Tips to choosing the Wedding Banquet

The wedding venue could be considered the most important thing when it comes to The Wedding. Most of the popular places require about 1.5 years advance booking and this is especially true for dates that fall on weekends.

As I was busy with my part time studies when we were looking for venues, my partner took up most of the research for banquet bookings. He then compiled it with some of our personal requests and questions and used it as a guideline when it comes to the negotiation part. Our hotel, however, isn't too flexible and accommodating to our request. But we were lucky they were running a 10years anniversary promotion and we got quite a good bargain.

10 years Anniversary Perks

1) Free flow of beer

2) 2 bottles of wine per confirmed table (additional increase of tables will be entitled to the promo)

3) Additional 10% car passes (total 30%)

4) One night stay in the Super Room

5) 1 complimentary table for 10 for food tasting during weekend(lunch/dinner) for 40 confirmed tables

Additional Perks

1) Able to serve wine during reception

2) Real cake to be given to couples to be brought home

3) Additional champagne glasses for toasting ceremony

   (free corkage for additional 1 bottle of champagne for toasting)

4) No additional charges for Baby Seat

5) Function room to be given FOC for solemnization*

Questions

1) Ballroom closes at 11pm – Is it a fix rule?

2) How many days before the actual wedding dinner that the confirmed number of tables need to be finalized.

3) Is the table big enough to accommodate 10 pax + 1 muslim/vegetarian? Will it be too cramp?

4) If more parking coupons is needed that what is being given, where can we purchase it?

5) How many reserve tables allowed?

6) If reserve table never use, need to charge? How to settle the reserve tables?

7) Last min the quantity of the tables changes, how?

8) What is the quality of their waiter/waitress? Part time? Experienced?

9) How is muslim and vegetarin charge? In a single table or slot in methods?

10) Is the food pure halal?

11) If need additional wedding invitation cards, how to get it?

12) Corkage fee, is it free? How to handle duty free liquor

13) How many waiter per table?

14) Any stout provided? Can bring own?

15) How many LCD screen? Free?

16) If food standard drop on the actual day as compare to food tasting, how?

17) Free beer can serve during reception? What time can start to serve?

18) Ang pow box?

Cheers,
Nana
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