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Wedding Budget Calculator

Split your total wedding budget across the line items that matter, see what each guest really costs, and find the levers that save the most.

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Formality

Casual shifts money toward your buffer; luxe shifts it toward venue, florals, and photography.

These splits are starting points based on typical wedding spending — every wedding is different, so treat each line as a cap, not a quota.

Total budget
$30,000
Cost per guest
$300
Venue & catering
$13,500

Suggested allocation — Classic

Venue & catering45%$13,500
Photo & video12%$3,600
Attire & beauty8%$2,400
Flowers & decor8%$2,400
Music & entertainment7%$2,100
Invites & stationery3%$900
Rings6%$1,800
Misc & buffer11%$3,300

Cut one lever

The fastest way to shrink a wedding budget is rarely "spend less on everything." Pick one lever:

Trim the guest list by 10 (100 → 90)
~$135 of venue & catering per guest
$1,350
Pick an off-peak date or a Friday/Sunday
Venues commonly discount ~15% off peak-Saturday rates
$2,025
Go seasonal / DIY on flowers & decor
Roughly half the typical florals line
$1,200
Book photo only, skip videography
Video is often ~a third of the photo/video line
$1,260

Savings are estimates based on your allocation above — actual vendor pricing varies by region and season.

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