Where do you even begin setting a budget? Heard so many horror stories of people blowing their budget because they set it too low

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How. Much. Money. Can. You. Afford. To. Spend. Without. Borrowing.

And. That. You. Would. Not. Rather. Spend. On. Something. Else. Like. A. Vacation.

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Figure out how many guests you plan to have and then look at average venue and catering prices in your area since those will be your biggest expense.

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I think people blow their budget because they envision a 70k wedding with 140 guests with a band, full bar, $3000 dress, but only want to spend $15k. So you first three questions
1. what am I comfortable spending and who else might be helping
2. How big is my guest list
3. what is my priority?

You can spend $60 a head and have catered BBQ and bring in your own Beer and wine from Costco. And you can pay $250 for a high end buffet, passed appetizers, full bar. But you can't have the $60 ahead event at the $250 a head location.

You can spend $1800 to $10k on a photograpger. You don't have to pay

There are lots of free online tools that will show you the categories. I think the average these days is 15k to 30k. There is a reddit sub where people regularly post cost by category.

SC1, I’m not doubting that but you said the average is 15k-30k and that’s not accurate, so I was just clarifying that.

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