A sample $20,000 wedding budget
Using common wedding percentages, a $20,000 budget breaks down roughly like this: venue & rentals ~$8,000 (40%), catering & bar ~$4,400 (22%), photography & video ~$2,400 (12%), flowers & decor ~$1,600 (8%), music ~$1,400 (7%), attire & beauty ~$1,000 (5%), stationery ~$600 (3%), and a ~$600 buffer (3%).
To stay near $20,000, the biggest lever is guest count — fewer guests means lower per-plate catering. Try the 50-guest budget or use Estimate by guests in the full calculator to see how headcount moves the total.
Compare with a $30,000 wedding breakdown.
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