Congratulations! You're newly engaged! WooHoo! Oh yeah! You're overwhelmed with love and joy! Excitement is in the air! Now what? So many clients call us because they just became engaged and realized, OMG! What am I doing? I don't know how to plan a wedding. I've only ever been to one wedding and that was 10 or 15 years ago! LOL! Not only do most newly engaged not know how to plan a wedding, many have NO CLUE how much it costs to have a wedding! And why would they?
Check out www.costofwedding.com. It's a website that allows you to put in your zip code, or the zip code of the city you are getting married in, and voila! Pops out average pricing for vendors in that city. Getting married in Austin, Texas? Know before you go! www.costofwedding.com ~ Brilliant!
The cost of a Broward County/Ft. Lauderdale wedding in 2012 was estimated to be between $19,531 and $32,551. The average number of guests for that pricing is between 118 and 138. Now if you want to include popular or specialty event locations, designer products, or unique/custom services, then you should expect to pay at least 50% or more above the average prices for specialty. Below is the Broward County average spending breakdown:
Venue, Catering and Rentals
$13,000
Photography and Video
$2,900
Invitations/Papery
$780
Flowers
$1,900
Entertainment
$1,400
Attire and Accessories
$1,700
Favors and Gifts
$724
Jewelry/Rings
$4,400
Below is an infographic from our friends at Jam + Toast.
Love and Celebrations! ~ LLE
