Marina Bay Sands and The Merlion.

Marina Bay Sands

If you’re looking to enjoy an evening walk full of bright lights and mesmerising displays, a walk along Marina Bay Sands is perfect for creating more honeymoon memories. You’ll be treated to a spectacular laser light show, water jet lasers and fire geysers that you won’t find anywhere else.

Gardens By The Bay

One of Singapore’s most iconic man-made natural wonders is the Gardens by the Bay, a magnificent green space created out of a masterful combination of nature and technology. The gardens have plenty to explore including several native species of plants, the world’s largest greenhouse, and the mesmerising collection of Supertrees that come alive with colourful displays at night.

Beaches Of Sentosa

Image via Wikimedia Commons – dronepicr, Siloso Beach Sentosa Singapore (36589881162), CC BY 2.0

Sentosa Island is one of Singapore’s top honeymoon destinations and is worth a visit on your honeymoon if you’re looking to get away from your apartment hotel in Singapore. Known for its spectacular beaches, retreats and water sporting opportunities, a visit here gives you the perfect chance to relax out in the open. You can also visit Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom if you wish to explore the wonders of nature with your significant other.

Categories Adventure Honeymoon Adventures Destinations Dining Honeymoon Indoor Wedding Venues Occasion Outdoor Wedding Venues Travel Weddings

Romantic Places to Visit in Singapore for Honeymoon in 2023

by CatalinaC Forbes Posted on
Marina Bay Skyline

A nature-kissed love letter to meaningful innovation, Singapore is the perfect place for exhilarating connections and intimate discoveries. Here are its top-tier spots for honeymooners.

Honeymoon
Honeymoon | Image by Rayyu Maldives on Unsplash

Henderson Waves

A perfect depiction of the Singapore trademark of futuristic finesse, reviving lushness, and classic playfulness, this impossibly undulating walkway arching over dreamy island greenery arrests the senses, particularly when lit up at night, and is a swoon-worthy lookout to steal glowing sunset moments.

Jewel Box Panoramas

If you’re excited to enjoy panoramic views and cinematic moments atop Mount Faber Park, don’t forget to surprise your beloved with a romantic gourmet dinner swooping over the blazing city in the iconic Jewel Box shuttle. If you’re seeking premier riverside hotels in Singapore, proffering prime access to its urban fantasies, venture no further than the likes of Riverside Hotel Robertson Quay.

Gardens by The Bay

If vast glass-domed realms featuring misty rainforest mountains, crystalline waterfalls, wildflower meadows, arid desserts, and exquisite glimpses into mesmerising landscapes from different realms sounds like a treat for lovebirds, Gardens by The Bay has got you covered!

Haji Lane

If your partner’s love language centres around eclectic bespoke gifts, or if shopping-slash-foodie escapades are the surest way to their heart, vibrantly artsy Haji Lane, with its designer boutiques and artisan cafés set in muralled walls, makes for the perfect fun-filled date!

The Sentosa Skyline Luge

A little adrenaline-rich adventuring is great for enhancing your romantic repertoire, and whizzing down neon-lit mountain race tracks at night, surrounded by stunningly festive city views, is a breathtaking escapade to gush over in times to come.

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Wedding Hotel in Singapore

by roland Posted on

Selecting the right wedding venue in Singapore is one of the biggest challenges the bridal couple as well as their parents has to make.

Image Credit - Park Hotel Alexandra
Image Credit – Park Hotel Alexandra

Wedding Planning

Do some research on the internet and go through bridal, fashion, lifestyle and food magazines among others for inspiration on the wedding dress, bridesmaids dresses, venue and the kind of celebration to have. The next step is to pick the attendants, if having any, as early possible.

Wedding Venue

Evaluate wedding and honeymoon packages offered by hotels in Sentosa. Request quotations from some likely venues and compare prices and what is included in the wedding package, their offers on accommodation for guests if required and the honeymoon package. There’s a myriad of event venues in Singapore in hotels such as Park Hotel Alexandra.

Size of Celebration

Prepare a budget for the celebration as this will determine the scale of the celebration and number of guests. Set a date and time for the wedding. This is also the time to decide on the type of celebration, whether it is going to be a wedding breakfast, an afternoon event or an evening reception with dinner and dancing and whether the ambience will tend towards the casual or formal.

Special services

Special services include providing party favours for guests, printing and sending out wedding invitations, wedding gifts for the couple and discounted room rates for family and friends, a tea ceremony in the bridal suite and a food tasting for a party of ten prior to menu selection.

Roland Lefevre is a travel writer who specializes in creating features on leisure as well as business travel destinations across the globe.

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Romantic Getaway in Singapore

by pushpitha Posted on

Fondly referred to as the Garden City, Singapore has vast expanses of greenery dotted across its beautifully maintained cityscape. A mix of the traditional and modern, Singapore is renowned the world over as an ideal tourist destination. Couples looking to experience a memorable romantic getaway will find this destination to be a paradise.

Something which is quickly becoming popular among couples is a romantic cruise down the Singapore River aboard a traditional boat. The cruise also provides an opportunity to witness the destination’s unique heritage whilst you sit back and relax with your lover by your side. The cruise will take you past various shop-houses, colonial government buildings, modern skyscrapers and the iconic Merlion Statue. You can opt to enjoy an intimate dinner on board or at one of the restaurants lining the river. Onboard dinner may also include entertainment to enhance your experience even further.

Singapore’s stunning Esplanade also makes for a good place to enjoy a romantic day or night out. Situated overlooking the enchanting Marina Bay, Esplanade features food outlets, a mall, restaurants, studios, a 2,000 seat theatre, a 1,500 seat concert hall and more. Couples can witness various performances here in addition to soaking up the beautiful atmosphere.

To take a relaxing stroll in the city state, one of the best places is Mount Faber Park which offers panoramic vistas of the city and the harbor. The park consists of numerous private lookout spots for couples. You will find a good variety of bars and restaurants within the Jewel Box building with a cozy and intimate ambience. Somewhat brave and adventurous couples can opt to take a cable car ride to arrive at Sentosa Island. Your cable car ride comes with the sky dining option, which includes continental and western cuisine. This also presents an ideal opportunity for a proposal!

Travellers looking to make use of Singapore hotel promotions will be pleased to find Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore. This luxury hotel Singapore makes for an excellent base from which to carry out your romantic holiday plans. Enjoy plush comforts and pampering after a long day of touring and sightseeing in the region at this well placed hotel which helps make your stay all the more memorable.

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Singapore Night Cruise

by Pushpitha Wijesinghe Posted on


Singapore, well known for its immaculate and pristine living, has much more to offer the traveller. A veritable mix of nationalities, Singapore is home to a diverse population of Malays, Indians, Chinese and Westerners.

This island nation has also come to be famous for its exquisite dining experience, offering its visitors palatable delicacies from around the world. Furthermore the shopping available is every shopaholic’s dream come true. During recent times Singapore has also been building a name for itself in the art circles, and the rich cultural heritage of the island is being brought more to light.

All these attractions and wonders can be experienced during the day; however a Night Cruise is an experience that the traveller is sure not to forget.

Singapore really comes alive in the night and is renowned for its vibrant nightlife.

There are many kinds of Singapore Night Cruises that can be arranged, ranging from one night to even a week. The type of cruise will depend on the traveller’s convenience and what the traveller wishes to see. The whole experience will definitely include a bumboat ride, scrumptious cuisine, an art work centre and a stroll through the heady quay area with its pulsing night life. If you are a wildlife enthusiast then the Night Safari can also be included in your Night Cruise itinerary.

For the traveller seeking to explore Singapore at leisure and take in the full Night Cruise experience, accommodation at Singapore serviced apartments might be best. If the traveller is looking for a luxury serviced apartment Singapore offers, then the Ascott Singapore Raffles Place with its prime location close to the business, entertainment and cultural areas will be ideal. This opulent serviced residence is geared to give its visitors the ultimate in luxury living. So come experience Singapore in style!