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Just Said Yes April 2022

Planning my wedding at church

Angie, on June 30, 2021 at 7:17 AM Posted in Do It Yourself 0 13
It will be for November 26, 2021.. not alot of time left but I would like to know.. how much did everyone spend on their wedding.. including decorations..food..photographer and so on??

Thank you

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Latest activity by Viviana, on July 6, 2021 at 4:12 PM
  • AJ
    Super October 2022
    AJ ·
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    I'll be spending roughly 20 - 25k for everything. Half of that is food/drink/venue cost.

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  • W
    Devoted March 2021
    whirlwind ·
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    I planned our wedding in 3 months. Ceremony at the church and reception at church backyard.
    We spent around **** for everything including rings, stationary, all the little details. The church was very generous and we didn't have to pay anything and could use everything they had. Friends gifted us the cake and arch. We DIYed food and flowers. We found a great photographer at a great price.. We definitely splurged on other stuff - mainly our outfits. And things definitely add up very quickly.
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  • A
    Devoted October 2021
    A ·
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    We’re getting married this October in a church but having a reception elsewhere (open bar, plates dinner). Total cost is going to be right around $27k
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  • Laura
    Devoted July 2020
    Laura ·
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    We were planning on 100 people and it was looking like 20k. Covid came along and we had to cut the guest list to 14 and change venues...
    We kept the same flowers (minus all the centerpieces) and both photographers because we figured we were already saving money, so we might as well go big where we could. Everything including dress alterations and vendor tips was a little over 12k.
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  • Sara
    Expert August 2021
    Sara ·
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    We have 170 people spending about $15,000
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  • Sara
    Expert August 2021
    Sara ·
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    But we are also not having a lot of things, like flowers. We are completely forgoing them as they are a huge expense.
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    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    We spend approximately $25,000 on our wedding. However we didn't get married at a church and our venue had a $7,000 food and beverage minimum. I want to add that costs can greatly vary based on location, season, how experienced your vendors are, etc. so I wouldn't rely on anyone's answer to this question because what you spend will likely be completely different. My suggestion would be to do actual research based on where you live.
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  • Natalie
    Super November 2020
    Natalie ·
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    Our wedding was somewhere between $25-30k, including wedding bands.
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  • Richaelyn
    Devoted July 2021
    Richaelyn ·
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    For our wedding of 100 people, we’ll be spending around $13K, not including rings.
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  • Erin
    Expert May 2021
    Erin ·
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    We had a church wedding/reception DIY’d most of it and had 100 people total for $6,234 not including honeymoon
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  • Ellen
    Devoted October 2021
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    We’re having church, and reception at restaurant with DJ and photographer. It will be 10-12 grand. Not too bad but we’re not having a huge wedding. Maybe 80-85 people.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I had 250 people for the reception and about 100 at the ceremony. i spent around 15-16k overall

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  • Viviana
    Dedicated October 2022
    Viviana ·
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    We'll be spending about $25K (maybe a little bit more). We have about 130 guests. We haven't booked everything, but see below for what we have booked along with the prices:

    $5,800 for the venue

    $2,000 for the coordinator

    $2,000 for the photographer

    $1,800 for the DJ

    $9,500 for the caterer

    See below for what we still have to book, along with quoted prices:

    $3,000 for tables & chairs

    $100 for marriage license

    $1,500 for alcohol

    $800 for the officiant

    $130 for my make up

    Prices add up so fast!

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