#5 - In or out?

One of the things that have been bugging me is to have my wedding indoors or outdoors.
To be really honest, i would really much prefer an outdoor setting and i have fell in love with The Lake House at Bottle Tree Park.

I have envisioned myself to have an evening wedding on a Saturday.
The reception will start at 4.00pm till 7.00pm just for relatives and that would also includes Nikah. It will commence again after Maghrib till about 10.00pm just for our close friends and colleagues.

Why do i want to be in the Evening?
Because the ambience is oh so romantic lah!

Have you seen the Lake House yet?


Here is the Lake House from a Distance. It sits atop a small pond with lots of lotus leaves and water lily. It would have even more perfect if there are swans. lol


Now this is the aisle walkway that i totally love! If i'm doing it there, i would surely put lots of tealight candles along the aisle or maybe those smaller block candles if i want them to last longer.
Can u just imagine how pretty it will look when it's all light up! I can also decorate it with white chiffons at the rail as well to have a dreamy look.

However, there might be some restrictions with the place lah that i am now having second thoughts about.

Firstly, i won't be able to get my parents and relatives to cook there of course. I would have to get in catering and that would mean extra $$ spent, and also because BTP will impose a surcharge of $4.68 per pax if i bring in external caterer. So if i am inviting 400 pax, i would have to pay an additional $1900 at least.

If i really have to get someone else to do the catering for me, i probably will get Sweet Memories to do it for me.

She does it from home and her price is negotiable.
eg: if You have a budget of $6.00 per pax, she will work out the menu with you.
Currently, her wedding package is at $7.50 per pax which i feel is reasonable enough.

The best thing is, because she works from home, i do not need to go and book a tentage or whatever for her to cook and she can do it from her home and deliver it to me.

Problem solved!
But i must be prepared for a bigger budget because i foresee there will problem with the deco logistics as well!