Free mediation for wedding couples and vendors affected by Covid-19 restrictions
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) is rolling out mediation help to parties in wedding events affected by Covid-19 restrictions. The wedding must have been scheduled to take place between May 8 and July 31. One example of a dispute is when the wedding couple and a vendor are not agreeable to a rescheduling or downsizing of the contract, written or otherwise, to provide goods and services. Wedding receptions were not allowed from May 16 to July 11. A trained professional appointed by the ministry will help to facilitate a settlement, if both parties agree to mediate, for free, voiding the need to resolve the dispute in court. Interested parties may submit their requests at this website from tomorrow (July 14). The deadline is Sept 10. MinLaw will aim to hold the mediation within two weeks of the request submission. The session will generally be conducted virtually and take about two hours. More on this topic Related Story Wedding plans hit by Covid-19 curbs in S'pore, but it's still happily ever after Related Story Singapore couples say 'I do' despite higher wedding costs, Covid-19 curbs
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SINGAPORE - Mr Jerrold Tan and Ms Stephanie Chan decided not to hold off on their wedding celebrations any more, despite a 10 per cent guest dropout rate and higher costs following the roll-out of stricter Covid-19 regulations. The veterinarians, both 29, tied the knot at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore on Saturday (May 8). They had postponed their wedding celebrations twice owing to the pandemic. "As long as it was safe for us... (we decided) we would go ahead... with the 100-person wedding that we had planned for," said Mr Tan. New regulations were announced on Tuesday, in response to a recent spike in community cases. The rules, which kicked in yesterday, include mandatory pre-event testing (PET) for all unvaccinated attendees of wedding receptions involving more than 50 people. For wedding solemnisations where more than 50 people are attending, PET is also required for an unvaccinated wedding couple. Mr Tan and Ms Chan were unfazed by the PET requirements and having to spend more - as each test cost between $60 to $80 per guest - saying it was better than postponing their wedding again. The couple also shared a video of the PET - prepared by the hotel - with their guests, to assua...