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% of Budget on Venue

  • 10-04-2011 6:27pm
    #1
    kennyb3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭


    As per the thread title, just wondering what % people have spent on their venue?

    We have a budget of 15k and are thinking in the region of 120 guests.

    The problem is a) the venue has to be booked so far in advance b) if i do up a mock budget with band costs, flowers etc etc im sure i ll miss a god few hidden costs.

    So asking other boardsies what they spent to get a grip on it.

    We ve been quoted anything from 35e pp to 120 pp.

    We were thinking around 60pp, so 7,200e or nearly 50% of budget. too much?

    Also would any one care to gather on the number of bottles of wine required for that level of guests.

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,207 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Do you need a band? We had our dj play for the night, think he charged 4oo/450. Our venue cost around 40% of our budget.


  • #3
    Heineken Helen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Heineken Helen


    Our venue was about 30% of our budget... and worth every single penny. For me, the venue and the band were the most important things cos it's those that create the atmosphere.


  • #4
    aviendha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭aviendha


    for 220 people, the venue was 35% of our budget but we haggled v.hard on everything from free bar extension to corkage, brought in our own wine.
    Important to invest in good food, but >60pp would be a little high IMO.
    Best of luck!


  • #5
    OFD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OFD


    it is all about what means most to you - if food is important then don't scrimp on it.

    Food
    Wine/Drinks
    Cars
    Clothes - bride, groom, bridesmaids etc
    Accomodation - couple should be free, but parents/bridal party often paid for
    Decoration - flowers, stationery
    Rings
    Entertainment
    Ceremony
    Honeymoon
    Photographer

    The biggest thing by far is the reception - between food, drinks and accomodation (depending on what deal you get) you have to be thinking between 40-50% of overall costs.

    The honeymoon/entertainment/photographer are next but there's loads of scope on each of those.

    Clothing is also not cheap - but again depends on the bride particularly (avg cost = 2k but starts with high street dress at €300).


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