SAF Officer Regina Knowledge Chief

Did ours for roughly this range and yes it's doable, but 250 guests at a hotel banquet is the exact combo that blows budgets. Here's the reality: a hotel banquet for 250 alone can eat most of 30k before you add gown, photography, videography, makeup, decor and the bridal car. The trick is the angbao math, in SG a well-attended banquet where guests give market-rate angbao can substantially offset, sometimes cover, the dinner cost, so your real out-of-pocket is lower than the sticker. Where couples secretly overspend: the bridal package upgrades, extra gowns nobody remembers, a pre-wedding shoot overseas, and day-of extras that creep in. We saved big by picking a weekday or lunch banquet, using an ala-carte photographer instead of a full bridal boutique bundle, and skipping the second and third gown changes. Set the guest list first, it drives everything. 30k realistic, 30k for 250 at a hotel on a Saturday night, tighter, plan carefully.