Cost of wedding, does this sound ok/normal/ridiculous/rip-off/stop moaning Ian etc?

[Moy]

Hi

Can I ask, my missus to be and I are sorting our wedding out for October, and as I'm in the UK, and she's still working abroad (We fly back to phils together meeting up half way, aww innit romantic, fetch a bucket), we're somewhat reliant on her family finding wedding arrangers.

Her father has offered to get in a sack of rice and a load of pork, and holding a reception at their home to do it on the cheap..........but you only get married once (ok ok, tell that my ex, but let's move extremely quickly on), and it's her first time, and I'd like it to be nice for her.

Well, we've had a few quotes from people her family seem to know - including one who is a family member - and they are all coming out with quotes of a similar starting figure. For absolutely everything - hotel location, photographer, catering for 100 (What the hell, who are her family inviting......the whole village and a goat?), dress, loads of other things - I've had quotes of between 90k pesos and 150k pesos. The latter is near enough 2k in GBP.

The latest planner, he's sent me an e-mail, saying about "ohh the 120k I quoted her sister, it isn't my own arrangement, but I can do you something really special for 150k (Well he would say that wouldn't he! Cheeky git!)

Top and bottom of it is, I'm not stupid, some locals prob think "rich westerner involved".......which is far from the truth, but we've both been saving, and we could manage this.

Can I ask - does 150k sound okish, or is this comedian frankly taking the

I'm not going to lose too much sleep over the extra amount in the grand scheme of things. We're frankly getting no-where for less than 120k, so this is the ballpark figure we don't seem to be able to get away from.

Thanks in advance

7 years ago me and the husband in civil wed with only close friends and some family members and relative a total of 25 people cost us 3,000 pesos only plus the hotel afterwards for 2,500 for 3 days and the extra 1,500 for some expenses a total of 7 thousand what else i could ask..
but 150K pesos that will pay our mortgage for our home right now in PH maybe you could lend me some Iani
but goodluck and think twice before making any decision with money..your future wife should know the cost i supposed

[gWaPito]

7 years ago me and the husband in civil wed with only close friends and some family members and relative a total of 25 people cost us 3,000 pesos only plus the hotel afterwards for 2,500 for 3 days and the extra 1,500 for some expenses a total of 7 thousand what else i could ask..
but 150K pesos that will pay our mortgage for our home right now in PH maybe you could lend me some Iani
but goodluck and think twice before making any decision with money..your future wife should know the cost i supposed

I thought filipina like your goodself were a myth (compliment) and it appears a wonderful cook...I hope your husband appreciates you