Chic and Classic with touches of BLUE
At Raffles Hotel
Raffles
The hotel was founded by the four Armenian Sarkies Brothers (Martin, Tigran, Aviet, and Arshak Sarkies). They opened the 10-room colonial bungalow at Beach Road and Bras Basah Road owned by an Arab trader and well-known philantrophist Syed Mohamed Alsagoff on December 1, 1887.
Syed Mohamed Alsagoff developed the site of of his late father's estate till it became the most modern building in Singapore at the time.Sarkies was a tenant on favourable short-term lease.
The original location was by the seaside, although continued reclamation means that the site is presently some 500 metres away from the shore. No Asians were permitted as hotel guests until the 1930s. Designed by architect Regent Alfred John Bidwell of Swan and Maclaren, the current main building of Raffles Hotel was completed in 1899.
The hotel continued to expand over the years with the addition of wings, a verandah, a ballroom, a bar and billiards room, and further buildings and rooms. The Great Depression spelled trouble for Raffles Hotel and, in 1931, the hotel went into receivership. In 1933, however, the financial troubles were resolved and a public company called Raffles Hotel Ltd was established.
Upon the start of the Japanese occupation of Singapore on February 15, 1942, it is commonly said that the Japanese soldiers encountered the guests of the Raffles Hotel dancing one final waltz. During World War II, the Raffles was renamed Syonan Ryokan (昭南旅館shōnan ryokan ) incorporating Syonan ("Light of the South"), the Japanese name for occupied Singapore, and ryokan, the name for a traditional Japanese inn. More than 300 Japanese troops committed suicide in the hotel using grenades following the liberation of Singapore.
The hotel survived World War II despite the hardships Singapore faced and the use of the hotel at the end of the war as a transit camp for prisoners of war. In 1987, the government declared the hotel a National Monument.
Syed Mohamed Alsagoff developed the site of of his late father's estate till it became the most modern building in Singapore at the time.Sarkies was a tenant on favourable short-term lease.
The original location was by the seaside, although continued reclamation means that the site is presently some 500 metres away from the shore. No Asians were permitted as hotel guests until the 1930s. Designed by architect Regent Alfred John Bidwell of Swan and Maclaren, the current main building of Raffles Hotel was completed in 1899.
The hotel continued to expand over the years with the addition of wings, a verandah, a ballroom, a bar and billiards room, and further buildings and rooms. The Great Depression spelled trouble for Raffles Hotel and, in 1931, the hotel went into receivership. In 1933, however, the financial troubles were resolved and a public company called Raffles Hotel Ltd was established.
Upon the start of the Japanese occupation of Singapore on February 15, 1942, it is commonly said that the Japanese soldiers encountered the guests of the Raffles Hotel dancing one final waltz. During World War II, the Raffles was renamed Syonan Ryokan (昭南旅館shōnan ryokan ) incorporating Syonan ("Light of the South"), the Japanese name for occupied Singapore, and ryokan, the name for a traditional Japanese inn. More than 300 Japanese troops committed suicide in the hotel using grenades following the liberation of Singapore.
The hotel survived World War II despite the hardships Singapore faced and the use of the hotel at the end of the war as a transit camp for prisoners of war. In 1987, the government declared the hotel a National Monument.
The Wedding Ceremony
03 Oct 2009 at The Raffles Lawn
Raffles Hotel Singapore
Time: At 5pm
Dress: Formal
Cocktails from 6.00 pm
Immediately following the wedding ceremony, all guests are invited to cocktail area for a drink & snacks.
Don't miss out the surprises we have arranged for the guests.....
You will be able to relax and perhaps have a Singapore Sling which was invented at Raffles from a bartender Ngiam Tong Boon between 1910 and 1915.
Celebration continues with a Dinner Reception
Wedding Reception begins at 730pm with a welcome and introduction of the bride and groom.
The reception will be held at the Raffles Casurina Suites
Raising the Roof
At 10pm, DJ will spin some discs to get everyone up dancing and we’ll be raisin’ the roof of Raffles until midnight.
