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Shu Ling and Aloysius

Amoy House Ballroom. Saturday, 6 March 2027. Chinese banquet. 300 guests planned.

Days to solemnisation

14 Nov 2026

Committed

$76.2k

of $78k ceiling

Net of ang bao

$27.2k

expected out of pocket

Tables

22

min. 30 guaranteed

Solemnisation

Saturday, 14 November 2026

Celebration

Saturday, 6 March 2027

You are 8 tables under your contracted minimum.

Amoy House Ballroom bills 30 tables whatever your final count. Trimming the guest list below that saves nothing, and those 8 tables are already in your committed total.

Legal track

Registry of Marriages, civil, counting back from 14 Nov 2026

  1. Choose a solemniser

    A ROM-appointed solemniser or one from your religious organisation. Fees range from no charge to about $500 for a private venue on a weekend.

  2. Get the solemniser's signed consent

    This has to be in hand before you start the marriage application. Couples who file first and ask later lose their slot.

  3. File the Notice of Marriage

    Do this nextFile between 14 Aug 2026 and 24 Oct 2026

    Filed online, with a statutory declaration from both of you. The notice stays valid for 3 months, so filing too early is as much a problem as filing too late.

  4. 21-day objection period

    A statutory waiting window during which an objection can be lodged. Nothing to do here except wait.

  5. Solemnisation

    14 Nov 2026

    You need the solemniser plus two witnesses aged 21 or over. It can happen at any venue in Singapore.

  6. Marriage certificate issued

    The certificate is what HDB asks for on a flat application, so this date gates your home track too.

Ready to start

Full checklist
  • Choose the bridal package and lock fitting dates

    7 months out

    A package covering gown rental, kua, and two hair and makeup sessions runs 20 to 30 percent under booking each piece separately.

    Typically $3,200 to $6,800

  • File the ROM Notice of Marriage

    By 24 Oct 2026

    Hard deadline. The notice has to be at least 21 days before the solemnisation, and it lapses 3 months after filing.

  • Set the Guo Da Li date with both families

    5 months out

    The betrothal exchange. Usually falls two to four weeks before the wedding, and both mothers will want a say in the date.

    Typically $800 to $2,500

  • Sort outfits for both sets of parents

    4 months out

    Mothers' gowns and fathers' suits, both sides. Left late this becomes a genuine problem, because alterations queue behind every other bride at the same boutique.

4 more tasks are waiting on something above.

Money

Total cost
$76,163
Paid so far
$37,578
Outstanding
$38,585
Ang bao forecast
+ $46,870
Net out of pocket
$27,193

Forecast runs against 218 confirmed guests at the band for your venue tier, after refundable deposits come back.

Next payments due

  • Tanjong Tailors17 Jan 2027$750
  • Amoy House Ballroom6 Feb 2027$24,523
  • Guo Da Li gift set6 Feb 2027$1,450
Open budget