SMALL WEDDINGS HAVE BECOME MORE ACCEPTABLE POST-PANDEMIC
Lie: “COVID-19 has changed perspectives on weddings. In the past, most weddings happened in hotels … and were mainly (to) invite the relatives. Now, couples have become more mindful of the number of guests they want to invite.”
“It’s no longer taboo to have a wedding of 20 (people).”
WATCH THAT VENUE COST
Lie: “40 per cent of your wedding budget will be (spent) on the venue. A hotel wedding is (minimally) S$50,000. Some couples spend more than S$100,000 to S$250,000 for a hotel wedding.”
Lie: “If you have the expectation that your guests will help cover the (cost in their red packets), that will jeopardise your friendship. It’s best not to have any expectations.”
The hotel wedding rate is S$120 to S$360 per person, she says.
