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French nails with a slight twist of a ribbon

Top 10 Reasons To Be Married

Being stuck with one single person for the rest of your live really isn't as bad a picture as some might paint. Here are the top 10 reasons why I think we should all get married.

10. You don't have to date weird random guys anymore 

Remember that one date you went out with this guy who talks incessantly about soccer, or the dude who sweats a bucket while eating a bowl of ramen, or the German dude whose accent is so heavy you couldn't understand a word he was saying? Well no more of that, FOREVER. 

9. No more breakups 
Because you are married, breaking up is actually now a divorce involving lawyers and everything serious. You think twice about stuff like that. 

8. Women's charter
Need I say more? 

7. You have a legitimate reason to have a baby
And your friends can't say you got knocked up.

6. It makes financial sense

You double your saving, and get tax breaks when you have children. Not to mention HDB rebates and all those goodies the government dishes out to get you hitched. 

5. You can get some

Any time, any day. 

4. You increase your social circle

Suddenly you are not just that chick he dates and brings to meet his friend. You are his wife, and are here to stay. They better start liking you.

3. You are not living in sin... Anymore

Ever felt guilty of living with your boyfriend when you are not hitched yet? Well, get married - problem solved, guilt assuaged. 

2. And The Lord God said

"It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him..." 

1. You've met the One

When you have met the love of your life, you want to be with him every day and night. You miss him when he's not around, and smile when he gives you a stalk of sunflower for no reason at all. What better reason to get married than to be with the One? Happy one year anniversary my beloved husband. May there be many more years to come. 

Your Love Never Fails

Hope of All Hearts

The world may fade
You will remain
In the midst of the trial
You will always be, I'll sing
Our God never fails
Our God never fails

With hope and light
You reign over all
Though my heart may fail
You will always be, I'll sing
Our God never fails
Our God never fails

Praise in the morning
Praise in the evening
Praise when I'm laughing
Praise when I'm grieving
There will be dancing 
There will be singing

Upon injustice we will tell of our God

The hope of all hearts
The hope of all hearts Is you
Your love never fails
Your love never fails

With hope and light
You reign over all
Though my heart may fail
You will always be all the same
Our God never fails
Our God never fails

Praise in the morning
Praise in the evening
Praise when I'm laughing
Praise when I'm grieving
There will be dancing
There will be singing
Upon injustice we will tell of our god

The hope of all hearts
The hope of all hearts Is you
Your love never fails
Your love never fails
[x2]

In darkness,
In trial, my soul shall sing
Of his mercy, and kindness
Our offering of praise
Our God never fails
Our God never fails

In darkness,
In trial, my soul shall sing
Of his mercy, and kindness
Our offering of praise
Our God never fails
Our God never fails

Goodwood Park Hotel - What Do You Get From Your Wedding Package

Just the other day, I was browsing through my wedding photos and realised (to my horror) how little attention I paid to the wedding decoration on that day. I mean, after months of planning and deciding on the nitty gritty you'd think that you'd be fussing over the decoration on that day right? Nope that didn't happen. I guess I had more important things to attend to, as I should have rightly been.

So anyway, just want to share all these little nitty gritty detail that was part of the wedding evening. Good luck to all future brides-to-be :)

This is how the hotel looks like in the day. Do you see the entrance over there in the middle? That's the entrance to the Tudor Ballroom. It's not the hotel's main entrance to the reception, so there's a sense of exclusivity for guests headed to the Tudor Ballroom.

Up close picture of the entrance leading to the Tudor Ballroom. It's a nice spot for photo taking.

Inside of the hotel, right outside the reception area. Your guests can mingle here too if it gets too crowded in the reception area.

The sign board outside the ballroom

Entrance to the reception

Flower stand at the reception area. The theme we went with was Romance, hence you'll see decorations of white and pink roses with candles all over the dining area. Frankly I wasn't paying much attention to the flowers or theme because the choices we were offered were blah to say the least. But on that night, I thought all the decorations were quite tastefully done up.

This is the reception area. It's a good size area to let your guests mingle before they adjourn to the ballroom. The hotel even manage to squeeze a 2 piece jazz band in this area. But it got too crowded at one point and people started entering the ballroom. 

The 2 piece jazz band was part of the bridal package

The couch at the end of the reception room

The reception table

The high table decoration at the reception area

The giftbox was complimentary from the hotel

A photo stand was also provided

This is where you wait to enter the ballroom

Our party favor was a cutesy little bell. All party favors are useless anyway, might as well choose something pretty right?

Menu

Centrepiece for the dining tables

Stage decoration - The theme was Romance

VIP chair decoration

General look of the ballroom. Does not come with guitarist.

General decoration along the aisle. You can see the consistency in the theme throughout the ballroom. 

Something to note - they can't really accomodate a projector screen on stage because of all the decoration. So the only other option is to have it at the back of the hall. This is where we showed our video montage. Livestudio also used the same screen to project pictures of guests throughout the night. I am glad I hired them; they were a great hit!

Our "wedding cake". Okay the top layer is real (I think). I still don't get the whole cake cutting ceremony thing. Can someone enlighten me please? 

Champagne glass for the champagne popping ceremony. 

The rostrum where great (and inappropriate) speeches are made

The ballroom is not huge but you can still squeeze in a band. 3 piece would be the max I suggest. Also do hire a sound guy with good sound system. I don't think the hotel sound system is good enough, and the last thing you need is muffled singing.

That's all I think. Did I miss anything? Drop me an email at sanball at gmail dot com. 

Photo credit goes to Kent Wong, Livestudio and Valpixels.

One Year Older Another Year Wiser?

Had a surprise birthday celebration for the hubs. Special thanks to Law for hosting and Bee for baking the cake!

Here's a special birthday song from Law.. enjoy!