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TOTAL wedding cost per head? (everything divided by the amount of guests)

posted 5 months ago in Money
  • poll: Divide everything by the guest number (service charges, photographer, flowers, cake, etc)
    $0-$50 : (8 votes)
    6 %
    $50-$100 : (15 votes)
    11 %
    $100-$150 : (23 votes)
    17 %
    $150-$200 : (11 votes)
    8 %
    $200-250 : (17 votes)
    13 %
    $250-$300 : (18 votes)
    13 %
    $350-$400 : (11 votes)
    8 %
    $400-$450 : (4 votes)
    3 %
    $450-$500 : (7 votes)
    5 %
    $500+ : (20 votes)
    15 %
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    yanamari    September 25, 2013   Maryland

    Excluding the dress and makeup/hair whatever, what was the total cost of your wedding per head with EVERYTHING included?

     

    Like... take food, venue, tax, service charges, photographer, DJ, lighting, flowers, etc... whatever, and that price by how many people you had.

     

    I'm really curious ^_^ Also if you could list where you live and how many people attended, that'd be nice!

     
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    Pokemon    November 9, 2013   Australia

    including

    • photographer
    • dress
    • wedding heels
    • wedding flats
    • earrings
    • head piece
    • wedding dress
    • 2 x bridesmaids dresses
    • 2 x bridesmaids shoes
    • 2 x bridesmaids earrings
    • reception photographer
    • celebrant
    • chapel
    • chapel decorations
    • water bottle stickers (personalised)
    • drinks table at ceremony
    • 3 x bouquets
    • grooms suit
    • 2 x groomsman suit hire
    • 3 x ties
    • grooms shoes
    • 2 x groomsmen shoes
    • 3 x dress alterations
    • haidresser for bride and 2 bridesmaids and flowergirl
    • make up for bride and 2 bridesmaids
    • brides engagement ring
    • brides wedding band
    • grooms engagement ring
    • grooms wedding band
    • DJ
    • Dance lessons
    • reception
    • canapes
    • 3 course meal for each person
    • 50 x cupcakes
    • 100 x cookies
    • cake
    • car hire x 2
    • 2 x engagement photo shoot
    • invites
    • Save the dates
    • 2nd wedding dress for trash the dress shoot
    • photographer for the trash the dress shoot
    • engagement party
    • 2 x bridesmaids gift
    • flower girl gift
    • passports
    • reception decorator
    • travel insurance
    • drinks tab

    So EVERYTHING but Honeymoon

    $400 per head. 50 people attending

     
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    ella86    October 6, 2012  

    Close to $3000 a person for EVERYTHING , 100 PPL .

     
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    babecake    December 22, 2012   Australia

    @ella86:  Your wedding cost $300,000? Whoa!

     
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    yanamari    September 25, 2013   Maryland

    @ella86:  Gotta agree with ella86... whoa! 

     
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    AmyFarrahFowler       

    About $405 per person for 185 people.

     
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    yanamari    September 25, 2013   Maryland

    Also, sorry... maybe I should have done some above $500 categories... if you're in that category, please comment on your specific price! 

     
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    lovekiss    October 9, 2011   Maryland

    Married on the MD Eastern Shore.

    About $730 per person (not including our rings or my bridal look. If you added those, it would be more than $1k per person)

    Includes:

    • venue fee (venue for 24 hours, linens, tables, chairs, service)
    • overnight accomodations for ourselves, immediate family on both sides, and bridal party
    • rehearsal dinner for 17
    • newlywed breakfast for 30 (all local & organic)
    • cocktail hour apps for 30 (all local & organic)
    • 4 course dinner for 30 (all local & organic)
    • a whole lotta high end wine, beer, and scotch
    • 8 hours of photography, 2 e-sessions, and a day-after session
    • hair and make-up for MOH, female family members, and my dearest girlfriends
    • MOH's dress and shoes
    • tuxes for the guys
    • all paper products (save the dates, letterpress invitations, menu cards, place cards, signage, programs, calligraphy, etc.)
    • a cigar bar
    • bridal party and family gifts (11 gifts)
    • DOC
    • flowers (2 bouquets, 3 displays, and about 15 linear feet of flower/candle/mirror centerpiece)
    • 35 hand bells
    • 20 photo frames for family photos displayed throughout the cocktail space
    • 15 custom cookbooks as favors
    • ring book
    • handfasting cords
    • probably more that I can't think of

     

     
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    yanamari    September 25, 2013   Maryland

    *duplicate deleted*

     
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    yanamari    September 25, 2013   Maryland

    @lovekiss:  Eastern shore! I was looking at those. What venue did you use? 

     
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    mrs_brownie    August 24, 2013   MI

    mine comes to about $70 a person for 150 people.

     
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    everalwaysrealtrue    July 20, 2012   Oxford, OH / Walton, KY

    180 people, 70-75$ per head (i never really calculated an exact number for what we spent, but it was around 13,000, including everything but our rings and honeymoon)

     
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    lovekiss    October 9, 2011   Maryland

    @yanamari:  We were married at the Inn at 202 Dover in Easton and used the Tidewater Inn as our room block for all of the guests. We took over the entire Inn, and it was soooo cozy.

     
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    yellowshoe    December 2011   Laguna Beach, CA

    Ours was in the $300-350 per person range that seems to be missing in your options. We had about 170 guests and our wedding was in Orange County, CA. This is excluding the dress, hair and make up as OP stated as well as our honeymoon, rings, and my day of jewelry.

     
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    TheFutureMrsNguyen    June 14, 2013   Seattle-Tacoma WA

    For venue (all inclusive: tables/chairs, linens, china, food, floral, decor, and wedding planning), photography (2 shooters for 6hrs and a DVD of images), DJ (including a seperate ceremony set up), invites, beer and wine, we're looking at like $130 per person for $150 people. 

     
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    Pinkmoon    February 14, 2014   Canada

    I'm assuming about 150 will show up and that will probably end up being somewhere around $200-250 per person. 

    Thats venue, food, decor, photographer, DJ, photobooth, officiant, my estimate for the rookie bar,  and even dress, DIY stuff, invitations, rings, etc. You said everything! If I stopped just before dress on that list it's probably more like $150-200.

     
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    evallance    August 31, 2013   New Brunswick, Canada

    I guess I am lucky, I am managing a wedding that makes me veru happy for more like $15-$20 per guest of 200. I am having an outdoor wedding and have many freebies

     
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    sienna76    August 28, 2012   Live in Utah; eloped to British Columbia

    $666.58 per person.  But I had two guests besides ourselves.  So 4 poeple total.

     

    This was for:

    bouquet
    boutonniere
    champagne for dinner
    three course wedding dinner
    3 hours photography
    wedding officiant and paperwork
    H's ring
    wedding planner (included in elopement package)

     

    I did not include our attire, but that came to $1357 for both of our attire, head to toe.

     

     
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    kes18    September 21, 2013   Kansas City

    Around $242 per person (possibly around $248 with some other minor expenses):

    -Photography (9 hours, 2 photographers, all edited pictures on discs, engagement session, boudoir)

    -Cake (3 tiers, buttercream, sugar peonies)

    -Food (average $25 per person)

    -Venue (rental, per person charge for open bar and all chairs/tables/linens, tax)

    -Dress/Attire (dress, alterations, earrings, necklace, hair pin, shoes, suit)

    -Flowers (bridal party, centerpieces, 2 larger displays)

    -Extra decor (random things like cake topper, table numbers, etc)

    -Gifts (bridal party, parents)

    -Officiant

    -Hair and makeup (trial, day of, also hair for BM and makeup for mothers)

    -DJ (ceremony and reception, 7 hours)

    -Photobooth (4 hours)

    -Stationary (invites, rsvps, STDs, postage, Thank yous)

    -Transportation (rental for bridal party/photos)

    -Hotel rooms (day before for bridal party, day of for us)

    -Rehearsal dinner

     

    That is for 80.

    Not included: honeymoon, rings, bachelorette party (air and hotel)

     
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    Beaukat    August 31, 2013   Toronto, ON

    228 a person at ~175 people.

     
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    Lyndzo    August 25, 2012   Milton, ON EDD Jan 12/2014

    Approx. $250

     
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    lolot    August 24, 2013   Rocky Mountains

    $83 pp for 150 person.  I live in the Rockies where things are somewhat cheaper, plus we're doing a lot of DIY / casual stuff (wildflowers, buffet dinner, just wine/beer, etc).  This does include a rehearsal dinner BBQ to which we're inviting the entire guest list as well.

     
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    MissFireFlower    May 5, 2013  

    this is only planned right now but so far:

    $58 per person. Not too shabby :) Half of everything is also already payed for too!

     

    -Photography 450

    -Cake  100

    -Food  1200

    -Venue+ rentals 1000

    -Dress/Attire  350

    -Flowers 250

    -Extra decor  75

    -Officiant 150

    -Hair and makeup 400

    -DJ  100

    Invites: 50

     
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    yanamari    September 25, 2013   Maryland

    Okay so I epic failed on this poll. haha. Sorry guys for not putting  more options above $500, and sorry for having a random brain fart and completely omitting $300-$350 o_O That's what I get for starting a poll with numbers when I should have been in bed for several hours by then! >_<

     
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    ella86    October 6, 2012  

    Oops! $300. Three Hundred. Three zero zero. Lol.

     
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    HelleCat    May 23, 2014   Tulsa

    About $75 per person at 60ish people. (havent sent out the invites yet, but I'm banking on 60 people just to be safe)

     
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    kittyface    March 7, 2013   Wedding in NC

    @ella86:  I am so glad to see your correction because I was thinking, did I seriously miss the recaps of a $300,000 wedding? :p

     

    I said $100-150. No photography, restaurant reception (I just divided the food & beverage minimum to get an idea), cake is maybe $60-100 total, and I'll buy a few flowers from Whole Foods to make a bouquet if my mum makes me... We're only having like 10 people though so it's rather affordable for us in the end - we couldn't afford half as much per person if we were having a large wedding with all family and friends.

     
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    Hobokenbride2012    March 17, 2012   New Jersey

    Looks like about $350 pp for 120 people. This doesn't include my r-ring.

     
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    polyblonde    July 5, 2013   Santa Monica, CA

    I am at about $540/pp for estimated 120 people. Southern California. This does NOT include my dress (6k), our wedding bands (TBD), or honeymoon (TBD) or either bachelor/bachelorette parties. In my opinion wedding bands, honeymoon, and extra parties are not part of the "wedding" budget.

    I actually feel like I am getting out ok for my area...Venue is a 5 star hotel right on the beach in Santa Monica, but I am pretty minimalist taste-wise and its such a beautiful venue my decor costs are very low. My mom and I also want to DIY some things (escort cards, maybe invitations) just for the fun of it. I also have a kickass wedding planner who has negotiated us some fab deals on photography, music, hair/makeup, etc., and being able to leverage her connections helped A LOT

     
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    honeybee1999    September 7, 2013  

    I don't know mine yet, but from all the bee reading, I'm thinking the average is $100 per guest. and we know what "average" means. 

     
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    ella86    October 6, 2012  

    @ella86:  

    I should have photos for recap in a couple weeks, but yeah, typo!

     
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    beesbelle    March 5, 2014   RI

    aprx $2,000 a person ($8,000 with 2 guests and us). We are eloping to Las Vegas and having just a best man/maid of honor in attendance.

     
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    koi424    August 2, 2013   Central Jersey

    I subtracted things I feel are just for us:

    -Hair & Make up
    -Dress & Tux and accessories like veil and shoes
    -Wedding Rings
    -Pre-Cana (marriage counseling) costs
    -Our hotel room

    We are estimating 150 people and it comes out to about $175pp

    Add all that stuff back in and it's $200.

    Of course, there's still a lot of things left to see how reality compares to the estimated budget. But so far I've been really happy about how well we're staying on budget.

     
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    bailey12    May 25, 2013   Paige, TX

    Not counting

    • hair and makeup
    • dress
    • wedding rings
    • honeymoon

    Our wedding will cost $95 pp for 80 people. If you include the things above it is $150 pp. 

     
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    DizzyFairy    May 12, 2012  

    @Pokemon:  sounds about right .. coz i got similar cost/head as you ..=)

    I also exclude honeymoon too

     
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    LadyElva    April 13, 2013  

    I'm from Australia, our costs per head (including everything - hair, dress, etc.) comes out to about $95/head for 150 people.

    This doesn't include the honeymoon, because that'll probably be happening about 9 months after the actual wedding.

     

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