The Simplest Wedding One Can Imagine

[ana mimi]

cute yung idea ng vanilla cupcake. the store enough is posh na

[aicute12]

We had one of the simplest wedding i attended. I'll make kwento again as i have time now na mag gt.

Our wedding was held last Dec 25 at Caleruega Church with Father Allen and a choir. We invited 50 guests. Close family and friends. We rented 4 vans to accomodate their transpo going to tagaytay. We rented a villa for preparations. Everything was DIY'ed by me and only me. it was a 6pm wedding, no church decors except sa mga jars with water and candles and my paper lanterns with candles. Sobrang ganda na nga Caleruega that timr kasi maramig xmas lights, yung pine tree nila ay ginawa na nila Christmas Tree.

Everyone thought we spent a hugeee amount of moolah for our wedding. But no, hindi man lang umabot ng 90k.

Walang nabored, lahat nag enjoy sa church. Lahat sila sinasabi nila na mas mareremember nila ang church kesa sa reception although they enjoyed the food kasi masarap din.

So yes. Kayang kaya ang below 90k considering everyone from manila ay dinala namin sa tagaytay, plus nagovernight pa kami ng friends ko sa villa na nirent namin. I diy'ed the cord, the pillow, misallette, all the bouquets, church decors, matches as in everything.

[blackgreen]

^hi sis! Can you share your actual cost? Kasi kami 20 guests lang, nasa 145k na including transportation and accommodation of guests in Baguio. Gusto kitang gayahin. Haha

[aicute12]

15000- church
3000- choir
12000- vans for guests
5000- overnight villa stay
2000- pre cana
35000- buffet food for 60pax (pinasobrahan ko kahit 50 lang guests)
4000- gown
1800- rent (suit for groon and barong for father)
2000- dress for mother and ninang
3500- misc travels and other docs
$$$$- stipend
3000- my diy bouquet, cord, pillow, veil, etc
Free- may nagbigay smin ng budget for food, nagpaluto kami kay mil ng menudo pansit and rice na dinala sa villa para di magutom ang mga guests bago ang kasal.

Yan!

[120515]

congratulations, aicute12! you have proved we can have memorable weddings without breaking the bank ^_^

[blackgreen]

^^thanks sis. Saan kayo nag-rent ng suit? Mukhang mas okay ng mag-rent na lang kami to lessen the budget.

[airwaterfire]

^^
napaisip tuloy ako, almost 110k kasi samin. pero may photographers kami service only na 18(though nilibre ako ng leather album worth 9k by the owner).

pero kung babalikan ko, makakaless pa talaga ako, no souvenirs(di naman worth gumawa sa totoo lang, tinabi lang ng ibang binibigyan ko  ), ako na gagawa ng bouquet kasi simple sana gusto ko pero ang ginawa ng florist sobrang laki, tsaka ang mga mali mali ka diys pati yong headress na di naman nagamit, napamahal pa sa van for hire.

lesson learned talaga. 

[j.adore]

Why December 25?

Curious ako hehe is that like reunion na din.

[ana mimi]

Pangarap ko din ang night wedding para di na need ng AC kase mahal. haha. I'm so inspired, lovely weather in Tagaytay. Gusto ko na tuloy dun kesa sa manila. Basta ang budget namin is 100k lang, di na namin sagutin transpo. LOL

[aicute12]

Sis we considered kasi mga invited namin na guests puro adults na may work. So we wanted them to go talaga kasi sila ying closest saming 2. Hindi kami nag invite ng hindi namin parehas na kilala talaga.

We dont have photographer, i have 2 friends taking photos and everyone actually with their smart phones. We got good photos talaga and ang gusto ko kasi is derecho lang. Walang iniisip. Walang mga ilaw and mga nakatayo. So very intimate and solemn yung mass and thats my plan talaga.

We dont have souvenirs. Sabi nga ni sis, itatabi lang naman nila yun. We also didnt asked our guests for any gifts. May mga nagbigay pero mabibilang lang sa daliri namin. Kasi we wanted them to spend their day with us. Lalo na Christmas day. hehe.

What made me happy talaga is everyone loved the mass. They loved it more than anything else. Ang saya kasi kumanta si father ng minsan lang kitang iibigin, tapos ng chorus, kumanta lahat n guests!

[airwaterfire]

^
kung pwede pa lang ibalik ang kahapon. lol

hehe. sa 10th anniversary nalang babawi.

[aicute12]

Sabi pa no Father, sa 25th anniversary, magpakasal ulit! sa 25th namin beach naman!

[smile22]

^sis aicute12 fr allen? kumanta din sya samin ng 'tatanda at lilipas din ako'... im so thankful talaga na sya ang priest namin.. aliw na aliw lahat ng bisita.. and sabi very touching daw ang ceremony

[ana mimi]

ganda naman ng ganung sight, involved ang guest sa mass. sweet

[twinxz]

35000- buffet food for 60pax (pinasobrahan ko kahit 50 lang guests)

nagpa-cater ka ba sis? if yes, sino?

[swim_fatale]

Hi, sisses! Hubby and I are renewing our vows this March and we want a simple but memorable ceremony. We also have other things we need to spend our money on (we have a daughter, a mortgage, etc) so spending too much is out of the question. We plan to invite only our family so that's around 20-30 people. Will 20k suffice na kaya? Las Pinas area kami; please recommend church and resto. Gusto ko sana kasi may "theme" din kahit paaano -- I want "across the universe" yung tipong may stars, etc. but I'm thinking that would be difficult to execute in a resto na naka sectioned-off area lang kami like Max's and there's not enough space din kung sa house ang reception..

[twinxz]

^sis I think di kaya ang 20K. Maybe church and venue pa lang yan.

[smile22]

^There are some churches na pumapayag na wedding rites lang (no entourage, no mass) for free. check this link: http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php?topic=254262.0

if you want naman na may entourage look for a church na mura lang... kung limited budget, stick with church fee and food lang ang babayaran.. siguro mag clubhouse ka nalang sis if may malapit na clubhouse sa inyo and dun sa church. tas magpacater, i guess mura lang naman yun

[astarte]

Sis don't worry pwede ka din mag post sa antipolo thread baka kasi meron talaga don na naka experience first hand or someone they know. Sa manila area naman ko, a few times pa lang nakapunta ng Antipolo. Kaya yan ng budget mo sis for 50 pax. Tiyaga ka lang sa paghanap ng suppliers na affordable at hindi papasakitin ulo mo enjoy!

[lalawhoopsy]

Kami yata ni hubby ang may simplest wedding. Sa NIU resto lang kami, not sure kung pwede mag civil wed sa private room pero doon ang gusto namin bukod sa maganda interiors nila, dami pa ng food. Sakto sa amin yung Norway room kasi halos walang invited LOL! 3 witness lang tapos yung judge saka helper at anak ko. Ayaw namin mag invite ng family namin kasi madami sila, tight budget kami since mag aaral na anak namin. Although pwede sagutin nila kung malaman nila pero gusto namin talaga kung ano kaya ng budget saka pabor sakin yon total di ko sila trip kausapin sa ngayon..Napag usapan na namin na kahit simple yung kasal, sa Ring,wedding attire(papatahi ako ng parang bridesmaid dress) at honeymoon kami babawi. Gusto ni hubby magpunta ng New Zealand sa Hobbiton, (hoping na matuloy!). Pareho din kaming walang masyadong friends kaya okay sa amin walang madaming tao.