About the Wedding Budget Calculator
Wedding costs follow surprisingly consistent proportions: catering and venue together usually take half the budget, and the per-head cost is what drives everything. Set your total and guest count and this allocates the budget across the usual categories.
Also known as: wedding cost calculator, wedding planning budget, how much does a wedding cost, marriage budget.
How to use this calculator
- Enter total budget, guests, style, contingency.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
category budget = (total − contingency) × typical share
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Total budget = 20,000
- Guests = 100
- Style: Traditional
- Contingency = 10 %
the calculator returns:
- Budget per guest: 200
- Total budget: 20,000
- Contingency held back: 2,000
- Catering budget: 5,040