Planning guides

Written for couples planning in Singapore.

Practical, specific, and free of sales talk — from a crew that is at a wedding most weekends. New guides are added every month.

Choosing a wedding date in Singapore: auspicious dates and peak season

How Singapore couples weigh the Chinese almanac, the Hungry Ghost month, Ramadan, school holidays and long weekends when choosing a wedding date.

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Photographing a church wedding in Singapore: what to plan for

How Catholic and Protestant church weddings in Singapore are typically structured, from booking the church to photography rules and the banquet after.

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Getting married in Singapore from abroad: a planning guide for couples not based here

A planning guide for expatriates and overseas couples getting married in Singapore, from registering to remote venue and vendor decisions.

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One photographer or two? How to size your wedding-day crew

How to work out whether your Singapore wedding day needs one photographer or two, based on your run sheet rather than a package name.

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How to choose a wedding photographer in Singapore: a practical checklist

A practical checklist for choosing a wedding photographer in Singapore — full galleries, banquet lighting, crew, backups, contracts and licensing.

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Photographing an Indian wedding in Singapore: ceremonies, structure and what to know

How Indian weddings in Singapore are typically structured across mehendi, ceremony and reception, and what photographers should ask and expect.

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Photographing a Malay wedding in Singapore: the akad nikah, bersanding and what to know

How Malay weddings in Singapore are typically structured, from the akad nikah to bersanding, and what photographers should know and ask in advance.

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Photographing a Peranakan wedding in Singapore: what couples revive today

How Singapore couples today borrow from Peranakan wedding tradition — kebaya, tea ceremony overlap, heirloom pieces — and what to plan with your photographer.

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Pre-wedding photoshoot locations in Singapore, by mood and by light

Real Singapore locations for pre-wedding photos, grouped by mood, with notes on light, permits to check, crowds, heat and rain backup plans.

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ROM and solemnisation in Singapore: how it works, step by step

How ROM and solemnisation work in Singapore, from registry bookings to venue ceremonies, and how Muslim marriages are registered separately.

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The same-day edit: how a wedding film gets made and screened the same night

How a same-day edit wedding film is shot, cut on-site and screened at your banquet, and how to plan the gap it needs in your programme.

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Photographing the tea ceremony: what families want, and how to plan for it

How Singapore Chinese wedding tea ceremonies are usually run — serving order, seating, red packets — and how photography and video work around family, not in front.

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Wedding albums and prints in Singapore: what to decide, and when

A guide to choosing wedding albums and prints in Singapore — construction styles, page counts, image selection, parents' copies and long-term storage.

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A Singapore wedding day timeline that actually works

A worked Singapore wedding day schedule — prep, gatecrash, tea ceremony, solemnisation, banquet — and where days usually slip and how to protect it.

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Highlight film, full-length edit, raw footage: what each wedding video deliverable actually is

What a wedding highlight film, same-day edit, full-length edit and raw footage each are, what to ask about music, revisions and delivery.

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Planning a wedding photo booth in Singapore: placement, timing and prints

How to plan a wedding photo booth in Singapore — ballroom placement, timing, print design, props, guestbooks and fitting it around your run sheet.

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