What People Are Actually Spending on Weddings Right Now So the average wedding in the US costs around $30,000 to $35,000 right now. But honestly that number is kinda misleading because it depends SO much on where you live. Like a wedding in Manhattan or San Francisco? You’re looking at $50,000+ easy. Rural Kentucky or […]

Understanding What Building Plans Actually Mean for Wedding Venues So building plans aren’t just those boring blueprints contractors wave around. When you’re looking at wedding venues, the building plans tell you everything about what’s physically possible in that space. I’m talking about load-bearing walls, electrical capacity, fire exits, occupancy limits—all the stuff that determines whether […]

Okay So Here’s The Thing About Wedding Budgets Nobody Wants To Tell You The average wedding in the US costs somewhere between $28,000 and $35,000 depending on which study you read but honestly that number is kinda meaningless because your wedding isn’t average and your financial situation definitely isn’t either. I had this couple in […]

Okay So Here’s What Weddings Actually Cost These Days The national average for a wedding is around $30,000 but honestly that number is kinda misleading because it depends SO much on where you live. Like, a wedding in Manhattan is gonna run you $80k+ easy, while in rural Oklahoma you might pull off something gorgeous […]

Ok So You’ve Got 4 Months First thing you gotta know is that four months is totally doable but you’re gonna be moving FAST. Like, this isn’t the time to browse Pinterest for three weeks deciding between dusty rose and blush pink. I had a couple in spring 2023 who came to me with exactly […]

Okay so seating charts are basically the thing that will make you question every life choice The seating chart is literally the last thing most couples want to deal with and honestly I get it because I’ve seen grown adults have complete meltdowns over whether Aunt Susan can sit near Uncle Bob. Like, this is […]

Okay So You’ve Got $5000 for a Wedding First thing I tell people is that five thousand dollars is actually totally doable if you’re willing to get creative and maybe let go of some stuff you’ve been picturing since you were like twelve. I had this couple in summer 2021 who came to me absolutely […]

Breaking Down Your $10K Wedding Budget Okay so $10,000 for a wedding is totally doable but you gotta be strategic about it. I had this couple back in spring 2023 who came to me with exactly this budget and were panicking because everyone told them it was impossible, but we made it work and honestly […]

The Breakdown That Actually Works Okay so first thing you gotta know is that $10,000 sounds like nothing when you start planning but it’s actually totally doable if you’re not trying to recreate something from Pinterest that clearly cost $80k. I had this couple in spring 2023 who came to me after they’d already blown […]

Start With Your Table Count and Guest List Reality Check Okay so the first thing you gotta do is figure out how many tables you’re actually working with. I had this bride in spring 2023 who kept adding people to her list without telling me and we got to two weeks before the wedding and […]