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From 1,000 guests to 20. Farah Hani and Khairul Anuar were ready to get married in 2020, having prepared for their big day more than a year in advance. Covid-19 swiftly put paid to those plans.
As Singapore implemented stringent safety measures, the couple faced a predicament - to proceed with a scaled-down event or to postpone it. Our venue vendor suggested to postpone our wedding to February 2021, with the assurance that 1,000 guests would be allowed, said Farah, 25, a specialist teaching associate. She tied the knot with Khairul, 25, a commercial analyst, in July 2020 instead.
From 1,000 guests to 20. Farah Hani and Khairul Anuar were ready to get married in 2020, having prepared for their big day more than a year in advance. Covid-19 swiftly put paid to those plans. As Singapore implemented stringent safety measures, the couple faced a predicament to proceed with a scaled-down event or to postpone it. “Our venue.