How much will your wedding cost?

I was really trying to stay at $30k but I am keeping a really close eye on the budget and right now, including EVERYTHING for the wedding, it's sitting closer to $48k.

It's totally mind-boggling how much weddings cost, even when I am trying to be cost effective and shop around to get the best deals! I am having a hard time reconciling spending all that on one weekend but I'm trying to keep in mind that we'll only spend this once and it'll be worth it to have all our friends and family.

Our current guest list is about 175, we're anticipating about 140 attendees and are in Columbus OH.

My budget was $5k-$7k and I'm staying within that. If it doesn't fit in the budget, it doesn't fit in/at my wedding. I refuse to more than what's in my bank account for one day. I'm paying for the wedding basically by myself and using up my savings account for it. I know it's a very special day, but sorry, I'm not spending a years salary on an event. We have bigger plans for our future than a one day, about 8 hour event.

If we include our attire, hotel rooms for the wedding, transportation and all... We've exceeded $14k, and we are eloping with just us, our children (2) and the nanny.

We are still 13 days away from our wedding/honeymoon but our total cost when all said and done (estimate here) we are thinking will be $4,350 for Elopement (destination) & $4,330 for Honeymoon, so under $9k.

I think with what you've stated you are getting a great deal! Once we'd realized we weren't going to be able to have a wedding less than $10k, we'd decided to Elope and spend the $10k combined on a Destination Elopement and Honeymoon.

My man has been 100% supportive the whole way. He did get frustrated with the wedding planning but it was more because it was stressing me out than him being mad about anything. Once we decided to Elope and do the Honeymoon right away...it's been great!

We are keeping it under $3,000. For us, this is just one day to celebrate with very close friends and family. We are saving the $ we won't spend on a house.

All the best!

I think when all is said and done we will have spent about $25-30K for 125 guests in NJ...being in different states make a big difference too...

Oh I know this feeling. When we discussed booking our venue I thought he would call the whole thing off...but then I showed the proposals of all the other places and he quickly cooled off. HAHA he said next time lead with the high bids first so I feel like we're getting a deal. This strategy has worked well for us moving forward.

I dont know who you're apologizing to. you are having the wedding you want, just as others on here who are spending more are. Even if you have a budget of 500 dollars it will still be a perfect day because you are marrying your best friend, just like it will be the perfect day for brides who spend 50,000.

I don't like to consider myself a cheap bride ( I like the term seriously budgeting) our budget that I told him I am sure I can do an amazing wedding with 2k, I think by the time we are done we will be a little over 2k but not quite at 3k.... So fingers crossed and that is for a wedding of 120 pp, plus wedding party of 14.... Wish me luck ladies. Its getting a little tougher now

Maybe not the "wedding I want" but the "wedding I can afford". Everyone has different priorities and different means of paying for their weddings though. That's what makes these forums so great - there's such a diversity!

Agreed! We are getting married in the SF Bay Area at a Golf Course and we are looking at around $26K for 110ish people, not including honeymoon or rings. The tax of nearly 9% and the gratuity of 22% (!) are what killed our original budget.

Guest list of 60, at a small all inclusive venue (all we have to provide are invitations, flowers, and photographer) and our budget is around $8k.

We've set a $3000 budget and i'm sure we'll be under that. Walmart, Dollar Tree, and Michael's are my friends!