The Wedding Venue

The husband and I knew from the very start of our wedding planning journey that we wanted a small wedding. Just close family and friends. No distant relatives whom you never knew existed or people you invite to make up the numbers.

We also wanted the wedding to be in Sentosa although it was a little inconvenient because we loved the idea of it being away from the city.

Based on these considerations, our final three choices were Amara Sanctuary, Sentosa Resort and Spa and Suburbia. We struck out Sentosa Resort and Spa after a site recce because the lawn area was too small and we didn’t want to hold the dinner reception in a function room.

It was down to Amara Sanctuary and Suburbia.

We went down to Amara Sanctuary first and were quite pleased. I liked the Glasshouse and could almost envision having our dinner reception at Shutters, the hotel’s buffet restaurant.

But it was Suburbia that stole our hearts.

Coincidentally, there was an ongoing wedding and the couple had an outdoor solemnization at the lawn in front of the restaurant. The evening sun had cast warm golden light, the bridesmaids were dressed in yellow and complimented the greenery perfectly. (That was also one of the reasons why I chose yellow for my bridesmaids).

It was beautiful.

We loved the small cosy garden, the high ceiling of the first level dining area, the Western setting with long tables, the peacocks roaming in the vicinity, and the restaurant’s quaint heritage – the building which houses Suburbia used to be a monorail station. We were worried intially that it could get rather humid and uncomfortable for guests because the first level is not air conditioned. But we loved the venue so much that we were prepared to deal with that. And so, we contacted the wedding coordinator and the rest as they say, was history.

And kudos to the Suburbia team, especially Belinda, who has been very accommodating to our requests and a real pleasure to deal with from start to end.

No prizes for guessing where we will be having our first anniversary dinner :)

Here are some photos of our venue and lovely decor (made with love by our best men/bridesmaids) from Ead.

We developed photos from our seven years together, to be hung on a tree at the garden but because it rained, our decor i/c improvised and hung them at a glass panel near the entrance, as a photo wall.

Our flowers were from Sing See Soon, who are pretty well known among the wedding forums. Gracelyn really knows her stuff and made the whole process so easy and fun.