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Wedding Budget Allocator
Set your total budget, choose your city size, and watch it intelligently split. Adjust each slider to reprioritise, the others rebalance automatically.
Your Setup
Enter what you're actually willing to spend, not a wishful number.
Major city costs typically run 15-25% higher on average.
Adjust Allocations
Move any slider to reprioritise. The remaining categories rebalance automatically. Percentages always add up to 100%.
Total budget
$40,000
for 80 guests
$500
Per guest (total)
0
Categories at risk
Tip: Photography and catering are the two categories couples most often underfund. In a major city, a full-day photographer typically starts at the lower end for emerging photographers and runs much higher for established names.
Full breakdown
2026 benchmarks shown for comparison. Costs vary significantly by region, vendor tier and guest count, adjust the inputs to match your local market.
| Category | Your budget | % of total | Benchmark |
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