Marriage in 'Philippines or England'

[aromulus]

How on earth can the AVERAGE cost of a wedding in the UK be £20,000!!!
I know its not cheap here, but that must be super inflated by movie stars and footballers spending millions!

When I was a lowly assistant catering manager at a certain venue in North Wales, many moons ago, I took and managed a booking from start to finish for 200 pax.
Between the wedding lunch, the evening buffet and disco, free bar for 2 hours, flowers arrangements, carriages (taxis really), entertainment licence, and all sorts of other pre-booked extras it came to the total of 12 k.
All the other stuff, as in cars, wedding in the church, cake, photographer, and all ancillaries were not included and I cannot say what they cost as I don't know.

But here is a modest breakdown from googled link.
The Cost
The average UK wedding in 2002 was costed out by weddingguideuk.com as follows:
Bride's wedding ring £200
Groom's wedding ring £150
Wedding dress £700
Headdress and veil £150
Bridal bouquet £75
Shoes and accessories £125
Bride's beauty treatments £75
Bridesmaids' dresses £500
Groom's outfit £150
Flowers (buttonholes, church, etc.) £200
Printing £300
Wedding cars £300 ()
Civil/church fees £200
Photographs £400
Video £400
Wedding cake £200
Reception venue or marquee £600
Reception decorations £150
Wedding reception £2000 ()
Evening reception £750 ()
Drinks £750
Entertainment £500
Bride's going-away outfit £150
Wedding night venue £125
Honeymoon £1500
Wedding insurance £50
Other expenses £300
Total £11,000
http://www.howtobooks.co.uk/family/weddings/costs.asp

I got married in Phil, and the hotel wedding package for us, was less than 500 quid.
BTW, we invited little over 90 people, nearly 200 turned up....

[aposhark]

I got married in Phil, and the hotel wedding package for us, was less than 500 quid.
BTW, we invited little over 90 people, nearly 200 turned up....

Yes ours was that much too.
My wife had PHP 1,500 change when her mum and her discussed everything.
I said "keep it dear, thank you dear for a fantastic day, now can we have a little kiss in private".

Filipino men in the hotels in Cebu and also in Malapascua island told me PHP 35,000 is enough.