Approx RM100 for required paperwork (RM50 for marriage course, RM1 for HIV test, etc).RM2000 (approx) on dulang hantaran gifts,.

If you take out all the reception-that-didn’t-happen expenses in #1, effectively I only spent RM5,247.09 for my nikah ceremony (RM12,062.09 minus RM6,815). Wonder what happened to them 😔 - Suraya | suraya.eth November 13, 2020 … True story: the only reason why we got a nikah date in Nov (instead of Dec/Jan since only 5 couples is allowed per day) is because another couple dropped out and a slot opened up Thankfully, by late October JAIS gave us a nikah slot and we got married on Wednesday, 3pm on 25 November 2020 at JAIS office, before celebrating with close family at home. We made the decision after giving up our original 14 November 2020 (Saturday) date by mid-October. The decision to hold the nikah ceremony at home wasn’t intentional – it was just the most flexible option, considering the ever-changing nikah SOP at the time. Therefore by having the nikah ceremony at home, the event venue cost became RM0 (even if I did spend RM6,230 for bridal room renovation, but that’s under Donations category not Wedding). #2 – We had the nikah ceremony at my parent’s homeĮvent rental is one of the items in checklist kahwin. So that’s a total of RM6,815 for unused items and services. RM250 for non-refundable deposit for makeup artist.RM415 for wedding cards package (anyone know how I can repurpose or upcycle these cards?), and.RM2,000 for the family’s reception outfits,.RM4,150 for the deposit at reception venue,.

We managed to get our deposit back for the engagement event, but I still spent: Naturally, because the events didn’t happen, the things we need to tick off from our checklist kahwin significantly reduced.īut just because the events didn’t happen, doesn’t mean no costs were incurred. The former was supposed to be in July 2020 before cancelled due to MCO 1.0, and the latter was planned on November 2020 before postponed to January 2021 before cancelled due to MCO 2.0. Reason #1 why my wedding cost was so low is simply because we had to cancel both the engagement AND the reception events due to the pandemic. There were four reasons it costs so low, and none of them have anything to do with my money management skills, and everything to do with the pandemic: #1 – We had to cancel engagement AND reception events It became a total budget kahwin and nikah ceremony. However, if you take out all the services that were cancelled due to MCO, then effectively I only spent RM5,247.09 for my Malay wedding. This was an incredibly low amount, as far as Malay weddings go. Both our parents have a lot of friends) What I Ended Up Spending on My Malay WeddingĪctually, I spent a total of RM12,062.09 on my Malay wedding. An extra RM7,000-RM9,000 or 10% set aside as contingency.To pay for all/most of these costs, I originally budgeted RM70,000-RM90,000 in our budget kahwin, broken down like so: Get it! It’s pretty useful for DIY Malay wedding planning process! Source: I got one of those cute kahwin planner notebooks on Shopee. Entertainment: Music show, Silat show, Emcee, Photo Booth, Kompang, PA system.Tradition: Bunga pahar/ bunga telur, Set renjis, Dulang hantaran.Decoration: Pelamin Nikah, Pelamin Sanding (Reception), Flowers.Family members: Matching outfits, transportation costs.Bride & groom: Wedding rings, Wedding cake, Makan beradab set, Honeymoon.

Event services (Reception): Venue, Food Catering, Dessert Catering, Photographer, Videographer.

Event services (Nikah): Venue, Food Catering, Dessert Catering, Photographer, Videographer.

Bridal Services: Makeup artist, Hair styling, Veil styling, Henna artist.

Reception Outfit: Baju pengantin, Veil, Shoes, Accessories, Hand bouquet.

Nikah Outfit: Baju pengantin, Veil, Shoes, Accessories, Hand bouquet.

Paperwork: Kursus Kahwin, HIV test, Photocopies for documents.

A post shared by Suraya Zainudin Checklist Kahwin: What I Planned to Spend Onįrom my research, a ‘standard’ checklist kahwin for a Malay wedding comprises:

Indian wedding planner checklist pdf