Budget Breakdown?

Location: Seattle, WA

Guests: 15

Catering: $700

Alcohol: $300

Venue: $2,500

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Dress: $300 (including alterations) from

www.amazon.com

Groom’s Attire: $100 from

www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com

Officiant: $200 from

http://www.aheavenlyceremony.com/

Marriage License: $66

Succulents: $60 from

http://www.succulentlyurban.com/

Favors: $35 from

www.amazon.com and

www.etsy.com

Tips: $300

Not included: Rings, cake (was free), music (we did Pandora, no dancing), and photography (non pro only, pro photographers were not allowed at my venue.)

ETA: I forgot my "random shit" total, which includes invitations: $100 and also, I did my own hair and makeup.

New total: $4,661.00

Kalamazoo, MI. 160 guests. My original budget was $20k. We ended up around $34k.

Food and alcohol: $18k (hence why we adjusted the budget!)

Dress $1200

Flowers $2400 (Gumina's Flowers)

Photos $2250 (Marci Curtis Wedding Photojournalist)

Video $2285 (Love on Earth Productions)

DJ $1010 (Moments in Time DJ)

Stationary $1600

Transportation $600

ETA: Forgot the church, that was $1800

Other expenses probably $4000 (gifts, favors, extra decor, cocktail music, cake, rings, etc)

Mrs. RATR you know I wanna see dem pics

Girl hang on lemme find some good ones that I didn't put in my BAM!

Welp I'm not married yet but I can give a budget breakdown of where I'm at!!

Location: Wisconsin

Guest count (225 ATM)

Venue: $3600

Caterer: $3000 (this is dependent on final guest count)

Bartenders for 7 hours: $800

Liquor: $500

Photographer: $2200 (all day package)

Videographer: $700

DJ: $835

Makeup: $500

Dress: $952 (grandmother is paying)

Shuttle service: $450

Flowers: $300

Total ATM: $12885 out of our 15K budget.

Sorta shows venue and dat cake

Haha I don't want to even open my file. The file I lived in for 15 months. I haven't touched it since the wedding.

Here goes. East Windsor, CT 65 guests

Venue( all inclusive, food, open bar, cake, decorations, DOC): $5,500

DJ: $700

Invitations/STDs/Thank you Cards: $550

JP: $200

Flowers: $900

Photographer: $1,000

Rings: $800

Bridal Suite: $480

Dress w/alterations: $550

Rehearsal Dinner (18 guests): $375

Grooms Tux: $250

Favors: $100 (biggest waste ever)

License: $30

Misc decorations: $150

Totals: About $11,585

No judgement zone I just wanted this to be helpful to those just starting. I know when I started I had no idea how much things cost and what to budget for.

Our budget was originally $10k.

Dress $800

Alterations $300

Grooms Suit & Shoes $ 400

My shoes $250

Grooms tailoring $100

Hair accessories $35

Jewelry was my grandmother's

Flowers $300

Greenery $50

Decor $ 1000

Favors $100

Officiant $300

DJ $500 (we knew him)

Cake $150 (my friend owns a bakery)

Photography $1200

Alcohol $825

Rentals $330

Venue included catering $3200

Invitations and postage $400

Salon Services $200

Total $10,440 for 45 guests and I know I'm forgetting a few things. ETA - I forgot our rings $2,000 so $12,440 total. Location was Golden, Colorado.

Not married yet but here is how it is going so far:

Getting married in Princeton, NJ (ugh prices!) approximately 120 people

Venue (include food, open bar, cake, all tables/chairs/linens/silverware, DOC) close to $16,000 (with 10% winter wedding discount)

Photographer - $2900 for 8 hours

DJ with uplighting - $2195

Dress w/ all accessories (shoes, veil, faux fur stole, jewelry) and alterations - about $3100

Wedding rings - $390 for mine, $115 for his (mine from Etsy, his is LOTR one ring)

Flowers - $1475 (includes 12 centerpieces, bridal bouquet, 5 bridesmaids, 2 mothers, 2 fathers and 6 groom/groomsman - and little things to hang on aisles at church)

Invitations/Save the dates - $500

Transportation to church and from church to reception for bridal party - $600

Suit - Free! (Rent 5 get groom free at Men's Warehouse)

Videographer - $1350 for 6 hours

Favors - $192 for 240 chocolates

Gifts for bridal party - $500 (~50 each) & parents ~$400 (parent photo albums)

Church - $300 plus license I think is $75

Honeymoon - $4000

Rehearsal Dinner - $1000 + ~250 for decorations/alcohol

Budget was originally $30,000 ($35000 with honeymoon) looks like we will go a little over.

Average for my Princeton on costofwedding.com is $50,594 so definitely under average!

Eta: My hair/makeup is $150 and nails $60...I didn't include that originally because I'm using pulling it from my personal spending money for that month instead of wedding budget money

Eta part 2 - since others mentioned...we did get help from parents, if not this would be a under 50 person Saturday brunch wedding for about $8000. I'm all about spending what you can afford and finding a wedding that fits into your dream and price range =) and I love brunch.

We are not married yet so some of these are estimates, but we are coming in right on budget so far.. which is around $15,000. We are in the suburbs of Chicago, but getting married on a Friday in winter, which led to some discounts.

All inclusive banquet hall venue (Includes full dinner, 4 passed apps, open bar, cake, linens, basic centerpieces) for 130 people = $6,500 (could be less depending on guest count) http://www.concordebanquets.com/

Ceremony rental room with chairs and set up at same venue but different room = $1,200

Photographer = $2,000 http://ashleyhancockphotography.com/

DJ = $900

Flowers = $800 http://www.aperfectpetal.com/

Dress = $1,000 (David's Bridal)

Alterations = $400

FH suit = $200

Invites, stationary, stamps = $250 (Zazzle, Vistaprint)

My wedding band = $600

FH's wedding band = $25 (passed down from grandpa, just needed to be resized)

Favors, welcome bags, bridal party gifts = $400

Hair and makeup for me and my bridesmaids if they choose to do it = $450

Marriage license = $35

Contingency/taxes/tips = $1,000

Not included - my engagement ring, rehearsal dinner, honeymoon.

Following! I don't have my list with me of all the prices but we were given a specific amount of money by our parents and we'll end up going about 3,000 over it I think. We splurged on the things we really wanted

Buffalo, NY 58 guests

Total, with rings $8,800.00

Inclusive venue $5,200

Dress $300

Accessories (veil, shoes, groom & BM ties) $120

Hair/MUA $170

Flowers $410

Photog $450

Officiant $200

DJ $200

Invitations, inc. postage $120

Misc décor/DIY stuff $250

Rings $1,300

Bridal party gifts (only MOH and BM) $100

Minimized costs by having just BM and MOH, they wore whatever they wanted and DH already owns a tux. Inclusive venue was easier (I live across the state) and probably cheaper overall. It included top shelf open bar for five hours, appetizers (displayed and passed) and excellent plated dinner of filet and shrimp. Cake and rehearsal dinner were gifted to us by family.

Location: Rochester, NY

Guest Count: 230 (11 are 10 & under)

Venue $33,832 (includes food with sit down dinner, open bar, ceremony)

Photography 2850 (includes 2 photographers and 1 videographer)

Transportation (not booked yet)

Dress $1700

Shoes (not purchased yet)

Alterations- (not purchased yet)

Tux Rental 229

Flowers 1600

Bridal Party Gifts- anticipated 1000

DJ/Photobooth 1700

Paper (invites, std, programs, menu, thank you) 1000 anticipated (using a 50% Groupon)

nails $75

Hair trial (next year) $100

Hair wedding day 100

Make Up Trial (next year) $75

Make Up Wedding day $75

Wedding Bands (budgeting) $1000

Marriage License 35

Officiant $200

Cake $900

Ceremony/Cocktail Hour Musicians (working on this this week)

Decorations (total spent so far) $700, estimated $1000 more for rentals and additional pieces

Anticipated Total- $46,500ish + all the stuff I forgot I need, or having figured out a price on yet.

Which works out to around $200 per person, in a small city with a reasonable cost of living

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Weddings in certain areas are MUCH more expensive than others. The cheapest venue we found in our area (NJ) was $160 per person. We chose a $190 PP option that also offered up to $275 PP. For a 150 person wedding that is nearly $30,000! AND THIS IS JUST THE VENUE! Forget the $5,400 photographer, $2,200 DJ, $3,800 videographer and the many other items we haven't even priced yet! It's unbelievable but I'm still spending it. Trying to keep it at $45,000.

I cant get over the swing in prices in catering.

Wow! I'm glad I live where I do!

Greene Bundy - your from NY everything here is very expensive but I must say you did really well!

Philadelphia: not married yet

Venue which includes open bar, 1.5 Hour cocktail hour, cake, 3 course dinner, desserts, chairs/tables/linen: $26,100 ($145 pp at 180 people)

Ceremony $1200

Valet parking $1200

Dress $1200

Shoes $265

Hair/make up: $150

Photography $1800

Dj: $1700

Videography/photobooth $1500

BM dresses $187 each (3girls)

Florist: $2300

Honeymoon $6100

Not sure what final costs will be. I have money I'm setting aside and using as needed so I'm not really budgeting either. My parents are covering venue, flowers, favors, invites, std, parking, ceremony and transportation

FH parents are covering RD, photography, bar bill (we broke down the pp cost) and 5k towards honeymoon

FH and I are covering BP gifts, videography/photobooth, extra for honeymoon and any other expenses that pop up.

My grandmother covered the dress and will alterations as well.