Is $10,000 to high of a budget?

Depends if you have that much to spend?

ours is roughly 6,000. But we dont have help from family. We're doing it ourselves.

More power to ya if you have that much to spend on a wedding

Good Luck

I think it depends on many factors...two important things to consider..is how much can you really afford with or without outside help and will you be comfortable after the big day with what you ended up spending (can you still meet your monthly bills when all is said and done) and the second is...where do you reside or where is the wedding going to be? I know in NJ/NY/CT is very expensive and vendors prices reflect that, but in other parts of the US, may be a little less expensive. My best recomendation would be to do some prelim research with some vendors to find out what is average and sit down with your FH to determine what is most important to you. That way, you can identify where most of your budget can go and whether your overrall budget is realistic...

I hope that helps!

Hi Trish, I see from your profile that you are from Ohio. I am from Michigan and I think that the costs would be roughly similar as opposed to New York or California for example. Our budget started at 10,000 but it looks like we are actually going to come in at 12,000. Our wedding is going to be pretty modest with a catered reception at the church hall. We are skipping the Videographer and DJ to save $$. I hope that helps you. Seems to me that 10,000 is very do-able in the midwest as long as you know it's not going to be a "Platnum Wedding" .

Good Luck!

You are really lucky in America... Our exchange rate is about 94 cents in your dollar (so virtually the same) and the average cost of a nice (NOT EXTRAVAGANT) wedding is about $30,000. I drool when I hear about dresses being purchased for $300-600.... That could never happen here!! My budget is about $20000, and that will be a challenge!! I wish you all the best with your wedding prep no matter what budget you have : )

Agreeing with Iguanatan...the average cost of a wedding now is $25,000, so no, 10k is not a lot at all.

We originally agreed on an $8000 budget and that it now turning into 12k with honeymoon and all. Be sure to prepare yourself for going overbudget also. Most do.

Good luck

I agree with Rosie and Iguanatan ....No your budget is not high at all....mine is between 25,000-35,000 if I added it all up and mine is no where near a those weddings on TV where they spend 100,000.

Hey, so maybe it is NOT just Australia then!! : ) Don't you all hate it how the second "wedding" is mentioned the cost just quadruples?? Ick!!

It really depends on if it's too much for you. We can't help determine that. You need to budget an amount that you (and whoever else is paying for the wedding) can afford. My budget is $15,000...so I say figure yours out and set it in stone! No exceptions!

My budget is 10,000 BUT I said IF I have too I will go up to 12... because there are certain aspects of my wedding that are OPTIONAL.... but if i got them they would help MAKE things nicer.... and I'm doing ALOT of DIY work so I'm pricing that out too.... my VENUE is actually the part of my BUDGET that takes up the most is almost 6500 for 250 people to eat which is NOT bad, but I gotta keep that in MIND for everything else.... and I'm Buying little things here and There and not in all one LUMP so I can space it out more.... so yes 10k is about average cost for a nice NOT extravagant wedding....

Trish:

First, Congratulations on your engagement! This is a very exciting time for you! I would just like to agree with the previous posters, they all have the right idea. Figure out your budget, and what you can reasonably afford, taking into account any other sources of money coming into play, such as gifts from parents. Don't go into debt over your wedding. Second, figure out your guest list, and divide your budget total by the number of guests. If the cost per person seems high, then you need to pare down your guest list. Then you start looking at different venues, menu options, and pricing out vendors and their services. Get opinions and referrals from other local brides. Ask for discounts, it never hurts. Your projected budget is right about average for our area of Ohio, so don't feel overwhelmed. Your actual costs may be less, if you have help and are willing to DIY some of the elements of your day. Please feel free to email me anytime, I'm happy to help!

Our budget is 10,000 and we have about 100 guests. I think it depends on how many guests you are having.

I really think the budget should be something that you feel you can afford without going into debt. I mean, it would be silly to go into money problems because of a party, right? I know mine is around the country's average for cost, but it still feels high . . . I'm lucky that my dad is contributing some, and my fiance' has a great job. If it was up to me on my teaching salary, it would be a much lower budget.

If you have it to spend then no.

Nope unless you are only having under 100 ppl and a very simple ceremony or none at all....weddings are outrageously expensive in my opinion. 10K sounds low to me and i'm all for saving! if you can keep at 15k or under, that sounds great! and another impt decision is where to spend your money--food, wine, entertainment, guests or dress, hair, makekup, bridal party, ceremony or limo, photog/video, favors, programs, flowers, invite, or cake....it will all add up to a lot before you know it...so pick some impt things and really watch what you are spending in other not so impt areas to you!

Is $10,000 too high? Based on national averages of $27,000 for a wedding no. It depends on what you want and where you live...also what is included in that? Rings, dress, tux, venue, limo,cake, food, dj? Do you want a really lavish affair or do you want a nice mid-day brunch? Will there be alcohol? All these things factor in but in my estimation $10,000 can be gone before you know it....but to be fair I can be a bit over the top. So stick to it and make it work for you. Congrats!

Here's a breakdown on a "typical" American wedding which is currently at $27,000.

Venue/staff/food 41% $11,300

Videographer/photographer 12% $3240

Honeymoon 9% $2400

Dress/Tux/Hair/makeup etc 8% $2300

DJ/Entertainment 8% $2200

Cake 7% $1700

Transportation/extra gifts 7% $1700

Flowers/Decor 7% $1600

Rings 5% $1350

Stationary 2% $540

Officiant/Ceremony 2% $540

Incidentals 1% $400

These numbers are still "a little" over budget... so you may want to trim and fudge here and there... but this is a VERY good representation of what it should all break down to.

Of course when you're dealing with a $5000 total budget, these numbers are WAYYYY over what you should expect... then use the percentages.

Hope this helps.

It depedns on where you live, some places are more expensive than others for wedding related things. our budget is 15,000.00 and that because everything but the cake and food is from out of town, officiant, rentals, flowers, dj, photographer, etc. Because we live in such a small town, this type of stuff is not closley available. Luckily, our food is being prepared and served but volunterring family memebers, I would love to have them relax and enjoy the day, but we priced how much it would cost for other people to do it, and it was like 1/3rd our budget and not quite half of the food we could prepare for way cheaper. We also cut out quite a bit of stuff from our budget, like tranportation, don't need it. We can use our own cars and what not. Makep-Up, This I would pay someone to do mine, but we don't have anything like that in town, so I'm doingmy own, my BFF/MOH is also doing my hair for free. I think if you can figure out what you want to DIY and cut here and there, CONT

You could come under your budget, and I don't think you set the budget to high, I'd rather set it high and come under than set it low and go WAY over!

I think if you're asking if it's too much, then you already have thoughts that it is. So, at this point, it sounds like you need to do a checklist: wants vs needs, and adjust accordingly. Good luck!

If you can afford it ,but remember you have to live the next day and the day after.do you guys have a house ?if your ans is yes then good luck!