Mga bagay na pwede tipirin sa kasal

[imbisibol_]

souvenirs - we didn't have any. i can't even remember the souvenirs we got at the last 3 weddings we attended.

invitations - they will toss it after reading it and noting the date/time/venue.

flowers - as above, i don't even remember what kind of flowers any of the past weddings i've been to had.

chair covers - unless your chairs are hideously and sinfully ugly, then just no.

wedding gown - you will wear it once.  absolutely no ROI.  it's how you carry it. 

[ilynaloira]

invitations- directly go to the trash can after the wedding. sometimes nga kapag familiar n mga guests sa church and reception venue hindi na nila dinadala.

styling - para sakin ok lang simple.. what's important e yung ambiance during the wedding kapag masaya ang lahat at nag-eenjoy hindi na mapapansin yung style.

cake - no need for gigantic cake. we have ours free from the caterer... no plan of upgrading it.

starbucks booth - ok 'to but if you're in a tipid mode na..wag na..just ask the caterer..usually free naman coffee sa kanila (I think).

wedding dress - keep it simple. or better do research...may mga magagaling naman na designers na hindi super famous pero maganda ang gawa and the price is cheaper. 

bridal shoes - no need ng personalized (for me!)

[f878]

i agree with you sis imbisibol_.

sa aken naman:
1. souvenirs - are nice to give pero i don't think they should be something to splurge on. i'm planning to have my mother make her yummy polvoron then kame na mag-pack as giveaways. sobrang laki ng tipid kase kesa magpagawa sa iba.

2. invitations - i still have relatives na particular dito at gusto talaga nila makita yung pangalan nila sa invites so we opted na lang to get the cheapest and most basic package na nakita namin. we're not too fussy naman with the design basta simple lang and kumpleto sa detalye. besides, wala pa naman ako'ng nakikitang invitation na dinisplay sa bahay kahit sobrang ganda. hehe

3. styling/flowers - i've never been known to be girly or prissy so i believe our guests will find it fit lang sa personality namin na very simple and basic lang ang setup.

4. lights - hindi ko talaga bet yung ibang lights setup na nakikita kong common ngayon sa weddings. like yung nagkakaron ng pinkish or bluish light lahat ng pics. our theme is black&white naman and i find normal lighting preferable for pictures.

5. prenup location - ang daming magandang places to shoot pero i'm really hesitant to spend thousands para lang sa place kase ang mahal na ng wedding venue namin. para saken din kase ang magaling na photographer, kahit san magshoot yan kaya humanap ng magandang anggulo dahil ang focus dapat is yung couple. dahil dito, we'll be having our prenup shoot sa christian seminary where i graduated from na nasa qc lang. malawak at maraming trees dun tsaka may classrooms/library pa na swak sa idea ko na parang back-to-school at di ko kailangan magbayad ng sobrang mahal to rent the place.

[Maple19]

1. Invitations - dahil itatapon nga lang. We only printed 50 hard copies for relatives and principal sponsors. May natira pang 10 pcs. It's also quite difficult to distribute invitations to friends especially if near the wedding day.

2. Styling/entourage flowers - Nalalanta lang naman ang flowers. And as a guest, hindi ko naman napapansin kung gano kaganda or kung imported ba ang flowers (wag lang white mums na pang patay). What's important for me was happy ako sa bouquet ko. For the styling, if your venue place is already beautiful, then minimal styling will suffice. Less is more.

3. Prenup stylist - We didn't have an elaborate concept for the prenup shoot. Simple lang naman kami. I just asked help from my friend na mahilig magstyle, then we bought clothes or used our own clothes na lang. At least samin pa yung damit afterwards. For prenup styling, we used very minimal props din, which didn't cost more than 300 pesos.

4. Cake - I'm not a fan of towering cakes, na mukhang styro tos isang layer lang ang makakain na hindi naman masarap. I find small cakes cuter and more unique.

5. Candy buffet - yes maganda sya tingnan, pero hindi sya nakakabusog. I'd prefer proper cocktail food.

6. Gown - Once lang masusuot

7. Car - I'd rather not spend thousands for something na 3 hours lang magagamit. We used our own car. It was not white but it was our first car so we used it instead (sentimental value).

8. LED wall

[barbillie]

1. Prenup Stylist - Your photog has probably lots of ideas already, and pegs are a click away (all over the internet). Just be creative when doing your story board then try to research what outfits matches your theme, if you ahve one.

2. Event Stylist - You may check with your caterer if you liked their basic styling. If you feel na kulang pa, you can make DIYs or just upgrade with your caterer.

3. Wedding Invitation - do not spend so much on this because only the sentimental ones will keep your invitations as souvenir. Hindi din namin naipamigay lahat so there are about 10 invitations which will never be distributed.. hehe..

4. Fireworks - Some venues don't allow fireworks. If you want a little sparkle in your wedding, you may opt to have sparklers instead (the big ones which last for 2 minutes).

[donya_dyosa]

para sa kuripot brides tong thread nato...
baka may magreact hehe

Bridal car = friends or relative na may magandang sasakyan... 800 lang ang car bouquet... bigyan mo panggas na 1k yung may ari ng car... (

bridal shoes - tama mga sis di ko talaga magets yung iba na nagpapasadya pa? tapos magrereklamo over na ang budget nila?

misalettes - true... gastos lang namin dito mga P250 sa piso print .. plus ribbon.. sabi nga ni otd.. pinampapaypay lang yan wag na gastusan ng bongga

invitation - bata pako pagnakakatanggap kami invitation tapon agad kahit maganda pa yan o simple lang... so wag na pagastusan ng grabe.. saamin was diy lang rin...
ninong ninangs lang, 1 invites per family na relative yun nah.. mga 12 copies lang oks na.. friends di na need ng invitation word of mouth lang..

souveneirs na may mga pagmumukha ng bride and groom - yung totoo nakakairita yon hahaha.. tama something edible nalang or magagamit like ballpens

cake - yung samin ang sama ng lasa ang tigas pero ok lang.. basta maganda ang gawa.. kasi di naman makakain ng guests yun so di nakmi particular sa lasa. and besides parang 3500 lang yata yun 2nd layer lang ang edible na ewww

rings - kung nagtitipid pa ongpin ongpin lang muna.. after na ng kasal saka na palitan ng magandang klase pag nakaluwag na

[caterpillar-girl]

I agree with scrimping on Church flowers. If the Church is pretty enough, no need to make the church flowers bongga. Plus, huge flowers are distracting and makes it difficult to get around the aisles.

This might be just me, but I think you can skip on the gifts for your groom/bride. I dunno how it became 'mandatory' to have gifts for each other that you send to each other's hotel room on the day of the wedding. With all the expenses, why does the bride feel like she has to buy her groom a watch pa or whatever? I guess this is fine if you have extra, but it's really not necessary to get each other fancy stuff. You can save that for your honeymoon or your future home.

[yannuh]

^agree with you sis caterpillar-girl. Di na din kame magbibigayan ng gifts on our wedding day. I think enough na yung love for each other as gifts. HAHA

[caleeice]

Bridal gown - I don't want to spend too much on a gown that I can only use once.

Invitations - As mentioned above, it will only be tossed after reading the details.

Bridal car - If you have a nice car, you can just use that and ask someone to drive for you.

Fireworks - It's an unnecessary expense. Together with some family and friends, fiance and I love watching Pyrolympics every year so it'll take more than ordinary fireworks to wow us. Definitely not worth the added costs.

Rings - If you have a trusted jeweler, it's best to get your rings with them. Not only will you be assured of the quality of the metal and stones, you will also get to save a lot compared to those you can find at bridal fairs. We got ours at a fraction of the price than that sold in fairs! Better pa the quality of the metal and stones.

Cake - Usually, only 1-2 layers are edible. All other layers are made of styro. Sayang naman if you spend thousands just for that.

Souvenirs - Unless if you get ones which can really be used by the guests after the wedding, just give simple tokens or skip this altogether. You just need to be creative if you're giving one.

[gwyne21]

For our wedding, tipid mode sa mga sumusunod:
1. Invitation - simple ang sa amin. Importante ay tama at complete details (spelling ng names, map, etc). One invites lang din kami per family.
2. Wedding gown and barong - both rented sa case namin. We got a package from mananahi na 1st use (they followed the design na gusto namin and after the wedding, binalik sa kanila).. much cheaper and for me kasi, di ko need na itago yung  gown (ok na ko sa pic at video)
3. souvenir - simple lang din. Ayaw namin ng mga figurine or pang-display sa house. What we gave the sponsors are lamps and delicacies..sa guests naman ay boxed cupcakes
4. Cake - simple lang din na 0ne-tiered cake. Same package with the cupcakes
5. Hotel preps - as long as malinis at may area na maganda for picture, ok na
6. ring - we got simple white and yellow gold bands
7. shoes - bought in sm dept store

[lilypot]

Hi!

Done with our wedding and na realize namen na maraming pwede pang tipirin kasi di naman masyadong napapansin. Kami ni groom during the wedding marami kaming di napansin even the details na super OC kami during the planning stage. Of course, depende pa rin sa couple pero kung pagtitipid talaga, Here are my suggestions.
1. Reception styling
2. Shoes - any nice and comfy shoe will do. probably they will take10 photos of your shoes and then show 1 photo sa AVP
3. Photobooth- almost every guest will take photos from their phones anyway
4. Hmua - some hmu artists are not expensive. Make sure to have trial makeup lang. I had my trial makeup sa fairs lang
5. Strings - trio, pwede na or mp3? And then ask friends to sing
6. Wedding favors - if its not expensive favor, wag na stressin sarili over favors. Yung maganda for the couple pwedeng di maganda sa guests
7. Cake- only for the cutting
8. Fireworks

I think spend more on video and pictures and food
We also spent on gown kasi once ko lang susuotin.

[simang]

Lahat naman pwedeng tipirin Hehe.

The only non-negotiable sa amin ay food. Yun lang. Dun lang kami willing magsplurge talaga. Food critique kase both our families haha. Then the rest, budgeted na lahat

[belle_v2g]

^agree ako sayo sis. lahat naman talaga pwedeng tipirin.. you only choose where to splurge.. otherwise pwedeng tipid lahat. nakakabilib ang mga brides sa other threads kung pano sila magwork within the budget.. especially yung 150k. hands down to them. I always read their inputs kahit di ako nagcocomment. nakaka bilib lang.

same tayo, we're splurging sa food.. my mom and dad are culinary experts..and some guests are from pampanga too (knowing how good they are in terms of cooking). then photo & video rin.

[Reynamargallo]

thank you mga brides and brides to be. salamat sa inputs. so far, nagtipid kami sa wedding band and hotel.Yung gowns ng entourage is RTW. ayoko din abalahin mga abay ko sa pag punta punta sa mananahi. Tsaka bawas stress.

[thekitchenbride]

1. Invitation - we decided not to do it ourselves because it's time consuming, we just booked a supplier from a wedding fair at 35php each.

2. Cake - it's ok na bottom edible lang. free from caterer, no need to upgrade.

3. Hotel - we booked microtel's bridal suite. very affordable kasi no added fees for suppliers.

4. Souvenirs - we still want to give one and chose cupcakes - 45php, with tags and free delivery

5. Bridal car - will just borrow

6. Flowers - book at bridal fairs, it's really cheap.

7. P/V - always book them at bridal fairs, or else they are really expensive. also, take the opportunity of having lots of freebies.

[smld]

I agree with most, but to each his own =)

For us, these are the low priority items:

1. Cake - we'll be borrowing an antique cake stand + DIY cake topper
2. Invitation - I don't throw invitations naman, but we also don't see the sense in spending so much. DIY, and we made 2 sets - one formal for the Sponsors & family, 1 informal invite
3. Venue - we've decided to look for a reasonably priced venue na mas me flexibility kami to decide on the other suppliers
4. Preps - we're considering renting spaces sa AirBnb rather than mag hotel
5. Wedding gown - we've decided on a budget for this and mahirap maghanap, but I know it's out there =)
6. Flowers for the entourage - DIY corsages, boutonnieres and bouquet (although mom was suggesting that mas maganda ang fresh)
7. MHUA - my sister will be doing my 2nd look   

I have asked my friend if he could drive for me instead of getting a wedding car, pero kasama na sya sa caterer namin (and P300 lang daw ang ibabawas nila if we won't avail.

We have souvenirs, sandalwood fans kasi hindi aircon yung church.

Iniisip namin, kung wala ba nito, matutuloy ba ang kasal? I've also read a blog na ang mindset naman nila is 'to keep it simple.' These are our guiding principles.

[gwendy730]

Share din ako sa mga tinipid ko

1. Gown - bought off the rack sa divisoria at P2500. Added lace embellishments and accents, maganda ang dating and very sentimental kasi gawa namin ng sis ko (MOH). Even made my own veil. Total gastos is less than P5000. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50894781/weddinggown.jpg

2. Barong - Divisoria bought, P800

3. Entourage clothes - We politely asked the fathers and groomsmen to shoulder or look for a barong, that it's not necessary na uniform. Same with the mothers, bridesmaids, I asked them to buy or look for a dress that reflects themselves, that makes them feel good and look good. For the bearers (wala kasi kami babae na pwede flower girl), we asked their mothers to have them wear white polo shirts, and I provided very cheaply bought but nice looking ties and suspenders (motif: red and gold)
Bearers: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50894781/bearers.jpg
Bridesmaids: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50894781/bridesmaids.jpg

4. Invitations - Admittedly, ginastusan namin konti to, at P60/invite from divisoria but it was a good deal for a hardbound. Invitation, di necessary na uber gasto, basta it appears nice.

5. Choir/Musical band/Strings etc - Di necessary na bongga. In fact, we wanted na walang choir, just sound system with chosen songs pero meh good choir ang church so we took it na rin

6. Wedding car - Just borrow a nice enough car from a friend or relative

7. Decor - simple decoration lang, pwede na.

8. Church - It may come as a suprise. Pero ayoko gastusan ang simbahan. Hubby and I actually tried looking for a chapel lang, and luckily, we found a new, small church that only recently accepted weddings. P6000 with choir.

9. Cake - No need naman na kabonggahan, goldilocks is churning out nice looking cakes these days pero yung offer kasi sa amin, P2000 more lang sa goldilocks, so we opted for custom made cake at P10,000. Yeah, medyo gastos nga pero sulit naman
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10. Emcee - If you have a friend na magaling or at least decent maghost, you don't have to hire yung uber mahal. If maghire kayo, make sure you know yung experience ng tao. Gastos: Free kasi MOH ko ang host

11. Photo album / book - not saying na titipirin mo talaga to, pero pwede siya ipagpaliban muna til makasave kayo enough para maginvest sa magandang photo album. Less burden sa wedding budget mo to.

12. Prenup - not necessary to be honest. We didn;t have one.

13. Styling. Not necessary. You can do this yourself if you have a prenup. Simply find things you have in common with your SO and show it during the photo session

KAILANGAN GASTUSAN:

1. Photographer - P15,000. I took a chance and chose an up and comer na maganda yung portfolio. Ngayon, she's a very sought after photog who's shooting internationally

2. Videographer - P29,000. Swerte, a friend of mine siya. Chose a good package, kahit walang SDE okay na. Nabigla na lang ako sa wedding day mismo, niregaluhan niya ako ng SDE (with SDE niya is 32k)

3. Catering - Most guests will remember the celebration for the food. Most of our budget napunta dito, pinili namin magaling na caterer talaga. Until now, laging sinasabi ng relatives and guests namin na masarap yung napili namin na catering. P320/head, 100 guests

4, Light & Sound system - Mahirap na esp sa reception if ngongo yung sound, at di marinig yung host. Mawawala yung attention ng guests. Light also affects yung resulting photos and videos. P8000.

5. Reception venue - Guests will also remember the venue. Para maka mura, try niyo sa isang exclusive subdivision, if meron sila maganda na clubhouse. Masmaganda if meh kilala kayo sa subdivision na yan. This depends on the subdivision rules though. We got a good deal on ours for P15,000, unlimited hours use.

6. Wedding Planner - while some brides prefer to plan on their own, my experience tells me wedding planners are great help. They know the suppliers you need to get, and save you a lot of stress. Be sure to research first though before choosing your wedding planner. P20,000.


It's your decision on which part yung gagastusan or titipirin mo. Pero never skrimp out on memories, so dapat talaga gastusan ang photo and video. As a freelance photographer, I've encountered people expecting P10,000 to already include photo, video and SDE. Mahirapan kayo maghanap ng ganyan na rate na quality so book those at your own risk.

[skela96c]

Scrimping doesnt necessarily mean sacrificing the quality naman. Sure, non-pro services have its downside but it can still work. Depende na sa priorities ng couple.

For us, we opted to be practical on most things. Iba nga bordering on utilitarian na. Hehe.

Invitation - most printers have MOQ. we only want about 30pcs printed plus we dont have time to distribute them to guests. So we made a website na lang for friends and for sponsors, i ordered 15pcs throwpillows w our (self designed) monogram. Pag ayaw na nila monogram namin, they can change the pillow cover.

Prenup - we had one for no additional cost. p/v package kasama na sya. For venue, naghanap ako who won't charge us any. Styling/make up/outfit, ako/kami na.

Decor/styling - optimized the caterer's styling and gave them a specific budget lang for the "altar area". The rest DIY which the coordinator and venue staff will help put up.

Gown - i'm just not comfortable spending so much on something I can only wear once.

Bouquet - fresh flowers are nice but they also don't come cheap. I'm having non floral bouquet instead

Entourage - not having any

Crew meals - some contracts indicate that it should come from same caterer. i spoke w them saying na better if i order somewhere else as caterer's crew meal is not sulit. our alternative is much better, cheaper, sulit and not fastfood.

Caterer - we opted for a hindi sikat. They're not necessarily cheap (at Php960/head) buy if i compare the cost to other caterers, di hamak na mas sulit.  So not tipid as in cheap, but more on the sulit side. And this takes up about 1/3 of our budget.

We also saved a lot from pledges from family and friends --- cake, souvenirs, booze, photobooth, decors. When they say they want to help, we let them.  Aside from the cost, saves us the hassle too dahil sila na din talaga bahala from ordering to how it can be at the venue. Nagbigay lang kami ng price range dahil ayaw din naman namin maabuso Ü

[catzz_28]

For me, ang titipirin ko ay:

Invitation: we have a printing business kaya ako na magdedesign and print ng invitations
Missalette: same with invitation strategy
Souvenir: i'll just print on mugs, also from business.
Shoes: I'll buy on outlet stores if I want Pedro, Nine West, Aldo etc. available in Paseo Sta.Rosa and Solenad 2
Styling: I'll DIY some of the decorations since weekly kami sa Divisoria, hello Taborra!
Gown: I'l search for a beautiful RTW gown, one day lang naman, walang return of investment sa gown.hihi
Cake: it's just for slicing purposes then tapos na sya gamitin, pwede na 1 layer na fondant with cake toppers.hehe my sister is good in baking kaya baka sya na rin ang gumawa, sana ifree na nya.
Rings: fiancé gave me a diamond ring when he proposed, ok na ko dun, pwede ng walang diamond yung wedding ring, baka maholdup na ko pag puro na ko diamonds.hahaha
Photobooth: we have a photobooth biz, kaya ayun free na sya

I'll just won't make tipid on catering, guests must be satisfied with food. Also Photo and video, they're the immortal things on your wedding day so get the best photographer and videographer.

[Reynamargallo]

When i was starting to plan for our wedding, naglu-lurk ako sa ibang topics here sa engagements and weddings sa GT. May nakikita ako na styling pa lang sa events venue, nasa 50K and above na.Tapos gowns, souvenirs, car rental ang mamahal. Hotel preps, Flowers, church etc etc. I was telling by fiance "ay! ang mahal pakasal! ganito ba talaga? yoko na!" Sumakit ang batok ko sa mga rates ng ibang suppliers. Pero naisip ko, kanya kanyang preference naman.  Pero ang sinabi ko sa fiance ko, ayoko magbayad ng utang dahil sa kabonggahan ng magiging kasal namin.

Im glad may mga brides to be rin here na very practical din. Nagte-take down notes ako sa mga posts ng practical brides here. 

Ito naman ang balak ko tipirin:
1. flowers - plan namin na sa vases lang ang flowers sa aisle. after the wedding, yun na rin ang gagamitin sa reception. ililipat nalang ng ibang lalagyan at lalagyan nalang konting ribbons para mag mukhang iba.
2. hotel preparations - we will just get a decent but super clean hotel near the church.
3. bridal car - we will just rent a van. yun na gagamitin ng lahat.
4. venue styling - no need. maganda na rin kahit paano ang venue. idadaanan nalang sa lights and sounds.

Mga bagay na sana tinipid ko
1. music - sana nag hire nalang ako ng DJ.
2. wedding gown - my fiance and family insisted na gastusan ito. sila rin naman magbabayad e. 35K ang package na nakuha ko for my wedding gown.

Thanks sa mga inputs ninyo mga brides and brides to be. continue sharing