By MoneyBees
Work out how much ang bao to give at a Singapore wedding in 2026: your seat's nett cost from the venue's price with service charge and GST, compared with 9 venues' published prices.
There is no official rate. The common custom is to at least cover what your seat costs the couple. Venues publishing 2026 prices on their own pages charge about S$134 to S$358 a seat after service charge and GST, so covering one seat comes to about S$138 to S$358 once rounded up to end in 8.
The price excludes a service charge, usually 10%, and 9% GST. IRAS charges GST on the service charge as well, so S$1,000++ becomes S$1,199 nett.
Divide the table price by 10, then add 10% service charge and 9% GST if the price has ++. A S$1,598++ table is S$191.60 a seat.
Yes. Each guest takes a seat, so a couple usually covers two seats. At S$191.60 a seat, that is S$383.20, which many round up to S$388.
Wedding guides suggest close family and old friends add 20% or more on top of the seat cost. It is your choice; nothing requires it.
8 sounds like the word for prosperity in Chinese, so many guests round up to an amount ending in 8.
Usually. Venues price by day and meal, and many add a surcharge on weekends, the eve of public holidays and auspicious dates. Ask the couple or check the venue's own package if you want to match the exact cost.
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