How much is your wedding budget? Part 7

[kdramaholic]

Ay nako sis Rory_Lorelie_Gilmore sinabi mo pa!!! Kaya nga tayo kumakayod eh para magawa natin ang gusto natin, tayo mismo nagpapakahirap kaya kung ano gawin natin sa income natin, diskarte na natin! Wag sila ma-pressure sa buhay ng may buhay.. I'm sure next na tanong after ng kasal.. O kelan ang baby? or mag baby na kayo agad!!! Lol!!! Mga tao talaga

[lots-o]

Agree mga sis! We can feel the next pressure too! Its a hard earned money na nga marami parin comments, pagnaghingi ka pera may comments din kaya kahit anong gawin mo or saan ka lulugar may sasabihin parin sila so better choose what makes you happy.

[pinaydiaspora]

Amen to what you all said! Been there, done that. Totoo yung kung sasabihin mo either you'll look mayabang or manghihingi ka ng tulong/sponsor! Hindi mo alam kung saan ka lulugar. People have opinions kasi about anything and everything..and this is one of the things that hubby and I kept to ourselves lang talaga during our planning last year. I think only 3 people knew (my parents and his elder sister) about our budget range, pero hindi pa din kami nagsasabi ng exact amount kasi we know makakarinig kami ng opinions na baka hindi din namin magustuhan. Besides, aper my hubby's words its our wedding and tayo naman ang gumagastos. Kaya kahit super duper excited ako to announce kung sino gown designer ko for example, smile smile na lang ako kasi for sure the next question would be magkano? Bakit dun? Mura ba dun? Hindi ba sayang pera mo? Same thing with the rest of our suppliers. Kaya yung excitement ko, excitement namin, binuhos na lang namin sa preps and sa pag blog ng preps namin 😂

 Ang importante.. you try fulfill your dream wedding no matter what! Kiber sa iba!

[exquisitegem]

Very true mga sis! We did not divulge din to anyone we know how much did we spend sa wedding namin. Pero may nagcocomment pa rin talaga. haha Anyway, tama yung sabi nyo na hard-earned money naman ito kaya bahala tayo san natin gagastusin. Kalma lang mga te, one step at a time. hahaha

[winkar22]

Just wanna say na ang sarap sa pakiramdam makabasa ng responses nyo. 

[raiizea]

^^hahaha! Natawa ako sa mga comments nyo! Recently lang may nagcomment na friend ko saken na hindi rin daw nya trip yung mga wedding na pagarbo or nakaformal ganyan kasi hindi daw fashion show ang wedding sa kanya daw beach wedding na lang para hindi din mahal yung damit, tipong sa hawaii daw ganyan para din hindi madami umatend, plus sabi nya din sa prenup sa beach na lang magprenup ganyan, ang sinagot ko na lang e gusto namin ikasal ng traditional e, ayaw din namin ng beach kasi hindi kami masyadong mahilig don. Sa isip isip ko pake mo ba? Tsaka gusto mo tipid pero hawaii pa talaga sinasabi mong lugar ng kasal?e d ganon din yun mahal pa din. tapos sabay sagot nung isang friend namin, bakit ka ba nakekelam e hindi naman ikaw ang ikakasal? E d gawin mo yang mga sinasabi mo sa kasal mo! Hahahaha! Natawa ako sa sinabi nung isang friend namin buti pa sya nakakaintindi 😁

[LilaFowler]

^ Natawa naman ako sa friend mo. Kanya kanya talagang preference yan.

Medyo stressing ako the last few days kasi madami kaming unexpected na expenses for the wedding I was telling my H2B I think we need to re-adjust the budget and increase by another 50k.

Then this morning my uncle messaged me na ibibigay na nya early yung wedding gift nya. I was very surprised kasi more than half ng total cost ng reception yung gift nya.

So totoo yung mga sinasabi ng brides here, God will provide.

[lots-o]

wow that is good news sis LilaFowler! God will really provide.

[raiizea]

^^wow! Buti na lang hindi na kayo magaadjust ng budget. Happy for you sis

[Guada_FN]

Hi ladies,

To help you plan your wedding, here are different gifts for Ninongs and Ninangs for various budgets: http://www.femalenetwork.com/bridalbook/articles/wedding-sponsors-souvenir-ideas-a1548-20170313?ref=feed_1

[pinkmoscato]

Question lang mga sis, how do you ask for discounts/freebies?
For us kasi medyo mahirap since overseas couple kami and hindi naman kami maka-attend ng bridal fairs sa Manila.

[LilaFowler]

My coord negotiates for me or...

1. I ask directly if that's the best price they can give me. Some suppliers kasi will give you a quote with room for "tawad".

2. I will say xxx is my budget, can we work with that. The supplier can then adjust. For example, I'm not getting peonies kasi I haggled an extra 5k off my flower cost.

3. I will give them a list of what I require and they adjust the price based on what I need. For example, my P/V team adjusted my quote kasi I said I don't need SDE, tarpaulin etc etc.

I never ask for freebies kasi minsan di naman talaga kailangan yung freebies. It just makes you think that you're getting a good deal, pero (possibly) you're not. Also, there's no such thing as a free lunch -- the cost of the "freebie" is factored in the price.

[roxy14]

^ hello sis! try to haggle try mo lang naman. yung sa photo vid namin kasama kasi yung prenup sa package. eh sabi ko ipapatanggal ko na kaya sya na din nag less. yung sa stylist namin 50% agad hiningi nya na downpayment kaya tinanong ko if we can revise the payment terms and he agreed naman. so far wala pa kong nabobook sa bridal fairs. puro thru email or facebook lang.

[pinkmoscato]

Thanks for your responses, sis LilaFowler and sis Roxy14.

I have a coordinator, but OTD lang. Nahihiya naman ako magpa-negotiate sa suppliers. Though I might ask her about her suggestions. 

[LilaFowler]

^ If you don't want her to negotiate for you, ask her na lang yung rate for a similar service so at least alam mo how much dapat ang charge sa iyo and may basis ka for haggling.

Minsan kasi they will try to charge you more, pero if you know how much it's supposed to be, you can haggle.

[vhenhice]

Hi sissies... bago lang po ako dito sa thread pwede makahingi ng list of affordable suppliers? ang budget na set po namin around 250k, maximum of 300k na kasama ang honeymoon. Medyo nasstress na din ako sa pagbbudget, kahit hindi pa naman seryoso ang pagpplan namin kasi June 2018 pa naman ang wedding namin

Thanks in advance ^_^

[pinkmoscato]

Noted, sis Lilafowler! Thank you! Lapit na wedding mo. yey!! exciting!

[pinaydiaspora]

LilaFowler Good for you! God really will provide!

pinkmoscato Try to haggle by asking politely. Try to see as well if they're attending bridal fairs where you can get their bridal fair rates. Nagawa ko yun sa Band namin and sa entourage florist. But when you do haggle for discounts or promo, be sure na sila na kukunin mo. Other suppliers naman they don't give discounts, but usually in a form of freebies.

vhenhice Welcome to GT! If 250K max budget niyo, allot at least 30% for your buffer money. Madali lang mag scout but before doing so list down all your priorities muna. Where is your wedding going to be? How much would you spend sa caterer, photo, video, hmua etc. I have posts sa blog that might help.

[pinkmoscato]

Hi sis pinaydiaspora! Alam mo, binabalik-balikan ko talaga yang blog mo. haha! And yes, I tried haggling na through email and I informed them na we can't attend bridal fairs in Manila, unless there's a bridal fair pag bakasyon namin this year.

Nag-calculate ako kahapon ng magiging expenses namin based sa list of (tentative) suppliers ko. Grabe lang, tumaas pa ng 20% from the first budget na na-set namin. Ang mahal talaga magpakasal at kelangan na ma-price lock yung major suppliers ASAP kahit end of 2018 pa wedding ko.

[oshiawase]

^ I have an excel sheet but it's not on percentage form.
I started with our overall budget then from there, I did on a lot of research on the rates of the church, reception venue and catering. Once I have the range of their rates, that's the time I find out how much I am willing to shell out with the other suppliers.

It really depends on which one is the easiest way for you to organize things.

Ladies, how do you find time to research/prepare for your wedding and work at the same time? O.O