My journey with a bridal studio is pretty straight forward and simple. Right from the start I knew that I wanted off the rack gowns as I was too lazy to go through the hassle of made to measure gowns and I did see the horror story of the MTM gown from SB. With the spouse out of town, it means alot of decisions is really up to my hands so I wanted everything to be simple and efficient.
After the husband outright said he preferred a bridal shop over any other choices I had showed him, I chose Julia Wedding News as it was recommended by an old family friend of ours. I like the quality of their gowns as the choice of lace/tulle/chiffon were of high quality. The wedding package pricing fitted into our budget and signing the package on our birthday month did help save some moolahs. The item that helped sealed the deal was they allowed me to bring 2 gowns and 1 suit over to Tokyo, Japan for our second reception at no extra charge with a longer rental period. (Of course, that was after some hard bargaining).
In JWN, gowns used for the photoshoot would be different from the actual day wedding gowns (but that is another story to tell, we would save it for the next post) so brides can go for a different look for their photoshoot and actual day.
03 - 16 January 2012
Recce bridal boutiques.
21 January 2012
Second visit to Julia Wedding with husband (in town for Chinese New Year 2012) and sign the contract. Deposit payment of 50%.
05 March 2012
Meet up with photographer to confirm the shooting locations as this would affect the choice of gowns.
12 March 2012
Pre-wedding photoshoot gowns selection (Total 4 sets). Next 20% payment
03 May 2012
Pre-wedding photoshoot suits selection (Total 2 sets), on the spot alteration and final fitting.
04 May 2012
Photoshoot day (Wedding dress indoor shoot, Wedding dress National museum shoot, Chinese Kua indoor shoot, Short Wedding dress Marina Barrage shoot and Evening Dress Merlion Park shoot).
05 May 2012
Selection of photos, Next 20% payment
16 June 2012
View layout
30 June 2012
Finalise layout for album after 6 draft edits.
Meet up with photographer to confirm the shooting locations as this would affect the choice of gowns.
12 March 2012
Pre-wedding photoshoot gowns selection (Total 4 sets). Next 20% payment
03 May 2012
Pre-wedding photoshoot suits selection (Total 2 sets), on the spot alteration and final fitting.
04 May 2012
Photoshoot day (Wedding dress indoor shoot, Wedding dress National museum shoot, Chinese Kua indoor shoot, Short Wedding dress Marina Barrage shoot and Evening Dress Merlion Park shoot).
05 May 2012
Selection of photos, Next 20% payment
16 June 2012
View layout
30 June 2012
Finalise layout for album after 6 draft edits.
08 August 2012
Actual Day Gowns selection. (Total 3 sets), hand bouquet and bridal car decoration selection. Next 10% payment
28 Sept 2012
Collection of the wedding albums, table top photos and canvas print. Remaining 10% payment.
Actual Day Gowns selection. (Total 3 sets), hand bouquet and bridal car decoration selection. Next 10% payment
28 Sept 2012
Collection of the wedding albums, table top photos and canvas print. Remaining 10% payment.
25 October 2012
Actual Day suits selection, on the spot alteration and final fitting. Choose accessories needed for the wedding. Collection of gowns and suits for actual day.
Actual Day suits selection, on the spot alteration and final fitting. Choose accessories needed for the wedding. Collection of gowns and suits for actual day.
26 October 2012
Collection of flower corsages, bouquet, following car ribbons and decoration for wedding car
27 October 2012
Sit and look pretty as your make up artist dolls you up
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