How Much Do Our Full-Service Clients Spend On Their Wedding Day?
We have planned many weddings over the last few years in multiple cities. These prices reflect the AVERAGE spend of our full-service planning clients. These budgets do NOT include items such as attire, wedding party gifts, other events such as welcome party & rehearsal dinner, travel or accommodations. In general, these averages include essential items for your big day. We offer multiple packages as wedding planners, but the full-service package included in this breakdown consists of assistance in planning and executing your wedding day from start to finish. See below for what our clients spend on average for their wedding day. As a rule of thumb, clients spend on average $1,400 per person.
Venue
Venue only:
$12,000
This is the average cost of booking a raw space, meaning you will need to provide all rentals, staffing, and catering.
Venue including the below items:
This cost is for an all-inclusive, full-service venue, including in-house rentals such as tables, linens, chairs, venue staff, and catering, including food and alcohol.
$95,333
Catering
$38,000
This cost is reflective of booking a raw space. That means you will need to bring in a full service caterer that includes the food, bar, and staffing.
Wedding Planner
$25,400
This cost is based off of our Full Day Experience package, which includes our assistance with planning and executing your wedding day. This means that all research, communication, and presentations will be handled by our team—focused on the wedding day only. This is typically 15% of total budget with minimum investment of $20,995.
Photo & Video
Photography: $9,000
Videography: $9,675
Music
Band: $10,950
DJ: $2,992
Strings: $1,525
Typically, our clients opt for a DJ or DJ Hybrid and strings for the ceremony. We broke down each price for transparency.
Entertainment
$875
This is anything else outside of music for your guests to enjoy. Examples could include a live sketch artist, a photo booth, cultural entertainment, etc.
Wedding Cake
$1,653
This is the cost for a 1-2 tier wedding cake. This is sometimes included in your catering cost.
Flowers
$28,780
Officiant
$2,400
Beauty
$4,929
Hair and makeup for you and your wedding party members.
Rentals
$10,679
This cost can vary from upgraded rentals to a full rental order to outfit a raw space. If you go with the latter, expect this cost to increase by at least $4,000.
Decor
$2,467
This includes misc. items like a guest book, gift box, or other day of decor or accessories that you choose to bring in.
Lighting
$13,500
Stationery
$5,636
Transportation
$4,258
All weddings are planned and designed by our team: BLB Events. Photos by Kelly Kollar, Eryc Perez de Tagle, Kendall Rae, Kelly Vahos, Lauren Spinelli, Rachel Monteagudo, A Fist Full of Bolts, and Tracy Jade.