How expensive do you think a 250 guest wedding is?

I'm curious as I plan my wedding. Consider the price of the church, the flowers, the photographer, the wedding dress, the tux rental, the honeymoon trip, the presents to the wedding party and parents, the centerpieces, the DJ, the invitations, the reception hall rental, the food, the drinks, the cake, the limo, the rehearsal dinner, the champagne toast, the engagement pictures, and even the engagement ring. I'm probably forgetting some things...

How expensive do you think a 250 guest wedding is?
It really depends on where you live, the quality of the food/liquor, the elaborateness of the flowers etc etc. We had 200 guests at our wedding 2 weeks ago in the NYC area, and the price tag was slightly over 70K. This included the reception venue (top shelf liquor, cocktail hour, full course dinner, Viennese hour) photographer, 14 piece band, photographer + assistant, flowers (including centerpieces, and personal flowers), limo, and my dress, make-up and hair. It didn't include the honeymoon, rings, various gifts, or any printed materials. Depending on where in the U.S. you live, the same wedding could cost 25K.
Reply:Much more than mine will be with only 150 guests (at max).





You don't need a limo, or extravagant centerpieces/presents for everyone, or an expensive dress etc.





I would say if you were good at picking out bargains, maybe 10k for your wedding.
Reply:An average wedding in America costs about $25,000 I think, and 250 is larger than average. I just went to an event for 150 people with a nice dinner, etc., (no honeymoon, no ring) and that was $25,000. You can call up some local wedding planners and ask them what the average price is in your area.
Reply:For 200 guests, ours was 25K. Depends where you live, as to what prices are. However, that amount did NOT include a honeymoon.
Reply:That's a big deal. The price tag will almost certainly run into five figures. Do you really need 250 people there? Personally, I'd prefer (as I actually had) a much smaller affair, and put the difference into buying a house. I think my marriage cost about a thousand bucks.
Reply:IF you do it up right, can you say 25k??? maybe more if you have to pay for everything...then maybe 35k.....start saving up........................
Reply:250 is quite a large amount. think about the food and liquor bill alone.





i would try slimming it down some unless you have that much money to put out.





i dont understand why people spend enough money on their wedding when they could buy a small starter home for the same price.





I'm hoping to narrow mine to 75 guests and that will be at least $5000 if you play your cards right.





good luck!
Reply:If you have a modest wedding you could spend as little as $15,000 but if you want to go all out you could spend up to over $30,000.
Reply:We are having a little less than that (220). The very most we are willing to spend is $25,000.





Thankfully we have found a good reception site that includes a lot (food, cake, centerpieces, alcohol, champagne toast...) at a decent price.
Reply:My wedding on a budget is for 200 people and is going to cost about 20k. It all depends on what kind of deals you can find.
Reply:Every wedding is different. Is your reception venue $35 a person or $150. That obviously makes a difference. We had 135 and it was $35,000. My sister had 200 and it was $50,000. By the same token I know people on here have done 100 for under $10,000. On average I would say $20,000 to $30,000.
Reply:Well it really depends on where you live, but from experience both from planning my own wedding and being a wedding photographer in NY I would go from:





10k-20k in U.S





15k-30k in states like NY, California, Chicago





There are always things you can save on like limos, guest presents and tuxes.





Ebay is always good for buying bulk everything for weddings.





E Viera


Envi Photo


New York


www.enviphoto.com
Reply:You can get the burgers, fries and soda from the McDonalds dollar menu. So 250 burgers, medium fries and sodas come out to $742.50