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Where should the money actually go?

Start with the budget you already have—or let us give you a realistic planning range. Then we’ll divide it around your guest count and the things you care about most.

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Do you already know what you can spend?

Either answer works. If you already have a number, we’ll protect it. If not, we’ll build a broad planning target first.

Your game plan

Your working wedding budget

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Reality check—not a requirement

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A starting allocation

Where the money could go

This is designed to be edited as real quotes come in. Your priority categories receive a little more room automatically.

CategoryShareWorking amount

Protect these

Spend here on purpose

    Easy places to question

    Save without ruining the wedding

      Budget sneaks

      Do not forget these

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        Now decide what is actually worth DIYing.

        The next Wedding Game Plan tool will compare money saved with time, skill, setup, stress, and the risk of something becoming a wedding-week problem.

        DIY It or Hire It? · Coming next

        Planning ranges are broad directional estimates informed by current U.S. wedding-cost data and adjusted for guest-count and market type. They are not vendor quotes. National averages are especially poor predictors for a specific wedding, so replace these numbers with local quotes as you plan.