Wedding budget calculator
The country's average cost per guest (source and year under the field)
Result
- Estimated total
- $34,164
- Cost per guest
- $292
- Total against the national average
- At the average
- Per guest against the national average
- At the average
- Guests
- 117
- Average wedding cost
- $34,000
Your total is at the national average ($34,000 for 117 guests, The Knot 2026 Real Weddings Study, press release 2026-02-18, read 2026-09-19); per guest, at the national average. Averages are published figures for a whole country; your venue, city and season move them a lot. This is a planning estimate, not financial advice.
| Category | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Venue | 20 % | $6,833 |
| Food and drink | 28 % | $9,566 |
| Photography | 6 % | $2,050 |
| Videography | 6 % | $2,050 |
| Music and entertainment | 7 % | $2,391 |
| Flowers and decor | 8 % | $2,733 |
| Attire, hair and make-up | 9 % | $3,075 |
| Rings | 2 % | $683 |
| Invitations and stationery | 3 % | $1,025 |
| Cake | 2 % | $683 |
| Transport | 2 % | $683 |
| Favours and gifts | 2 % | $683 |
| Planner | 3 % | $1,025 |
| Ceremony and officiant | 2 % | $683 |
| Total | 100 % | $34,164 |
Not a separate line in the published table, so they start at 0 %: other and contingency. The source under the table says where they sit; add your quotes to the total budget when you have them.
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