A question of Priorities

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Let's talk about wedding costs, expenses and budget. This is the hardest thing to compromise with your fiance. Believe me, You will go through a lot of hearings and arguments;so good luck. :-)

I am guilty of being so idealistic and ambitious at first. I wanted this and that. Let's have this and that; not knowing Cebu has increased a lot when it comes to wedding supplies/suppliers. Even if i was only yearning for a simple and intimate wedding.

Our initial wedding budget was 250k and we vowed to only spend that amount of our savings but as we went through our preparations, we realized that 250k was not enough.

'twas not enough because we wanted to inject a little class on it.

We were closely watching our costs, and we made some considerations na because we didn't want to spend all our savings in our wedding. There's still a challenging life after the wedding. We think of a baby, family insurance, a brand new family car, good thing we have a house, but we need more furnitures, educational plan, etc..... we made sure that the measurement of our special day will not be tied up to the luxury of our suppliers but to the special memories that we will preserve and treasure.

There was really a question of priorities. My husband put a high priority on foods, reception. And I had photography as my priority because thats what lasts. We will always look back on our photos.

It was really hard to juggle wedding costs and since we wanted to stay true to our dream wedding. We decided to stretch on our budget. We doubled it. But i swore to myself (for the last time) that if we go beyond our new budget, I won't push through with a church wedding. I would rather have a civil wedding and keep our money for future use. haha you know practical.

I was lucky to have a very responsible husband. He paid everything. He didn't allow me to share on our wedding expenses. See, I am so lucky..lucky girl. hehe but I did my part by not overspending and not be very demanding hehe.

I had a simple yet a well complimented wedding. :-)

My advise is to limit your wedding expenses but not to the point of not achieving your dream wedding. Just make sure to have an extra savings after.