How much did your wedding cost ? ...

last SG · 2006-09-22T14:04:26+00:00

whatever the case, now that I'm no longer a struggling student ... it's time to start fattening up the wifey fund kitty liao ....

Fatum SG

aha ! ... crapbox spawns another thread ... Razz

so, to the married people around ... how much did your wedding cost ? ...

what was it like ? ... 10 course dinner ? ... how many tables ? ... simple church reception ? ....

Very Happy ....

SydneyLibrarian SG

Hi Fatum! How r u? *waves*

U planning to get married in Sg har? :p Ask until like that Laughing

Well our wedding cost about $23-25K. Got back most of it from generous relatives who gave very generous angpows! Mr. Green

We had our wedding over 2 days... first one with pastor marrying us was held in a cosy room overlooking the city, in a nice hotel (buffet style tea reception with 6 tables). The next day, we had the dinner with 8 course meal (I'm still sore that I didn't get to eat all the sumptious food, esp. the soup dish which I heard was yummy! Evil or Very Mad ) Err I think that one had about 25 tables bah...

Fatum SG

no lah ... just doing my sums ... to see how much I need for my "wifey fund" ... Embarassed

hmmm .... 25 tables ... that works out to around ? ..... 250 guests ? ...

choco B SG

Idea Laughing

http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=210912&page=0

littlestream SG

Wah, Fatum...........gong xi gong xi Laughing When the big day? I got to start saving my pennies now. Mr. Green

Well, it was 22 years ago so I cannot remember. Embarassed

You and your SO gotta agree on the scale mah. Whether it is a run-away type, no need dinner and frills so can be very cheap. Just register and go away on a honeymoon. Like a beach resort in the Caribbean or something.

If you wanna big scale, then a banquet lor. Then, banquet also got pee got gui one. Work out the number of tables. Photography, videography, blah, blah, blah..................erm, good luck calculating ah. Wink

BlUe [email protected]|eLd SG

Ohhoh! Who wants get married???!!

Muz find a weddingplanner to do for u! One life one time big event, let the professional handle the best! Mr. Green

Fatum SG

no no no !!! ... I'm not getting married .... ! ..... yet ... Embarassed

to get married and settle down, one needs cash mah ... I'll just wondering how fat my kitty has to be before I can afford a nice wedding for Fatumnette ... ... see how much I need a month for a house, a car, and 3 x little fatums ... so I have something to work towards eh ...

but I like littlestream's idea ... chabut to some tropical paradise and get it done for cheap ... Mr. Green

JLennon SG

Hey I did almost the same thing too.

Had a western-styled dinner in Equinox with close relatives and friends with a JP marrying us. Next day had the traditional dinner in the ballroom with about 70 tables iirc. Busted a hole in the pocket as angpaos didn't quite cover all costs.

Fatum SG

ermmm, so ... what's the damage ? ... Neutral

Wanda SG

Great! All you need now is to find the right fatumnette with the right in-laws who would agree to the chabut idea, that is, after getting your parents to agree too.

Good luck, fatum. Mr. Green

mhcampboy SG

I can be your wedding planner!! Im good at it.

kopiosatu SG

almost $28,000

on the road, still paying instalments. Laughing

JLennon SG

Unfortunately, can't quite recall the damage. Razz Dinner cost (throw in the wines) should be about in the 70k++. Just pray that you have generous diners to help u ease some costs. I had to set aside about less than 10k to cover the deficit.

I suppose when it comes to wedding, there are also other expenses such as bridal photo-taking and gowns etc.

ShrodingersCat SG

My dinner was about $75+ per head, buffet dinner style (but the food was pretty good).. at a place near the sea.. about 28 tables.. lazy to do the maths...
But managed to cover dinner thanks to very generous relatives too..

Didn't get a mwedding package... Didnt bother to do studio photography or all those bridal photography.. though I did have a photographer for the event itself. Got a gown off the rack to modify at Empire cos i like their cuts... -think- and took their ROM package which has flowers + makeup and all.. for my dinner..

uhh.. wat else -think-... nothing much else liao right?

choco B SG

Traumatic amnesia? Mr. Green Laughing

Fatum SG

the ring with the rock ....

should I save up for a van cleef and arpels, or any rock will do ? ... Confused

so I go by per head or per table ? ... how much for a church reception buffet ? ...

JLennon SG

Just bad with balance sheets! Mr. Green

JLennon SG

Contrary to what ppl say, i think size matters. Razz just get the largest that ur wallet can afford.

ShrodingersCat SG

You don't even NEED a rock u know... neither my proposal ring or wedding ring has any rocks on them. Simple bands.

choco B SG

Too many factors and options to consider leh. Like I said, up to individual preference and budget.

But if you wanna buy a big rock, treat it like an investment, get a better one with certs and everything. If the size is too small to matter, then just a mid-budget unbranded one will do.

Church receptions are not too pricey, regular buffet rates . Can check out some Sg caterers online ; they state their price and menu.