Cost of Wedding in the Philippines?

Actually, it was a £ currency so it is more than $5,0000
Not bad

P7500 for the wedding and such (aside from transportation to and from the Judges office.) Of course a small lunch for the family and the judge and his wife after the wedding.

So in total about p9000 (inclusive of tips) So not too bad, saying as I was on a budget, and had even had some mishaps concerning my bank account i/e an unauthorized withdrawl of my account while I was in Cebu....

I liked our wedding, short, sweet, HOT, but to the point. We KNEW we wanted it, so that is what we did...we got married, and we both dont have any regrets.

it depends where you are going to get married. manila weddings are expensive. but some places outside of manila are also expensive. the best way to not be caught off-guard is to really plan about a year, or close to it, before the wedding. ours was a 9-month preparation.

although hotel receptions are convenient, some are really very expensive, and the food is not very good. the trend now is to get a large enough venue, then get a caterer. also, it would be nice to personally do your wedding invitations, but that takes a lot of time. recto has some good but inexpensive printers. as for flowers, don't go to very expensive ones. quiapo makes good flowers. for rings, my friend got his from china town, lots of jewelry store there. i got mine from sm. local wedding magazines now offer solutions on how to get married on a tight budget.

Sugar and I had a grand wedding worth much more in the states for a fraction of the price:

Invatations p2,500

Suvineers for the guests p2,500

p30,000 for the catering, and it was worth it. Came with the cake, flowers, doves, good food, and everything nicely decorated.

We were able to get the venue for free (helps to know people).

I paid about p6,000 for the wedding bands in china town, I had a few filpino friends help us bargin with the dealer there.

About p5,000 for the Photographers, who also made a video for us, turns out they were friends of the family. They used six rolls of film, and developed the first copy of 5x7s and then gave us the film with them.

About p8,000 on the honeymoon. Sugar's uncle from Australia paid for our first night at Eisaya Hotel in Manila, We then took a bus to Tagaytay and stayed at a very nice hotel for three days, They served us our meals on the balconey to our room, overlooking the volcanic islands, and the 70 degree cool temp.

Total: p54,000 or about $964

The rest of the visit before and after the wedding probably cost us much more then the wedding its self, concideriong that we went out almost every day and night on dates with eachother. I sure do love my asawa, and can't wait to spend time with her again.

~Paul

We have married five years ago in Manila and we have got only a small wedding party. I memorize an amount of approx. 2500,00 German Marks, including food, tickets for the family, drinks, supporting money for the registrar who held the wedding cermony (just to make him work a little bit quicker ), Rings and so on.

Reiner

Everything was in rush.He gave me $1500 (P82,700) to take care of everything. We had a civil wedding at Quezon City Justice hall. We had to pay UT because it's rush 12.000 total, had a reception in Kowloon (17,000), just like a normal wedding,not bad but Steve likes the food, that's all that matters, bought him a nice barong, pants and leather shoes at SM boutique(5,000)He hates it and felt goofy wearing it but does he have any choice?! , bought a white cheap long gown in tutuban (900)and white shoes for (800) I don't want to spend much on my dress because I would only be wearing it once, for give aways, I made it myself, cost me around (2,000) for the materials for 45-50 persons. I designed the invitation myself and printed it. Cost me around (750.)

We wanted to spend more on the ring cuz it's the one that is left after the occasion so for the pair, I bought a P24,000 white gold with princess cut diamond. And the rest, we used it at our lakwatsa and spent too much him drinking at coffee shops during breaks. If my husband is a fish, I bet he would be happy if I fill out the tank with coffee, he he

We plan to have another wedding in church after 2 years. And we will have it like what we have dreamed of. About 4 months preparation , not like the first one, where we only had less than 2 weeks for everything. But we're both glad that we decided to tie the knot.

Veronica

I think you can spend about whatever you want on the wedding. We managed to spend over 500k php on ours. (200 guests)

Ceremony and reception were in the same location.

The biggest expenses:
Caterer ~ 130k
Location (Enclosed outdoor garden)~90k
Makeup & hair ~70k
Photographer ~65k
Orchistra and chior ~54k
Invitations ~30k

The one big item we decided against that we really should have was
air conditioning.

The caterer took care of the decorations and did an awsome job,
but the cake was not fit for human consumption (though it looked nice).

Rings i bought on ebay in the states.

The photography was probably the best decision we made. It really made the event fun, and the results were awsome (3 photographers, 2 videographers)

on the whole, what ever the expenses the couple spent on the wedding,(big or small) as long as they are happy spending it, good for them di ba?

One maybe happy spending 5000 pesos only even one could have spent hundred times more.

Or

One maybe sad on the one million pesos wedding expenses, and have wished they could have spent double.

Whatever it is as long as everyone are happy, go for it.

Not that after the wedding, they are still complaining...

Hmmm...growing up as an only girl, a tad bit spoiled, and had my runway/stage debut at 13, I wanted my wedding to be one of the best days of my life. Its that day that I give myself to my man in front of God and society.

ok here goes.

- he got my ring on ebay, lord knows how much, but it looks nice, with like a total of 8 tiny diamonds and 3 big ones, 18k white gold

- our wedding rings are 18k two tone arabian gold

- thank God, i had several wedding planner friends so we got the best deals, so that wasnt an expense. LOL hehe..free service

-we got our invitations in the US coz they look nicer, higher quality..and believe you me... CHEAPER. well, ones that look like in the philippines was like P150 each, so for 200 pcs, we'd have ended up spending $600 for something almost cheesy and we dont quite like. We got away with getting it for $200 ..i think its from invitations by dawn or american stationery, dnt remember.

- my gown was made of 22 ft of italian satin with all the beads and stuff, princess style with a huge cathedral train. veil was like 15 ft of soft tulle, lace and beaded borders.

- i designed my own bride's maids dresses and matron of honor's dress, had it custom made as a first user rent, so we saved on that one...but i still insisted on the italian satin. you know, not those cheap cheesy looking ones.

- his tux was also custom made in the philippines

- we got married in Baclayon church, oldest church in the philippines, founded 1596.

-our civil ceremony was jan, our church wedding was sept. 9 months of preparation. we spent less than $100 in the civil ceremony. Hush-hush type. Just the close family invited.

- flowers amounted to somewhere P30K church and reception

- we had our reception at the Bohol Tropics Sandugo Grand Ballroom... 200 guests etc... you do the math.

- We had a lovely all white fondant cake, as inspired by Wilton cakes. The monster cost almost as much as my dress... inside tasted really good...but the icing..well,lets say, it gives you diabetes right off the bat. the icing was toooooo sweet. LOL and hard.

- Our church and whatever candles, we had custom made. 16". Me and my friends beaded the candles ourselves...designed by ...of course..moi ! LOL

- our second veil was hand croqueted at the edges and had a gazillion water beads.

- thirteen lucky coins was 6 1970s filipino dimes and 7 1990s US dimes. we had it connected in a chain by a jeweler and then silver plated.

- our cord was my parent's coin collection. My dad is a merchant marine captain , been to all over the world, like you wouldnt believe. no kidding. so we snagged 70 different coins, roughly the size of a quarter, had it connected in a chain, then silver plated. whew !

- wedding favors....little pillows, designed, sewed and assembled together by me and my army of friends...thank god for them. so it was jst material...we did all the labor.

- oh yeah, photography and video. damn things cost us an arm and a leg, but heck, it was worth every penny.

No regrets about my wedding. our Expense ???

we split it 3 ways. My parents...since in the US, women pay for the wedding.

His Parents...since in the Philippines, men traditionally pay for the wedding, like EVERYTHING, literally.

US, as a married couple...hey, its our wedding !

but total amount was staggering. sheesh !

Any-hu...it was my dream wedding... except for the orchestra, white horse and carriage and the helo with confetti AND fireworks.
but then again...that wasnt so important. I got my man..in the eyes of God, Society, both countries, legal papers...what have you. hehe !...

gingqv - I would like to ask you if you could recommend any of the services you used there in Baclayan city?

Was the Baclayan Church as beautiful a location as you thought it would be?

Thank you. Mabuhay, Rowdy