Budget Bride-to-be

From my posts, I am sure its not hard to realize that I am a budget bride-to-be.

Why did I choose to start this blog?

I started prepping for my wedding 11 months before my AD as such I have A LOT of time to do research for every big and small details of my wedding. Penning down all these details for other BTBs would ensure that my research would not go to waste and that every budget/ala-carte brides like me will realize that planning for the big day is an enjoyable and easy thing to do.

I want to note down all these small details so that in many years to come, I can look back and laugh with my hubby on all the funny things that we have done through the major milestones of our life.

Why did I choose to be a budget bride?

It's my personal choice.

1) I always believe that wedding is just a day in my life. Yes, its a once-in-a-lifetime thing but it would be over in just 1 day. I don't see why I should be spending $50k on a single day of my life when I can better use this money for other things like renovation, holidays and my future kids etc.

2) Learning to spend within my means. I have only started working for less than 2 years and I do not have much savings to splurge. I have a BTO coming next year and i foresee finance to be tight for the next few years hence I would think its essential to spend within my means.

3) With the gloomy economic outlook due to fall in oil prices, the whole employment market is very versatile. Being in a profession/industry where oil prices do impact the company, I would think that no one's employment is completely risk-free. To prevent being caught off guard, I would think that saving money during this period of time is the right thing to do.

4) The whole bridal/wedding market in Singapore is CRAZY. Everything is overpriced and hence I would think that learning how to find/grab a good deal and counter these crazy prices is a challenging yet fulfilling thing to do!

What's my wedding plan?

Bee and I would not be having a wedding lunch/dinner at a hotel or restaurant.
We will not be signing up for a bridal package.
We will most likely not be getting a professional videographer/photographer for our wedding day.

But…

We will be going ala-carte for most/all things.
We will be having a church wedding with proper lunch reception.
We will be going overseas for a pre-wedding shoot.

Its going to be a budget wedding planning but not a cheapo wedding.
Bee and I are both comfortable and happy with our plans to date.

We once joked about this…
Whats the theme of our wedding?
价廉物美？
No I would call it 简约时尚 LOL!

Stay tune as I update my blog through this journey (: