How much did you spend?

Way too much!! It's payday today but wedding bills are also due (

I'm in TN. I think we'll end up around $16k-$17k not including honeymoon for 100 guests. Do what you can afford.

Just under $10,000. And that included a) a ceremony and reception in the Boston area, plus a second reception back home in DC, and b) paying for accommodations for all our guests in Massachusetts.

But there is huge variation in people's budgets. The biggest factors in cost are a) how many guests, and b) what food and drink you are serving them.

Holy shit that's a lot of money , the sad part is I could have had my dream wedding there for 10k, I already had everything planned, but nooo FMIL had to ruin everything.

Florida- when all is said and done.....about 20k+

South Florida $50k with honeymoon

I'm in NH. We spent roughly 12-14k

Us telling you our budget isn't going to help you. We are from all over with different budgets. Figure out how much you and FH can realistically save every month until roughly the date you want to get married.

About $20,000 for 43 guests in South Florida..

$25000 for 130 people in Pennsylvania

I'm in Ohio and my wedding will be $7,000 for 150 people. That everything. Even my dress and his suit.

@gymrat it actually helps , I want to show these comments to my FH so he believes me that doing wedding here is really expensive and not easy at all.

Idk why he wouldn't believe me, but that's ok these comments are helping me.

Thank you guys <3

$3200 not including honeymoon.

@Susana New York/the northeast in general is an expensive area. I'm trying to do the cheapest wedding I can in NJ and it'll be around $16k

@2d

How big is your wedding?

That budget does not sound possible/really impressive for a Boston area wedding especially if you're paying for everyone's accommodations. I'm also getting married in the Boston area and from the DC area.

I'm just concerned you may not be properly hosting your guests. My FSIL had a 10,000 wedding 40 minute outside of the city and she even had a hard time doing that and that's just for ceremony and reception.

Boston is known to be one of the most expensive cities to get married in.

How are you doing all that for that budget?

ETA: don't mean to come off wrong or mean. I'm just shocked with everything you said that budget includes...

Well my reception venue is free so that helps. It's on the farm I grew up on. My dad just build a brand new barn. The church is only $150 and a family friend owns a BBQ catering company and they're going to do my wedding for six bucks a plate. Ya ya I know. You all hate frenders but he offered and it's all local meat he uses from his own farm. I buy all my burgers and bacon from this family all the time.

@Susana - how many people, and what part of NY?

The state is HUGE - and the value of a dollar is very different in different parts of the state.

I'm in Southern California, we are inviting 120 guests. Saturday wedding in the summer. $18k

@linds well I live in Brooklyn, and I was thinking something around my area.

It's going to be around 100 people

Start calling venders. They will tell you what the fee is to rent the rooms. I live around Cleveland Ohio and and they ranged from $1500-$300 for the reception