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My first ever Sankey so it’s definitely not perfect! Made with SankeyMATIC using data I tracked myself throughout the wedding planning process.
Barn wedding venue in the Cotswolds, UK, last October. We had 65 guests in the day and an additional 20 in the evening.
Posted by kaleidosunflower
17 Comments
Jesus Christ that is a lot of money. My own wedding was *way* cheaper!
Fucking hell that’s expensive! That nearly as much as my yearly wage BEFORE TAX!
At first I thought $20k was a little pricey but looking through all the details one by one they’re reasonable or even frugal. Shit adds up!
The only splurge is a band but even then $1,700 sounds like a good deal and even then it’s still less than 10% of the total budget.
Well done.
That a lot less on drinks that I’d expect
Nice chart – was this like a ‘package’ wedding where a company provided/arranged everything?
Or did you book everything individually?
can i ask what kind of flowers you had?
Tell me about the wedding breakfast…is/was that for the day after?
You paid for bridesmaid’s dresses?
I hope you enjoyed your day. But I’m fairly well off and this seems like a crazy way to spend 25 grand.
Good for the economy but what an absolute waste of money. Holy shit.
So why are the bridesmaids paying for part of the wedding and the groomsmen aren’t?
Wow shit that’s expensive. Most single items look not too bad, but I’d still have to cut all my hobbies for multiple years to afford that, and my wage is in the top 15%. After tax I’ve got about 45k€, and my hobbies (music, woodworking, flying) are expensive, but even when saving 1k€ a month for this it would still take 2 years.
Edit: looking through it again, there are lots of things that would be way cheaper for me though. I’d ask a friend to perhaps play some music, have a buddy take some pictures, and would be looking for a venue that’s small and cheap.
$33k+ USD for an evening? Even the bridesmaids pitched in?
Is wedding breakfast supposed to be under decor?
Insane that the rings, which are supposed to be a major investment, were only 1.5% of the cost of your wedding that overall cost 60% of the average UK yearly income.
Age of couple? Number at dinner?
Around here bride’s parent pays largest part. Or they offer a sum for the other two to augment.
Ours cost about £6k all together in 2008. £25k is mental. Talk about everything going up in price.