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Maggie
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Over or Under: Average Wedding Budget?

Maggie, on March 12, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Planning 201

Weddings cost a serious chunk of change, but couples still tend to underestimate how much they’ll spend on their wedding. Will you be over or under the average budget of $29,200? (Not including your engagement ring or honeymoon!) Is that more or less than you thought you’d spend on your wedding?...

Weddings cost a serious chunk of change, but couples still tend to underestimate how much they’ll spend on their wedding. Will you be over or under the average budget of $29,200? (Not including your engagement ring or honeymoon!) Is that more or less than you thought you’d spend on your wedding?


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201 Comments

  • B
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Barbara ·
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    No including honeymoon or rings...we are approching 30k. Way more than we wanted but it's doable.
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  • Jpbride2B
    Dedicated October 2019
    Jpbride2B ·
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    As NYC residents who have extremely large families and a guest list over 200 people, our budget is $30k. Which is very low for an NYC wedding in Brooklyn.

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  • Bianca
    Super August 2019
    Bianca ·
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    We're just a little bit over.

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  • Jasmine
    Master August 2021
    Jasmine ·
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    WAAAAAYYYYY UNDER!! Smiley catface

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  • Alexandria
    Expert November 2020
    Alexandria ·
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    Oh my gosh, way under, we're hoping to stay around 10k. Maybe 12k but i don't really want to go more than that lol ... We shall see.... Smiley xd

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  • Brittany
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Brittany ·
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    WAY under. Our budget is $9100
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  • Erin
    Just Said Yes November 2019
    Erin ·
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    Wow! we are under!

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  • Marlena
    Expert June 2020
    Marlena ·
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    Under we figure a 5k-7k budget and so far we are well under not even at 2k yet and have got about 1/4 of the list done including the big items like the vendors.

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  • JEANIE
    Expert April 2021
    JEANIE ·
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    Definitely over. We live in NY and we'll be having roughly 250 people. That would've been a great figure though lol
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  • Brae
    VIP September 2019
    Brae ·
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    Lol. Wow I wish this was a down payment on an older house near me! Try tripling that for an average home. It's crazy how different the prices of things are just because of where you are.
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  • Brae
    VIP September 2019
    Brae ·
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    We'll be right around there. Hopefully a bit under because with our honeymoon that's going to be about 6k, we're currently looking at 33k. So hopefully it stops growing.
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  • Vanessasaurus
    VIP June 2019
    Vanessasaurus ·
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    We will be under.... which is easier said than done here in NY!
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  • Adrianna
    Devoted June 2020
    Adrianna ·
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    OVER! I originally thought I could have a $20k wedding based on what other people spent, but then I realized that those weddings were cheap for a reason lol. My wedding is going to be elegant and classy. It’s going to cost around $35k for our California wedding
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  • Iva
    Super September 2019
    Iva ·
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    I’m impressed lol. Where in NY are you? We’re in NYC, we have 70 people & I couldn’t even find any venue with food/drinks for $18k, even on a Sunday!
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  • Merline
    Super February 2020
    Merline ·
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    Under! With rings and honeymoon lol
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  • Porterpoppin
    VIP March 2019
    Porterpoppin ·
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    Definitely under! Wouldn’t let myself spend that much on a wedding even if I could lol
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  • Krystina
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Krystina ·
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    Definitely under!! We are looking at it being about $10,000! More than I want to spend honestly, and I have to convince myself not to elope since we have already invested so much time and energy to this whole thing!

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  • Sara
    Expert June 2019
    Sara ·
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    Hi Iva! We picked a venue in Poughkeepsie NY, so a little bit upstate. FH and I are from the Hudson Valley NY, so it made sense to have the wedding up there by our immediate families, even though we live in Brooklyn. There are gorgeous venues in NYC, but they're crazy expensive!! If you haven't already locked down your venue, I'd recommend considering venues that are a short trip up the MetroNorth Smiley smile

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  • Iva
    Super September 2019
    Iva ·
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    Thanks, Sara! I liked the idea of upstate NY when we started looking, but I don’t know the area well & I honestly didn’t know where to look. We looked into Lyndhurst Castle in Terrytown, but that was almost as expensive as our NYC venue that we love. We have a reservation hold on our NYC venue, but if you don’t mind can you share some venues you looked at or know of in the area? Our taste is contemporary but I love georgeous outdoor spaces as well.
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  • Brenna
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Brenna ·
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    We were hoping to stay around 15K. We're going to end up being closer to 20K!

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