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Yes. I planned my daughter’s wedding with 300 guests for that type of budget. Late 2023 . Wedding was held in Texas.
Your cost are going to depend on where you were located. Additionally, it depends on how extravagant you want to be on all of the aspects of the wedding. My daughter and son-in-law were very happy to economized on certain aspects. In fact, I was more set on certain expenditures than they were.
You should be able to have a very nice wedding for 200 people in mid to high-fives in most locations. Your cost are going to fluctuate with the venue, the flowers, the amount of money you intend to spend on your dress, the photographer, time and day of the week, whether you were going to have a full meal, if you were going to have a band or just use a DJ, if you’re going to have a quartet to play the music prior to and during the ceremony and for a short period after the ceremony while the bridal party is taking pictures, and the guests are milling around with drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and invitations. I had been set on using a very expensive form of invitation, but my daughter wanted to design her invitation. That design did not allow for the most expensive type of printing. The invitations turned out beautifully and we were able to save money by using a business that typically does custom printing, but not wedding invitations.
Get recommendations regarding Florist. We met with several. Tell them what your budget is and then see what their proposals are for the flowers. Flowers are very expensive and you can arrange a beautiful wedding and setting without over the top flowers. For example, we used greenery and a centerpiece of candles in varying height.(inside glass tubes to ensure nothing caught on fire.)
Check your photographers carefully. Your lasting memories cannot be created if the photographer screws up.
Consider alcohol and whether you intend to serve it. If so, do you intend to have an open bar. If so, make sure you have security or that the venue provide security to ensure that no one leaves the venue drunk.
This is an absolutely doable budget and you will have a beautiful wedding. Remember, regardless of what goes wrong – and something will go wrong, the guest typically won’t know, and in the end it won’t matter because the most important thing is that you were marrying your person. Congratulations and wishing you the best.
The wedding was in a location near Houston. Lots of options in and around Houston. You may need to get permission from the Catholic Diocese. The venue we chose had security as part of the package. TBAC compliant.
What’s high fives? ✋ Like high 50s?
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Yes, but it really depends on location. Did one June 2024 live band, open bar. 150 people around 75k metro Texas. 5 hr cocktail through dinner and dancing. Photo booth and a few late night snacks. Videographer and photographer. Shuttles for the wedding party both for rehearsal and wedding. No transportation for anyone else.
Went to one this weekend in Dallas. DJ, beer, wine, coffee bar, no champagne, pasta, salad, dark meat chicken buffett , 160 people under 50k. Photographer, no videographer. Outside caterer in scenic venue.
In both instances I am including brides dress, but both were under 3k including all alterations, veil, shoes, accessories.
But you have to also negotiate and ask for vendors to substitute or ask for discounts for things you don't want. Did this with both the videographer, photographer and band. I want this package....but...
If they weren't flexible they weren't my vendor.
Ditto the comments on flowers. Table decor was grennery with floating candles with a pop of a few flowers I used the florist with the lowest minimum ($3200 - most were almost twice that) who included moving flowers from the church to the reception and setting them up for a $50 fee.
IMO Really big table decor just impedes your guest talking to anyone besides who is sitting next to them. And your venue is going to be filled with people, they are the real decor lol. I picked a venue that did the catering.
But you must do a budget and stick with it. Remember most venues/ caterers quote you before tax and tip so expect to add 22 to 25 percent. Your biggest expense will be food and drink/venue. Beer/wine is much cheaper that open bar.
Meals can range from 85 to 140 a head ( more if you go extravagent ) BAR is usually sold by person in hour pacakes 3, 4, or 5. For example Beer wine and champagne might be 50 a head for 4 hr, and 58 for 5 hr. Full bar might be a 20 to 25 dollar increase from that.
Ask people you know for who they used. Ask every vendor you talk to for who they know. They all know each other. Who is nice, who is a nightmare. A lot of places require a day of wedding coordinator... interview carefully especially if you want them to help with other things like helping you find vendors.
Oh and invitations. I can write a whole segment on cutting costs there, too. LOL
Good luck. Get a notebook! Have a fun beautifil wedding!
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Signature cocktails are a big thing here. Usually two. A grooms fave and a brides fav. May have started as a way to serve hard liquor, but limit what you are serving? No idea. But definitely a thing here.
Guess I have poorer friends, or a sign of inflation LOL. The mix may be closer to 70/30 over the long haul, but of the last couple of years its close to 50/50. Will say I have never been to one with a live band that wasn't full bar, never been to once formal or black tie optional that wasn't full bar. Depending on the venue and the size of the wedding it can be an extra 3 to 7 k
We got married in Minneapolis in 2021 and it was $35k for 80 people. Our biggest ways we saved money were 1) getting married in the off season in a cheaper location, 2) renting flowers (Something Borrowed Blooms) 3) booking a venue that allowed us to provide our own alcohol and buying Costco booze, 4) DJ instead of live band.
this highly depends on location. i’m planning for ~230 and it’s going to be closer to $150k. it really depends on what caliber of wedding you’re trying to have
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Location is key . And time of year and date. Only 52 Sat in a year. Some are in mire demand than others ( which also changes by region. The cost of a high end Country Club wedding in Houston is far less than NYC. Except if you do it in June through Sept and need to add airconditioned tent area.