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Old 04-01-2009, 05:00 PM
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Getting married in June. So far expenses look like this:

125$/person for dinner & reception (includes cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, toast with sparkling wine, 6 course meal and reception hall). Drinks will be extra, so we estimate that about 140$ per person total. We have about 80-85 guests (65 adults at 140$ each and 18 kids at 50$ each). (gifts are usually cash in my culture and will more or less cover the 140$/50$ per person)

Violinists (church, cocktail and dinner) and DJ (evening): 1250$

Church: 500$

Dress: 600$

Tux: about 200$

Center pieces and gifts: about 600$

Limo: 500$

Photographer: 550$ with high res DVD of all pictures (person we know)

Flowers: maybe 200$

Invites: 70$ (we made them ourselves)

Wedding bands: 1300$ for both

I think that's about it.

So, that makes about 16K$ (about 6K$ out of pocket, after gifts).

Not bad, I find. And it's a beautifull venue at a renouned hotel in the country, with gardens and a river for cocktails and evening walks.

Last edited by thekid : 04-01-2009 at 05:04 PM.
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