Wedding budget?

[NeonNinja]

I'm not gonna marry any time soon, just asking out of interest, might start saving up or something.

White wedding btw, all costs/expenses involved.

 

[Pavan]

I'd say +/-R200 per guest (venue, food, etc).

 

[SinghDude]

100k

 

[DigitalSoldier]

Most places I have checked out asks around R200 - R250 per guest.

 

[DigitalSoldier]

100k

I'm curious how do most people pay this much for a wedding ?

Do they actually save up this amount in cash or take a loan from the bank or other sources ?

 

[Pavan]

I think my wedding costs totalled around 250k. But this is for 200+ guests, and included a trip to india for clothes, jewelry etc... luckily, our families paid for it - indian tradition.

 

[Cicero]

Hugely open ended question dude.

But R50k minimum to R150k and beyond - depending on your tastes.

For a venue with 100 guests, you're looking at roughly R30k with food. R5k minimal flowers. R5k+ for dress, suit etc. Then you've got wedding rings, honeymoon costs, the list just goes on. You get the picture. It all adds up fast!!

 

[GreyBush]

Got married a few months ago. Cost R65000 for 65 people. Parents sponsored a bit and I paid the rest.

My advice save on the wedding and spare no expense on the honeymoon.

 

[Sinbad]

Photographer costs a lot. Videographer as well.
Cost of drawing up and notarising the ANC.
Paying the minister etc.

 

[Re83L]

I'm getting married in a couple of months.
My wallet is feeling it though

Dress: (To hire one) R8000
Church: R2500
Venue: (Food not included): R10000
Flowers: R8000
Food (120 guests): R33000
Photographer: R12000
Booze: R8000
Car: R1500
Cards: R2000

Stuff that I cannot remember as I'm not a girl: R20 000

Total: R100k

Its against my principles to pay that much for a wedding while people are starving, but I also realize that its the day every girl dreams about forever, so I'm prepared to postpone buying a new car for a year or two to get this for her.
If we went all cheap, we'd be able to do it for R60k.
If we were to go super cheap and I cut on guests, we'd be able to do R45k, which is still insane.

 

[gregmcc]

Dang things ain't cheap! 12k for a photographer!

 

[Messugga]

Dang things ain't cheap! 12k for a photographer!

That's really average as well and you won't find them going for much cheaper. They have various packages to choose from however, with some being quite a bit more expensive than the others. Even then, you won't find reputable ones charging less than R10k for their services, easily.

 

[Vegeta]

R60k minimum.(few guests, get some things for cheap or free, ask for discount etc etc on a tiny farm somewhere where someone is kinda doing you a favour type of thing)
R100k (you'll get there no problems) try and stop there

Thing is its like a virus of some sort you dont notice how much you're spending till its too late!

 

[xrapidx]

Its against my principles to pay that much for a wedding while people are starving,.

:wtf:

 

[Re83L]

We went cheaper with the photographer.

We're using Gilliam, his wife is his second photographer and she's a videographer as well, so you're getting two products at once.

We know a photographer that was R10k in June, then he won wedding pic of the year.
He's now R25000

R12k is REALLY good value-for money (as is our rest of our wedding, which is scary since it adds to R100k)

 

[tcofran]

we got married at this place www.castello.co.za

23 people
morning wedding
R12k
excluding dress and suit
awesome day

 

[dabean]

We're thinking about getting married in Mauritius next year, just the two of us, and rather having a nice honeymoon. Between buying a house and not having parents to foot the bill we can't have a huge wedding anyway. I'm still budgeting 50-60K though.

 

[AvOk]

Hugely open ended question dude.

But R50k minimum to R150k and beyond - depending on your tastes.

For a venue with 100 guests, you're looking at roughly R30k with food. R5k minimal flowers. R5k+ for dress, suit etc. Then you've got wedding rings, honeymoon costs, the list just goes on. You get the picture. It all adds up fast!!

^^this

I got married in Jan earlier this year. Only 80 guests and cost about 180k. (this did include flights I paid for 2 family members about 25k) Nothing fancy in my view, it just all adds up. Don't get a low budget or crappy photographer/videographer, that's all you will have in years to come. So be prepared to spend at least 12k each.

I also agree with doobyscoo, the wedding day you miss out on so much and it happens so quick, rather save for an awesome honeymoon that the 2 of you will enjoy.

 

[I.am.Sam]

^^this

I got married in Jan earlier this year. Only 80 guests and cost about 180k. Nothing fancy in my view, it just all adds up. Don't get a low budget or crappy photographer/videographer, that's all you will have in years to come. So be prepared to spend at least 12k each.

I also agree with doobyscoo, the wedding day you miss out on so much and it happens so quick, rather save for an awesome honeymoon that the 2 of you will enjoy.

180k for 80 people

please do let me know what you had at the wedding and food and stuff

 

[Devill]

Hugely open ended question dude.

But R50k minimum to R150k and beyond - depending on your tastes.

For a venue with 100 guests, you're looking at roughly R30k with food. R5k minimal flowers. R5k+ for dress, suit etc. Then you've got wedding rings, honeymoon costs, the list just goes on. You get the picture. It all adds up fast!!

Friends of mine had a "cheap" wedding (ended up being the most fun one last year, out of the eight that I attended.) and they paid R65-R70k for their wedding. That included everything for about 100 guests, this I am told is a good 15-20k below normal prices.