Wedding Cost in Singapore

Guide to Weddings in Singapore 2022

Depending on how extravagant you want your wedding to be, you may pay anything from $42 to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Congratulations! You’ve asked your partner to marry you. Now what? A typical wedding in Singapore will set couples back by at least S$30,000 to S$50,000, not including the cost of their honeymoon.

Unless you’re rolling in money, one of the most essential things a couple should consider when arranging for their wedding is how much everything will cost. Every little thing adds up: selecting your photographer, booking your photographer, buying the right gown and suit, and selecting your wedding location. It might become impossible when you have other financial obligations, such as raising children and paying off your BTO.

Obviously, coming up with a budget and sticking to it is no easy task. You’ll have to maintain spreadsheets (oh, the horror!) in order to plan for unanticipated expenditures that we’ll discuss later in this cost guide. We understand how difficult it is. But careful planning not only ensures that you have the wedding of your dreams, Here’s a breakdown of the most popular wedding packages in Singapore, as well as how much you should anticipate paying for each service.

Table of contents

ROM and solemnisation

The simplest and cheapest way to make it official is to go to the Registry of Marriages (ROM) and get legally bound. Cost? $42. After that, you can treat your family to a good meal with these 1-for-1 buffet promotions and still have spare cash to splurge on your marital home.

Engagement ring and wedding bands

The cost of wedding bands can range from a few hundred to thousands of dollars, depending on how much you want to lavish on your partner. However, if your partner truly loves you for who you are, the price of the ring is not important, correct? They would nod their heads in agreement even if you proposed using a ring pop. Finally, the correct price is the one that you can afford without being in debt afterward.

Wedding gown and suit

You probably won’t wear your wedding gown twice, so buying a costly gown is pointless. Renting or purchasing from websites like SHEIN, ASOS, and Zalora for S$56 provides you the most value for money. For guys, if possible, it’s more cost-effective to buy a suit that can be worn multiple times. Suit rentals in Singapore start at around $200 and rise with customization and brands, according to Wonderwall. Suits branded with your logo may cost hundreds of dollars for a one-day rental.

If you want to customize your suit, there are two choices: made-to-measure (MTM) and bespoke. MTM is pre-cut and sized according to your measurements, whereas bespoke is tailored from the ground up. An MTM suit is less expensive than a bespoke suit, as you would expect. An MTM suit costs from $500 to $2,000, whereas a bespoke suit might cost up to $4,000 or more. Aside from the bride and groom, keep in mind that you’ll have to pay for your bridesmaids and groomsmen’s clothing, which might set you back anything from S$50 to S$100 per person.

Make-up and hairstyling

Designer fashion and a night on the town can be expensive, especially if you’re switching up dresses and styles for the evening. If you need make-up and hairstyling services for your bridesmaids and family, it will cost you much more. According to local make-up artist (MUA) Yuki Lee, you may anticipate paying between S$350 and S$758 on real-day wedding makeup and hairstyling. If you want to dress up your female family members as well, it will cost an extra S$150 per person. It’ll cost you around $350 for a single look, $450 for two looks, and $500 for three looks for pre-wedding photographs.

Transportation on the wedding day

If you already own a vehicle, we recommend that you avoid hiring a wedding car. However, if you have a pocketful of cash and want to wow your guests with a luxury automobile, renting this Jaguar XF for four hours starting at S$388, which includes petrol, parking, and ERP charges as well as an experienced driver

Photography and videography

The photographer and/or videographer will be one of the biggest expenses of your wedding. Because this event is so uncommon, many couples choose to spend a little more on a photographer and/or videographer to preserve the memory. Local pre-wedding shoots (half-day) cost between S$350 and S$800, while real

Wedding invitations

I’m not trying to be a party-pooper, but wedding invites, even if they’re exquisitely designed, are typically thrown away within minutes of being received. Sure, it sets the tone for your wedding in its initial stage, but no one will care or criticize your choice of font (just avoid using Comic Sans) or paper stock

Venue rental

There are a plethora of more exciting wedding locations — and less expensive — than hotels. Some might be extremely cost-effective, unique, and memorable settings:

Little Island Brewing Co

Cost: S$18 to S$92 per pax (inclusive of meals)

Capacity: Up to 472

Lewin Terrace

Cost: S$51 to S$161 per pax (inclusive of meals) / Up to S$33 per pax (inclusive of canapés)

Capacity: Up to 100 guests

Tanjong Beach Club

Cost: S$26 to S$126 per pax (inclusive of meals) / S$38 to S$63 per pax (inclusive of canapés)

Capacity: Up to 300 guests

Wedding banquet including food and drinks

It all depends on the location of your wedding. A five-star hotel may charge you around S$200 per person. On the other side of the coin, having a wedding at a restaurant would cost roughly S$100 or less per person.

Weddings are more expensive on weekends or weekday luncheons. If you’re having the wedding at a hotel, negotiate a discount with the vendor and ask if they’ll include another free night’s stay or waive corkage fees if you don’t want to accept additional inclusions like physical invitation cards and wedding favors. Also, keep an eye out for wedding-related discounts on various goods and services by shopping around.

Flowers

Flowers, to be honest, are rather pricey. There’s no doubting that they’re a crucial element of weddings; you’ll never see a wedding venue without floral arrangements of some kind.

Fresh flowers and flower arches, on the other hand, are less expensive to maintain. However, as you might expect, adorning your venue with flowers might cost you a significant amount of money, especially if you use fresh flowers or want a flower arch. Mini hand bouquets range from S$30 to S$200 each while table, Consider obtaining fake flowers (they’ll last as long as your love) or requesting alternatives from your florist.

Entertainment

Flowers and music, like with flowers, are essential aspects of a wedding. If you have friends who are good at hosting or playing an instrument, they may help you out. Don’t forget to give them a red packet as well!

If you don’t want to trouble your friends, you may always hire a live band and an emcee. These expenses, on the other hand, are not inexpensive. Live band rates start from as low as S$450 for a solo performer performing for one set for 45 mins to S$4000 for performances.

Pre-event COVID-19 testing

As a result of tightened COVID-19 restrictions, pre-event testing (PET) is now required for the following:

Bride and groom for solemnizations involving more than 50 attendees
All attendees (including wedding couple) for receptions involving more than 50 attendees

The COVID-19 vaccination is only required for those who did not already have it before the wedding. COVID-19 vaccinations are given in Singapore two weeks or more before the wedding are exempt from pre-event testing. With more than 50 people and up to 250 guests, a wedding reception can still go on. All unvaccinated individuals will need a PET. They’ll also have to be divided into zones or time slots of 50 people each, as well as separated into different areas.

If your event requires the use of a plastic carrier, you must have 250 attendees to go for the free option. This means that if you want to avoid the hassle of using a plastic bag, you can only invite a maximum of 50 people, up from the previous limit of 100. You’ll also have to persuade your guests to take part in PET.

This will almost certainly require additional significant expenses of around S$5,000 to S$6,000 for a party of 100 people. Do research with your event’s organizer to see if the cost of the PET is included in the price or whether attendees will need to pay extra. Guests will also have to set aside more time for the exam, and they’ll be kept in a room while waiting for their test results.

Miscellaneous

On your wedding day, you and your spouse will be handed a number of red envelopes to thank the individuals who made the entire thing possible, such as your bridesmaids and groomsmen, wedding planners, flower girls, and ushers.

Because the list is extensive, make a backup of some red envelopes with a token amount ranging from $10 to $20 just in case. How much cash should you have on hand? A few thousand dollars, perhaps?

Here’s a general breakdown of the market rate:

Wedding coordinator: S$68 to S$108

Maid of honor/best man: S$68 to S$248

Bridesmaids/groomsmen: S$28 to S$148

Emcee: S$38 to S$68

Officiant: S$88 to S$588

Flower girl: S$28 to S$48

Ushers: S$18 to S$28