The Simplest Wedding One Can Imagine

[shegie_285]

Crammer Planner agree with you. I spent din a good amount of money but i still consider mine simple. We didn't go with what is uso, no SDE no pre nup pictures, etc. We paid for what we wanted, good value suppliers and what we thought the guests would enjoy.

Net worth is hard, i dont know our net worth dahil not sure sa value ng properties namin and mortgage sa bank but the amount we spent is equivalent to our total one month gross salary, mga two months kung net. Syempre may mga bayarin din so we had to save up, 10 months ang prep namin.

[blackgreen]

^for net worth, i think same tayo sis. Based on budget (exclusive of honeymoon), ganyan din sa amin 1 monthly gross income then, almost 2 months net. Pag kasama honeymoon 2.5 months gross income.

Yun prenup and SDE costs, nasa 9% na ng total wedding budget. Parang pinagiisipan ko na rin hindi ituloy, but then, wala na nga kami entourage, siguro tuloy na lang namin yun mga photoshoots and video.

[Crammer Planner]

Plain and simple, spending within your means. It's a preamble to living within your means as a wedded couple.

[sakura30]

^Sis blackgreen, tuloy mo na yung photoshoot and SDE mo. Minsan lang naman ang wedding. 

When we were saving up for our wedding, worth 2 months gross salary lang. Ngayon dahil sa inflation at exchange rates, 3.5 months na ang equivalent.  We're trying to cut costs. Wala kaming photobooth, less than 100 ang guests, DIY ang invitations, RTW ang gown at nilet-go ko na ang gusto ko talagang videographer. We cut back on things na pwede namang wala. Importante andun ako at ang groom ko. 

Happy preps!

[blackgreen]

^sabi nga rin ni h2b. Bawas na lang sa ibang costs. Value for money na lang kami dun sa photographer, mas mura na okay din naman output

[Maxim04]

^for net worth, i think same tayo sis. Based on budget (exclusive of honeymoon), ganyan din sa amin 1 monthly gross income then, almost 2 months net. Pag kasama honeymoon 2.5 months gross income.

Yun prenup and SDE costs, nasa 9% na ng total wedding budget. Parang pinagiisipan ko na rin hindi ituloy, but then, wala na nga kami entourage, siguro tuloy na lang namin yun mga photoshoots and video.

Sis i think maganda ang may video. Surely i will feel proud when i will show it to our children, and grandchildren in the future!  memories.. Fun.. Nostalgia.. hehe!!

[shegie_285]

Agree sa video, its not only for your children and grandkids to see but its for yourself and your husband. Ang dami na hindi mo alam ang nangyari especially the entourage march sa video mo lang iyon makikita. iba feeling panoorin ang wedding. But actually twice ko lang pinanood in full ang buong wedding, puro wedding highlight ang paulit-ulit kong pinapanood. pictures and videos are essential. I had a 5 minute wedding highlight. Its like an SDE but not same day, got it mga 6 weeks after the wedding.mas tipid.

[simang]

^Sis blackgreen, tuloy mo na yung photoshoot and SDE mo. Minsan lang naman ang wedding. 

Ito ang thought na ayaw na ayaw kong naiisip. Kase if ganito ang nasa isip ko, parang mahihirapan ako mag let go ng wants. Haha! I even had some thoughts before na why can't i have this? That? Eh minsan lang naman ako ikakasal? Bakit yung friends ko may ganito sa wedding nila? Gumagana ang pagka inggitera at ang princess complex ko chozz. Basta ang iniisip ko na lang is, regardless of the details of our wedding, it still will be my dream wedding because i will be marrying the most amazing man.

Anyway, Agree with the video. Kase darating talaga yung point na papanuorin mo yung kasal nyo eh. Maybe after the wedding, or maybe pag matanda na kayo.. Basta ang point is, may point na gugustuhin mong makita ulit yung moment na yun. Sure may photos pero iba pa din ang moving at may buhay.

Initially we don't want an SDE. Pero since our p/v offered it as a freebie naman, why not diba.

Yung sa prenup, there are loads of cheap ways to have a prenup shoot. A friend hired a group of aspiring photographers/ photo hobbyists to do their prenup. X-deal lang, you shoot us, we promote you. In short, free of charge as long as the photogs are allowed to use the photos sa portfolios nila. They had the shoot sa streets in Manila. It was very candid and the best part was -- the location was free, unlimited hours pa! Plus the shots were really just candid and fun, hindi staged and model-y which is yun talaga ang peg ng couple. And everything was free!

[yannuh]

^sis blackgreen, ituloy mo na photoshoot and SDE, yun kasi yung mga moments na babalik-balikan mo kahit matanda na tayu:)

[ilove090509]

Hi mga sissies, when you say simplest wedding. Magkano iyon para sa inyo? How much is your budget for the entire wedding?

[sakura30]

Sis simang, I agree na pag laging iispin na minsan lang ang wedding magsplurge talaga tayo. Pero I think it's also good to think when to apply this. Like yung video and SDE, minsan lang talaga yun, di na pwedeng maulit yun eh unless magpapakasal ulit. Pero yung ibang things like food, photobooth, even sa band, pwedeng icompromise yun kase we can experience those things in other times or in other events.

Sis ilove090509, that's a good question. Our budget is around 200-250k. We're not willing to spend more than that. Kaya kami nagbudget ng ganun kase yun yung pinakarealistic na budget based sa gusto naming venue at sa number of guests. We're getting married in Tagaytay with around 80 people. Kung hindi kami sa Tagaytay, mas makakamura pa kami pero gusto namin sa Tagaytay. We also considered kung anong mga "must-haves" sa wedding namin. We hope na hanggang 200k lang talaga.

[Maxim04]

Hi mga sissies, when you say simplest wedding. Magkano iyon para sa inyo? How much is your budget for the entire wedding?

Hi sis! Una eh, what's simple for you may not be simple for others. Like, is it a civil wedding ba? Or church?
A civil wedding can go as low as 20k below. A pair of ring merong 8k php na, then the license and immediate family only. You can eat in a simple restaurant! Mahalaga, may basbas. 

2nd, consider nio yung budget nio. Tama si sis simang, naiisip natin, bakit si ganito si ganyan meron, eh minsan ka lang rin ikakasal? Pumapasok na ang WANTS vs NEEDS. hehe.

Ikaw lang rin makakasagot ng query mo sis. Wedding sa province maybe fully sponsored, from the old gown of an aunt to the reception na ambagan ng buong barangay,, it can happen 

[blackgreen]

Kinausap ko nga si h2b about this sabi niya diba gusto mo talaga ng SDE, non-negotiable mo pa nga next to wedding date. Hahaha.. Itutuloy ko na lang, naisip ko kasi ilang heads na rin sa guests na pwede ko idagdag, though ayaw naman din namin madaming tao sa wedding

Minsan talaga WANTS vs NEEDS ang labanan. Ang photoshoots and SDE papasok sa NEEDS. Super basic na nga talaga ng wedding namin, wala kami photobooth, wala kami stylist, lahat puro basic.

[Maxim04]

Kinausap ko nga si h2b about this sabi niya diba gusto mo talaga ng SDE, non-negotiable mo pa nga next to wedding date. Hahaha.. Itutuloy ko na lang, naisip ko kasi ilang heads na rin sa guests na pwede ko idagdag, though ayaw naman din namin madaming tao sa wedding

Minsan talaga WANTS vs NEEDS ang labanan. Ang photoshoots and SDE papasok sa NEEDS. Super basic na nga talaga ng wedding namin, wala kami photobooth, wala kami stylist, lahat puro basic.

Same tayo sis, pumasok sa needs namin ang SDE. Kasi makikeep mo sia for a very long time!!
Our souvenirs are photobooth na. Kaya 3 hours ang nakuha naming photobooth. The usual souvenirs like items na babasagin or mga anik anik na decors can be aalikabukan, aamagin, or baka mabasag, so bye bye memories na. But the pictures, once nasa album, manilaw, maaalala pa din ng guest yung day ninyo. Ayun! hehe. Wala rin kaming stylist tama ka. For me Styling is mostly for the sake of photography backdrops or nakakaganda tlaga ng paligid. Pero faces ang importante. hehe. Wala kaming budget for styling. D namin pinagkaabalahan ni piso yun. 

[blackgreen]

Wala kaming budget for styling. D namin pinagkaabalahan ni piso yun. 

Same here!! Natuwa naman ako sa sinabi mo. Kami rin wala budget. Restaurant naman kami so yun interiors na niya yun magiging hitsura.

[Maxim04]

Same here!! Natuwa naman ako sa sinabi mo. Kami rin wala budget. Restaurant naman kami so yun interiors na niya yun magiging hitsura.

Hahaha tama. Basic styling is fine naman. Babayad tayo stylist additional flowers, ornaments, centerpiece, magkano na yun. hehe.  maganda naman talaga meron.. Pero di naman kawalan para sa min ni h2b. 

[sakura30]

Sis Maxim04 and blackgreen, wala din akong stylist. Nung una nga kala ko talaga kelangan meron kase nakikita ko sa mga thread na may stylist pa ganyan. Ang bait lang ng caterer ko kase sabi niya siya na daw bahala send ko lang peg ko. And siya na mismo nagsabi na di kelangan ng gaanong style sa ceremony namin kase maganda naman daw ang view. Di naman daw talaga napapansin ang small details kaya kung walang budget dun, wag na daw mastress.

Pasok din sa "needs" namin an SDE kase video at pictures na lang ang matitira samin after the wedding.  Wala kaming photobooth. Halos naman lahat ng guests namin may cam phone, magpicture na lang sila. (haha!) At ang souvenir namin ay super cheap- kapeng Batangas lang. Mahilig kase kami sa kape ni hubby.

Sis ilove090509, naku Sis nung una kala ko din malaki yan pero nung kinompare namin budget namin with other Tagaytay brides- wala pa ata sa kalahati nila ang budget namin. Nagdalawang isip nga kami kung itutuloy namin yang Tagaytay wedding na yan.

By definition, simple means basic, easy and uncomplicated. So if you think you're wedding fits those words then you have a simple wedding.

[smile22]

sis sakura30 i originally budgeted 120k for an intimate tagaytay wedding of 80pax. hindi pala realistic habang papalapit na ng papalapit. kasi yung transpo, gas, yung preps place, so yun naging 200 yung final expenses namin when we had our tagaytay wedding. but i must say sobrang simple lang sya at sobrang tipid lahat. wala din akong kineme sa styling. we had our reception in balay indang, maganda na yung interior nung place, so yun na sya. actually, nakatipid kami dun kasi free na yung venue dun. e tagaytay venues cost 30k and above...

sis maxim04, blackgreen and sis simang. non nego din sakin ang SDE. sabi ko kay hubby, this is something na pwede natin panuorin na mababalik yung memories and how we exactly felt at that moment. kasi yung pictures, stills lang sya.. pero yung video... kitang kita mo dun kung ano yung nararamdaman natin at that exact time.

kami wala kami photobooth, prenup, ndi ako nag trial makeup, walang bayad sa venue, simple church flowers, simple ento flowers, simple divi gown, sagot ng ento yung mga damit nila, affordable PV package(service only, no print outs - full photo, full video, SDE), no invitation print outs, no lights, simple sound system, no event styling... maraming ways para makatipid. depende sa kanya kanyang priorities ng brides

[Maxim04]

Tama ka jan sis smile22!

Kanya kanya tayo ng priorities sa ibubudget kaya read lang ng read dito. hehe. Ang ending naman niyan eh iisa, magpapakasal ka sa taong gusto mo makasama habang buhay. 

[xsugar]

hi sissies, tama kayo..kaya nga pinilit kong sumali sa lahat ng wedding forums na makita ko para makatipid and so far parang ma-accomplish ko sya:) Good luck to all of us and Congrats!