HELP! How much did you spend on your total wedding?

Question

HELP! How much did you spend on your total wedding?

Answer 1

We got married at a chapel in Vegas, and for EVERYTHING we paid less than $1500 dollars. I totally recommend it.

Answer 2

For everything we only spend $3150.00!! But it took a lot of creative thinking. Congrats on becoming engaged and good luck with the planning. =)

Answer 3

25k for hosting 200 people to a very traditional wedding, nothing fancy.

My wedding band was about 400, his was 300. Dinner was buffet, held at a hotel ballroom, and we had a full open bar.

No cake. Had traditional ethnic breads, lots of desserts and dainties. Gave our traditional fruitcake.

The BM dresses were about 150, tux rentals just over 100.

Girls did own makeup, salon visit for four attendants, me and mom was probably 30 each (yes, small city!)

Photography under 1k; friend and family member did videos.

Had dj, about 400.

My necklace was austrian crystal, just under 100; earrings about 20. Tiara and veil 100. Gown just under 1k, including alterations.

Favors - embossed napkins and matches, mints in tulle, little dough doves.

No chair covers.

Centerpieces - three floral centerpieces we used at the church then went on the head table for the reception. Other tables had candles, and silk flower centerpieces in our colors.

No limo. We went with a beautiful white van we rented so we all could travel together. (50 plus gas)

No honeymoon - we chose to put our money into the wedding celebration! Living together as husband and wife finally was honeymoon enough!

Host - one of my sisters was Mistress of

Ceremonies for the reception program.

Answer 4

okay well my weddings not finalized yet, but we are at:

1. 3000

2. 2500

3. 1899

4. 3970

5. 1344

6. 5600

7. no band went with orchestra

8. 16700

9. 340

10. 2999

11. 789

12. 6700

13. 1500

14. 560

15. 8900

16. free



trust me dont let it get that far!!!!!! I'm already freaking out. I mean I make good money and so does my fiance, but what we are spending not including my dress is outrageous . I just want to elope. Make a budget and stick to it, and dont whatever you do dont do a play by pick with an unset budget.

Answer 5

1. Wedding bands- mine were 250 his was 120

2. Reception site- 700

3. Cake-135

4. Bridesmaid dresses/Groomsmen suits- The girls paid 65 and we paid 450 I think for 5 guys

5. Make up + Hair- Nothing.. friends did it

6. Photography/Videographer- Photographer- 150, Video- Free (my uncle used my sister's camera)

7. Band- DIdn't have one

8. Food- 75 dollars (fried chicken, potatoe salad, macaroni salad, punch)

9. Bridal accessories (necklace, earrings, etc.)- Necklace, borrowed, earrings 5 bucks, bracelet-christmas present from hubby

10. Favors- 70 dollars, had personalized m&m's in toole tied with ribbon... so cute!

11. Chair covers-didn't have

12. Centerpieces- 6 dollars, had the kissing bears from Macy's and then used little cheap rings and used mardi gras beads for shiney stuff looked so cute!

13. Limo- didn't

14. Groom's outfit- free he used his dress blues

15. Vacation/Honeymoon- 200 for now, will have a cruise when he gets back from deployment

16. Host/Speaker who announces both families- free had a friend's boyfriend do it

Answer 6

1. $500 mine, $100 his

2. $2000

3.$150

4.$0

5. $0

6. $2000

7. $600

8. $600

9. $0

10. $50

11. $0

12. $100

13. Drove my car

14. $50

15. $1800

16. DJ did it

Dress: $200

Grand total 8150. Just the wedding/reception:5750

Not bad. There are even some things I would have spent less on now that I look back on it. Choose where to splurge and where to save

Answer 7

We spent well over $2,000 on our wedding. We got our cake from safeway, our relatives took the pictures, we used our truck instead of renting a limo, my husband wore slacks and shirt that was got at wal-mart, we used centerpieces donated by the church. My mom did my hair my fake nails cost $25.00. We had our reception at the church. The minister did our wedding for free, we had the church supply the wedding music. Our flowers we got at our friend's shop for $50.00. We had a potluck wedding where everyone brought food. I went to David's Bridal and got my wedding dress for$125.00. We had the minister announce us as husband and wife. Secondhand stuff can be good to get and a cheap way to stay in your budget. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. My veil was made by my friend who's a florist

Answer 8

1. $200

2. Buffet @ Casino X's 6 people = $100 (or so)

3. Included at buffet

4. None

5. $20

6. Free. My dad did it.

7. None

8. See #2.

9. used what I already had.

10. none

11. na

12. na

13. We walked from the courthouse to the chapel.

14. Used what he already had and borrowed a tie from my father.

15. $1500 for a week in a condo in Tampa, FL.

16. na



Er...I know my list doesn't help you, but it was still fun to answer. We had a small wedding in Vegas with only our parents in attendance. In total our entire wedding cost $1200 (or so). That included the plane tickets for 2 to Vegas, hotel for 2 nights and food for the stay.

Answer 9

too much ;) i live in NY and i am planning our church ceremony & reception as i write this and so far:





1. Wedding bands - $1500 (mine) $750 (his)

2. Reception site - $17,000 (includes bar and food)

3. Cake - $800

4. Bridesmaid dresses/Groomsmen suits - not our responsibility, they are paying for their own

5. Make up + Hair - friend is doing this for free

6. Photography/Videographer - $3000 photographer, $1200 videographer

7. Band - n/a

8. Food - included in reception amount

9. Bridal accessories (necklace, earrings, etc.) - havent dont this yet...my dress cost $1200

10. Favors - we are donating $500 to charity in place of favors

11. Chair covers - n/a

12. Centerpieces - $450

13. Limo - $1200

14. Groom's outfit - he's wearing his uniform, but usually the grooms tux is free if you have 4 or more people in the wedding party

15. Vacation/Honeymoon - $6000

16. Host/Speaker who announces both families - $725 on the DJ/MC



we are also spending $1000 on flowers, $250 on ceremony musicians, and donating $500 to the church...you also have to consider tips/gratuities for people like the DJ, alter boys, etc. there are little things like pew bows, aisle runners, guest book, flower girl basket, ring bearer pillow, the rehearsal dinner, etc that need to be accounted for as well.



it adds up FAST!!!!!



good luck and congratulations!!

Answer 10

This is what I have spent so far, I also added a few items that come up and can be put you over budget if not added in.



1. Wedding bands= His band $200.00 ( he bought my set when he bought my engament ring)

2. Reception site$1,500 (private beach cermony)

3. Cake = havent picked one out yet

4. Bridesmaid dresses/Groomsmen suits = they are paying for there own items

5. Make up + Hair= $100 for hair doing my own make up

6. Photography/Videographer =3,000 for 2 photo, 2 viedo for 8 hours, my book, 2 parents books, 200 5x7 print outs, 4 8x10, and I get all negatives and rights to print them out anywhere. I also get all raw footage of the wedding and a 20min version of the wedding to music (so you can play it for family & friends with out boring them to death. I also get to copy right to the dvd as well.

7. Band =having a dj)

8. Food =$8,000 (five star resturant inside the hotel great food) open bar and all wait staff, wedding cordinator, all for 100 people.

9. Bridal accessories (necklace, earrings, etc.)= $40.00

10. Favors= $250.00 I am making choclates and fudge and having a candy bar, also cookies.

11. Chair covers $0.00 They have nice chairs and it just an extra expence. (no one remebers them, I asked several people)

12. Centerpieces= $150.00 (making them my self and I will have 20 center pices

13. Limo= none we are having cermony & reception at the same place at a hotel so every one is driving them selfs.

14. Groom's outfit= $75.00 But I got a really good deal at bridal show for 50% off all our bridal party tuxes, grooms, dads, and ushers

15. Vacation/Honeymoon=(with air fare and resort package that includes all food and drinks and excurisionsfor 7 days)$3000.00 (but his sister is paying our air fair)

16. Host/Speaker who announces both families( we are having a DJ for 5 hours two systems and he doinmg our slide show for $1095.00

17. Invites $250.00

18. Flowers $850.00

19. officent $275.00 ( he is also coing to the rehersal dinner)

20. Items for the wedding(flutes, ring bear pillow, flower girl basket, sand cermony stuff, cake serving stuff, and all the extra goodies $350.00

21. gifts for bridal party and parents ($500.00)



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Best wishes in all your planning!! I also had a long engagement (one year and nine months) So we could save and have every thing we wanted!