Find out the overwhelming cost of a lavish Balesin Wedding
BALESIN-After photos of Billy Crawford and Coleen Garcia’s wedding surfaced on social media, many netizens couldn’t help but wonder what the cost of such a grand celebration would be.
On April 20, Billy and Coleen exchanged their vows before their family and friends. The lavish wedding celebration took place on the luxurious haven of Balesin Island Club in Polilio, Quezon.
Aside from the recently wedded couple, other famous personalities such as Heart Evangelista and Chiz Escudero, as well as Christine Reyes and Ali Khatibi were also able to successfully pull off their respective weddings in the same location.
According to a report in PEP.ph, a luxurious island with high-grade facilities such as Balesin is not within reach of couples who are planning to get married on a strict budget.
As reported, Balesin’s Island Club membership fee roughly ranges from a jawdropping P2.5M to P6.5M. Amusingly, membership is not firmly required to get married in the resort as long as there is an endorsement from a sponsoring member.
Balesin Island Club official website’s suggests that the wedding package comes with a free villa’s night stay, complimentary use of a four-seater golf cart and a bottle of champagne or wine amidst the wedding celebration.
As Balesin is a secluded island, it takes a private plane to take the guests to the venue. The resort has its own fleet planes with a fare of P8, 690 per head. Thus, on the assumption of 250 guests, a total of P2, 240, 000 will be spent for flights.
Meals and drinks would oblige one to recompense around P1, 832, 000.
Brunch are served for P873.60 per guest, while dinner would cost P1, 545.60.
The breakfast, consists of a rich French buffet of crepes, omelet, baguette and varieties of Filipino dishes can escalate up to P218, 400 for 250 guests.
Open bar with a package of liquors is at around P250, 000.
For the ceremony and reception venues, a total amount of approximately P154, 000 would be required to shell out. One of the most expensive venue is the Royal Balesin Villa which is worth P84, 000 for only 4 hours use, P5, 600 will be added for each succeeding hours.
The full use of sound system and other technology such as projectors, lights and screen can run up to P53, 200.
Transportation of materials and manpower can would also add an additional amount of P154, 748.
Other important details of a wedding, aside from the venue are the bridal gown and groom’s suit.
A bridal gown by bigtime Israeli Designer Galia Lahav starts at a whopping rate of P300, 000 while Edwin Tan’s tuxedo can go as high up to P45,000.
Celebrity hair and make-up artists, wedding rings, Christian Loubotin Kate So pumps and full suites invitations costs P50, 000, P75, 000, P36,795 and P50, 000 respectively.
Wedding planners, which in Billy and Coleen’s case was the La Belle Fette Weddings and event stylist Gideon Hermosa can charge a whole package of P450, 000 altogether.
Top-caliber wedding photographers would usually charge P300, 000 for a full wedding bundle while class A videographers can offer a rate of P200, 000 upwards.
Overall, an imeldific Balesin Wedding Celebration conveys a total of P8, 857, 417.