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P/S: If you’d like the complete list of items by dialect group, we created infographics in another article titled Guo Da Li – The Complete Guide.
What is Guo Da Li?
One of the traditional Singapore Chinese wedding ceremonies is the Guo Da Li (过大礼）ceremony. It’s an age-old Chinese betrothal tradition that blesses the newlyweds with a blissful, happy and fruitful marriage. Both families of the bride and groom meet formally and exchange gifts.
The items vary from dialect group to dialect group. Fortunately, they are more similar than they are different. However, there is a set of things you are supposed to have. Modern practice is to discuss the list of items with your fiancé and families. This is to come to a mutual agreement on items you’d like to include or exclude.
Let’s get down to why you’re really here; you’re running out of time and you need to find these items ASAP. Well don’t worry, we’ve looked and found 10 places that have your Guo Da Li needs. Some of them have less of a storied history than others but they’re sure to have what you need.
In no particular order, let’s count them down.
Top 10 Guo Da Li Shops
1) Golden Happiness
Photo Credit: Golden Happiness
Who are they?
A relatively new entrant to the market, Golden Happiness was started by Jeffrey and Eyvon Ng in 2008. Since then, they’ve been featured on 8 days Magazine to highlight wedding traditions. They also collaborated with Poh Heng Jewellery to participate in a workshop on the same topic.
On their website, they’ve created different product lists for the various dialect groups to ease the buying process. Now THAT is customer service! You can find these distinct lists in the dropdown menu for The Traditional Wedding Story. So get started!
Contact Details:
Address: Wave 9, 71 Woodlands Industrial Park E9, #02-06
Opening Hours: 12pm to 6pm (Tues to Sun), Closed on Monday
Mobile: 9171 6463 / 9795 8499
2) The Wedding Chamber
Photo Credit: The Wedding Chamber
Who are they?
Since the wedding chamber started in 2005, it has grown it’s supply from around Asia. Their items are sourced from Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong to bring you quality product. Like the other shops, they want to preserve culture of traditional marriage here in Singapore.
What’s interesting about the variety of their Guo Da Li set lists is they have options to leave certain items out. This is so you can customize your betrothal gifts with items from elsewhere. This gives you some leeway for tailoring your ceremony the way you like.
Much like the other entrants, they also offer traditional services like door step or wedding consultations. They also offer modern services like wedding aqua vitae and, potentially, car decoration. An interesting turn to be sure.
Contact Details:
Website: https://www.theweddingchamber.sg/
Address: Blk 32, New Market road #02-1106/1082
Tel: 65321102
Email: garyaw33@gmail.com
Opening Hours: N/A
3) The Chinese Wedding Shop
Photo Credit: The Chinese Wedding Shop
Who are they?
Of all the entrants on this list, this one has had the most media coverage of all! Having been featured on Channel 8, Channel U, Channel 5 and on Jia 88.3FM, they must be doing something right. We might not need to say much else.
Nonetheless, it our duty. So, here is what this shop is all about.
Emphasizing quality of product and experience, The Chinese Wedding Shop makes every effort. They state boldly that they take great care in arranging their products and want to preserve traditional marriage.
As another one stop shop, they consult and sell products such as betrothal packages and dowry packages. So take a look, if you haven’t already.
Contact Details:
Website: http://thechineseweddingshop.com.sg/
Addresses (Yes, they’ve got more than one):
AMK Central Central #01-12a Jubilee SQ, 61 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, S569814 | Tel. +65 6455 9863
Jurong East Central #04-49 JEM, 50 Jurong Gateway, S608549 | Tel. +65 6684 8006
Jurong West #03-25C JP1 Jurong Point, 1 Jurong West Central 2, S648886 |Tel. +65 6250 6803
Bedok Central #01-169 HDB Bedok Town Centre, Blk 214, Bedok North Street 1, S460214 | Tel. +65 6241 3182
Marine Parade Central #B1-29 Parkway Parade, 80 Marine Parade Rd, S449269 | Tel. +65 6844 9609
Opening Hours: 11:30am to 9pm
Tel: 6844 9609
4) Minah Departmental
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Who are they?
Minah Departmental has been an establishment since 1965. They serve as a one-stop wedding planning resource center for all Chinese dialects in Singapore. Everything from professional consult to wedding accessories, they’ve got it all.
For their wedding services, they consult on products for the bride or groom, auspicious wedding dates and dialect-specific wedding customizations. For their products, they have a catalogue that breaks down your Guo Da Li needs in to his and hers.
It’s be an important day for you and your spouse so be sure to head down and check it out for yourself.
Contact Details:
Address: 140 Upper Bukit Timah Road #01-19, Beauty World Centre
Opening hours: 10 am to 8 pm.
Tel: 6468 5870
Mobile: 9835 7956
5) Cheok Kuew Bridal Co.
Photo Credit: Cheok Keuw Bridal Co.
Who are they?
Despite having a simple website, which just asks you to “Get A Quote”, the reviews are glowing. The words “knowledgeable”, “going the extra mile” and “highly recommended” generally bode well. If this isn’t a vote of confidence, I don’t know what is.
So “Get A Quote” from this shop with a consistent 5 star google rating with the contact details down below:
Contact Details:
Website: https://cheok-keuw-co.business.site/
Address: Blk 506 Jurong West st 52, #01-180.
Opening Hours: 1pm to 8pm
Tel : 6566 0311
6) Xiang Heng Wedding & Gifts
Photo Credit: Xiang Heng Wedding & Gifts
Who are they?
Since 1983, Xiang Heng Wedding and Gifts have been helping couples achieve a hassle-free wedding experience. Be it a modern or traditional wedding, they strive to ease your wedding preparations so you can focus on the ceremony. They even made a video for you.
Unlike the first two, they only carry the products you’ll need for the Guo Da Li. But don’t let that steer you away. They have everything from a dowry set to various betrothal packages. Needless to say, they have covered all their bases.
Contact details:
Website: https://xiangheng.com.sg/
Address: Block 335 Smith Street, Chinatown Complex #01-75/76
Opening Hours: 1pm to 8pm (Mon to Fri), 12pm to 8pm (Sat and Sun)
Tel: 6224 8848
7) Amanda Dreamweaver
Photo Credit: Amanda Dreamweaver
Who are they?
This first establishment is an award-winning Singapore wedding shop. They are also a leading consultant in traditional Chinese weddings. They started in China and expanded into weddings as they made their steady migration to Singapore.
Their trade has evolved with the times, but our vision hasn’t. It is simply to “foster meaningful matrimonies based on our cultural roots, that not only last a lifetime but transcends generations.”
Their website offers everything from the matchmaking to the red packet. So, don’t be afraid to get in touch with them or head down to their store.
Contact Details:
Address: 32 New Market Road #02-1030 People's Park Food Market S050032
Opening Hours: 12pm to 8pm
Tel: 6533 8234
Mobile: 9649 6727
8) Shuang Xi Le
Photo Credit: Shuang Xi Le
Who are they?
At Shuang Xi Le, they understand that observing religious rites in Marriage can be tiresome. Hence, their mission is to ease this process for you to keep alive the culture of traditional marriage. It’s an honest endeavour I think we can all get around.
They offer services like wedding date selection and products that serve your betrothal needs. Truly a one-stop shop worth stopping over at!st deals in town while making it accessible through their website.
They offer services like wedding date selection and products that serve your betrothal needs. Truly a one stop shop worth stopping over at!
Contact Details:
Website: https://www.shuangxile.com/ Address: #03-39 Square 2 (above Novena MRT), 10 Sinaran Drive
Opening Hours: 11am to 9.30pm (Rest of Week), 12pm to 9.30pm (Friday) Tel: 6397 2018 Email: enquiry@shuangxile.com Facebook | Instagram
9) Kekhoon
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Who are they?
Our seventh entrant in this list is another one stop shop that wants to help inject some tradition into modern weddings. They understand that wedding planning can be exciting but stressful at times. So, their mission is to keep things affordable and convenient.
Kekhoons’ products are attached with a guide that is tailored to your particular dialect. After all, knowing and doing are 2 different things. As an added differentiator, they also offer pre-wedding photoshoots!
They market the traditional Chinese wedding services and products that you’ve come to expect. However, unlike most of the entrants, their packages have been broken down by dialect. They’re definitely top three when considering help through your pre-wedding plans.
Contact Details:
Website: https://kekhoon.com/
Address: N/A, purely ecommerce
Email: supportyou@kekhoon.com
Mobile: 9634 2163
10) Le Knot
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Who are they?
Le Knot was birthed from the same pains that most couples have when preparing for Guo Da Li. Having ran the same gauntlet of mistakes as others, they decided to be the solution. Alas! Le Knot was founded on making traditional wedding practices accessible for all.
Even as a young couple, they acknowledged that some traditions don’t fade. With their parents’ strong encouragement, they opted for a traditional wedding. What we’re trying to get at is it’s important to toss your vote to a shop that knows your pain. Not just the solution for it.
In the dropdown menu for their packages, they’ve neatly arranged your ceremony needs by dialect. But, unlike the other shops on this list, their wedding services are the modern sort. Everything from wedding catering to photography, they’ve got links to service providers.
Truly the one stop shop for the traditional cum modern wedding!
Contact Details:
Website: http://www.leknot.com.sg/
Address: 810 Geylang Road, City Plaza #05-09A
Tel: 6844 5803
Fill in a form: http://www.leknot.com.sg/reach-us/
Opening Hours: 12pm to 8pm (Mon to Sat), 12pm to 7pm (Sun and PH)
This list, Our Gift To you
There is no doubt in our minds that you want the best for your beloved. You want to make this day as special as possible! But that doesn’t mean you need run to one end of Singapore looking for combs and another looking for red packets.
We hope that this list has given you some peace of mind and allowed you to focus on other aspects of the ceremony. Let’s not forget, weddings are for the bride and groom. To get lost in preparation is certainly not ideal!
Lastly, engage your ideal Wedding Live Band for your wedding to make it memorable for you and your guests!
Author Credit: This article is written by Liam Kwan