How much is your wedding budget? Part 5

[charmedter]

^yes sis i agree, for the b2b and future b2b tips and advise din... but if you'll backread some of our other sissies comment, para sa akin negative ang dating and offensive esp sa akin nagmula yung negative savings and tungkol sa AMIN ng h2b and decision namin yun.. Anyways, i just need to voice out Yung side ko. hopefully other sissies will be sensitive sa pag comment since this is GT community thats all

[babythug28]

^ (OT) if ever my post offended you in some way, my big hugs and apologies na din sis. ^_^

[charmedter]

^ hi  sis babythugs no hindi ako naoffend sayo,like i said my nice way naman ng pagcocomment and yours are nice and ramdam kong may concern ka sa bawat GT dito... (Unlike others )

Hahahaha GOOD ViBes talaga oh well, Sige na ill end na this topic,kasi OT na happy budgeting and enjoy the preps

[Adam1025]

^sis charmedter if in whatever way my post/comment here offended you, my honest apologies sis. But I believe the posts/comments here naman are intended for everyone, like some sisses natin shared their own 'budgeting philisophy' when it comes to their own wedding din. I think tips/advices for everyone in general and not really to judge or harm you.

Anyway, cheer up na sis and good vibes lang. At the end of the day, still it is your decision, your life and your wedding. Happy preps sis

[j.adore]

Sorry too if it made you feel offended. I guess we're coming from different backgrounds.

Nakakita na ako ng umutang ng milyones dahil minsan lang daw ikasal at gusto nila maging masaya sa kasal nila.
Ilang taon na silang nagbabayad ng utang hanggang ngayon di pa tapos.
Hindi sila happy ngayon.

Meron din na walang pahinga kakasideline para makabayad ng inutang pangkasal. Lagi din nagkakasakit tuloy.
Madalas din sabihin na nagsisisi sila na nangutang at sana daw nagantay at nagipon na lang.

Those are some of our learning points. Our engagement is long because we had to save up for both the wedding and our home after.
No-no talaga for us ang utang and we'd rather not get married yet.

Iba naman ang background niyo. Kung sure naman di kayo magiging kagaya ng horror stories, remain confident sa decision niyo and ignore posts here. Hindi kasi applicable sa inyo.

It's a forum, people will always share what they know or feel.

[jaywee03]

hi sis charmedter, sorry if my post offended you in someway. It was just friendly reminder to GT girls, I have experience it na kasi in my friend, they dont have money after their wedding & util now paying their debts. I don't want it to happen to others too

[Mr.Punch]

Hi sis gero,namiss kita yes Sana good vibes nalang walang negative comment and helping hand tayo mga sis cheers sa mga good vibes sis

Actually, what's wrong with making a negative comment?  As far as I can tell, hindi naman bawal sa GT ang magbigay ng negative comment.  And just because someone gives a negative comment does not necessarily mean that she/he does not want to help, di ba?

Take for example the issue of debt, those who were against it gave reasonable explanations why they are against it.  Hindi naman nila iniinsulto yung mga gusto umutang di ba?  And we can all agree that they are just saying it out of concern. 

Let's not be too quick to dismiss the opinions of others as lessening the "good vibes".  Just because they don't agree with you does not mean they're not doing you a favor.

edited to add:

Sometimes you can tell when someone got pissed off just by the sheer number of smileys they use in a single post.   

[o9kristin]

So back to the budget, yung mga extra expenses like meeting with suppliers, errands, gas and parking, malaki din pala ano?
Eto yung isa sa mga na overlook ko.

Pikit mata ako dito. Iniisip ko na lang lagi na yung mga ganung lakad is considered "date" na rin so deadma na sa expenses. Pero if you include it sa budget sobrang laki talaga.. kaloka! haha!

[aicute12]

Eto palang ang nagagastos namin sa tagaytay wedding naman this coming Christmas. A whooping 24k.

That includes dp for church, reception, rings, precana (2k), transpo expenses, dp for 2br villa.

fyi: nabibigatan na kami sa 24k to think almost 3 months nalang! Grrrr.

[mcyhein]

Pikit mata ako dito. Iniisip ko na lang lagi na yung mga ganung lakad is considered "date" na rin so deadma na sa expenses. Pero if you include it sa budget sobrang laki talaga.. kaloka! haha!

tama sis mga ganitong lakad di ko na sinasama sa total budget baka malula lang ako kahit yung gastos ko sa DIY di ko na din sinama 

[purplegravity]

My fiance' informed me that our budget should be 200K. But when we started the preparation its more than 300k already. My mere estimate is 400K excluding honeymoon.  I'm already listing DIY projects to reduce the cost.

[simang]

Eto palang ang nagagastos namin sa tagaytay wedding naman this coming Christmas. A whooping 24k.

That includes dp for church, reception, rings, precana (2k), transpo expenses, dp for 2br villa.

fyi: nabibigatan na kami sa 24k to think almost 3 months nalang! Grrrr.

sis anong rings nyo? how much?

updated our wedding budget.. nasa 340k na. hay. kaloka.

[jentotmd]

^for us we treat our wedding as opening ceremonies ng life namin so very important sa amin na di kami nganga after. we are not comfy talaga to spend this and that for something na pwede namang wala. pero again, kanya kanya naman tayo. others would want na magarbo, others simply lang.

like some of our sisses (and bro) said, this is a forum, so members would post opinions here and there which is the purpose of forums anyway, to get third party opinions na may or may not makatulong sa atin.

cheers!

[simang]

^agree. yung life after naman talaga ang mas pinaghahandaan ng mag-asawa.

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our original budget was 350k. we cut it down to 300k. now that most of the details are materializing already, almost 340k na kami. i believe bababa pa if makakuha pa kami ng freebies sa venue. our goal is to no exceed 350k, including honeymoon. sa reception venue talaga kami hindi pwedeng mag cut ng costs since ours is a 'destination' wedding if i may say (although taga dun talaga ako, lol). so sagot namin ang accommodation ng buong family. sa guests, KKB, lol. so far, nakatipid na kami sa entourage dresses (sasagutin na nila yun), invites and souvenirs (DIY na lahat, so half yung matitipid namin). hindi na din kami maghire ng stylist since my sister and her friend offered to do it for us, and yung ibang details (ie table numbers, monograms, etc etc, DIY na din with the help of my Ates). excited na ko gumawa gawa ng mga DIY haha. so far invitation pa lang nagawa ko.

[z0z]

I think I need help from you girls about budgeting. I created a spreadsheet on how much the wedding would turn out, for 100 guests...it's about 1.2 M na

The reception venue I want 200k, the photographer I want is 115k, then the videographer is 95k. Yun pa lang almost half million na. Am I doing something wrong?

[j.adore]

You're going for your dream suppliers kasi. That's how it would really turn out and might even go around 2M.

If you really want them and you have the budget, go for it. Otherwise, set a budget and then work backwards instead.

[jentotmd]

Mga sis siguro one important thing is know your means. And embrace it.

[juwie]

Share ko lang mga sis, funny pero I'm sure makakarelate tayo lahat :p

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5711963

[purplegravity]

I think I need help from you girls about budgeting. I created a spreadsheet on how much the wedding would turn out, for 100 guests...it's about 1.2 M na

The reception venue I want 200k, the photographer I want is 115k, then the videographer is 95k. Yun pa lang almost half million na. Am I doing something wrong?

The first thing to do is set your budget.  I think the problem is you are doing it the other way around. If you are really getting what you really like then expect that your expenses will really be high.  There are photo and video packages that you can get around 75k that is really nice na.  But if you have more than enough money to spend then go for whatever you like.

[xxIcePrincessxx]

Mga tips lang sis about meeting suppliers... fiance and I would usually go to their office na lang (kung meron) para hindi na kelangan gumastos sa 'coffee' or 'food'.  Then if you have suppliers na connected with Themes & Motifs, siguro you can schedule meetings  with them all in one day, dun sa office ng themes & motifs na mismo in Makati Shang para bawas oras at gastos sa pamasahe.. specially if your suppliers are coming from different parts of manila pa hehe... #tipidModeMoves