Question

My fiancé and I are getting married this year! Yay! How much did you guys spend on your weddings?  

Answer 1

Way too much! We have been married for 16. 5 years and I’m telling you it isn’t worth it! We both agree.  

Answer 2

5k just rented a restaurant but I say if you go cheap, get professional photos. I thought it was something I wouldn’t care about, but I treasure the photos the most out of everything

Answer 3

Around a thousand

Answer 4

Less than $1000

Answer 5

First time, about 9k. Second time we went to the mountains and found a cute little chapel. Spent about $500 the whole weekend!  

Answer 6

Around 8k. I wouldn’t go by what people say. for some an expensive wedding isn’t worth it. I think it depends on how you feel and what your feelings towards your wedding are. if your dream wedding is something more expensive go for it. if you’re not a big fan of huge parties and prefer simple then go for that.  Congratulations!  

Answer 7

Just marriage licenses & honey moon

Answer 8

I didn’t pay but ours was $15k for a sit down meal, semi-open bar, DJ, venue, dress, photos, flowers, everything for 100 people

Answer 9

My mom always said the honey moon was the most important part! Budget for a good one for the both of you  

Answer 10

We spent about 20k on our wedding. My mom gifted us 10k and we paid the other 10k.  

Answer 11

$4, 000 - and I don't feel like we jeopardized a single thing.  

Answer 12

The wedding itself was about $20k. But we got about $12k help from our parents.  

Answer 13

Under $5, 000 including honeymoon only 13 guests. It was my husbands third marriage.  

Answer 14

$2, 000 we had a small vegas wedding and that’s the whole weekend trip

Answer 15

First wedding. For us it’ll be 3k thankful for my mom who is paying for the rest. Will be a 12k wedding

Answer 16

$4500 for 252 guest

Answer 17

We spent less than $1000.  

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Including the dress & both rings. which were very cool stainless steel bands with a 14K gold inlay.  

Answer 18

$12, 000 venue, hubby’s tux, catering, decor, dj and band. I paid $0 for my wedding dress as the boutique near me had a giveaway for all brides one day only and I went early and found my perfect dress. it was priced at $3500

Answer 19

Congratulations! I would say we spent about $10, 000 for 100 guests, we were very lucky to have help from parents and a cheap backyard venue! My advice is to NOT skimp out on photographer - we paid a bit more for someone we really loved and I am grateful everyday that we did. Other than that, you can save a lot if you're willing to get married on a weekday (I've been to a couple weekday weddings and they were great! ) and/or go with a less common, more unconventional wedding. Good luck!  

Answer 20

We are eloping and I think it’ll come to about $1, 500

Answer 21

We kept it simple. My dress was $600 (I was/am a size 28/30) our venue was $400 (water view) and we done a potluck dinner. In all it was under $1500.  

Answer 22

Less than 3500

Answer 23

$600 and it was pretty perfect

Answer 24

Married twice and never had a Wedding.  

Answer 25

5000 for everything

Answer 26

1500 or less for everything and I had a church wedding (husband's request, not mine ). I always suggest eloping or going to a courthouse.  

Answer 27

Our daughter was married 5 years ago and we made a ton of stuff. Food was made by all the aunts in the family. Her dress was this beautiful white dress that she had wore to Prom, I just added more feathers to it. It was such a beautiful wedding and it was under $5000 for everything. I think the venue was the most expensive part.  

Answer 28

My mom paid for our wedding, which I’m forever grateful for. We got married in 2011 and our wedding was about $26K.  

Answer 29

Congratulations  $22, 000. It took us two years to pay off. I don’t recommend that lol. In my defense, it was before Pinterest was popular and I realized how crafty I can be  

Answer 30

Congratulations! Less than $200! $100 for the park permit, $75 for my dress and shoes - but technically that was gifted. It was perfect. Parents, grandparents, and siblings only. My parents took care of the family dinner the night before and his parents handled a small get together a few days later for extended family.  

Answer 31

3, 000 (we paid for rehearsal dinner too) traditional wedding w pastor and venue food ect.  

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Venue was 1000 pastor 400 so most was that . but of you can find a pretty and open large backyard you can cut down alot (we orginally had a friends backyard but it fell through )

Answer 32

40, 000  

Answer 33

$800. We had a small ceremony in our backyard, with a JOP and 2 witnesses. I come from a big family but our wedding was SO nice being just us.  

Answer 34

I think we about 13k all in, not including rings and honeymoon. Also my mum bought my dress and both sets of parents gave great contributions. Ways I saved was by Making my own invites Making my own bouquet. Cake was a gift from a family member who could make cakes. Photography was a gift from and done by a family member. We did do our own make up (I don’t like professional make up on my face! ) The hotel price included table flowers and table plan. And also food, drink etc. for 95 ppl. We got married in the hotel so no need for transport. My budget was a uk budget so that includes the two bridesmaids dresses, shoes, hairdresser and hairpieces. All accommodation costs for the bridal party on the night of the wedding. It also includes an afternoon tea party for about 50 people the day before the wedding and my accommodation at the hotel for 4 nights. The important thing is it was all cash flowed!  

Answer 35

I think around $25-30, 000 but my parents paid for most of it. Cause my MIL wouldn't put in any money.  

Answer 36

Our MIL paid for ours because my husband is her only son and that was something she really wanted to do. I think maybe $400? He’s in the Navy so we reserved part of the battleship of Texas, hired someone, invited maybe 8 people and just got married then got food

Answer 37

I’m planning a very intimate event. 20-25 people. Most of the cost will be food. A buffet of some sort. Trying to keep it at $1, 000.  

Answer 38

All together $3, 500. Keep it simple, it's less stressful. I spent the most on my photographer because I wanted great pictures to remember such a special day and I'm happy I did

Answer 39

We probably spent more than we should have but we rented a huge beach house for the week (we got married at the house), family and bridal party stayed with us for free since they traveled and took off work to come. I’d say don’t skimp on the DJ or the photographer. We loved our pictures and the DJ had people dancing the entire night, he even stayed an extra 2 hours for no extra charge because everyone was dancing so much. I do wish we would have had a videographer!  

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Also my family lives all around the country so it was really special having everyone in the house for the week. In the end I don’t regret spending what we did because we had a blast!  

Answer 40

We spent 45k but before you , we had 425 people (that is truly  lol) and we probably “made back” a looooot of it back thanks to really generous family & friends!  

Answer 41

We are gonna be around $7500. Having it at my parents house. His family is from overseas and may not be able to make it so the photographer was SUPER important for us (about half the budget).  

Answer 42

Dress included was $3000. It was 75 people with stand up reception at the church where we had the ceremony. Our church family blessed us with sound and the sanctuary. I wish we had spent more on pictures.  

Answer 43

15, 000. Most of that was the venue. We regretted the venue and wished we would have had it at my parents house. I say make it small and at someone’s house that has space. The photographer/ videographer is always worth the money. You don’t need a 3 course meal. You could even do snacky food throughout the day and then cake/ dessert at the reception.  

Answer 44

We spent somewhere between $3, 000-5, 000 for the wedding, reception, and honeymoon. We had a beautiful reception hall (on a Monday to save money), flowers, cake, all of that. The one thing I wouldn't give up would be having a second dress for dancing in. I changed into a $60 dress for the reception that was much easier to dance and sit down and such in.  

Answer 45

This is going to sound very funny, We married in 1 week and friends made the cake and food. booked the church had the party at the church grand total of wedding $200. 00, oh yes i did borrow the dress then had to pay 25. 00 to have it cleaned.  

Answer 46

I just couldn’t imagine spending so much money for just a few hours of celebrating. We had a lot of diy. I got my dress on sale. Only our closest family and friends. So about 30 people and at my moms church. My family and I all pitched in to fix food and we have been married over 7 years. Spent $500 maybe

Answer 47

I can't live without him. *shrug* I want to splurge on photography but that may not be an option

Answer 48

Got married in 1988. Bought my wedding dress through a jcpenny catalog $300 because the model that was wearing kinda looked like me. Which is unheard of in today’s society. I actually didn’t try on any wedding dresses beforehand. Fortunately it looked great and I had a friend who was a seamstress offer to take it in at the waist as my gift. Bridesmaids bought their dresses thankfully. Groomsmen tuxedos rentals his mom paid. She paid for reception, catering, and hall we rented. We paid for church, singer, pastor, flowers, invitations, candles, photographer, cake plus our rings. His mom made fans for the bridesmaids to walk down with. Both our rings were a grand total of around $800? My parents paid for nothing. Sooo we paid maybe a total of $1500-$2000 including rings. We’ve been married going on 32 years. On our 30th anniversary my husband bought me a beautiful ring with 3 diamonds that I now have connected with my wedding band.  

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Plus we had a friend who offered to videotape the wedding.  

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And my brother-in-law had his own sound company and DJ’d the reception for free.  

Answer 49

5000 I would recommend look at options for your venue. I wish we would of had it in a backyard setting. Look at dress in different places.  

Answer 50

Married just last year, and I honestly don’t know how much I spent. I would not skimp on photographer and even thought I had convinced myself that I didn’t need a video and would never watch, I kind of wish I had gotten one. The night went so quickly that I’d love to go back and see all the things I missed. (And we’ve had a very close family member pass shortly after our wedding, and it’d nice to see him again at our wedding - he was so happy for us).  

Answer 51

We spent $16, 000 and that was with a free venue. It honestly all depends on what part of the country you’re in. I would definitely spend money on a photographer and flowers. I feel like both of those made our wedding memorable. Just those two were $4, 500.  

Answer 52

About 3k. Had it at my parents house. Dress was $300 ordered online. Food was 1k. Decor, tables, chairs 1k. The rest was a dj.  

Answer 53

I'm looking at maybe a thousand. Most of that for clothing and food

Answer 54

A wedding planner (even if you just have them to day of setup). I had one , my sister did a DIY and no wedding planner and we all had to set up her reception and it was a cluster eff and so stressful. A lot of venues will have a coordinator, but they do not set up your reception or do things that a wedding planner will do the day of your event so you and your family can enjoy it.  

Answer 55

I was very blessed to have my wedding paid for by my parents but one thing I couldn’t live without was the photographer! Splurge on this because these pictures will last a lifetime. ❤️❤️ Congratulations  

Answer 56

I think we spent roughly 15K. Don’t skimp on a photographer. Get a planner if you can, or at least get a “day of” coordinator so you aren’t being bombarded with a ton of planning nonsense and can actually enjoy the day. I regret not getting a videographer.  

Answer 57

No more than $450, and did it in 30 days. We got married in my friend's aunt's backyard on a cliff overlooking a lake. My cousin got ordained and did the ceremony. Our photographer took our photos for her portfolio and didnt charge us. My dress was $40 from Modcloth, and my shoes were $4 from Walmart  then we had a backyard bbq with hamburgers and hot dogs and whatnot. We had about 60 people attend. Our cake and cupcakes were $20 from HEB (grocery store). We had the absolute BEST time, and everyone still talks about how relaxed and fun it was, and that they wish all weddings and receptions were like that  

Answer 58

We budgeted 10k (Canadian) most important for us was photos and food. We ended up coming in under budget enough that we got decorater and put some towards debt. We also got married during the off season so that helped with cost

Answer 59

Under $200. Lol

Answer 60

I don’t think we spent more than $400, a family friend married us in Mt. Rainier ntl. Park. We got Costco party platters for the food and just had close family. I wouldn’t have it any other way only thing I wish I got was a professional photographer, we have photos but not the best.  

Answer 61

$99  

Answer 62

Photographer and a coordinator for the day. We had a small, simple wedding and didn’t consider that there are still a lot of logistics to plan throughout the day. Fortunately we have a friend who does it professionally and she took charge of the day.  

Answer 63

Spent $2500 including the dress. My husband worked for a catering company before we got married so we got the family discount. Professional photographer is a must!  

Answer 64

A good photographer is the number one thing my daughter wished she had done better.  

Answer 65

We got married in Niagara Falls. just the two of us and I think the entire total was less than $2000 BUT it was just the two of us, no guests, we stayed at a BnB, and had dinner at a steak restaurant & went to a night club in Toronto (in my wedding dress /him in his Tux) bouncer carried me down the steps lol . that was 21yrs ago

Answer 66

We could have done without the wedding! Elope! Take just your set of parents with you somewhere and get married! The whole thing is a lot of stress, money, and is over so fast.  

Answer 67

We eloped. $80 for the license and I think $200 for the officiant. So $280.  

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@daimon same. And my dress was $100.  

Answer 68

8k in 1997

Answer 69

We (both our families and us personally) spent about $40k. That's obviously a lot of money, but I have no regrets. No one went into debt to spend that money and everyone spent what they were comfortable with. We wanted to have a large more traditional wedding which comes at a cost. A few things that were not negotiable for us were a high quality photographer, real plates, cutlery, and glasses, and an open bar. A few things we saved on was flowers - I bought them in bulk for about $1000 and arranged them all myself which was a ton of work, but worth it! Your wedding is all about you so do what you want!  

Answer 70

Less than $12k. I recommend using a wedding planner. It doesn’t even have to be for the entire wedding planning. We hired a planner for the month before the wedding. She called all our vendors and finalized all last minute details. She was also there the day of to make sure everything ran smoothly. It made a world of a difference for us!  

Answer 71

I want to say we spent between $10-12k, but my dad was adamant he and my mom pay. I never got a final number. A couple of things we really wanted to make sure were quality were our photographer and the cake. But the one thing I’m so glad we did was include a videographer. My parents got married in a chapel in Nevada and had a video that I watched growing up and now we’ll have the same for our littles some day. Also, if you have a good friend who does hair or makeup, see if they would be willing to do either as a gift. My makeup was done by a friend from high school who does makeup on the side and I think I paid her less than $50. A family friend who did my hair for my prom and homecoming did my wedding hair as a gift. And my hair was to my waist at the time, so she did a lot of work.  

Answer 72

The guest list. I could live without everyone but I loved having all our friends together

Answer 73

Around $6000 and my only regret is not outsourcing the food. We didnt have a ton of money so we decided to do it ourselves. It was a little overehelming to coordinate and took a lot more time than I hoped

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@perri0 100% agree!  

Answer 74

$2500. I love our VHS wedding video  that we cant watch anymore  

Answer 75

$15, 000 we got married in June.  

Answer 76

We got married on the beach in Destin, FL it cost right at $1, 200. All I had to do was show up. It was so easy which is what I wanted. I had helped and been apart of a number of weddings and I told myself when my time came it was going to be simple and easy. My bridesmaids only requirement, besides showing up , was the color of the dress. The groomsmen wore khaki shorts and white shirts. We went on a cruise to the Bahamas which we got on a good deal. All together about $3, 500 but paid out over a year wasn't to bad. The only thing I couldn't do without that day was my now husband aka Hot Mess.  Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials!  

Answer 77

$15, 000 August 2019! Definitely non-negotiable were exceptional videographer and photographer quality over price! ✨✨ Congratulations  

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Also, consider have your wedding gifts/registry be cash funds to support your non negotiables like a photography fund, dress fund, etc.