DecidePlan · Wedding
What should you budget for a wedding?
For a typical couple — average income, a mid-size guest list, in a mid-cost area — here's the range. A comfortable range is $19,000–$23,800, with a sweet spot around $23,800. Stretching goes up to $27,400; past $27,400, more spending rarely buys a better outcome.
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Use the wedding calculatorMethodology
A deterministic model based on your answers, not AI guesswork — your financial capacity weighed against category-specific market benchmarks.
Assumptions
- Available cash + savings capacityhigh impact
- Guest counthigh impact
- Location cost indexmedium impact
- Existing debtmedium impact
Data Sources
Category benchmarks are sourced from named industry studies and reputable market data, refined over time.
Last Updated
2026-08 · methodology v2