Split the budget into realistic planning buckets before you start vendor outreach.
Budget per Guest
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Enter total budget, guest count, wedding style, and reserve to generate a starting category plan.
Tap an example to prefill the calculator with sample values.
Traditional 100-guest wedding
$25k total budget with an 8% reserve
A classic budgeting scenario where venue and food eat the largest share of the spend.
Result: Per-guest cost lands around $250 before the budget is split into major planning buckets.
Micro wedding
$8,500 budget for 28 guests
Useful for courthouse or smaller celebration plans where fixed costs still matter, but venue share is usually lower.
Result: Smaller guest lists do not always mean low per-guest cost once photography and decor stay in the plan.
Upscale 180-guest event
$60k budget with a 12% reserve
A larger formal event where the venue and hospitality spend dominate the category split.
Result: High-end events still need a reserve because category overruns can compound quickly across vendors.