Hi graduate brides,

Sobrang curious ako sa mga nagagastos sa kasal.

Bakit sobrang mahal, bakut umaabot ng milyon yun iba.

May mga naka 500k below ba dyan for 100pax?

Pashare naman ng break down niyo please baka kasi may hindi ako nakikitang gastos na mag surprise sakin pag malapit na wedding. Baka pwede painclude sa breakdown ng suppliers at venues thank you!

Maraming salamat!! Pansinin niyo ko please gumawa ako reddit para itanong to hahaha

I'm currently debating with myself (fiance is very chill). We estimated our possible costs which is around 350-400k, but that's the least of our worries.

Reasons why I want to elope:

1. The waiting puts me in agony. The longer I wait, the longer it stresses me. (won't I feel stressed preparing for the second wedding if we elope? Answer, no.)

2. I've always said to myself na spending more than 100k for our wedding is against my principle. I'd rather do something else with the excess amount.

3. Stressed sa guest list. I want it intimate, but our intimate list is already 60 pax. I tried to take it down to strictly immediate family only, pero it saddens us if our closest friends wont be there, but that would mean you have to consider other kinds of close friends and relatives too.

4. I really want to elope kasi I love the idea na it's only between us two.

5. If we go for eloping, I want to keep it a secret until our second wedding (not church, just a bigger one with all the people in our lives), but ayaw niya. He wants to announce it to the world after it becomes official. So it's really elope OR wait for the bigger wedding which will be in March 2028 pa.

Why the second wedding: I want all of our siblings, who lives abroad, to be at that moment. We are very close with our family and the thought of not being complete breaks my heart.

My fiance is very chill kasi siya magbabayad sa lahat, sunod sunod lang dw siya sa akin (kasi nga stressed na ako :<) but his decision: wait for the big wedding (my contradiction: reason #1)

HELP!

Guys. Nagpagawa ako ng entourage gown sa D8, ngdown ako ng half (7000) ang ayos ng usap namin, sinukatan kapatid ko and yung iba abay online sukat thru video call. Pero kinabukasan iniblock na nya ako sa facebook, yung cp number nya out of coverage na din. At ito pa, mali yung calling card na binigay nya sakin ibang stall kht late ko na napansin at mali ko di ako nghingi ng kontrata. Balak ko puntahan. Mababawi ko pa kaya yung ini down ko? Kakastress!!

Curiois question.

Me (B2b) and my fiance (G2b) are living together for a year na and I no longer have parents, plus all my siblings are out of country.

May pamamanhikan pa bang mangyayari?

Di ko na actually ito naisip until nagpaplan kami ni G2B mag visit sa grave ng parents ko this Nov.

Di naman issue sakin pero never din nag initiate yung parents niya kilalanin yung fam ko, or even try to visit my parents' grave.

Ako ba dapat mag invite sa kanila bumisita sa puntod? Nakarinig kase ako na gusto nila na ang mga kapatid ko ang pumunta sa bahay nila once makauwi dito sa Pinas days before our wedding. Take note na hindi rin naman kami nakatira sa bahay ng parents ni G2B, nakabukod na kami.

Given naman na ang kasama ko na sa bahay ay si G2B pero ang weird lang ng feeling na yung mga kapatid ko pa ang parang mamamanhikan eh ako yung babae 😅

Also, medyo malayo yung bahay na inuuwian ng kapatid ko sa Pinas vs bahay ng parents ni G2B.

Anyway, napaisip lang naman ako. Pero sinabihan ko naman na malayo nakatira kuya ko and saglit lang sila sa Pinas kaya di sure if makakabyahe papunta sa bahay ng parents ni G2B.

Hello, everyone! 💗

Mahilig talaga ako mag-design and print ng money envelopes, kaya naisipan kong magpa-FREE MONEY ENVELOPE for 5 lucky B2B! ❤️ Yes po, FREE na FREE!

Shipping fee na lang po ang sagot if medyo malayo kayo, hehe. I'm from Laguna, btw!

And kung generous naman po kayo at gusto akong bigyan ng pang-kape, hindi ko rin po tatanggihan. Charot! HAHAHA ☕😂

Sana mapasaya ko rin kayo kahit sa simpleng paraan. Comment na lang po kayo. Hanggang 50pcs lang po ako each person. Good luck, everyone!

Hello, graduate brides! Where did you get your wedding photos printed and framed?

Has any of you tried the infinity dress for your bridesmaids’ attire? Was it worth it? If yes, where did you purchase it and how much?

If i’ll go with this wedding motif? Should I stick with one colors with my bridesmaid? Wgich is prettier? All pink or all olive green? Ir should I go with tri color? Pink, Olive Green and Burgundy? Please help the undecided bride

Hi, any graduate brides here na sa Hiraya Wellness Resort in Aguilar, Pangasinan ang venue? Wala ako mahanap na reviews mostly for staycation lang siya. But I have 60-90 pax mostly from pangasinan and manila then the rest from Europe. Planning din kami na overnight ang kunin para di na hassle sa biyahe yung mga from manila and europe. Ok ba to as a venue? Parang ang relaxing kasi and hindi siya super popular.

Hi! I’ve been building Knotch, a Philippine wedding supplier discovery platform designed to help couples find suppliers based on style, budget, location, and overall fit, not just browse a long directory.

I recently changed the supplier discovery experience so visitors can swipe through suppliers and gradually discover what fits their preferences.

If you have a few minutes, I’d really appreciate honest feedback on the mobile experience:

https://knotch.studio/suppliers

A few things I’m especially curious about:

1. When the page opens, is it immediately clear what you can do?

2. Would you naturally swipe, tap a button, scroll, or leave?

3. Is there enough information on the first card to make you interested?

4. What would make you want to open a supplier’s full profile?

5. Does the experience feel useful for actual wedding planning, or more like a novelty?

Please feel free to be brutally honest, especially if anything feels confusing, slow, incomplete, or untrustworthy. I’m trying to understand the experience from a first-time visitor’s perspective.

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

My fiancée recently paid a downpayment to an MUA for a ₱10K trial makeup session.
We were planning to take a few simple prenup photos afterward. Nothing extravagant, just a few shots for remembrance.

However, the MUA suggested that we avail of their ₱30K prenup package instead, since it includes retouching and other services.

My fiancée explained that we don’t need those additional services. No retouching, no extended hours, and no assistance during the shoot. Once the trial makeup is done, that’s it. We’re on our own, and we’re perfectly fine with that.
But here’s the part that genuinely confused me. LOL.
The MUA said that if we only avail of the ₱10K trial makeup, they will remove the make up right after the session is done 😭(EDITED sorry the duration of the make up pala is 2 hrs jusko, mahina na ung pandinig ko sorry haha)

Wait, what? HAHAHA.
I understand that trial makeup and prenup makeup are different services, and I respect that MUAs have their own policies.

But is physically removing the makeup after completion really necessary? We’re not asking for anything beyond the trial session itself. We just want to take a few photos afterward while my fiancée still has her makeup on.

Is this actually standard practice among MUAs? Or is there something we’re missing here? 😂

Would love to hear your thoughts, especially from professional MUAs!

Hi po! First time ko bumili ng diamond kaya pasensya na kung basic yung tanong.
Bibili ako ng loose lab-grown diamond online (Hiraya Lab Diamonds) kasi mas mura.

Ang problema, di ko alam saan magpapagawa ng buong ring. Gusto ko sana 14k o 18k yellow gold na engagement ring. Kailangan ko siya in a month.

Mga tanong ko po:

1. Saang jeweler/setter kayo nagpagawa? Lalo na yung tumatanggap ng stone na hindi sa kanila binili. Yung mapagkakatiwalaan.
2. Paano masisigurado na yung diamond ko talaga ang ilalagay nila? Alam kong di kaya ng isang araw yung paggawa ng ring, kaya worried ako iwan yung stone nang ilang araw.
3. Pwede bang specs muna ibigay ko (7.4 mm round), gawin muna nila yung ring, tapos saka ko lang dalhin yung diamond pag ready na para i-set? Ganun ba usually?
4. Magkano po usually ang 14k vs 18k yellow gold solitaire setting, at gaano katagal gawin?

Sorry kung stupid question, first time ko po talaga. Salamat in advance! 🙏

B2Bs and graduate brides, ano po gift niyo sa principal sponsors and entourage niyo? Thinking of consumables sana kasi baka hindi bagay kapag yung mga lamps? Also, how much budget niyo per gift?

1 month nalang and wala pa ako naiisip na gift for them hay!

hello! 🫶

our wedding is in december, and we’re finally looking for our wedding scents! 🥹 my fiancé and i aren’t really into perfume but i do have a few perfumes that i absolutely loveeee, like PDM Delina, Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, and Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste. 💗

we’re both looking for a clean, fresh scent that isn’t too strong. 😁

thank you! 🙏

Since super taas ng ceiling sa MTQ, iniisip namin na wqg na mag aircon kasi parang hindi naman mainit and this Oct. 26 na yung wedding namin, until now can’t decide pa din huhu helpppp. Or worth it ba gumastos ng 15k for 1.5hr sa aircon? Huhu

Hello! Looking for recommendations for a wedding coordinator. Context is: one of us is overseas and would need someone who we can rely on guiding us from prep to legality to wedding day.

Thank you 🙏

Hello,

Is it ok to provide tela for principal sponsors? Hindi ba OA? Baka isipin nila, pare parehas sila ng itsura with other principal sponsors though magkakaiba sila sa pagawa.

Would this budget will be enough for a wedding in Manila with 100pax? 🥲🥲

Hi~
We’re planning to go sa Divi to try on some wedding gowns this saturday and I just wanted to ask for your highly suggested stores we should definitely go to l. Plus other things you think I should need (where to go first, what to bring, what to expect)

I had a list before from all the comments I found here sa reddit before but I can’t find my list now and honestly, going through reddit posts and comments can be a lot. So hoping this would be easier. TIA!!

Hello! suki na ako dito as an overthinker b2b. pls bear with me po 🥹 If yung groom naka all white 3 piece suit and groomsmen po naka black suit/coat. Pwede po kaya sa ninongs naka barong? Hindi po ba maoout of theme or magmumukhang out of place?