How much did your wedding cost?

Is $3,000 a decent buget? Church wedding, guest list 100, reception at church with cake and punch only.(3 tier cake, and cute little cup cakes decorated in the wedding colors) The things I'm willing to spend the most on is flowers and photography. Does $3,000 seem like a reasonable budget?

How much did your wedding cost?
That sounds very reasonable. Especially when there are a lot of women out there who would spend no less than $5,000 on a dress they won't wear more than one day. I went to Vegas and my wedding there was maybe $1,000. It was fun and I'd do it again. But, yes, $3,000 is doable. No sense going into a great debt before you even get married. Congrats!
Reply:My budget was $3500


I will have a reception for $1200 Dinner, dessert


Cake $100


Flowers $30


Officiant $175


Park $150


Photography $500


Beer %26amp; soda $400


Dress $70 (on ebay)


everything else was little


Favors $50


My guest list is for 100 people.
Reply:Oh wow, it seems like yesterday........


Dress - $6,000


Flowers - $5,500


Husband's ring - $2,500


Cake - $1875


Photography - $7,000


Bridesmaid Dresses - $275.00 x 7=$1925


Reception Hall %26amp; Food - $35,000





The memory of that day............PRICELESS!





There are other things to consider too. Favors, gifts for your new husband and the wedding party and the parents, limousines, hair appointments, nail appointments. But it really depends on if you want a simple wedding or a lavish wedding.





If you are saying $3,000 as a buget for the whole wedding, I would say, it could work if you are looking to have a simple but very nice wedding.
Reply:I had all that and more but myself, my husband and our families did everything ourselves for $1500.00
Reply:mine was $100,000.00
Reply:Around 700,000$ but it was over the top. if u want a simple wedding an average price is around 9,000
Reply:I believe that $3000 is reasonable. My wedding cost about the same amount and everything turned out nice. The punch and cake is going to save you a bunch!! The food and alcohol can cost the most amount of money. I bought my dress at Davids Bridal and saved a ton of money! I would definitely look into getting the dress first or going to try some on to see what looks good on you and see what the price range is. In my opinion, this will set the rest of your budget. Usually for a woman, the dress is the most expensive thing. My dress and veil cost no more than $400.





Good Luck!! Let us know how it all turns out!! :)
Reply:we spent 100 thousand so yeah your budget is fine
Reply:That's very reasonable and that's just about what I paid for mine. I had a church wedding with the dress, the tux, the professional photographer and snack foods (finger sandwiches, fruit tray, veggie tray). A friend made our cake and that was her wedding gift to us. You've done very well!
Reply:call around and get estimates on things you want for your wedding. make a list of things you HAVE to have and things you can compromise on. I made my own arrangements for the tables and everyone LOVED them. Saved a lot of money there. Photography is the most important thing. Make sure you see lots and lots of samples. My photography was horrible and I regret not going with the more expensive people who I knew would be great to save a little dough.
Reply:3,000 dollars is a very reasonable budget for a wedding. my wedding was way less than that and very nice and i had more guests than that. my wedding cost between 1,000-15000dollars. it might have been less. my most expensive thing was my dress.
Reply:average good wedding cost 30,000 dollars. 3,000 is not enough unless you have LESS guests say about 30 or less.


my photographer costs almost 3,000


my DJ is over 2,000


my cake is about 400


my flowers are over 2,000


so 3,000 wont get you all those things and have all those guests. Good luck, you need it.
Reply:It's more in today's world of expense. I pay $3000 in 1969 for my whole wedding with only 50 guests at my reception. Eighteen fifty a plate which comes to $925.00 a plate. 50 x 18.50 = $925.00. Open bar was $275.00. That's $1200.00 dollars right there. Now add two limo's $300.00 and flowers at $300.00 equal a total of $1800.00. My pictures cost $525.00, now total is $2325.00 dollars. Church service was $175.00,totals 2500.00,now. Wedding dress $325.00 and bridemaids dresses $175.00 add $500.00 dollars for a total of $3000.00.
Reply:My husband and I got married for (about) $ 3,500.00 It's hard and you will have to think outside the box on a lot of things, but if you are wiling to do things yourself (or with the help from family and friends) then you may be able to stay within your budget.
Reply:I WAS JUST GONNA GIVE YOU AN ANSWER BUT ONCE I SAW UNKNOWNS ANSWER I HAD TO TELL DOOONNNT LISTEN TO THEM EVERYONE GAVE YOU GOOD ADVISE BUT THEM JUST PICK THE STUFF YOU CANT LIVE WITHOUT FIRST PLAN AND PAY FOR THINGS EARLY YOU KNOW PAY SOMETHING EACH MONTH LIKE YOU WOULD A CAR NOTE MY WEDDING WAS ABOUT 10000.00 PARENT PAID FOR IT THOUGH I THINK 3000.00 IS GREAT HAVE FUN ONLY HAD 7 MONTHS TO PLAN
Reply:I would start pricing things like the church and flowers right away also cups plates silverware reception hall dress...gifts for bridesmaids. My wedding was very inexpensive we bought our house and had the wedding here..
Reply:It sounds like a very tight budget in my opinion. You're saving a ton by not doing a full reception. I would suggest enlisting a family member to make the cake and/or cupcakes to save yourself even more. I think what will suprise you most is the cost of invitations, and the photographer. Make sure you hire a "wedding photographer" if you want the best shots.





Have you checked out weddingchannel.com? They have an excellent budget calculator that has been a life saver in my planning process. There are so many little expenses you don't even think of that can eat up your $.


Good luck.
Reply:That is a very good budget. Ours was even less. I had a lot of help from family friends and co-workers. We all pitched in, found inexpensive everything, and almost 2 years later, people are still talking about it. And we had a chuch wedding, reception at the local sportsmens club with a full dinner, dj with karaoke, and cake. It wasn't over or under done. I've been to weddings before and after my own where they spent much more, and it just was either way too much or not enough.
Reply:I think if you can pull it off for that amount go for it. mine only cost about 400.00, but I was married 34 years ago. Just put the most important things first. it sounds like you are already doing that. and shop around. Somethings like food and all can be made at home with the help of close friends. that was what one of my girlfriends did. and it turned out great.
Reply:I think it is totally doable. When you are planning you should take like $500 off your goal for last minute expenses and tips to vendors.





That bieng said our wedding is going to be about $5,000 for 100 people not including rings or a honeymoon. We will have it at a location and since most of our family is coming from out of town we think we owe them a full meal so it'll be catered.





Your three most important letters will be DIY no matter what your monogram is. You'll be amazed at what you can do, if you think you aren't crafty start out with something small like mongraming napkins with a stamp or whatever and build your confidence.





I would say as a guest though that you might want to consider something else in addition to the cake and punch. You are going to be having this party for at least a few hours (they are at ceremony too) so think about having some small appitizers until cake cutting. Its hard to party when you are hungry. It doesn't have to be anything huge. Get a membership to Sams or Costco. We are getting some frozen cocktail shrimp and thawing them, cocktail sauce, and deli tray. "Nice bread" as my Polish MIL calls it. We'll get some fruit too and cut it up (melons, apples, grapes, strawberries, etc) and cube some cheese and with crackers. Soda and we will put custom labels I made in Word on some bottled water. All of that should run you about $750 max and they will really appreciate it.





I am a budget bride myself so if you ever find yourself stuck or need inspiration email me through Y!answers and I'll be sure to help you. theknot.com has been a huge help to me.
Reply:mines cost about 2,000
Reply:These days everyone I speak to seems to think its just a piece of paper and who cares? At the end of the day it's what you want and how much you want to spend on your love!