nung nagpakasal ako mid 2006, mejo lumaki gastos ko, not because of unforseen circumstances but because of the parents(both side), nde napigilang mag invite, kaya sa huli, umabot ng 600 ung na invite, dumating is around 500-550. almost 1M for the whole wedding.
Tama ung sabi ng iba dito na wag itodo lahat sa kasal hehe, may bukas pa. Advice ko lang, mag invest kayo sa wedding rings and pictures/videos, kse in the end, eto lang ang matitira sa inyo after ng wedding day.
As far as I recall, we spent about 500 over 10 years ago. Madami kasing guest dahil panganay ako tsaka first wedding sa pamilya. We got back about 300 in cash from the ninongs though.
Pero pag nag uusap kami ngayon, iniisip namin sana nag tanan na lang kami (kunwari), may tubo pa kaming 200 -- puwede na halos pang Europe noon.
Pero madali naman pababain yun. Yung bayaw ko kinasal for 60 lang yata recently eh. Breakfast lang sa clubhouse at prune ng guest list, ayos na!
got married 14 years ago. 120k lang ata nagastos namin ni misis.
church is at st. jerome, alabang. reception is at the alabang country club. mga 60k for both (church and reception). The reception has around 60-70 guests (tipid kami nun eh...). the rest went to clothes, car rental and other expenses.
kakakasal lang nung besprend ko nung h.s. sa San Agustin Church.. tapos yung reception.. sa tamayo's catering.. 100 guests lang.. check nyo yung website nang tamayo's catering.. from 100T up ang package.. kasama na bridal car, etc..
mahal din ngayon yung wedding coverage.. depende kung ilang camera gagamitin.. tapos kung mala storyboard ang dating nang album.. from 75T up na din ang presyuhan..
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We just got suppliers that are cost-effective but still comes highly recommended. We shunned away from named & pricey suppliers (like Fernwood who's charging us P100K just for the use of a cramped venue).
Here's a rough breakdown of our wedding expense (just got married last year):
Venue & Food (including the decoration): Mango Farm www.themangofarm.com P120K (for 150 pax)
Photo: Nelwin Uy www.nelwinuy.com P36K (including the onsite photo AVP)
Video: Dan Pamintuan www.shierdan.com P20K (including the onsite video AVP)
Hair & Make Up: Val Villarin www.freewebs.com/val_villarin P10K
Suit & shoes: Arrow & Hush Puppies: P12K
Bride's Gown: Kakilala sa Divisoria: ??? (less than P20K yata)
Cake: Emily Uy www.ilovesugarbox.com P12K (she's my schoolmate from Benilde)
Music (quartet): Impression Music Ensemble (impressions_ime*yahoo.com): P12K
Hotel: Seven Suites: P18K (got the Platinum & Gold rooms for our pre wedding prep)
Wedding Coordinator: Treasures: Free (kakilala namin eh - hehe)
Invitation: Almost Free (just supplied the materials)
Wedding Ring: Free (c/o erpat)
Including the other misc items, our wedding costed us less than P300K.
I highly recommend the suppliers that I've mentioned above... they are very professional and is worth it (although they've already increased their fees for this year, like for Nelwin Uy... he doubled his fee already).
Also, if you don't have a bucket load of money to spend (like me), get cost-effective suppliers that don't scrimp on quality. For example, there are companies out there that are offering an "all-in-one" package for less than P100K (that includes the food, photo, video, etc.). Beware of this since they'll be scrimping on something (most often the photo & video). Invest in your photographer & videographer.
I got married more than 6 years ago. A little less than 100k yung nagastos namin, kasi nakatipid kami sa A/V at reception. May package kasi ang Aberdeen Court noon, with complimentary stay pa at Great Eastern Hotel, kumpletos recados na talaga (bridal car, reception, A/V coverage, fondant wedding cake and overnight stay).
Ang nagpamahal lang talaga is the reception for 150 guests at yung damit ng entourage. Hindi na rin kami kumuha ng wedding planner, we did everything by ourselves, including sourcing the wedding rings from Meycauayan, Bulacan. Yung barong and pants ko, Onesimus ko lang binili, hindi na ako nagpatahi from a couturier. Talagang hindi kami gumastos ni misis, kasi we'd rather spend the money on appliances and fattening our bank account.
Practical lang kasi kami, eh paano kung naghiwalay din pala kayo? Sayang yung gastos, hehehe
Last edited by Galactus; February 4th, 2008 at 10:21 AM.
Kami (almost 8 years ago na) mga 300K, <100 guest... but about 1/2 nabawi din sa mga cash gifts dahil puros close relatives and friends lang and they know we don't need anything sa bahay.
Budgeting? Hehe, just set a monthly allocation and hand it over to the spouse if you don't want ultra-high stress in "is that important???" arguments.