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Wedding Budget (Guests, Catering per guest)

Calculate Wedding Budget instantly with the exact formula and a worked example.

Wedding Budget

Guests
Catering per guest$
Venue and decor$
Dress, suit, styling$
Photo and video$
Host and music$
Rings, transport, other$
Contingency reserve%
Wedding budget
649,000$
Prices are approximate — enter your ownCalculate Wedding Budget instantly with the exact formula and a worked example.
Catering
250000$
Reserve
59000$
Per guest
12980$

More about: Wedding Budget (Guests, Catering per guest)

What it calculates

The “Wedding Budget (Guests, Catering per guest)” calculator computes Wedding budget in $ from 8 parameters: guests, catering per guest ($), venue and decor ($), dress, suit, styling ($), photo and video ($), host and music ($), rings, transport, other ($), contingency reserve (%).

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Example calculation

With parameters Guests = 50, Catering per guest = 5,000 $, Venue and decor = 100,000 $, Dress, suit, styling = 80,000 $, Photo and video = 60,000 $, Host and music = 50,000 $, Rings, transport, other = 50,000 $, Contingency reserve = 10 % the result is 649,000 $ (Prices are approximate — enter your own).

How to use

  1. Enter guests, catering per guest, venue and decor, dress, suit, styling, photo and video, host and music, rings, transport, other and contingency reserve — each field above is adjustable with a slider.
  2. Wedding budget ($) is calculated automatically as you type.
  3. Check the worked example below to see the formula applied to real numbers.
  4. Copy the result or bookmark this calculator.

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