One of my good friend recently told me that she needs to "strategise" her steps to get her boyfriend to marry her. When asked, the reason given was that her boyfriend was financially unstable. I felt sorry for her. I got married at age of 26 though it wasn't easy. Let's face it, marriage is one of the biggest event in our life and a once-a-lifetime event which you will have to spend to give your wife a memorable wedding. This is some experience that I would like to share, getting the best with least money for your wedding. And guys, don't wait for your girlfriend to push you to marry her!
Spending for wedding can be very impulsive if not well planned. For instance, your wedding album might go up from 3K to 6K if you do not have an idea about how your album should look like. My sister's wedding album cost her Rm14K while mine cost RM2.8K. Imagine Rm14K sitting at a corner in your house collecting dust after your wedding. Well, memories are priceless, some might say.
Let me give you an idea about the main expenditure for weddings:
- Wedding Album & Wedding Package
- Wedding Ring
- Wedding Dowry
- Wedding Dinner
- Event Video & Photo Shooting
- Honeymoon
Here are some tips for couples living in cities (especially KL) who are deciding on your wedding package. Many couples decides their wedding packages in bridal roadshows. Bridal roadshows normally offer much better discount compared to walk-in purchase. However, many are not aware that the bridal house they have chosen might not have suitable gown for the bride. A lot ended up renting another gown which might cost them another RM1000 or more for just 2 days. What is RM1000 to make your wife happy on her wedding day, :). But if you can save this RM1000, it will make both of you even happier. So how ? Shopping around different bridal house to check on their gowns before bridal show season starts. This does not only help you to save, but also provide both the lovers a memorable pre-wedding experience. It would be very easy for you to make decisions and ask for discounts in bridal roadshows as you already know what you will be getting.
For wedding rings, needless to say, check them out early and purchase during sales season. :)
Getting tired. To be continued tomorrow.
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I got married with fairly little. I didn't have to go through the dowry, maybe that's a bad thing. I paid RM3k for the wedding album. The wedding car I decorated by myself with the help of some friends. The rest were taken care by temporary loans and then repaid via the angpow gifts.
But like you said, it requires planning and good execution.
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