Budget & planning
Wedding cost calculator.
Estimate the cost of your wedding by guest count, location and style. See the full category breakdown and your cost per guest, then download it as a PDF — free, with no signup.
The numbers
How much does a wedding cost?
There is no single answer — the same celebration can cost wildly different amounts depending on three things: how many guests you invite, where you marry, and the style you choose. The calculator above models all three.
Most of your budget is driven by catering and the bar, because they scale with every guest. Fixed costs — the venue, photographer, attire and flowers — stay broadly the same whether you host 80 guests or 140, which is why your cost per guest falls as the list grows. Trimming the guest list is almost always the single biggest lever on the total.
Largest line
Catering & bar
Scales per guest
Usually fixed
Venue & photo
Set early, rarely shifts
Biggest lever
Guest count
Cuts cost per head
Questions
Wedding budget questions.
How much does a wedding cost?
A typical mid-range wedding lands around the cost of a small car, but the real number swings widely with guest count, location and style. Catering and the bar are usually the largest single line, because they scale with every guest you invite. The calculator above gives you a personalised estimate and a category-by-category breakdown so you can see where the money goes.
How is the estimate calculated?
Each category has a baseline made of a fixed part (things like the venue, photographer and attire that do not change much with headcount) and a per-guest part (catering, bar, rentals, stationery and favours that grow with every guest). That baseline is then scaled by your location and your chosen style. It is a planning estimate, not a quote.
What is a realistic cost per guest?
Per-guest cost typically falls once your fixed costs are spread across more people, then catering and bar keep it from dropping too far. The calculator shows your cost per guest live as you change the guest count, so you can see the effect of trimming or growing the list.
Can I download my budget?
Yes. Download a clean, print-ready PDF of your estimate with the full category breakdown and per-guest figure — no email or account required. To track your real spending against the estimate, create a free account and the whole budget moves into your planner.
Is the wedding cost calculator free?
Completely free, with no signup and no card. Every tool here is free, and so is the full planning platform it is part of.
Plan the whole wedding
One free tool here. The whole celebration inside.
Like the estimate? Track every real cost against it — categories, contributors and payment schedules — free, in one calm place.
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