I had my wedding in December 2019, it was small and intimate, SAVED A LOT OF MONEY! Originally my wedding was almost $40k, but we didn't want to start our wedding in huge debt so we decided we were going to invite just close friends and family (20 people) and I'm so glad we did that because the ceremony just felt so special, intimate, and just perfect!! Our total cost was $6k way better than the original!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear!! I definitely miss my friends (especially now during COVID) but I loved our intimate ceremony and wouldn’t change a thing. Thanks for watching!! :)
@ingridesparza96424 жыл бұрын
27 people is my side of my very close family. Thats the bare minimum
@SamElle4 жыл бұрын
OMGGG Im so far from having a wedding (im single af) BUT I LOVE WATCHING OTHER PEOPLES WEDDING PROCESS!!!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
hahah YAY! enjoy!!
@oceanheartz7174 жыл бұрын
Samee xD
@nthabelengmalebese51554 жыл бұрын
You and me both sis.
@koygoddess70803 жыл бұрын
It's cool tho..you're allowing the energy of love and weddings to have space in your imagination and existence so the Universe hears all. It'll happen for you booh!!!! Continue to stay open to it and Believe. *HUGS* 👍🏿👍🏽👍🏻👍
@Fayefilms4 жыл бұрын
Hi kchoi 💗 I don't know if you'll see this but when I was telling my brother about wanting to start a youtube channel, he suggested for me to look at your channel and you've been my role model ever since. The first video I watched was your "how I saved 50,000 dollars for grad school" video and it inspired me to save and pay for grad school on my own one day (started a full time job! hehe). Congratulations on getting married with a beautiful and intimate wedding (and the ring accident is honestly so cute)
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you for the sweet comment!! It makes me so happy that I could inspire you in some way. Good luck with everything! 🥰💕
@chempanda63884 жыл бұрын
I'm not the kind of person who gets excited about huge weddings. The small knit backyard wedding day melted my socks off, it's subtle yet lovable.
@lispourmoi4 жыл бұрын
I like that you mentioned upscale weddings could hold more pressure as it almost seems like a spectacular. After all, we simply want an event to celebrate intimacy and the journey of our relationships. Congrats Kchoi!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 💕
@Sharky7711174 жыл бұрын
I love that you rented a dress and your husband rented a suit!!! I find the whole process of finding and buying this extremely expensive dress that you're only going to wear once to be so unnecessary.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Hahah yes exactly! And i originally would have rented TWO dresses for the price of purchasing one 😱
@alliahrose28783 жыл бұрын
I think it is still preference 🙂, my mama's wedding dress was personally tailored and made for her before and my papa's barong tagalog (kind of suit that made from pineapple) was also personally made for him, and it is been 25 years of their marriage, and my sister and I will use her wedding dress too, we will just made some improvements and adjustments. It is beautiful and I think we are just lucky that we are almost the same body proportion like our mom before. But yeah, you can say that we rented our mom's wedding dress haha
@cz21434 жыл бұрын
You forgot mentioning about one thing: the cost for having a backyard lol. The pictures look super cute tho. Congratulations!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha TRUE we are so lucky that we could get married in my parents’ backyard!!
@SamanthaCoria4 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful and practical!! The older I get, the less I want a big ceremony (if I ever get married). This definitely solidified that idea
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy with the decision!!
@gumdeo4 жыл бұрын
Amazing advice for these troubled times. Weddings are so beautiful, they don't have to be super expensive.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@nathanielmills46784 жыл бұрын
Congratulations from London! I got married 10 years ago. We originally planned to have a big wedding in London but then my wife had to go back to Seoul. We didn't lose any money and it worked out much cheaper in the end.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
hello! thank you :))
@shaneikiyasteel70733 жыл бұрын
This was so insightful! I enjoyed it! I'm sorry you guys couldn't have had your bigger wedding, but I think the small wedding worked out really well ❤. You've given me such insight on the contrast between a large wedding versus a small one.
@gsuh534 жыл бұрын
This is great advice, thank you!!! Congratulations on getting married :)
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gene!! 😊
@annguyenvuthanh68774 жыл бұрын
So happy for u. I've been following your channel since very first vids, and u've inspired me a lot by your positivity. Congrats for the Wedding!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you so much for the support all these years! :)
@drjang504 жыл бұрын
💖💖💖Congratulations! Much happiness to the both of you! 💖💖💖
@suinlee55214 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!! ❤️ thank you for such detailed planning explanations! This video made me feel better about my pandemic wedding Haha thank you!!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could come!! Good luck and it's all going to be so worth it!
@snam6264 жыл бұрын
Congrats!! Glad you were able to make your day still special and beautiful!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@sandy23stories404 жыл бұрын
I married in the court with my husband but I understand the importance of having a big wedding especially sharing the happiness with your friends. I love your dress by the way you look stunning !!!! stay safe and all the best !!!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Court weddings are so sweet 💕
@Saku115-4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!! Thank you for uploading the video - I enjoy the way you edit and deliver topics & info!! ❤️
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it ☺️
@nina-tm6py3 жыл бұрын
I love this! We had to cancel our 140 person wedding last year too and haven’t made concrete plans yet. We’re going to hold it in our backyard too sometime this year! Can you share the DIYs you did or tips for planning? Also did you do a zoom for it or no?
@tiffanykwu4 жыл бұрын
hi! i started following your channel since your london vlogs and since then, i've been so inspired by you to create my own channel. just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing so many of your advices from traveling to grad school to working full-time. you are seriously amazing!! and congrats on your marriage. wishing you lots and lots of love and happiness
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
thank you!!! 💕💕💕
@angiepants16143 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I’m currently planning my wedding and I found it very helpful, thank you 😊
@keshiachristelle51124 жыл бұрын
what a lovely wedding ceremony! you looked stunning! congratulations! :)
@daisiejay4 жыл бұрын
Excited for the moving & home decor videos!! Congrats again on your marriage!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Yayyyy!!!
@ariayang29804 жыл бұрын
Soo happy for you.! Anyway I'm single and don't really know why I'm watching this. But I love it. Haha
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
LOL thank you for watching!! ☺️☺️☺️
@niteshsherchan68304 жыл бұрын
I like your New Blog you've started and shared the websites, the contents, visuals and photography are really nice. Keep Going, Cheers!
@niteshsherchan68304 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! Kristina, Wishing you best of life today and in the coming years. Happy Marriage!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@kishusharma26993 жыл бұрын
Congratulations ❤️ . Thank you for this video this was useful for us❤️
@dasomkim47324 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!! :) I also had a small wedding ceremony last year. We had the same experience as yours. We forgot to bring our wedding rings! So my husband ran to get it. haha But people still remember the small happening in a cute way. By the way, congrats to you both!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 thank you!!
@vsatx Жыл бұрын
Cxl my 300 guest venue and went down to 60 guest. Only have to pay $1500 for food and beverage. Luckily some of my vendors were avail for our date change but im not keeping all. Old Venue was $900 deposit. Looking to setup diff event or get refund from venue or friend. It made us feel so much better when we downsized.. i can breath 😅
@kimchiwarriorprincess3 жыл бұрын
Super informative!! I love this, thanks for sharing. 😍
@paulsong36894 жыл бұрын
Congrats you guys! Although Dain took my phone to subscribe to your channel without my consent, I’ve been loving your contents since then. Congrats once again!!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@passanglhamusherpa42534 жыл бұрын
Big congratulation,u r really inspiring girl for me because you work as consultant and the way you manage your tasks is really applaudable.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 💕
@shenieces78394 жыл бұрын
Congrats to you both! 💗🎉
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@haileyqian46094 жыл бұрын
I just somehow love listening to your voice!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Aw hahah thank you!!
@jiwonhyun31154 жыл бұрын
언니 결혼 축하해용~>
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Aw thank you!! Good luck with your studies. 화이팅~
@cindyh9024 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this video!!! ♥️♥️♥️ congrats and let’s hopefully celebrate soon 😬
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Hehe thank you!! Soon 💕
@sunnyskies46283 жыл бұрын
Brilliant ... You saved.... Most importantly... Large wedding or small you are married.
@christytang224 жыл бұрын
This is so relatable and so helpful! I had to cancel my venue for my wedding for October 2020 too and now we are planning to get married in my backyard.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
good luck and glad this is helpful! :)
@janeausten60784 жыл бұрын
I thought she was that girl from ' to all the boys I've loved' (Lara Condor)
@Wooddweller5 ай бұрын
beautiful wedding
@Tamanna.Akter.4 жыл бұрын
Wow...congratulations dear ❤ Good to hear that...It sounds nice to hear one of my fav youtubers also get married.. Eager to see you new home..
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@doondoonpark36894 жыл бұрын
Congratuation for your wedding from Seoul, from your fan 🌹
@saikishoreputta55294 жыл бұрын
Congratulations and all the best for both of you 😀
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! ☺️☺️☺️
@brewervillewa15623 жыл бұрын
Congratulations. Glorious union to you forever
@erinfrancisco87073 жыл бұрын
Yup. Sounds around our budget too. We still want our ceremony. So we postponed from 2020 to 2022😬
@QuynhNhu-jq9lu4 жыл бұрын
dear kchoi , nothin but happiness for you two
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 🤗
@mosaki20004 жыл бұрын
You look so beautiful... Could you show us wedding footage?
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
I honestly haven’t looked at it in full hahah but I’ll see!
@Kakekfariz4 жыл бұрын
Congrats for the wedding, kchoi~
@alexisrose42212 жыл бұрын
venues shouldn’t be allowed to keep that big of a deposit if you literally can’t have a wedding 😂
@dearsaturdays4 жыл бұрын
Gahh I’m so happy for you and Dain, and it’s so crazy how well you were able to pivot and throw this backyard wedding off!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ ALSO HELLO WEBSITE!! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
🥰🥰🥰
@udhayashreeragunath83404 жыл бұрын
I waited so long for a video from you. I love your content
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Aw thank you!!
@JC-eg3rz3 жыл бұрын
Thx for this video very helpful! 🙏😊
@dainkang63704 жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Lol you too 😜
@veronica.gv.4 жыл бұрын
We are keeping our date 10/31/2020 Only a small backyard ceremony and we pushed our reception for October 2021. We wanted to get married on Halloween so we'll celebrate our first year anniversary with all our 150 guests as well
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a great plan! 💕
@candycandy31104 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your wedding 👰 🤵🏼
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 💕
@cat_pb4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!!
@maykigarzon4 жыл бұрын
Congrats, Kchoi!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you 💕
@comradechenkov62104 жыл бұрын
Congrats again! 👏🎉🎉🎉💐🎉
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@xueyan_nl4 жыл бұрын
We planned our wedding DIY too, it was a lot of fun!!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
It was stressful but fun!
@hayatrachi4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Kristina!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@Yiman11914 жыл бұрын
CONGRATS!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks Steve!!
@lina_byoui4 жыл бұрын
Omg amazing congratulations girl 🥺😭💗🎉
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
thank you! 😭😭😭
@viav.56814 жыл бұрын
Omg congratulations 😍😍😍
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@tapiocapress4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea how much a wedding would cost before watching this video...thanks for sharing all the details + lessons learned. Ahhh almost feels like you took all of us to the wedding with you💕 Low key hoping I could use this info soon😉
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
It’s so expensive 😣😣😣 thank you for watching hehe 💕
@tapiocapress4 жыл бұрын
@@bykchoi 🥰
@HannahEd4 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️ This reminded me of my wedding planning last year. We were in LDR too.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
💕💕💕
@swishbish72723 жыл бұрын
Nooo it's sooo adorable
@fumingwang56394 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)))
@ahilawan86774 жыл бұрын
Congrats stay blessed and happy
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@allisgood604 жыл бұрын
Squarespace? I never thought Id see that opening here😄😄 Congratulations by the way
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Hahah I’ve been partnering with them since March!! 😱 thank you 💕
@aimeemhawkins4 жыл бұрын
My wedding was supposed to be 10/3 too! We postponed to next year but getting married in our backyard with just our parents and officiant still. I wish I could cancel the big wedding but I think I'm the only one who doesn't care about it. I hate how expensive weddings are.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
They are truly so expensive 😭 but I’m sure that the time with all your friends and family will be worth it. I wish I could have had the memories with my bridesmaids and close friends!
@user-yd6jg2xe7u4 жыл бұрын
You always motivate me ~ Hope one day i can speak english like you or at least Korean like you haha
@shawnhol65664 жыл бұрын
best wishes!
@shashasukri4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations 🥰
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
thank you
@trishanicole30994 жыл бұрын
Congratsssss omgg
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@revathibj27784 жыл бұрын
Sending you lots of love from India...Happy married life!!!❤🤗
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
thank you!! :')
@quaintleaf12084 жыл бұрын
really enjoyed this video and your sharing! i saw wedding photos of you and dain on your ig. were those photos taken on your actual wedding day, or some other time?
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
We had an engagement photo shoot in May as well as photos from our wedding day!!
@rummiii78774 жыл бұрын
Congratulations beautiful!!! I just got married myself recently 😇😊😇.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you and congrats to you too!! 💕
@yee2minty4 жыл бұрын
Congrats to you both!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! 💕
@rachellegreens65124 жыл бұрын
Awe.. my wedding is 10/03 🥰
@marshasdfghjkl4 жыл бұрын
This makes me emotional because my fiancé & I changed our date & we’re really hoping this craziness will pass by then. 😭 Congratulations to you both & it makes me happy that you both made it work & were ok with the drastic change. 💕 Where was your original venue, if you don’t mind me asking? (I’m from SoCal)
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Aww good luck with everything!! It’s going to be worth it no matter what, because at the end of the day you’re getting married to each other! 💕 DM me on Instagram! :)
@marshasdfghjkl4 жыл бұрын
kchoi Thanks so much!! You’re definitely right! And I just sent you a DM. ☺️
@btsarmyforever38163 жыл бұрын
2021 is still bad in covid. As such you made the proper decision. Also if you wanted to get the deposit back and not redirect, a cool thing to have is "Event insurance" This means you get most or all of your deposit back if u wish to cancel your wedding/celebrations of any kind in that venue due to certain reasons. Also any reason why you rented a wedding dress/tux instead of buying it? Since you did have a very large wedding budget I am curious why you chose to rent instead of buy. Most ppl will buy since it evokes fond memories when they have the dress with them, but I did hear in Korean culture they just rent the dress a lot. Is this true?
@bykchoi3 жыл бұрын
You can get a better quality dress that includes alterations when you rent (if I bought then I would have gotten a cheaper quality dress for the same price plus have to get it altered) :)
@alexiskelley88214 жыл бұрын
Omg Congrats! I am so happy for you! Do you feel people should get married younger around 23? Or a little older?
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Totally depends. We are 29 and will have dated for 8 years this December. But I also know couples who got married younger while dating for a shorter amount of time, and couples/people who got married later. There’s absolutely no one right age!
@alexiskelley88214 жыл бұрын
@@bykchoi omg you responded to me! ( lowkey fangirling) ahh I see. I am turning 23 in December and it's just like all my friends are younger and they are already married with children. It's been making me very anxious tbh. My bf and I been together for 3 years and we want to be married at like 29-30 too.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Take it at your own pace and it will be worth it regardless :)
@agalnamedasia3 жыл бұрын
A cake from Whole Foods...genius.
@progressnotperfection813 жыл бұрын
Shes so beautiful. Hes lucky
@xG4mx4 жыл бұрын
*sees video budget* Videographers: Am I joke to you?
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha she was very affordable (it’s her side gig) and it was for all raw footage + a 30second to 1min highlight reel (we didn’t want a longer feature video)
@xG4mx4 жыл бұрын
@@bykchoi haha, i figured there was some sort of smaller arrangement there. Thanks for the context. Such an informative video!
@chenchen26903 жыл бұрын
Hi the wedding consultant can I discuss with you
@ElenaSong4 жыл бұрын
결혼축하해요💕
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
thank you!!
@skyevu59184 жыл бұрын
Hey Kristina! You mentioned that you booked the venue in Aug/Sept 2019. Did you know your bf was going to propose to you in Dec 2019?
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Kind of but not really! I knew it would be end of 2019/early 2020. We talked about it openly (and went ring shopping together over the summer) but the proposal itself was a surprise
@skyevu59184 жыл бұрын
kchoi thank you for answering!! Also you looked gorgeous in that wedding dress! Congrats 🎉🎉
@andreacaro3019973 жыл бұрын
With the original cost of your wedding you can buy a house in my country 😅😅 i didnt know that weddings can get that expensive in other countries.
@kumarvikas14154 жыл бұрын
Congratulations...😀🤗🍇🎊🎊🎎🎎🎇🎇🎆🎆🎉🎉
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 😄
@missjmc5124 жыл бұрын
hi! I was wondering if you are planning to change your last name? I am also an asian-american getting married this year and am debating on whether or not to change my last name
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Not on KZbin! 😜
@missjmc5124 жыл бұрын
@@bykchoi Haha thanks for your response! Wishing you and your husband a long, happy marriage!
@closingscenes3 жыл бұрын
Dang, is it bad that having a wedding during Covid is a good excuse to save money? 😆 I can’t believe how expensive everything is to plan one! Sigh 😔
@jenniesmythe81884 жыл бұрын
The idea that you saved 30k means you were going to spend way to much on a wedding to begin with. Even 10k seems crazy.
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@freewatermelon244 жыл бұрын
Hey wow, we got married by the same pastor! What a small world! 😆 congratulations!!!
@bykchoi4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@herdianto76183 жыл бұрын
I hope you soon marrie
@funkymonk53443 жыл бұрын
He is your husband? Not exactly what I expected. God bless you.