Thirteen lines
Where the money actually goes.
Move the sliders. Guest count changes the shape of a budget far more than the total does, and you can feel that here in about five seconds. Every line is editable — your number always wins.
Planned so far
£45,000
Per head
£158
- Venue hire18%
Ask what’s included. Chairs, tables and cleaning are often not.
- Food and drink28%
The one number that moves most with guest count. Assume drinks are half of it.
- Photography8%
The only thing you keep. Most couples move money here, not away from it.
- Film4%
- Flowers7%
- Furniture, linen and light5%
- What you’re wearing7%
- Music7%
- Paper2%
- Getting people there2%
- Planning7%
Full planning is usually 10–15% of total spend.
- Everything else3%
- Just in case5%
Not optional. Something always comes up in the last three weeks.