how much to get married
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spend within yr limits
i got friends who burst their accounts becoz of their wedding and spend the next few years slogging to repay the loans
Must plan early if want to get marry.
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Tell your SO for the next 2 years, NO LV, Prada, Gucci, Piaget, Mountblanc, Coach, Cartier can liao...
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wah everyone must take econsOriginally posted by mystee:anyone from ntu can talk abt inflation... cos all of us must study a module on econ..
but the way he speak.. sound like insurance agent lar..
so cham....
sounds like insurance agent meh? the insurance agents i see dun talk abt inflation one... the only time i heard that was when i hear ppl tryin to make u deposit money with them to invest in risky stuff like commodities or futures -
dun post liaoOriginally posted by Urroh:no money= simple wedding/ROM
Rich=Grand wedding
For not so rich people, do a simple 1.. then spent money on honeymoon even worth it..
4444 very nice
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fyi i am engineering DIPOriginally posted by shinta:wah everyone must take econs
so cham....
sounds like insurance agent meh? the insurance agents i see dun talk abt inflation one... the only time i heard that was when i hear ppl tryin to make u deposit money with them to invest in risky stuff like commodities or futures -
guess you never heard m9,m5? m8 (unit trust)?Originally posted by shinta:any biz student can tell u abt inflation...
cos macro economics is a core module
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yes i've heard of them.. n they're the reason why i left my dip before i gradOriginally posted by duotiga83:guess you never heard m9,m5? m8 (unit trust)? -
you can just hold a church wedding cum wedding buffet/set lunch and skip the dinner. i know some church offer free rental for wedding ceremony. a buffet lunch for 100 pax is about $5000.Originally posted by jamz:church wedding + formalities
wedding dinner in 4-5star hotel
suits and gowns + photos + honeymoon
HDB flat.
my bank account only 1k leh
if really must have dinner, then maybe have in a restuarant - $400/ table onwards. 4-5 star hotel dinner min. $800/table onwards
pingjin - gotta check with yr future in-laws, can be from a few hundreds to a few thousands.
cakes & angpows for helpers (jiemei, xiongdi etc) - $1000
photographer for actual day - $600 to $1200
videographer for actual day - $1000
suits & gowns package is from $1600 onwards, designer ones at least from $4000 onwards.
honeymoon can settle for neighbouring countries like Langkawi, Bintan, Koh Samui, Bali or Phuket/ Krabi etc. those places are good for honeymoon.
HDB flat - downpayment can paid by yr CPF. It's the reno cost & furnishing that kills.. $5000 onwards (for premium flats), $20000 onwards ( for standard flats). -
la chang pu duan. Things can save, save...my bf and I also same problem, we just fresh out from poly, he waiting to go ns, my pay is like not much...
So, things like wedding favors, request from hotel...Take a wedding package for the gowns and everything. Negotiate for all the things that you might need, more photos, gowns for your bridemaid, best man, gowns for mothers, coat for fathers, the flowers and whatever you can think of. If you go less well known bridal studios, around $3000 can get you a comprehensive package le...
My bf and I don't plan to go for honeymoon...don't really see the point (if you read about the origins of honeymoons)...Cut down on xiong di jie meis (haha)...
make use of whatever schemes that gahmen provide, like buying house near your parents for discounts all that..
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i was thinking about this....
do girls mind if we skip the wedding dinner and everything ?
juz pay $28 for the rom then we go for 1 very expensive and powerpack honeymoon ? -
depends on the family lor... if only child.. usually traditional family will want wedding dinnerOriginally posted by givemeluck:i was thinking about this....
do girls mind if we skip the wedding dinner and everything ?
juz pay $28 for the rom then we go for 1 very expensive and powerpack honeymoon ? -
banquet is usually parents want one
alotta 'modern' couples i know jus throw a lavish ROM party then fly off for a honeymoon at all the exotic spots..... -
basically parents side dont need to worry. the most important is whether my future wife mind or not.
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i no need to marry liao..Originally posted by jamz:i think 50k will be safe amount for not so lokkok wedding.
that is 3 years of combined savings at 2k per month 
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30K+ for the banquet. Almost covered by ang pao. But in laws took 10 tables. So lose a bit there.
30K+ for the house and renovation and all appliances
3K+ for misc customary stuffs and dowry mostly wanted by in laws
4K for photo shot and the ring stuffs
Wife and I paid for all expenses 60/40. I 60 she 40. All in all we spent around 50K.
I have worked for 4 years and my wife, 7 years. Didn't ask parents to contribute. I don't need and couldn't bring myself to although according to my wife's side, it is customary that the father help the son pay for wedding expenses. I disagreed.
I mean, hey, I decided to just live within my mean. My parents already financed living and education all my life and the last thing I want to do is to go ask for more money now that I am marriageable. -
More man should think like you. I too want to pay for my own wedding...But most of the men that I know wants to take the easier way out by asking from their parents, reason being to follow tradition.Originally posted by Illegal Operation:30K+ for the banquet. Almost covered by ang pao. But in laws took 10 tables. So lose a bit there.
30K+ for the house and renovation and all appliances
3K+ for misc customary stuffs and dowry mostly wanted by in laws
4K for photo shot and the ring stuffs
Wife and I paid for all expenses 60/40. I 60 she 40. All in all we spent around 50K.
I have worked for 4 years and my wife, 7 years. Didn't ask parents to contribute. I don't need and couldn't bring myself to although according to my wife's side, it is customary that the father help the son pay for wedding expenses. I disagreed.
I mean, hey, I decided to just live within my mean. My parents already financed living and education all my life and the last thing I want to do is to go ask for more money now that I am marriageable.
But hey, you are the one marrying your wife right. Further more in the past, the woman will marry into the family (stay with in laws) and will normally be housewife that sort, contributing largely to the family. But nowadays, couples want to live on their own. So I don't see why shouldn't the man pay for his own wedding. -
I have been told that I am stubborn for how I think but its ok to me really. I agreed to all my in-laws customary requirements as long as it comes from the common pool of funds that my wife and I accumulated and I am not required to take a single cent from home.
Really, I think I have done well managing expectations. My in-laws executed all their favorite customs and I got to uphold my principles that a couple should pay for their own wedding.
Anyway, its been over for close to a year, but I still get nightmare thinking of the process sometimes... -
yah man, i still haben got over the powerpoint!Originally posted by Illegal Operation:Anyway, its been over for close to a year, but I still get nightmare thinking of the process sometimes... -
At least a 200k....
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200k is when you still need a bank loan...
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honeymoon?Originally posted by Illegal Operation:30K+ for the banquet. Almost covered by ang pao. But in laws took 10 tables. So lose a bit there.
30K+ for the house and renovation and all appliances
3K+ for misc customary stuffs and dowry mostly wanted by in laws
4K for photo shot and the ring stuffs
Wife and I paid for all expenses 60/40. I 60 she 40. All in all we spent around 50K.
I have worked for 4 years and my wife, 7 years. Didn't ask parents to contribute. I don't need and couldn't bring myself to although according to my wife's side, it is customary that the father help the son pay for wedding expenses. I disagreed.
I mean, hey, I decided to just live within my mean. My parents already financed living and education all my life and the last thing I want to do is to go ask for more money now that I am marriageable.