How much does a wedding reception cost?

For a traditional Saturday night wedding in the Baltimore area, it will cost you $$$. My wedding was $25,000 for 130 guests and we could have easily spent $30,000 if we hadn't went with budget options for things like transportation or invitations. The area has a big impact as does the guest list.

A "traditional" wedding/reception is about 25K (120-150ppl with a reception hall) ...but it depends on location too & there's so many great ways to have a beautiful wedding for less though!

My fiancée & I originally had a 10k budget but agreed we didn't want a backyard get together or state park. With the cheapest traditional venue & lots of sale shopping & diy our actual costs still doubled, not including rings.

I think the shocking part for me was photography costs.

Just depends what you want & what you can afford! Its one day & a serious struggle sometimes coming up with 26k in a year, even with 2 incomes! I have about $20 to get me through this week, but I think it'll be worth it! You only get ONE wedding

I know I'm well below average keeping it maxed at 10K. It does feel like a true budget wedding haha.