Welcome to our real wedding budget breakdown series! We love nothing more than tackling the taboos in wedding planning, and with this series we're talking money! Sharing the real wedding budgets behind real weddings, with an itemised list of how different couples spent and splurged on their big day, we want to take the mystery out of wedding spending. Today's couple are both 33 and work in fashion. They are based in Dubai but got married with a destination wedding at their home in France.
Budget: €15,000
Guests: 75
Venue: A family home in France
Wedding Budget Breakdown
Venue Rental: €0 (it's a family home)
Catering: €4000
Alcohol: €1000
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Photography: €2100
Music & Entertainment: €250
Flowers: €400
Wedding Cake: €100
Decor: €1000
Rentals: €2500
Stationery: €
Transport: €1500
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Wedding Dress €1500
Bridesmaid's Dresses: €400
Shoes & Accessories: €500
Hair & Make-up: €100
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Gifts: €100
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Honeymoon: €8000
More or less than you expected to spend?
More!
Where did your wedding budget come from?
Our parents on both sides and our own savings.
Biggest Splurge?
Renting luxury toilets!
Biggest Savings?
We bought the alcohol from Spain, and having the wedding at home, meant we didn't have to play for a venue.
Honeymoon
We went on a trip to the USA after the wedding.
Were you happy with what you spent on your wedding?
We were happy with our budget, but we would have hired an on-the-day wedding planner.
Any Tips or Advice?
Don’t sweat the small stuff!
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Feature image: Emm And Clau via One Fab Day | All images are from a mix of real weddings, not the one featured in this budget breakdown.
