Should a Wedding Be Expensive?

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January 05, 2011, 10:16:40 PM
Should a Wedding Be Expensive?
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#1
January 06, 2011, 02:30:02 AM
Weddings in the Catholic Church are free but the productions are not (expensive actually)  ;D

So are the receptions after wedding...

And honeymoon, too (if any)  ;D

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aquarius

#2
January 06, 2011, 05:47:17 PM
Not necessarily to spend much of your wedding... though it only happens once, " modesty is simplicity", what matter most is LOVE.... Live within your means, start your married life with no monetary obligation or liability from outside, no overdraft, shortages, past dues and 5/6 hehehehe......  pareha tong estorya nga mipaso na ang ug bride ug groom nga puro naghilak, abi intawon sa nanambong sa kasal, na miss nila ilang pagka "single" ug ilang pamilya kay mahilayo na lagi..... na worry diay intawon sila unsaon pagbayad sa utang nga ilang gigasto sa kasal labi na ubay-ubay ang pakaunon.... ;D ;D
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Lorenzo

#3
January 07, 2011, 04:20:04 PM

Not necessarily to spend much of your wedding... though it only happens once, " modesty is simplicity", what matter most is LOVE.... Live within your means, start your married life with no monetary obligation or liability from outside, no overdraft, shortages, past dues and 5/6 hehehehe......  pareha tong estorya nga mipaso na ang ug bride ug groom nga puro naghilak, abi intawon sa nanambong sa kasal, na miss nila ilang pagka "single" ug ilang pamilya kay mahilayo na lagi..... na worry diay intawon sila unsaon pagbayad sa utang nga ilang gigasto sa kasal labi na ubay-ubay ang pakaunon.... ;D ;D

you said it all, aquarius.
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islander

#4
January 09, 2011, 11:52:16 PM
no, but the egos of the couple and their families could be, which can be prohibitively expensive. 

my own wedding is still a conversation piece for my nieces.  unbelievably cheap, they say.  naturally.  my own dress cost only 95 pesos. (lol!)  it was an off-the-rack thing that no one wanted because it was so small.  but it fitted me to a t because i was only 87 pounds then. 

not that my ego is zilch; it's just that i've always hated being a star in my own production, especially one that i can direct.  in other words, i never liked the idea of walking down the aisle, oogled at by strangers.  i took only three steps, from the first pew of the small chapel to the altar.  there was no one except immediate family members and two close friends.  reception cost:  2,500 pesos.  the only fly in the ointment was the groom's choice of drinks, a bottle each of hennessy and dom perignon.  but that's another story.  besides, that was his money.

i don't think i'm less married now just because my wedding wasn't anyone's dream wedding but my own.       
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#5
January 10, 2011, 02:54:18 AM

no, but the egos of the couple and their families could be, which can be prohibitively expensive. 

my own wedding is still a conversation piece for my nieces.  unbelievably cheap, they say.  naturally.  my own dress cost only 95 pesos. (lol!)  it was an off-the-rack thing that no one wanted because it was so small.  but it fitted me to a t because i was only 87 pounds then. 

not that my ego is zilch; it's just that i've always hated being a star in my own production, especially one that i can direct.  in other words, i never liked the idea of walking down the aisle, oogled at by strangers.  i took only three steps, from the first pew of the small chapel to the altar.  there was no one except immediate family members and two close friends.  reception cost:  2,500 pesos.  the only fly in the ointment was the groom's choice of drinks, a bottle each of hennessy and dom perignon.  but that's another story.  besides, that was his money.

i don't think i'm less married now just because my wedding wasn't anyone's dream wedding but my own.       

Reminds me of my vestment for ordination at P300+, the cheapest I could get. Wow, it's been 26 years now and still kicking dusts along the journey. The only thing that cost was food as the whole townsfolks were expected to partake being the town's "first priest-to-be-ordained," but scheduling it day before the town fiesta was even smarter (not because we were being cheap but because we were poor (LoL)  ;D

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#6
January 10, 2011, 03:22:46 AM

no, but the egos of the couple and their families could be, which can be prohibitively expensive.  

my own wedding is still a conversation piece for my nieces.  unbelievably cheap, they say.  naturally.  my own dress cost only 95 pesos. (lol!)  it was an off-the-rack thing that no one wanted because it was so small.  but it fitted me to a t because i was only 87 pounds then.  

not that my ego is zilch; it's just that i've always hated being a star in my own production, especially one that i can direct.  in other words, i never liked the idea of walking down the aisle, oogled at by strangers.  i took only three steps, from the first pew of the small chapel to the altar.  there was no one except immediate family members and two close friends.  reception cost:  2,500 pesos.  the only fly in the ointment was the groom's choice of drinks, a bottle each of hennessy and dom perignon.  but that's another story.  besides, that was his money.

i don't think i'm less married now just because my wedding wasn't anyone's dream wedding but my own.        


Wow! Php2500. Hanep!..hmmmm... the fewer the guest fewer the gastos.
I'll make this suggestion to my siblings.

As for the question, a big NO.
;)

david

#7
January 10, 2011, 05:23:10 AM
unang kasal 200t ikaduhang kasal 300t :o :o :o
hmmmmm

Lorenzo

#8
January 10, 2011, 05:53:47 AM
If it is according to God's Will, I would like to have my wedding as grand as my parents'. The wedding of my parents,  Engr. & Mrs. Lucino was all provided for by my father , who purchased a wedding dress that was woven and made in Cebu; to the maidens and the guests of honor. From the cost of the mass, cost of the dresses, transportation etc, to the feeding of the whole town of Valencia, all of it was provided for by my father.

My father provided my mother with a memorable wedding in Valencia's Santo Nino Parish Church. Amongst all the people of the town.
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#9
January 10, 2011, 02:34:33 PM

Should a Wedding Be Expensive?

Hmm... Expensiveness is a relative thing--relative, that is, to the size of one's fortune and one's ego, among other vanities.
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aquarius

#10
January 10, 2011, 02:56:30 PM

Should a Wedding Be Expensive?

Practicality nowadays counts.  Pwede man gani sa mga  “eat all you can, as low as P99.” Mga  immediate relatives lang imbitaron, ayaw pod ng tibuok baryo hehehehe…. Importante ang “blessing” sa kaminyoon.  Pwede man pod mag live-in lang usa paabot dunay local  government sponsored  “Mass Wedding”, ninong si Mayor or si Kapitan sabay bunyag… pwede rin  :D :D . Para nako,  ayaw na gasto ug dako labi na kung pigado, ayaw pugsa ang bulsa basin matastas.. ;)
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islander

#11
January 10, 2011, 11:23:17 PM

Reminds me of my vestment for ordination at P300+, the cheapest I could get. Wow, it's been 26 years now and still kicking dusts along the journey. The only thing that cost was food as the whole townsfolks were expected to partake being the town's "first priest-to-be-ordained," but scheduling it day before the town fiesta was even smarter (not because we were being cheap but because we were poor (LoL)  ;D


it looks like that made it a doubly blessed fiesta.  i would have opted for the same practical move... for one thing, food seems to taste better the day before a fiesta.
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#12
January 10, 2011, 11:47:18 PM

Hmm... Expensiveness is a relative thing--relative, that is, to the size of one's fortune and one's ego, among other vanities.

hehe, as i only had the ego of a very private person and spared no thought for fortune, my own no-nonsense wedding was grand in its simplicity.  i did not invite a single relative. ;D  parents, brothers and sisters and their children were all i wanted for my private affair.  i didn't have a bouquet (what's that for?) and the arras became an afterthought.  (someone had to hurriedly buy it minutes before the wedding.)  the groom let me run the whole show the way i wanted it.  it was memorable. 
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#13
January 11, 2011, 02:14:15 AM
For some reason the Church does talk about ego trip vs. production-style weddings. Probably to avoid judging the person(s) than the action or the decision to do a big "to-be-seen-by-others" wedding. LoL  ;D

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#14
January 11, 2011, 02:49:45 AM

Hmm... Expensiveness is a relative thing--relative, that is, to the size of one's fortune and one's ego, among other vanities.

Morag mao jud siguro ni maayong measure (taksanan). Way magbuot (no bloody protest)... bulsa ug ego maoy pabut-on (o maghari), bwahahaha!!!  ;D ;D

Addendum: wa poy suyaay (translated as jealousy, not envy)... kay to each his/her own man ahihihi  ;D

In the end the motto or slogan (should be): magbuot diay mo?!! Kamo kunoy kaslon kung lalim ba? Bwahahaha!!!  ;D

Ergo: Di na lang ko mag minyo hehehehe  ;D

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#15
January 11, 2011, 03:04:39 AM
If you can afford it why not.Most women have  a fantasy wedding.To wear a beautiful white gown,with your father giving you away,a mass led and blessed by your favorite priest,a feast and celebration that last till dawn!.Oh well...mine was a simple "I do" and nothing out of the ordinary,shared the celebration with the people in the barrio.It was not that expensive.Butcher a couple of hogs and a lot of "Tuba",everyone is happy!

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#16
January 11, 2011, 03:09:42 AM

If you can afford it why not.Most women have  a fantasy wedding.To wear a beautiful white gown,with your father giving you away,a mass led and blessed by your favorite priest,a feast and celebration that last till dawn!.Oh well...mine was a simple "I do" and nothing out of the ordinary,shared the celebration with the people in the barrio.It was not that expensive.Butcher a couple of hogs and a lot of "Tuba",everyone is happy!

Bitaw no... basta god malipayon tanan ayos!!! After the honeymoon... then the challenge begins, hahahaha!!!  ;)
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#17
January 11, 2011, 03:20:48 AM

Bitaw no... basta god malipayon tanan ayos!!! After the honeymoon... then the challenge begins, hahahaha!!!  ;)

hehehe, tungod kai dinhi nako gikasal, ang akong mga amigo nga makakita sa among wedding photo mo ingon nga bungga kuno ;D sa tinu-od lang, tanan "HALOS TANAN" nga expenses sa among kasal was donation's sa among mga amigo...the day before sa among kasal, NANGUSKOS kog kaldero didto sa balay sa akong n-laws kai didto tanan giluto ang pagka-on.ug ang nangluto ginakanan sa among mga amigo.ang HALL nga didto gi held ang reception, donation gihapon.ang limo nga among gisakyan, donation pod. ang DJ donation lang gihapon...ang ako rang gibayran is ang rent sa tuxedo :D...it's good to have a lot of good friend's...I haven't meet the challenge yet...JAWK! daghan na kaau....#1 si commander :)

cujo

#18
January 11, 2011, 06:34:22 AM

Bitaw no... basta god malipayon tanan ayos!!! After the honeymoon... then the challenge begins, hahahaha!!!  ;)
Going on 26 years...way past the challenge.Good luck to newlyweds! :)

Lorenzo

#19
January 11, 2011, 10:08:04 AM
The wedding that my parents had represented Traditional Filipino Wedding. It was something that my father and mother planned. Considering all expenses were covered by my father , it was symbolic, actually. The union between the two families, and the beauty and organization of it all was captured in the recording that was made in 1984.

My father had hired video crews from Tagbilaran to video tape the entire ceremony. All of which survived to this day. We had recently converted the old tape to DVD and in in it are the preserved voices, pictures, films of my grandmothers, both of whom are gone. I was able to see my parents walk the isle through their preserved videos, and to see how beautiful my mother was dressed , and how handsome my father enrobed in his barong tagalog.

Inpsiring kaayo. They were both wed in Santo Nino Parish Church in Valencia, Bohol. The same church that my grandparents were wed in, and my great-grandparents before them, and my great-great grandparents before them...



The Wedding of Engr. & Mrs. Lucino
Santo Nino Parish Church, Valencia Bohol


Engr. Lucino & Mrs. Lucino..coming out of the car, lol


My father posing in between his uncle (Dr. Hermogines T. Ebuenga, M.D [the first Anesthesiologist of Bohol]) and his mother (Mrs. Luz Lucino)


My mother with her father (Mr. Casiano Salise Salvo Sr.) and her mother (Mrs. Fortunata Tan Salvo)
















Engr. & Mrs. Lucino
My beloved father and beloved mother. :)
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#20
January 11, 2011, 10:30:33 AM

hehehe, tungod kai dinhi nako gikasal, ang akong mga amigo nga makakita sa among wedding photo mo ingon nga bungga kuno ;D sa tinu-od lang, tanan "HALOS TANAN" nga expenses sa among kasal was donation's sa among mga amigo...the day before sa among kasal, NANGUSKOS kog kaldero didto sa balay sa akong n-laws kai didto tanan giluto ang pagka-on.ug ang nangluto ginakanan sa among mga amigo.ang HALL nga didto gi held ang reception, donation gihapon.ang limo nga among gisakyan, donation pod. ang DJ donation lang gihapon...ang ako rang gibayran is ang rent sa tuxedo :D...it's good to have a lot of good friend's...I haven't meet the challenge yet...JAWK! daghan na kaau....#1 si commander :)

So sweet! And I bet your event was filled with joy and euphoria being with so many friends, and loved ones! Sweet...

;)
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statesville

#21
January 11, 2011, 11:39:01 AM
be expensive?..not necessarily, depende sa  makaya sa bulsa
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#22
January 12, 2011, 10:20:41 AM
Bitaw, as befits the circumstances of the families concerned.
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islander

#23
January 12, 2011, 11:57:41 PM
amen.   
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Brownman

#24
January 13, 2011, 08:13:25 AM
simply lang
Consider pleasures as they depart, Not as they come.

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#25
January 13, 2011, 10:40:22 AM

simply lang

Mao jud. Simple weddings for modest folks...
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#26
January 13, 2011, 08:05:50 PM

unang kasal 200t ikaduhang kasal 300t :o :o :o


hahaha... nice, accelerating... alam na pilay gastos sunod..hehe...  ;D
;)

islander

#27
January 14, 2011, 01:08:32 AM


hahaha... nice, accelerating... alam na pilay gastos sunod..hehe...  ;D

exciting paabuton ang ikasiyam kay 1 million na unya ang gasto. ;D
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#28
January 14, 2011, 02:47:01 AM


hahaha... nice, accelerating... alam na pilay gastos sunod..hehe...  ;D

Dunay "Escalator Clause" isip usa ka contract  ;D
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#29
January 14, 2011, 03:26:38 AM
A typical wedding here in the United States is quite expensive. A friend of mine recently had a Roman Catholic Wedding in church and post-wedding festivities a banquet hall for 150 heads. The cost of everything was over $100,000.
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hubag bohol

#30
January 14, 2011, 08:44:47 PM

Dunay "Escalator Clause" isip usa ka contract  ;D

Naa puy "Elevator Clause"?  ;D
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#31
January 16, 2011, 12:26:57 PM
what's wrong with a staircase?
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#32
January 16, 2011, 02:33:19 PM

what's wrong with a staircase?

Matumban ang wedding gown...
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