Wedding Cost Poll

Overall Cost: about $20k

State: California

Number of Guest: 100ish

Length of Reception: 3-4 hours

Alcohol: beer and wine only (+ champagne for toasts)

Overall Cost: 23,000 (including welcome dinner)

State: Maine

Number of Guest: 100

Length of Reception: 6 hours

Alcohol: Open bar

Overall Cost: $30,000

State: Alberta, Canada

Number of Guest Invited:135

Length of Reception: approximately 9 hours, from 5pm-2am; not including ceremony

Alcohol: Yes - Open Bar

Venue: Ceremony-church, Reception-Country Club

Overall Cost: Budget of 10k, including our portion of the honeymoon

State: Oregon

Number of Guests: Invited 450 (200 households)

Length of Reception: As long as people want to stay and party (or till the alcohol runs out)

Alcohol: Open bar

Overall Cost: ~$2,500 - $3,000

State: Texas

Number of Guests: ~100

Length of Reception: 3 hours (only lunch & dessert, no dance/party, etc.)

Alcohol: Dry wedding

About $25,000

State of Texas

120 guest

Open bar yes

Overall Cost: 10k including travel expenses

State: Las Vegas NV

Number of Guest: 30

Length of Reception: 3 hrs, no dancing @ restaurant on the strip in private room

Alcohol: Yes, based on consumption

Overall Cost: Around $5,000

State: NC

Number of Guests: 100-125

Length of Reception: 5 hrs

Alcohol: Beer and wine

Overall Cost: 5K (minus the honeymoon)

State: Ohio

Number of Guest: ~120

Length of Reception: 4ish hours

Alcohol: Open bar! (we got that part free!)

Overall Cost: $5000

State: MN

Guests Invited: about 85

Length of Reception: about 5 hours

Alcohol: keg beer

Cost: close to $8,000

Guests: 50

Place: Texas

Alcohol: my parents are providing the beer and wine, my fh and I are renting the margarita machine for $175

Overall Cost; $7000

State: Ohio

Number of Guests: 120

Length of reception: 5 hours

Venue: Tent on 5 acre wooded/landscaped property

Alcohol: yes, beer, wine, champagne, signature cocktail

Where is she stationed? Some areas are cheaper, easier to plan in etc. Like San Antonio there would be many suggestions.

Overall: Probably $6000 when it's all said and done, but maybe closer to $5000.

State: Iowa

Number of Guests: 105

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Venue: County park lodge

Alcohol: Wine and Beer only

This is still a relatively small budget for a wedding in my area, I've had to cut out a lot of things I wanted, oh, and I guess someone else is paying for the food too, so it's probably more like, $7,000.

Overall: Probably $45,000.00 excluding rings, rehearsal dinner & honeymoon

State: Pennsylvania

Number of Guests invited: 150

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Venue: English Manor - $5k just for facility use

Alcohol: Top Shelf Open Bar

Overall Cost: I think it will be about $17K

State: Bucks County, PA

Number of Guest: 110

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Venue: An 18th century bank barn that was converted into a 3 story ballroom like thing

Alcohol: Yes, unlimited beer & wine with champagne toast

Overall Cost: 16k ( Everything from e-ring to honeymoon)

State: Florida

Number of Guest Invited: 20

Length of Reception: 4 Hours

Alcohol: Yes - Open Bar

Overall Cost: we'll end up between 35 and 40000

State: nj

Number of Guest: 160

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Alcohol: top shelf open bar included in package

Where in nj are you? My budget was originally half of what it is and we quickly learned we had to expand our budget, which was fine. But the venues in south jersey literally eat up your entire budget. We didnt see a single venue that allowed to bring outside caterers in.

Overall Cost: 22K including rings, excluding honeymoon

State: California

Number of Guest: 63

Length of Reception: 4.5 hours (including cocktail hour)

Alcohol: Limited bar

We haven't had ours yet but....

Overall Cost: 5K but I am guessing w/honeymoon and everything morel like 7K (which is my max).

State: Texas

Number of Guests: 73 - though expecting about 60

Length of Reception: 6 hrs

Alcohol: Beer and Wine