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Our wedding budget and checklist
Budget, monthly saving plan, marriage license papers, timeline and entourage
Couple: [OUR NAMES]
Wedding date: [WEDDING DATE]
Ceremony and reception: [CHURCH OR CIVIL, VENUE, CITY]
Guests: [NUMBER OF GUESTS]
1. Budget
Item How many Price each Total
Marriage license, PSA papers, pre-marriage seminar 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Church or civil ceremony fee 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Catering per guest [N] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Reception venue 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Gown, barong and entourage attire 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Wedding rings 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Photo and video 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Flowers and styling 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Coordinator, host, lights and sounds 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Cake and wine 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Invitations and souvenirs 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Hair and makeup 1 ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT]
Total ₱ [TOTAL]
We save: ₱ [AMOUNT] already, then ₱ [AMOUNT] each month from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE] — [N] payments.
2. Saving plan
Date Put aside Saved by then Done
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₱ [AMOUNT] ₱ [AMOUNT] ☐
3. Marriage license papers
Done To do
☐ PSA birth certificates of both of you
☐ CENOMAR (certificate of no marriage) from PSA
☐ Valid IDs; sworn application for the marriage license, filed separately by each of you (Family Code, art. 11)
☐ Aged 18–21: written consent of parents or guardian (art. 14); aged 21–25: parental advice (art. 15)
☐ If consent or advice is needed: certificate of marriage counseling (art. 16); many LGUs ask all couples for a pre-marriage seminar
☐ Foreign fiancé(e): certificate of legal capacity to marry from the embassy (art. 21)
☐ Lived together as husband and wife for at least 5 years with no impediment: affidavit instead of a license (art. 34)
☐ Church wedding: baptismal and confirmation certificates (for marriage), canonical interview, banns — ask your parish
What the Family Code says The marriage license is issued by the local civil registrar of the city or municipality where either of you habitually resides (Family Code, art. 9). The civil registrar posts a notice of your application for 10 consecutive days, then issues the license (art. 17). The license is valid anywhere in the Philippines for 120 days from issue (art. 20). Aged 18–21: parents' consent; aged 21–25: parents' advice, and a certificate of marriage counseling (arts. 14–16). Within 15 days after the wedding, the officiant sends the marriage certificate to the civil registrar (art. 23).
4. Timeline
When What Done
12 months before Agree on the budget, the guest count and the date; tell both families ☐
10–12 months Book the church or the civil wedding date and the reception venue ☐
8–10 months Book the coordinator, photo and video, and the caterer ☐
6–8 months Choose principal sponsors (ninong and ninang) and the entourage; order the gown and barong ☐
4–6 months Book flowers and styling, hair and makeup, host, lights and sounds; order rings ☐
3–4 months Request PSA birth certificates and CENOMAR; attend the pre-marriage seminar or counseling your LGU or parish asks for ☐
2–3 months Send invitations; church requirements: baptismal and confirmation certificates, canonical interview, banns ☐
1–3 months File the marriage license application at the local civil registrar where one of you lives — the notice is posted for 10 days ☐
1 month Final fittings; confirm guests with the caterer; prepare the program and seating ☐
The week Pick up the license (valid 120 days anywhere in the Philippines); pay balances; rehearsal ☐
After The officiant sends the marriage certificate to the civil registrar within 15 days; later request your PSA copy ☐
5. Principal sponsors and entourage
Role Name Told
Principal sponsor (ninong) [NAME] ☐
[NAME] ☐
Principal sponsor (ninang) [NAME] ☐
[NAME] ☐
Candle sponsors [NAME] ☐
Veil sponsors [NAME] ☐
Cord sponsors [NAME] ☐
Best man [NAME] ☐
Maid or matron of honor [NAME] ☐
Bridesmaids [NAME] ☐
[NAME] ☐
Groomsmen [NAME] ☐
[NAME] ☐
Bible bearer [NAME] ☐
Ring bearer [NAME] ☐
Coin (arrhae) bearer [NAME] ☐
Flower girls [NAME] ☐
[NAME] ☐
Our own amounts: the examples are not market prices. Fees for the license and seminar differ by city or municipality; church requirements by parish. The plan runs from today to the month before the wedding; the last payment adjusts. Checked 21 October 2026.