Even 200k pesos sounds a bit on the stiff-ish side of reasonable expense.
A sum like that in Cagayan De Oro would give you short of a Diana-Charlie wedding thingy...
Bit over the top really...
I suppose the g/f wants something lavish and "rich" so she can hold her head high with her family, friends and neighbours boasting a "rich" Kano bana, thus making everyone else sick with jealousy and envy...
In the west, we don't have this kind of thinking, apart from "keeping up with the Joneses"....
Which is slightly different...
Get googlin' mate, and do like I did, research, research and book it yourself after copius amount of exchanged e-mails, forget the wedding planners it is an unnecessary expense.
Every half decent hotel has an MC at disposal and also the hotel own planner can do it for nothing at time of booking.....
