What weddings actually cost

What will your wedding really cost?

A few quick taps for an honest first estimate — then see exactly what changes between a €10k, €25k, and €50k wedding.

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The calculator

Can you afford the wedding you want?

Set your budget, your guest count, and the one thing you care about most. See where the money really goes — in seconds, no sign-up.

Your budget

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Guests
What matters most to you?

Pick the one thing that has to be right — we'll weight your budget toward it.

€25,00080 guests · €313 per guest
Where it goes
Venue & rentals€5,500
Food & drink€7,500
Photo & video€3,250
Attire & beauty€2,250
Flowers & decor€2,500
Music & entertainment€1,500
Cake & desserts€500
Stationery & signage€750
Planning & extras€1,250
What this is based on
  • Typical European weddings run about €250–650 per guest all-in — that's the range behind these numbers.
  • Your total is split across nine categories using shares real weddings land on. Food and the venue take the biggest slices — together about half.
  • Choosing a focus shifts about 8% of your budget into it, pulled proportionally from everything else. The total you set never moves.
  • Figures round to whole euros. Real costs swing with region, season, and a hundred small choices — that's the part Bridesmaid works out with you.

This is the napkin math. Bridesmaid does the real thing.

Your actual budget depends on your region, your season, your guest list, your taste. In your free trial, Bridesmaid builds it line by line — then drafts the vendor emails to get real quotes.

Free with your 7-day trial. No card needed.

Three real weddings

What €10k, €25k, and €50k actually buy.

Same nine categories, three very different weddings. Here's where the money goes — and what changes as the number climbs.

€10,000

A small, close wedding. Almost everything is borrowed, DIY'd, or trimmed to half.

30guests
€330per guest
  • Venue & rentalsA backyard, a restaurant's private room, or a public-park permit.
    €1,300
  • Food & drink€90 a head, family-style. Beer, wine, one signature cocktail.
    €2,700
  • Photo & videoA half-day photographer. No videographer.
    €1,600
  • Attire & beautyOff-the-rack gown, a suit, hair and makeup à la carte.
    €1,300
  • Flowers & decorBouquet and boutonnières from a florist; centerpieces you DIY.
    €700
  • Music & entertainmentA great playlist on a good speaker, or four hours of a small DJ.
    €600
  • Cake & dessertsA small cutting cake plus a sheet cake in the back.
    €300
  • Stationery & signageDigital invites, a handful printed for grandparents.
    €200
  • Planning & extrasMarriage license, alterations, favors, and a buffer for surprises.
    €1,300
What changes

You spend on the people, not the production. A half-day photographer, a playlist, flowers you arrange yourself.

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A note from us

We got tired of guessing too.

Wedding prices are weirdly secret — everyone quotes "it depends" and no one shows you the math. We built this because the first thing we wanted, planning our own, was an honest number to react to. Here's ours. The real one, Bridesmaid builds with you.

Christina & BenFounders, Bridesmaid

Stop guessing. Start planning.

Your estimate is a starting line, not a plan. In your free trial, Bridesmaid turns it into a real budget — line by line, vendor by vendor — and drafts the emails to get quotes.

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