Wedding matters

After settling our wedding stuff bit by bit, I am now searching for photographers for the actual and wedding dinner, as well as car with chauffeur. Then the most headache will be still my ROM dress/ gown.

Managed to get some advice and intro over the forum thus contacted some freelance amateur photographers whose works are quite good but charges are high too. Right now, pure photography services without prints will cost around $400 to $680, with all pictures in a DVD or CDs. Am also asking for Peggy coz they also dun have photography included in her package thus hope can get a better bargain too.

I also asked from an old fren who does photography in a studio and he told me will usually cost $1k plus for professional and counted as 2 days for my case. I also asked my colleague cum irc fren for her quote coz I know she does freelance or sort of trying to do so, and thought she would charge me minimal as we know each other but she quoted me $750! Its so much more than a professional and she even told me before she quoted that she is not a professional. I almost fainted and told her straight its damn ex... Then she said the best she can go is $700 and told me usually people charge $750 a day. Ya I also know, but they are professionals leh... how to compare and quote like that... my toes were even laughing at that time. Din want to pursue further coz engaging her now is TOTALLY out of the question. Am quite disappointed with her, considering we have been frens for so long now...

As for the chauffeured car, I managed to find a company which charges quite low at $450 for 12 hrs for a normal merc car. They are also flexible in the sense that they can drive over to the bridal shop for tying of ribbons the previous nite or get the ribbons/ flowers from our bridal shop and they tie them. Should be finalising with them soon to secure the booking (need to pay deposit).

I am still searching for cheap tailor to custom-made my ROM dress. Last resort I will go to Peggy's BS (Bridal Studio) as they charge only $300 to $400 and I will be able to keep. The designer also mentioned she can work within my budget, which I might try to explore with my current BS too as they quoted me $500 is really much too ex. On the other hand, was thinking should just get a normal dress coz my ROM will be a small affair only with less than 20 people.

I had just intended to rent for free (only pay laundry charges) from my BS but Web mentioned I should buy/ make and keep coz its an important chapter for me. This also started all the headaches I am having now. I have been having sleepless nights becoz of my ROM dress so hope can settle soon. It should be more crucial than anything else now.