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Weddings on a budget, in plain English

A wedding you love, at a cost you can live with.

Plain-English guides to setting your budget, choosing what matters most, cutting the costs that don't, and reading vendor contracts, so you start married life without wedding debt.

Build your budget 20 ways to save

Our wedding budget$15,000 for 75 guests

  • Venue and food$6,750
  • Photography$1,500
  • Attire$1,050
  • Flowers and decor$1,200
  • Music$900
  • Everything else$2,400
  • Buffer$1,200

About $200 a guest, saved over 12 months

An illustrative example. Costs vary a lot by region, season and guest count.

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15 wedding budget guides

Plan the budget

Venue and food

The details

The money side

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The Wedding Budget Workbook

Choose your top three priorities, set a budget by category, see what each guest costs, plan your monthly savings and track every vendor's deposit and due dates.

Get the free PDFSee the Wedding Budget checklist

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Your whole wedding budget, in one place

Honey Budget Planner: a planner app for your budget by category, guest list costs, vendor deposits and due dates, and a countdown of what's saved and what's still owed.

$24 once, until after the big day. 30-day refund.

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