On people who don't mean sh*t? On relatives who "should matter" only because their blood courses through your veins? Is the wedding aftermath worth it?
To scrimp, to fight over expenditures, to put the blame on your spouse for over spending on some 40-something crystal bowls that nobody's gonna take home to put their fishes in, to be UNHAPPY all because your "special day" caused you a ton of additional stress and worries?
Is it healthy to put a huge strain on a brand new relationship?
New relationships are like plants- They need the right amount of light, soil and water to blossom into something amazing.
But instead of being BALANCED, there you go just happily piling up a heap load of wonderful, hot, steamy dung.
Have you had plants?
They don't need that much fertilizer to grow and, so what if it grows? You're never gonna see the plant.
All you'll ever see is that never ending flow of shit.
So tell me..
Who's going to remember the pain and time you took to "put on a show" 5 years down the road? Nobody. Just you and your spouse.
Was it worth it?
My dear parents got married in a church, with 2 tables for their "Chinese Wedding Dinner" - which would have worked perfectly for me.
But Guess what. No, cannot. Need to "show face" or else "diu Lian" *inserts roll-eyes emoji*
Show face to who? My mother's friends who don't mean s*** to me? (Sorry for the language, Mom)
Are they going to give her crap for ME not having a "proper" wedding?
If they do then guess what!?
THEY'RE NOT FRIENDS.
If the "value" of your face isn't that important that what is? Tradition?
Tradition to have a Chinese wedding dinner?.. since when.
If you're gonna say it's tradition, then whatever happened to the Paranakan and Filipino Dinners that I should have had?
Yeah, my IC says "Chinese" but you can't ignore my DNA either.
So... how? Toss in another 40k?
For the love of commonsense and sensibility.
I don't even have a "Chinese" birthday dinner, I don't even like Chinese food. Why the heck should I have a Chinese wedding dinner?
Anyway, if you earn less that a combined income of 10k
(might seem like a lot now, but once you get a house, Son you gonna shit blood)
learn from my mistake.. and the mistakes of all the other geniuses that have roamed this earth- SPEND YOUR MONEY WISELY
1. Take that money (say if you have 10k chillin' in your bank)
2. Tell your parents that you're getting married in the most unconventional way possible and explain why
3. Have a doctor on standby... just in case ya know. Moms.
4. Invite the ones you love and the ones who love you. Basically, invite THOSE WHO MATTER
5. Buy a white gown from Fareast Plaza, they cost about $150-300 plus you can keep it for life
6. Get bouncers/ invite your buff friends to assist. You won't want random folks feeding off your food.
7. Get married in the most religious spot possible - BECAUSE GOD SEES ALL YOUR GOSSIP MONGER AUNTIES.
(This I learned from Scarlet @her.royal.hiney - "momma, don't do bad things, don't scold me because god is watching you.")
8. Buffet lunch/ cocktails are a cheaper option so go for that. You'd probably burn 6k feeding the hundreds. Say if you go for $10/ pax..600 people? Lower it to 400.
I can barely recall 50 names.
So correction, burn 4K
9. Get your Brother (or sibling or bff) to be the photographer because he loves you and he knows you're a brokeass b**
10. Give your brother some money because, he's probably equally broke.
(My bruh would be proud that I've added this in #helpingBrokeBrosAroundTheWorld)
11. Back pack with whatever You have left. THANK GOD FOR SCOOT/ Jetstar/ AirAsia
*bolding these 2 because they have really comfy seats
12. Snap photos of your adventure in your gown / tux, whichever you fancy
13. Get it all rugged up and dirty from different types of earth
That would be one heck of an epic wedding gift you could possibly give yourself and the love of your life.
No grouchy relatives, no pushy Photographers, no rushing from table to table instead of enjoying your wedding meal, no unpaid debts and lastly, no bullshit.
