My daughter recently attended a wedding reception attended by 1,450 to 1,500 guests.
She said the bride and groom no longer went around from table to table for a photo, nor guests were required to go to the front to pose with the couple. Kasi naman with that many people, it would be chaotic, time consuming, arduous and uselessly tiring.
A bottle of blue label was on most tables.
Needless to say, I am sure the banquet hall was bedecked with hanging crystals and expensive flowers.
According to her friend, the expenses could have reached 10 million pesos or even more.
She brought home this big floral arrangement with plastic pot and twig box tray.
When Edmund and I had our 25th wedding anniversary reception, I was okay with whatever flower arrangement came free from the caterer. Kahit baduy. I didn’t even notice how ugly or pathetic-looking the flowers were. I didn’t want to spend so much money on something that would be thrown away after a few hours.
Yung ibang mga brides splurge on flowers. I’ve heard some brides spending P2,000,000 on flowers alone? Siguro kung nagtatai sila ng pera.
A relative of ours is getting married in a few months and their guests are estimated to be 350 – 450 px. According to Oyen, nowadays, 350 is considered few. The trend is to invite more people. Especially if the clan is big.
We had 160 guests and I could never forget that moment when Edmund and I were settling the remaining food and drinks bill which were no longer part of our budget. The performer and his companions occupied one round table and the wines and liquors they consumed were not in our budget. There were also about 20 people who did not show up which cost us more than 5,000 pesos extra, and for nothing. That time, that was certainly a huge expense for us. I was very upset. I kept thinking about the money, sayang na sayang.
For rich couples with richer parents, spending five or ten million for a grand spectacle could be petty cash. I only wish that their marriage would be blessed in abundance of LOVE AND DEVOTION. May it be FOREVER.
