Wedding Cost Poll

Cost: around $30k not including honeymoon (but you better believe I'm trying to get that cost down)

State: Maryland

Number of Guests Invited: 175-185

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Alcohol: Yes premium open bar for 5 hours (included in all the venue's pacakages)

Overall Cost: $18-20k including my engagement ring and our wedding bands but excluding the honeymoon. Hoping to be nearer 18k but leaving room for unexpected costs.

State: Southern California

Number of Guest Invited: 140

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Alcohol: $1500 covered, beyond that, cash bar

Overall Cost: $8,000-$10,000

State: MA

Number of Guest: 100

Length of Reception: 4 hours

Alcohol: Yes, open bar.

Overall cost: when all is said and done about 12K (not including rings)

State: OH

#of guest invited: 250 (only expect about 175 to attend since it's a Friday wedding)

Length of reception: 5hrs

Venue: Reception/banquet hall

Alcohol: open bar

Overall Cost: ~$8500

State: Kansas. I think I'm the only one! lol

Number of Guest Invited: 160-196. We are still in the stages of deciding on kids

Length of Reception: 5 Hours

Alcohol: Yes - Wine and Beer are unlimited, otherwise cash bar.

Overall cost: 25K and that doesn't get you much were I live

State: PA

#of guest invited: Expecting 130

Length of reception: 4 1/4 hours

Venue: Ski Resort

Alcohol: Open premium bar

Oh boy. LOL - i try not to think of the TOTAL cost... hahaha - and i have to estimate on my rings because i have no idea what they cost...

Overall Cost: $35,000

State: Puerto Rico (DW in San Juan)

Number of Guest: 50

Length of Reception: 6hrs (if you include the cocktail hour)

Alcohol: top shelf full open bar

Overall Cost: Probably around $20K

State: Rhode Island

Number of Guests: 175

Length of Reception: 6 hours

Alcohol: Yes! Drinks during cocktail hour - after that cash bar

Overall Cost: 10,000 (original budget was $7500)

State: AZ

Number of Guest: 65

Length of Reception: 4 hrs. at golf club

Alcohol: Open bar (was supposed to be beer & wine w/signature drink, but venue screwed up)

Does not include engagement ring or honeymoon, or flight for his daughter from Japan.

Overall Cost: 25K

State: Live in Mn, Wedding in Hillsdale, Wi

Number of Guest Invited: 228

Length of Reception: 4 hours

Venue: The Enchanted Barn

Alcohol: Yes, open Bar

Overall Cost: FH has a budget of $100K.....me I want to keep it $25K and under (yes i think he hit his head)

State: WI

Number of Guest: 360 (trying to get it down before invites)

Length of Reception: 6 hours

Venue: The River Club of Mequon (my fav so far) or Tripoli Shrine Center or Villa Filomena cant decide yet UGH (FH like the other two)

Alcohol: Yes open bar (FH father is paying)

not included is the HM, the rings, and limo...But his cost does include fireworks where as mine doesnt (my family does that so its just supply cost)

*to be honest I think its his mom that is pushing that type of number...if it were up to her id be getting married on a luxury yacht with a 7 course meal and a 9 tier cake....she has money!!!

Overall Cost: $5,000 so far

State: Delaware

Number of Guest: 33 so far

Length of Reception: 4 hrs.

Alcohol: yes

Overall Cost: $15,000

State: Illinois

Number of Guest invited: 53

Length of Reception: 4 hours

Venue: Holiday Banquets

Alcohol: open Bar

Overall Cost: $3200, not including honeymoon

State: Oklahoma

Number of Guest: 135

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Alcohol: beer & wine

Overall Cost: $10,000

State: Washington

Number of Guest Invited: 250

Length of Reception: 6 hours

Venue: Ceremony is at a family members house (large 30 acre lot with views of Mt. Baker) and reception is at a local reception hall that can hold up to 500 people, catering is included in price ~$4,000)

Alcohol: 3 kegs and a set number of wine bottles is hosted, everything else is available for purchase by the guests

Overall Cost: Hoping for 12k but will probably end up being between 14-15k.

Location: about 20-30 minutes outside Nashville, TN

# of Guests Invited: around 150-170

Length of Reception: around 6 hours

Venue: Barn Ceremony, Outdoor Pavilion Reception

Alcohol: Beer and Wine

Overall Cost: about $3000

State: Destination wedding to Las Vegas

Number of Guests: 20-25

Length of Reception: However long we decide to go!

Venue: Reception In-Suite on the Strip

Alcohol: Beer and Wine

Overall Cost: $12000 is the budget..but guessing at the rate we are going $15000

State: Iowa

Number of Guest Invited: 170 ceremony/dinner then an additional 300 for the reception

Length of Reception: 5 hours

Venue: B&B

Alcohol: Free beer and wine with a cash bar for mixed drinks

Overall Cost: $22,000

State: PA

Number of Guest: 100

Length of Reception: 4.5 hours

Alcohol: yes, prices were set, cost us $1500 for the open bar for the reception (did consumption up to $2000)

Overall Cost: $16,500

State: PA

Number of Guest Invited: 165

Length of Reception: 5 Hours

Alcohol: Yes - Open Bar