A big question for any engaged couple is "Paano nga ba magplano ng kasal?". For us, especially since we're working on a budget, we need to be very sure before booking a supplier. Mahirap magtiwala at maglabas ng pera sa mga suppliers na hindi mo lubos na alam kung paano trumabaho. So after months of searching the net, we came across Girltalk (Gtalk) and Weddings at Work (W@W). Dito kami nakakakuha ng mga guide and feedback para sa mga napupusuan naming suppliers.
W@W is powered by Yahoo Groups. It was established by Abet and Benz in 1999 exclusively for couples that are planning to get married. As expected, mas madalas na mga brides-to-be ang naka-register dito than grooms-to-be. Members can post any wedding related topics so that other w@wies can contribute to the topic. At first, I was hesitant to join the group kasi alam kong di ako makaka keep-up with the amount of posts and I don't want to be swamped with emails everyday. But I got curious and sent a membership request after almost every supplier that we book asked me if I'm a w@wie. Lurker lang ako noong umpisa then when we started to go all-out for the wedding preps, mas naging active ako. We learned a lot of tips and information from it. We shared experiences with our own suppliers to other members as well. It works for us since our suppliers can gain more experience before our own wedding. Also, nakatulong na kami sa mga w@wies, nakatulong pa kami sa suppliers namin.
Girltalk, on the other hand, is a forum that has a dedicated "engagement and wedding” section for couples na nagpa-plano ng kasal. This is open to all na may alam sa weddings, so you'll get to talk with suppliers and couples as well. Madalas lurker lang ako dito. I find it informative and helpful for our wedding preparation pero nahihirapan lang ako mag back-read ng mga posts.
Planning a wedding can be complicated but with these outlets, sure kaming matutupad ang aming dream wedding with a clearer understanding of things. Kaya as much as possible I try to be active sa mga forums na ito to give back to the community those things that we learned during our own preparation.
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