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How much does a (combine) Malay Wedding cost?
Saturday, November 1, 2014 @ 1:46 PM
The big question for all bride to-bes is how much do we need for a wedding?
It depends on what you want, what your family is going to sponsor, where you want it to be, who you want and all. Let me share how much I paid for (almost) everything excluding sponsored things!
This is how much I spent for my wedding.
MAKEUP ARTIST: $350
Makeup and Hairdo, touch and go for solemnization only.
MAK ANDAM: $750 2 day event full service
DUIT KIPAS: $150 + $20 which my husband accidentally give together and did not return.
3 OUTFITS: $1,100
HENNA: $180
DECOR: $3780
This is their opening price last year. Outdoor package $4200 -10% discount.
Additional Chairs: $250
We added 50 more chairs, $50 for every 10 chairs.
VENUE: Netball Court, $240.
$80 per day, maximum 3 days only.
TENTAGE: $2650 Personal contact so special price.
CATERING:
Tasha: $9000 for 1000pax (sanding) and $1000 for 200pax (nikah)
Hubby: $4500 for 500pax and $750 for 5000 sticks of satay (supplier price & half sponsored)
CAKE: $650
PHOTOBOOTH: $850
PHOTOGRAPHY: $2150 + $300 for selecting our preferred photographer
VIDEOGRAPHY: $1300
DJ Karaoke: $400
KOMPANG: $450
CARDS: Card Maison, $576
10% discount, $0.72 each for 800 cards.
FAVORS: DIY, $880
BUNGA RAMPAI: DIY, $60+/-
BUNGA PAHAR: $470, 150pcs
GIFT TRAYS: $350
FAMILY OUTFITS: $1000
GUBAHAN:
Groom to Bride: $3200 (note that I ask for a Michael Kors)
Bride to Groom: $3000
TOK KADI: $170 including ROMM fees
TOTAL SPENT ON A COMBINED WEDDING: $40,506
Bride: $23,000 // Groom: $18,000 (excluding hantaran)
Things I should not have done:
- Photobooth : $850
- Bunga Pahar: $470
Things I think I could save more:
A 3 tier cake from Spatula Bakery cost $480 (when I first asked) and taste much more nicer. Could save $170 on this.
I can say I saved quite alot on my custom made outfits, diy bunga rampai and diy favors. I could save more if I diy the bunga pahars but we made some changes and deposit is non-refundable. I also asked for a $455 Michael Kors instead of a Chanel which my husband offered, I wanna get it using my own money when we head to Europe. We didn’t have any Sireh Dara and Sireh Junjung because our vendor backed out. We didn’t bother finding a new one because to us, it’s really pointless. Our families are not traditional oldies families so noone cares. Saved: $370.
Things that are not worth my money:
- Bunga Pahar, bad service and colours are not what I asked for.
- Mak Andam, makeup was too thick unlike the makeup during my nikah.
- Henna, my henna was super dry!
If you're looking into planning a full wedding with branded items and customized decor, you'll need another $10,000 - $20,000. This is a combined wedding, for a separate wedding, you'll need another decor vendor, a wedding car and some vendors charge extra for separate events.
Amount I was sponsored: $1,300.
// Do note that these are 2013 quotes. Prices go up every year.
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6 Comments:
Hey babe!kudos on ur wedding prep!i just saw ur groom side catering for 500 pax is @ $4500?care to share which catering company is that?
Hello! Ours was Nizera Wedding Services, we only took them for catering, their food taste good! We got a huge discount (passed down from cousin to sister to me) so I'm not sure how much they usually charge.
Hi babe! May i know who the makeup artist is for your solemnization, as well as which kompang service & DJ did you hire for your big day?
Hi! For nikah is Wiwit A. Kompang is Akrab. DJ is my mom's personal friend. We did received discounts for kompang and DJ.
Hi, would you mind share which videography service did you took?
Hi. I don't feel that I should tell here cause they lost our footage during our akad nikah. But if you really wanna know, email me tashasari@gmail.com
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