Are Weddings Too Expensive In Singapore? | Hot Take

Is hosting a wedding in Singapore too expensive? We went to find out how much people paid for their weddings and what are some advices they have for people that are planning for a wedding.
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Featuring:
Ong Jia Yang - / emceejiayang
Produced by:
Charmaine Sew - / charmainesew
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Victoria Low - / victxrialow
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[@TheSmartLocal]

Do you think weddings are expensive in Singapore?

[@Wnk23]

Finally a very good bilingual speaking host. 😊

[@starshine9836]

Yessss. Not the act don't know how to speak proper mandarin but their home language is mandarin vibe. 😂

[@Jackslav]

This ahgua?

[@iluvzhiyang]

keep jia yang as your host in the future please, very well spoken and raises the quality of TSL videos

[@DumpingTroll]

Piece of advise. If you yourselves are paying for your wedding, YOUR WEDDING, YOUR RULES! Parents will want to kaypoh add in this and that and invite people they want and disregard people you want to invite. They want to order ridiculously more food etc. And then blew your budget. Yes im referring to malay weddings. Be prepared. Been there done that.

[@samymorty4112]

its the same for chinese weddings

[@SarahChu-fe7sj]

this new host speaks well

[@joyoftessa]

20k - 30k seems the average. ouch. i rather spend that on travel. mine was about $2000 as we just reserved 40 seats at a hotel buffet. we only invited close relatives and the buffet was perfect as people could eat whatever cuisine they wanted.

[@dennisheng8976]

Thank you Jia Yang it's been a joy watching you host these videos!!

[@SageBaka]

50k can get you a comfortable Europe tour or a modest renovation of your BTO. Spending it on one night is really dumb financial decision.

[@JoleneSnow]

Advice for wedding couples would be to spend it on a good wedding emcee like this host that will liven your whole atmosphere 🎉🎉🎉

[@DonYang73]

one of your better Hosts. Smooth in delivery. clear and to the point

[@giddyng1]

Wedding banquets cost at least 2k per table these days, 20 tables thats 40k. wedding photographer? wedding gown rental? engagement rings? Weddings are easily 50k these days. i dont think this video gives a good guage of the cost of weddings in Singapore. but the general message is right, spend within your means!

[@gohhye]

Exactly!

[@ahdiltk94]

The most unexpected cost in the wedding is the pinjin, guodali, and the photo/videographer

[@elainelabrooy3438]

I really like this host. He reminds me of Desmond Koh

[@janemuses3031]

Well with the going rate of $300 average per ang pow from guests according to Ghib Obisan's vlog, the guy who had 60 tables with 5 pax would still recoup back cost of his wedding (assume 4 people to a family).

[@MrRazorteeth]

how old are yo'rd ?

[@dadade]

i dont understand, how do yall "exceed budget" and then "break even from the ang bao". Net out of pocket is $0 what, unless these people were expecting to EARN from their wedding??!!

[@c.rystalls]

how much u paid total and how much u received in angbao is two different things

[@steventay5834]

We need to give our child a happy family. We need to give our child a nice home. We pampered our daughter and she grew up happily. She is very adorable, sensible and filial.

[@cs2007new]

This is a very down to earth wedding budget. Give me an idea we can do it under $30,000 and use the money for down payment & honeymoon.

[@monggnore]

My new favourite host !❤

[@LemonadeRock]

Weddings are so boomer. You pay so much to show others. New generation weddings go overseas and do not host it

[@sixes3100]

Actually a smaller scale wedding at a restaurant is still manageable cost wise

[@FAHAWAY]

Why is "breaking even" imp?? What about ppl who can't afford the ang pao??

[@TheAwesomeFace]

The invite can always be declined.

[@pyschannel30]

Lol I think I'm delulu... I wanted 100-200k wedding 😂

[@mattsammi4143]

The fact you said ‘delulu’ and 100k plus… I wouldn’t worry thinking about it, just buy a few more cats.

[@pyschannel30]

@@mattsammi4143 on my way to buying more dogs instead.

[@pyschannel30]

@@mattsammi4143 don't worry, I'm a guy 😂

[@jeeezah]

Host ask advice on planning for marriage but people keep answering advice on marriage.

[@crystal8537]

1000 guests?!?!? Wow super rich husband eh 😮

[@Jackslav]

How old are yirrrrr?

[@lindaang3878]

Not surprising if you are invited to weddings, and the host will hint the amount of the cost of 1 banquet table 😅 Hint: give more angbao $ to break even or cover the cost 😂

[@koalatheworld]

Sorry, I don't understand why some of these Chinese couples are hoping to receive red packet money from their guests to fund their wedding. If the married couple cannot afford to pay for the food for their guests, they shouldn't be marrying in the first place. I truly detest the "transactional" approach of the toxic Chinese culture.

[@TheBebemom]

Yes too expensive if use jia yang as wedding emcee

[@linzixuan29]

Just go JB or batam for a wedding

[@cco768]

how old r yuurrrrrrrr

[@Dumpylumpy90]

Look like Jurong East

[@eunagiii]

"break even" in wedding is ridiculously stupid and entitled. like don't expect people to fund your wedding? anyway, this emcee is great 👍

[@snsdjerry]

Marry at kfc 😂 e-invite

[@linzixuan29]

I thought ppl would spend 50k but ok

[@itzSoonz]

First