Welcome to our real wedding budget breakdown series! We're all about real talk around here, and this series aims to take the guesswork out of planning your wedding budget by sharing what other real life couples spent on their own. Whether you have €3,000, €30,000 or €300,000 to spend, it's all about it's all about spending what you are comfortable with, prioritising key areas, and getting bang for your buck! We've been getting lots of requests for small wedding budget breakdowns at the moment, so this one will be of interest to couples thinking of downsizing their day...

Today's couple are based in Dublin, they work as a teacher and bank administrator, and are both aged 29. They planned a small (by pre-Covid standards!) Dublin wedding, taking in three of their favourite spots in the city.

Budget: €11,000

Guests: 60

Venue: A landmark ceremony venue, a boutique restaurant, and a cool bar for the evening

Wedding Budget Breakdown

Venue Rental: €700
Catering: €4000

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Photography: €1200
Flowers: €300
Wedding Cake: €50
Decor: €100
Stationery: €150

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Wedding Dress €400
Groom's Suit: €170
Bridesmaid's Dresses: €100
Shoes & Accessories: €200
Rings: €900
Hair & Makeup: €400

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Gifts: €100
Accommodation: €300

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Honeymoon: €500

More or less than you expected to spend?

About spot on - we got everything we wanted.

Where did your wedding budget come from?

Savings.

Biggest splurge?

The photography.

Biggest savings?

The dress!

Honeymoon

We went to Kerry and stayed in a luxury hotel.

Were you happy with what you spent on your wedding?

Absolutely. The only think I might have done differently was print the stationery - we used online invitations for friends.

Any tips or advice?

Remember that all you all actually need to get married is each other, a celebrant and some witnesses. Everything else is a bonus.

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Feature image: Katie Farrell Photography via One Fab Day | All images are from a mix of real weddings, not the one featured in this budget breakdown.