- AnonBee2019
- 1 year ago
1. Location: NYC
2. guests number (breakdown adults, kids, vendors): 200 – all adults
3. Wedding date (to see if off seasons make a difference or not) – Early spring – kind of a shoulder season. We got off season pricing
4. Open bar or cash bar – premium open bar
5. ceremony site and reception site cost – $2000 ceremony fee and $4000 venue rental fee
6. catering – $215 per person including cocktail hour (12 passed apps, 2 stations), plated dinner, cake, dessert buffet, and premium open bar. Came out to about $43k. We then extended the bar 3 hours and ordered snacks, which cost an additional $6k or so
7. bar if applicable – see above
8. officiant – we had a friend officiate. We paid her lisence fee ($35), got her a gift (~$100)
9. florals – $6.5k
10. musician/dj – $10K for live music for reception, ceremony musicians, and cocktail hour musicians, $2k for an after party DJ
11. Invites, STD’s, program, place cards, menu cards – I’d estimate about $3k though we ordered this all at separate times so didn’t add it up. This includes favors and other miscellany (guest book, card box, etc).
12. Wedding planner/ doc – DOC only – she cost $1500
13. Chairs, linens, tables and other rentals – my venue was all inclusive
14. photo & video – $4k for a photog, no video
15. cake & additional desserts if any – a traditional wedding cake and dessert buffet were included in my catering
16. Transportation – about $3200 – I spent $2k on shuttles for guests and then $1200 on limos for the Bridal Party
Other: I spent about $2k on H&MU for myself and my bridal party. We spent about $500 on lunch for us and the Bridal Party on the day of, and I spent about $4k all in on me and my husband’s attire