Honest wedding budgets
Plan the wedding you can afford, without the upsell.
Real budget splits, honest tradeoffs, and a clear answer on what to cut, what to keep, and what to do yourself.
Real numbersEvery price has a source and an as-of date.
No pay-to-playVenues and vendors are chosen on value, not payment.
Decisions, not inspirationWe say what to cut, what to keep, and why.
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A $5,000 wedding for 60 people
How a tight budget gets split, and which costs are worth paying for.
Budget tiers
What changes between a $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000 wedding, and what stays the same.
A DIY shopping list
The décor and paper items that are worth making yourself, and the ones that are not.
Venue directory
How we choose venues, and the directory we are building. No paid placements.
How we approach it
- Real numbers. Each budget and price has a source and an "as of" date. Where we do not have a source, we use percentages and tell you to get local quotes.
- No pay-to-play. Venues and vendors are chosen on value, not on what they pay.
- Decisions, not inspiration. We say what to cut, what to keep, and why.
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