Wedding budget calculator

Enter your total and your guest count to see a starting split across the main costs, and what your budget works out at per guest.

Total budget (£) Number of guests

The percentages are a starting point, not a UK average. Change any of them to match your priorities.

Venue hire%

Food and drink%

Photography and video%

Music and entertainment%

Flowers and decor%

Outfits, hair and make-up%

Stationery and favours%

Transport%

Rings, gifts and other%

Safety buffer for surprises%

Enter your total budget to see the split.

How it works

The starting percentages are a common planning rule of thumb, not a UK average. Real weddings vary a great deal.
Venue and food usually take the largest share, so check them first: they set what is left for everything else.
Change any percentage. The calculator tells you whether your split adds up to 100%.
Keep a buffer. Costs you did not expect are normal.

Turn the split into a live budget: the planner tracks estimates, deposits and actual costs against your total.