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ericka
with a maximum of 100 guests, the lesser the better, and we are looking at a budget from US$4,000 - US$5,000.
how good that will be? in the philippines.
i'm the first to get married in the family, so i'm kinda stressed out, huhu, im far from home so im planning alone.
thanks guys for all the answers, they are very helpful.
chattemm, thanks so much...
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First off, congratulations! Your budget converts to 164,000 pesos to 205,000 pesos. This sounds like a lot of money, but believe me, if you're planning on a wedding in Manila, it can get quite expensive. I was canvassing around for prices on the various things I would need for my own wedding, and I'll try to give you some suggestions along with the prices of things that I found.
First major item is the venue. I am guessing you're a Catholic and most likely would want to have your wedding at the church. However, I would suggest doing the ceremony at the venue of the reception. Like with my wedding, I was looking for a garden wedding venue. The best place I was able to find that was reasonably priced was Gazebo Royale in Quezon City. They have a choice of three pavilions for small, medium to large gatherings. Their largest pavilion can hold around 200+ guests. But since you're looking at 100 or less, the medium sized one will be good for you. I asked about the largest one and it was priced at 10,000+ pesos. They work with caterers ranging from affordable but good to very fancy and pricey. I would suggest going with Hizon's catering for the affordable choice, while I would recommend Auffrance for the pricier choice. I was able to taste both and their food is both delicious. Hizon's has a wedding buffet choice that starts at 150 pesos/head, while Auffrance starts at almost 200 pesos/head. One thing you might want to consider with Hizon's is that they offer a total wedding package that ties in with Gazebo Royale, so that will take care of the cost for both the food and the venue. Also, these venues offer amenities like the bridal car, wedding cake, mobile/dj that they include in their packages. This way, you won't have to worry about getting and spending extra for these things since they will be included in the price of the venue package.
Second important item(s) are the wedding gown and gowns for the entourage. There are coutouriers that offer packages that include making the gowns for the bride, maid of honor, and mother of the bride. Unfortunately, these cost in the hundreds thousands, as I found out. As an alternative, you might want to look for a good modiste who can make your gown as per your design preference. Then for everyone else, you can shop around for ready made gowns at the malls and you can just subsidize the cost of buying one. There was one boutique in Glorietta that had gowns starting at 1,500+ pesos.
For the invitations, you could try to do it homestyle and make your own. With all the different kinds of papers, ribbons, accents, etc that you can find nowadays, and with just a good printer, all you'll need is your creativity to make a really good invitation. I think the advantage here is also your chance to really personalize your invitation. With this option, I'm estimating that you will spend around the neighborhood of 3,000 to 5,000 pesos depending on where you will source your materials. Divisoria and Quiapo are good areas to shop around at for ribbons, accents and such. If you still want to get a printer to do it for you, there's this little shop in glorietta (I just forget the name at the moment) where I saw a particular design that cost 98 pesos per invitation. They have lots of designs and motifs to choose from and some are around 80 pesos per invitation. So that could mean from 8,000 to 9,800 pesos if you will send out 100 invitations.
Flowers for the bridal bouquet, the entourage, the groom and the venue(s - if you decide to have the ceremony at the church and the reception somewhere else) are another item to consider. For flowers, I would suggest working with a good flower designer and buying your flowers from the flower market at Dangwa. This way you get to choose exactly what flowers you want to include in your floral arrangements and bouquets. You will also get them for a cheaper price since flowers here are sold by bulk. If you decide to hold the ceremony at the reception venue, you can also just focus on spending for your bridal bouquet and for those of the entourage because the venue will include floral arrangements, plus the caterer will provide centerpieces for the tables during the reception.
A photographer and studio that will subsequently do your wedding album is another important item. There are of course many studios and photographers offering packages that include video coverage. I saw a range of packages starting at 10,000 pesos to as much as 25,000 pesos. The one I liked best was a studio in Marikina called Smart Shot Studios. They had one of the 10,000 pesos packages and I loved the style of the photography that they do. I found their albums very slick and professional looking as well.
Another item you may need to consider is the make up artist you will use for yourself, and perhaps your entourage as well. At the wedding fair at SM megamall a couple of years ago I got brochures from make up artists that ranged from 1,500+ pesos to almost 3,000 pesos. I didn't make any appointments for trials at the time since it wasn't one of the items on my priority list. An alternative to this is if you have a parlor or salon that you go to where you've had your hair and make up done before. They'll surely be cheaper, just make sure they do a good job by doing a trial with them.
Lastly, there's the wedding tokens to be given away to the guests. There are a lot of choices for this, and again, if you are of the creative type, you can actually make your own tokens. This will be cheaper as well. If not, your choices can be personalized cd's containing the couple's favorite songs (can be 30 pesos/cd), small box of cookies, small box of chocolates, clocks, etc, etc. An estimate of what it will cost, for 100 tokens, can be from 3,000 to 10,000. Again, it depends on what you will choose to get.
This probably doesn't cover everything yet. And with prices in the Philippines rising everyday, your estimated budget might end up coster a few thousand pesos more. I myself budgeted my wedding at around almost 400,000 pesos. But then, we were expecting around 300 guests maximum. Anyway, I hope this helps, and if you would like more help just email me and I'd be happy to do what I can. I have a portfolio with me containing the different suppliers I canvassed, and I'd be happy to share them with you. It's very stressful to plan a wedding especially if you're doing it by yourself, but it can be a lot of fun too.
HOW MUCH DOES A CIVIL WEDDING COST HERE IN PHILIPPINES?
dee-coy
my boyfriend and i are planning to get married in civil, and we are planning to do it in manila,is it possible? we lived in quezon province. and what are the requirements?
hey iscikedelic,
you mean i need to be 24 years old?
what about my bf? he's only 21 y/o so we need a parent's consent?
ohhh. that's sad, because we don't want our parents to know that we're gonna get married.
any help?
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Hi,
I live in Quezon Province (Lucena City) and we got married 2007 through a civil wedding ceremony done in Mayor's office.
We spent less than 500 (five hundred) pesos for wedding license and everything else for the paperwork.
For the reception, it's all up to you.
Also, I did not wear any wedding gown so you can save bucks for that.
Before applying for the marriage license secure a:
NSO authenticated birth certificate (original and xerox copies) for you and your husband (if he is a foreigner he doesn't need to).
CENOMAR or Certificate of Non Marriage (you can get from NSO office as well)
Also you need your parent's consent if you are below 24 years old and your husbands' (if a foreigner, doesn't need to).
Goodluck, send me a message if you need any other info.
ADD: You can get married if you're 18 years old but you need parents' (either of your parent or guardian) consent to get your marriage license approved if you are below 24.
If he's 21, and a Filipino then he also will need a signed consent from his parent(s) or guardian.
It's not necessarily your parents will appear in the wedding ceremony as long as they will be able to signed the marriage license.
Marriage license process is 10 days from the day you apply so you shall wait for 10 business days so that you can proceed to wedding ceremony. It can be done in Mayor's office or you can hire a judge.
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