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Now you say "I do" also expensive liao. For those planning to tie the knot the later half of the year, the Registry of Marriages (ROM) has just announced that they will be increasing the fees starting from 1 July 2017. According to reports, the price hike will affect foreigners the most with the fees increased to a flat fee of $380 for all dates. Previously it costs $128 on weekdays, $198 on weekends and $298 on popular days. For Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PR), the fees will be upped from $26 to $42 for the registration. A ROM spokesman states the price review was made to keep up with rising operational costs and ensuring quality service for the registrants. Sources: http://www.greatdeals.com.sg/2017/06/28/rom-marriage-registration-fees-increase-1-july-2017

Where would you suggest to shop for variety of designs/unique? I have walk through some jewellery shops in Vivocity, i think their collections are quite limited and most are common designs. Or should I just search and compare among the online websites? 🤔

Been to ROM once and coincidentally only recently in July. No idea why but it reminded me of Mandai Crematorium's holding area! This makeover is much needed, just like myCarForum.😌 Inside the solemnisation room, the color is dull and boring. There is no natural lighting. In its place yellow/orangey lights. Pictures taken on mobile phones will turn out yellowish if you don't adjust the white balance. Tell me the colors ain't depressing? No love in the air. Curtains drawn to reveal a garden for couples to take photos after the solemnisation. Everything is so systematic. ROM To Be Redesigned By Students Because It Looks Like A ‘Polyclinic’ Pragmatism makes many a Singaporean couple. After all, we live in a place where the idea of a romantic – or unromantic – proposal starts with “BTO ai mai?” Perhaps this may explain why the officiating of marriages tends to drift towards practicality than lovey-dovey vibes. We’re talking about the Registry of Marriages (ROM) building here, in case you haven’t gotten it yet. Its interiors are often described as tacky and unromantic – “is that a polyclinic counter at the front?” – but things are set to change come 2022. The building that houses the ROM and Registry of Muslim Marriages (ROMM) will be undergoing a design uplift. Hopefully, it’ll inject more ‘lomantic’ feels for every couple’s big day. Modernising ROM with open & garden concepts Earlier this year, Singaporeans were told that the iconic Registration of Marriages (ROM) building, in Fort Canning Park, will be refurbished starting mid-2020. About 150 students from Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD), Temasek Polytechnic, and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, have put forward design proposals to reimagine its interiors. On Friday (Aug 23), TODAY Online reported that 7 concepts have been shortlisted based on creativity and practicality. Other than artist impressions, there are also small-scale models of their designs to give you a better feel of their ideas. Among some of the concepts proposed entail: - replacing current waiting area with a central garden for a zen and relaxed atmosphere - smaller and more intimate waiting spaces - using natural lighting to brighten up solemnisation rooms including elements of greenery using columns that look like intertwining trees You are welcome to drop by the ROM and ROMM building from now to 20 Sep to have a closer look at the shortlisted designs.