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Sabine
Beginner March 2021

What is your wedding budget?

Sabine, on January 16, 2020 at 12:43 AM

Posted in Planning 305

We are at $ 10K for 65 guests ( wedding outfits and wedding band not included). What is your budget?

We are at $ 10K for 65 guests ( wedding outfits and wedding band not included). What is your budget?

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  • Danielle
    Expert November 2020
    Danielle ·
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    Not a strict budget but hoping for 10k for 60 people but with caterers being expensive looks like it will be more like 13-15k in AZ.
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    Just Said Yes October 2020
    Stephanie ·
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    We are planning for 100, with a budget of $25,000 however I went over by $1500 on the dress without alterations soooo we’ll see where we end up lol
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  • Fabiola
    Just Said Yes September 2021
    Fabiola ·
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    Our initial budget was 15k for 50-75 guests.

    After discussing with many friends and family we decided to bring the budget down to 10k ideally. That is without wedding attire or rings as well as Glam.

    We figured we'd much rather spend our $ on our honey moon. Smiley winking


    We are just beginning to plan everything so lets see how it goes!

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    Savvy June 2021
    Treasure ·
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    We ARE NOT going over $20,000 for approximately 60-100 guests
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  • Alexandra
    Savvy August 2020
    Alexandra ·
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    40k for 200 people!
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    Dedicated November 2020
    Dezaree ·
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    Our budget is 15k. Not including wedding dress/groom atire and rings.
    We have 110 total, and buffet style with an open bar.
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  • Tosha Fay
    Devoted April 2021
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    That is just impressive! How did you do it!?
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  • Tosha Fay
    Devoted April 2021
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    Those are some serious planning skills!!
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    Just Said Yes June 2022
    Lauren ·
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    Our budget is set at $20K and that won't include our Honeymoon, Rings, or the DJ. I'm fortunate that my fiancé's brother in law is a DJ and he is connected to different vendors. We are planning on spending about $10K of our own and the other $10K will be split between our parents. We are having 150 guest's and 2 wedding ceremonies since my fiancé is Sikh and I come from a Christian family. Hope this helps!

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  • Kendra
    Devoted August 2020
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    We are planning on $32k for 120 people. We invited 142 people but there are some we know won't come but due to family politics, we had to. We live in MI and are getting married in a state park in NY. We didn't want to do a lot of DIY so I opted that my time was worth more than paying someone else to do it.


    That being said, the cost includes my dress, his suit, his daughters outfit, wedding rings, engagement ring, honeymoon (Jamaica), flights, hotels, gifts, DJ, officiant, flowers, cakes, caterer....literally everything down to someone dogsitting our two dogs. The number is big. I thought I'd do $10k but that would have had to be in IL in my parents town at the church with most of both our families not coming due to a huge distance to travel. I didn't want the stress of that and wanted to make it easier for family to say yes.

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    Just Said Yes November 2021
    Terra ·
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    How did you find a venue and do food? I'm in the early stages and struggling.


    $5,000 for 60 people invited, 50 people expected.

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  • Megan
    Dedicated September 2020
    Megan ·
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    Cashing in on a lot of favors, and we had some generous offers of help. Without that, we would probably just elope lol. We expect 65-70ish people. This is also a DW in CO, we live in TX. Most of his family is local to wedding.

    Venue: Free (family friend hosting outdoor ceremony/reception at their mountain property. They have 2 outhouses so porta-potties aren't needed. Did get quoted $340 for two, w/ a sink station though.

    Rentals: Tent & Dance Floor $940 setup and delivered

    Chairs/Tables: Free (FH aunt loaning us from her work)

    Food: We were quoted $1040 for BBQ buffet catering from local restaurant. One of the cooks generously offered to cook all the meats for free, just pay cost. So now we're looking at $600 for catering (plus tip).

    Alcohol: Shinerbock and Coors Light kegs. Will probably do a large batch drink with hard alcohol of some kind. Haven't priced any of that yet but I'm thinking $400-500 high side. If you have any other questions happy to help!


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  • Kaylynn
    Dedicated June 2020
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    Wedding ceremony & reception at my in laws house. They have lots of land. Then we are doing our own food, taco bar and pre cooking meats and prepping veggies and sides a couple days ahead of time. Batching cocktail margaritas then offering beer and wine on tap- we have friends who work for them and sold then to us for wholesale cost. Using eco friendly plates and utensils that we'll be taking to a local flower farmer who will give us a huge discount for our flowers. The dj is someone who my mother in law works with at the school district who djs all the school dances and so what we pay him ( a couple hundred) is just a donation for funds for the school music program. Our church is letting us use their table and chairs.
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  • Tosha Fay
    Devoted April 2021
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    Really impressive. Smiley heart congrats on your engagement!!
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  • Maggie
    Super April 2020
    Maggie ·
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    $15-17k for roughly 100-110 guests including bride and groom attire and wedding bands but not incl. DJ
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  • Jordan
    Just Said Yes August 2021
    Jordan ·
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    We have 200 guests and are doing two wedding ceremonies so our budget is around $50-60K.

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  • Caitlin
    Devoted June 2021
    Caitlin ·
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    25k and inviting 200 people!
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  • Heather
    Beginner April 2021
    Heather ·
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    No budget. Guessing 50-75k for 15 guests.
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    Devoted July 2021
    Kendra ·
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    Our budget is 15K for 150 people. Right now we are under because I have been doing a lot of DIY and luckily our venue includes a lot of things that are generally added on.

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  • Amber
    Beginner May 2020
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    $500, 125 people with wedding outfit and rings included. Family is putting in another $500 so total $1000.
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