i am drolling over pronovias and maggie sottero's.... i am lusting over cary santiago's laser cut gowns....when my friend told me that her gown from cecilio abad is Php35,000 i was shocked! i didn't know wedding gowns are that expensive! she said it's because she wanted a really nice gown (she got married 3 years ago).... when i emailed cecilio abad the base price is now is Php75,000, my jaw dropped!
"base"
meaning, not using the high-end fabric, no or very minimal beading, the design is basic...... and don't get me started on *gasp* the cary santiago gowns.... pronovias and maggie sottero is ofcourse another story too....
ofcourse i want to be really beautiful and i want to wear the most flattering and beautiful gown that everyone would envy but i have to keep my priorities straight..... it's not that we can't afford them (and i'm saying that in all humility), in fact i have a LOT of time to save for it.... but whenever i would look at our ever growing excel sheet and peek into the budget tab i just really don't like how our budget just instantly balloons when i put in the numbers for the wedding gown....
i have a list of stuff to splurge on and stuff that are negotiable and the gown is in the "no splurge" column...... i just can't justify the cost.... i don't want to splurge on something that i would just wear for a day and then would just start gathering dust and would just be extra closet space.....
right now, i'm seriously considering divisoria gowns...... i'm thinking maybe i can be that-girl-who-can-pull-off-a-divisoria-gown..... "nasa nagdadala yan", right?....... maybe i should just approach this like how we approached choosing our photographers and videographers which is choosing according to skills and not according to being a famous "brand" name.....
now, i can't wait to come home to the philippines to go to divisoria and tutuban and look for hazel garcia or discover nico mendez or sohrab arcega or one of those divisoria couturiers just waiting to be discovered...... i really think somewhere in that maze-like place called divisoria i would find my perfect gown..... and i think i know just how to keep my mind off those expensive gowns/designers......
*chants to self* isipin ang surpresang regalo na gusto nimong ihatag sa imong bana -- aman***o
Update: i got my gown from Pronovias and they're on sale! it's like best of both worlds, branded name and cheap ($1,500 includes customization/alteration costs or Php60,000 + )
photo credits:
http://sangmaestro.com/tag/inexpensive-wedding-dresses/
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