Free tool

Wedding Budget Calculator

One total and what matters most to you, turned into a category-by-category starting plan you can actually take to vendors — plus a per-guest figure from your headcount.

Total budget ($)Guest count (for the per-guest figure)

What matters most? (pick up to 3 — they get a bigger share)

Free for couples: save this to your own plan

Your starting plan

$250 per guest

Venue + catering40%

$10,000

Photography + video12%

$3,000

Flowers + decor10%

$2,500

Attire + beauty9%

$2,250

Music + entertainment8%

$2,000

Planning + coordination5%

$1,250

Favors, gifts + misc5%

$1,250

Rings3%

$750

Transportation3%

$750

Invitations + stationery3%

$750

Cake + desserts2%

$500

These shares are a common wedding-planner rule of thumb adjusted for your priorities — a starting point for real quotes, not market data. Your city and season move real prices substantially.

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Your total, guest count and priorities come with you, and the split becomes your first budget lines. Until then they stay in this browser tab.

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