Budget Breakdown?

Still a month away but-Cerritos,ca 80 people original budget-5000 now I lost track...officiant-250

Venue-200 food 730

Servers 150

Cake-300

Dj-800

Photography-gift

Favors-140

Flowers-500

Dress-700

FH attire-100

Bridesmaids dresses-we paid for some 200

Decor-200

Honeymoon-800

Extras-300

Hair/makeup-100

So at last count so far-6000

This is great! We originally budgeted 10,000 as our max, but came in far under.

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Guest Count: 29 (33 including vendors)

Venue/ Reception: 2,645.00 (included ceremony venue, reception venue, wait staff, bartender, cake cutting, 4 course meal, full open bar, set-up, clean-up, gratuity at 20%, extra tip for head waiter and all vendor meals)

Flowers: 240 (Sam's club rearranged flowers)

Officiant: 250

Cake: 70.00 (whole foods)

Photography: 2,200 (will be more when we order an album)

Dress: Free, I wore my mom's and it fit me without alterations. I will pay to have it preserved.

Décor: 50.00 maybe?

Invitations, Menus, Thank You Cards: 100.00 (vista print)

Hair and Makeup: 250.00 including 30% tip. (she is WONDERFUL)

Violinist: 250 including tip

Nails: 90.00 I wanted a shit ton of sparkles.

Tux: 200.00

Hotel for the night: 200

Gifts for Bridal party: 200

Total: 6,745 for the wedding

Honeymoon was 7,000

Total: 13,745

I'm super envious of all you brides NOT in NYC! Lol. It's insanity here as far as venue and catering prices. IN-SANE. That said we're on track ( so far) and doing a Manhattan wedding on a budget of $35K Here's the breakdown so far ( wedding is SEPT 2017)

Location: NEW YORK, NY

Guest Count: 70 ( approx)

Venue/ Reception: $12,000

Catering: $16330 ( the amazing Marcey Brownstein- also this is passed horsdevours and one food station)

Booze: This is where they get ya in NYC - as it has to come from venue. Open bar approx $3700

Officiant: friend so Free!

Band: Another Favor coming in at only $2500 for a 4 piece band and vocalist ( my fiancé and I are in the Entertainment biz so we know a lot of people... I say don't be afraid to ask for favors : it's your WEDDING! Use the talented people you know! I'd rather pay my friends some cash than strangers and usually they can help you out with pricing.)

Décor: Candle "package" through venue is $600 which I think is nuts but it will look beautiful

Hair and Makeup: Again: Friend doing a favor!!

Ceremony Musician: Again: Favor / Gift from friend who will play guitar, and he's brilliant.

The Venue is requiring me to get two security guards ( again- I feel not necessary but they require it: apprx $250)

No Bridal party. No cake. No favors. Hotel room TBD.

Doing flowers, invitations, dress, shoes, photog and fiancé's attire on our own, separately from this budget.

YIKES.

Without those things just catering , venue , band , booze, candles and security guards above comes to $35,155. Hi NYC.

For about 75 guests. I'm in Washington State:

Venue (for both ceremony and reception and catering by venue)

$5500.00

Flowers $150.00

Dress: $1000.00 (with alterations)

Photography: (free) we have family members doing it

Cake: $200.00

Decorations: $300.00

Stationary & invitations: $150

License: $65.00

Hair150 for day of and trial

Makeup150 day of and trial

Getting married next Friday!!

Our families our from NJ, we currently live in SC, getting married in Delaware

Venue (includes cocktail hour, premium open bar, 3-course dinner, desserts, wedding cake, all staff, linens, coordinator) - $22,500

Ceremony fee (same venue as reception) - $3000

Photographer - $3200 for 2 photogs, plus $600 for engagement session, and $600 for day-after couples portraits

DJ - $1750 for 2 DJs

Uplighting - $400

Florist (includes 12 medium centerpieces, 4 large centerpieces, 1 large escort card display, cascading bridal bouquet, 10 boutonnieres, 6 corsages - we didn’t do bouquets for bridesmaids) - $3200

Custom clutch bags for bridesmaids (5 girls) - $675

Gifts for groomsmen - $800

Parents’ and other gifts - $1200-ish

Dress + accessories - about $5000

Veil - $400

Groom’s suit - $350

Invitations - $550 + $120 STDs

Hair/makeup - $200 + I’m paying the mothers’ and my young nieces’ hair

Decor - $1500-ish

Wedding insurance - $350

Rehearsal dinner - $1500

Morning-after breakfast - $2500

Approximate cost: $55,000 for 140 guests

Both of our sets of parents have been super generous, we are putting in about $15k. We already own a home and have been saving for some time (together over 6 years, engaged for almost 2).

Bumping this, seems to be needed today.

Loving this post and feel like it needs another bump! Not married yet but have a good idea from research and what is already booked... a different take, a cruise wedding.

Cruise has to be booked before the wedding can be booked...

5 day cruise in Grand Suite- 1950.00

Wedding package- 2400.00

(Includes DJ, open bar, food, ceremony, minimal flowers, ice sculpture, cake and DOC for 20 people.)

Extra guests- 1200.00

(total of 60 people)

optional Flowers- $400.00ish

(has to be sillk or real touch, no real flowers)

Sand Ceremony and guestbook (combined) - $250.00

Bridal party gifts- $100.00

Dress- 750.00

Alterations- ???

Men's attire- ???

Picture package- 1500.00

Favors-150.00

Swagbags for those cruising- approx 150.00

Hotel (night before)- 200.00 budgeted

Dinner night before- $75.00 (pizza)

Hair and make up for 3 + trial - 450.00

Paper (invitations etc)- 250.00

Total known expenses so far - $9675.00

This is without adding in the cost of the mens attire, alterations, excursions while on the cruise and drink packages. We could do it a lot cheaper by cutting out some stuff, but not willing too so.

Not married yet and still a ton to plan but so far here is what I have.

St Charles, Mo

Guests- 160 being invited

Budget- $10k

Venue- 4500.00 includes food, full open bar for 5 hours, all linens and décor, up lighting, cake, chair covers and sashes. (includes DOC)

Church/Officiate-$700.00 (includes DOC)

Photographer-$1000.00

DJ-$700.00

Dress/Alterations- $700.00

BM dresses for daughters-$300.00

Flowers-$400.00 DIY

Photo Booth-$400.00

Rings $700.00 (not including e-ring)

Still a ton to do.

Location: Queens, NY

Venue: $24,000 for 120 guests (This includes catering, open bar, cocktail hour, cake, linens, chairs, chair covers, venetian hour, valet.)

Ceremony: $1,000

Tips for Maitre’D and Valet: $1,000

Photographer: $2,000

Videographer: $2,750

Bridal Magazine Style Photo Album: $1,100

Limo: $1,000 for 8 hours

Florist: $2,500

DJ (estimated): $1,000

MC (estimated): $1,000

STD’s and Invited: $700

Live Performer: $600 per hour

Photobooth: $1,000

Favors: $200

Ceremony Music: $500

Officiant: $500

Dress (budgeted): $3,000

Shoes: $1,000 (I splurged and got Christian Louboutin)

Makeup Trial: $100

Day of Makeup: $200

Makeup for Bridesmaids (total of 4): $400

Hair Trial: $100

Day of Hair: $200

Hair for bridesmaids: $480

Hair and Makeup for our mothers: $500

Hotel Suite: $380

Bridesmaids gifts: (estimated) $400

Total (So far): $47,610

I may be forgetting some things. Also I am having a Bridal Shower, which my family is paying for, but in case you have to pay for it yourself here is the cost.

Saturday Brunch Style Bridal Shower:

4 hour Brunch: $2,200 (for 40 guests)

Alcohol: about $800

20% Service fee: $440

Tips: $300

Total: $3,740

New Grand Total: $51,350

- There are cheaper venues out here in New York; I have seen people spend under $20,000 for the same amount of guests.

ETA: I forgot to add wedding bands which we are budgeting to cost around $3,000. Also we will be providing meals for our vendors; photographer, videographer, DJ, MC, and Photobooth attendant, cost will be $100 per vendor.

Rochester, NY, about 135 guests. DJ=850, photo $1,000, florist $1,000, hors derves (spelling?!) Is $560, cake $300 (sheet with 2 tier), venue $700, food about $3,000, open bar about $4,000, dress is free (grandmas making it), invites $200. Probably missing stuff but between 10-15k not including rings or honeymoon.

Married at a winery in California. 175 guests

Venue (outdoor ceremony, ball room, catering, open bar, tables and chairs, linens and dishware) $19,500

Officiant--$575

Floral--bouquets, corsages, bouts, centerpieces, ceremony decor, ceiling draping, misc. arrangements of flowers for ballroom--$7600

Photography--2 day package plus travel, bridal portrait and engagement pics--$8000

Videography--2 day package plus travel $5400

Lodging for bridal party and parents (we paid) $11,000

My dress with alterations, veil and undergarments--$5100

My shoes--$450

FI's suit and shoes-$1200, but he'll wear it forever

Invitations and stationary--$1200

Gifts for bridal party $2000 for 14 ppl

Jewelry for me: $3000

Wedding bands1250

Photo booth: $600

Vintage lounge furniture for outdoor ceremony: $2600

Getaway car: $400

Ceremony string quartet: $1500

Reception band: $6000

Favors: $2300 (wine bottles, Godiva chocolates)

Coordinator: $1800

DH's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner at about $1500 for food and alcohol, plus another $1k for flowers at a local lodge. Our honeymoon to Hollywood and Hawaii cost $12500