Novotel Singapore on Stevens: Editor's Choice for Banquet Venue 2026
2026-02-11

Planning a wedding while holding down a full-time job is an exercise in controlled chaos. Vendor emails pile up. Site visits eat into weekends. Somewhere between choosing napkin colours and finalising the guest list, you start wondering if eloping was the smarter option.

Novotel Singapore on Stevens operates on the principle that it doesn't have to be this complicated. Solemnisation spaces, a pillarless grand ballroom, curated menus, trusted vendor partners, and a dedicated wedding team, all under one roof along Stevens Road. 

You've probably noticed by now that Novotel Singapore on Stevens keeps appearing on our Editor's Choice list. Each year, this Stevens Road property gives us something genuinely worth talking about.

This year, it's the furry family members.

Yes, Your Dog Can Be Part of the Wedding

Pet-friendly solemnisations are still rare in Singapore. Most hotels treat the request with the kind of hesitation you'd expect if you asked to bring a live goat. Novotel Singapore on Stevens has gone the opposite direction, actively welcoming couples who want their pets present for the ceremony.

Think about what that means. Your golden retriever as ring bearer. Your cat judging you from a decorated carrier while you exchange vows. The photos alone make the whole thing worthwhile, and these moments tend to resonate with guests in ways that perfectly arranged florals simply cannot. It's personal in a way that's hard to manufacture.

The hotel's outdoor solemnisation spaces lend themselves naturally to this. Lush greenery, fresh air, room for a corgi to wander without knocking over a centrepiece. The setup works.

The Twilight Wedding Concept

Novotel Singapore on Stevens has been refining their signature Twilight Wedding aesthetic for years now, and it shows. The concept draws from that quality of light just before dark, when everything goes slightly golden and soft-edged. The palette tends towards dreamy blues, celestial accents, and carefully considered lighting that makes everyone look better in photographs

What separates this from generic "romantic lighting" is the consistency. The theme runs through the décor, the styling, the florals. When you walk into their pillarless ballroom, you're not looking at a standard hotel function room with some uplighting. You're looking at a space that's been thought through.

The pillarless layout deserves its own mention. Nothing ruins a wedding reception quite like Auntie Jennifer seated behind a concrete column, missing the entire march-in. Novotel's ballroom solves that problem entirely.

That LED Screen

The ballroom features a state-of-the-art LED screen that runs the full width of the stage area. Couples are using it to display their pre-wedding videos, childhood photos, live feeds of the ceremony for guests at the back, even coordinated visual effects during the march-in.

It transforms the ballroom into something closer to a cinema experience. Your love story, quite literally larger than life, playing out behind you as you enter as husband and wife. The technology exists in other venues too, but Novotel has integrated it thoughtfully rather than treating it as an afterthought.

One-Stop Means Actually One-Stop

The pitch for "one-stop wedding destination" gets thrown around constantly. What Novotel Singapore on Stevens delivers is a venue where solemnisation, banquet, and overnight stays happen within the same property, coordinated by the same team.

Their dedicated wedding planners work with couples from initial consultation through to the day itself. The hotel maintains relationships with trusted vendors for florals, photography, and styling. Menus can be customised through tasting sessions. The whole process, from booking to final send-off, flows through one point of contact.

For couples juggling full-time jobs alongside wedding planning, this matters more than any amount of fancy décor. Fewer emails. Fewer logistics. More time to actually enjoy being engaged.

The Food

We'd be doing you a disservice if we glossed over the culinary side. Novotel's banquet menus cater to the full spectrum of Singapore's multicultural palate, from Chinese eight-course dinners to fusion options that keep vegetarian guests and dietary restrictions in mind. Couples get to taste their selected menu beforehand, which eliminates the unpleasant surprise of discovering your guests are eating mediocre chicken on your wedding day.

The presentation matches the quality. When the plating looks this good, guests photograph it. When guests photograph the food, it ends up on social media. Everyone wins.

Why Choose Novotel Singapore on Stevens

Novotel Singapore on Stevens has earned our Editor's Choice for Banquet Venue 2026 because they keep evolving without losing what made them appealing in the first place. The pet-friendly option opens doors for couples who thought they'd have to leave their four-legged family members at home. The Twilight Wedding concept continues to produce genuinely beautiful celebrations. 

And for couples who value both aesthetics and practicality, who want their wedding to feel personal rather than cookie-cutter, Novotel Singapore on Stevens remains one of our top recommendations.

Note: All images are from Novotel Singapore on Stevens

Address: 28 Stevens Road, Singapore 267878

Telephone: +65 6491 6106

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: @NovotelSingaporeStevens

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