Wedding quantities calculator

Four quick calculators for the quantities that are easy to get wrong: drinks, cake servings, flowers and tables. Every assumption can be changed.

Drinks

Guests who will drink alcohol Drinks each at the welcome reception Glasses of wine each with the meal Glasses of fizz each for the toast Hours of evening drinking Drinks each per evening hour Glasses per bottle (a 125 ml glass is about 6)

Enter how many guests will drink to see the totals.

Cake servings

Number of guests Portion size

Tier 1inches wide

Tier 2inches wide

Tier 3inches wide

Tier 4inches wide

Keep the top tier back (for an anniversary, say)

Enter your tier sizes and guest count to see the servings.

Flowers

Bridesmaids carrying bouquets Flower girls (posies or baskets) Buttonholes (groom, groomsmen, ushers, fathers) Corsages (mothers, grandmothers) Reception tables with a centrepiece Ceremony arrangements Other (cake, arch, entrance)

Adjust the numbers to match your day.

Tables

Number of guests Seats per round table Seats at a separate top table (0 for none) Spare seats to leave empty per table

Enter your number of guests to see the tables.

How it works

These are guides built on assumptions you can edit, so change them to fit your day and your guests.
Your caterer, baker and florist will know your venue and recipes best: use these to ask the right questions.
Drinks: the totals include the welcome reception, wine with the meal, the toast and the evening. Decide the mix of wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks with your bar.
Cake: servings come from the size of each tier. Bakers cut in different ways, so confirm portion sizes with yours.

Place every guest: the planner's seating planner lays out your tables and saves them to your guest list.

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