Wedding Budget Calculator
Type your total budget below — get a percentage breakdown across fifteen categories, every line editable. Free, no signup, nothing to download.
Wedding budget breakdown, by percentage
Give the calculator a total and it splits that total across fifteen lines using fixed percentages: 35% venue and catering, 10% photography, 7% attire, 7% flowers and décor, 5% music, 5% planner or coordinator, and smaller shares for rings, stationery, hair and makeup, transport, cake, officiant and favours. Two of the lines are there so the plan survives contact with reality — 10% contingency and 6% for everything else (rehearsal dinner, tips, hotel).
Venue and catering gets the largest share because it is the one line that grows with the guest count. Change the number of guests and that is the line that moves most, which is why the guest-count pages here start there.
Every figure in the table is an input. Change an amount and the total recalculates as you type, while the Share column keeps showing each line as a percentage of your budget — so you can see at a glance when one category has quietly grown out of proportion.
Treat the percentages as a starting shape, not a rule. A city wedding with the venue already booked might run 30% there and put more into photography; a backyard wedding, the reverse. What the split gives you is a total that adds up and a place to argue from.