Welcome to our real wedding budget breakdown series! Real couples have been kind enough to unveil their spreadsheets, and help you take the guesswork out of planning your own wedding budget. There's no right or wrong amount to spend on your wedding, it's all about working out your priorities and getting bang for your buck! So whether you've €8000 to spend, or €80,000, hopefully seeing how other couples allocated their wedding finances will help you work out how to spend your own!
Today's couple are from Cork, they're aged 27 and 32, and work in marketing and HR. They got married with a big day by the seaside.
Budget: €8000
Guests: 110
Venue: A sea view hotel in East Cork
Wedding Budget Breakdown
Venue Rental: €6000
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Photography: €500
Videography: €300
Music & Entertainment: €200
Flowers: €30
Wedding Cake: €30
Decor: €20
Stationery: €30
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Wedding Dress €1000
Groom's Suit: €200
Bridesmaid's Dresses: €60
Shoes & Accessories: €150
Rings: €1000
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Honeymoon: €8000
More or less than you expected to spend?
Where did your wedding budget come from?
Savings
Biggest Splurge?
The venue
Biggest Savings?
Flowers! Nothing but candles in the venue and I made the bouquets and buttonholes myself using high quality fake flowers.
Honeymoon
Asia
Were you happy with what you spent on your wedding?
Yes! I would have perhaps not worried so much about money, you can do it for low cost easier than you think!
Any Tips or Advice?
I used DIY as a bit of fun and roped in friends and family and bridesmaids to get things done. We made some great memories. Enjoy the planning. Believe it or not I miss it!
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Feature image: Mark Barton Photography via One Fab Day | All images are from a mix of real weddings, not the one featured in this budget breakdown.
