Hi Berry
I suggest u decide your banquet (venue) 1st if you have decide your date. Cos, no BS will reject business if you wan to sign up with them, but hotels or restaurants would reject you if their places are take up by other brides.
To me, the most impt is settle your venue 1st.. BS things, some ppl get shotgun, within 2 months also can rush the photos, so dun worry
hee hee...
Your MIL is right... $15K is reasonable...
Imagine your BS, which might take up to 3K or even more already, thoe simple simple things like GDL, angbaos on the AD given out , videographer, photographer...etcetc...
For me, i did not include my dinner cost in, cos same here, i m also thinking of using ang bao $ to offset the bills, of course with a small sum of $$ in case we loss ....I also hope just for a breakeven.. i happy liao...
I can understand... my vitamin M all go into my house too. it is also on renovation soon... restart the work after CNY... meaning very soon, i will be busy again with house reno things..
Berry, take steps by steps.... no need to rush like mad la... stress dun do us good and no more mei mei BTB.. kekeke.