Wedding Budget

[Brianinaz]

I was asked to come up with a budget for my up comming wedding. Can those who have recently gotten married in Ukraine please give me a rough idea on what you spent and for what. Thanks Brian

[Ravens9273]

I truly do not think this is a question that can be answered simply because so many factors play into the cost of a wedding such as number of guests, flower arrangments, reception etc..
Location of wedding. Location of reception. Type of food at reception. Photos and video and amount of photos and video etc...
Even a wedding dress can make a big impact. Some ladies choose a dress that cost a few hundred while others a dress costing a few thousand.

However when I was going to be married and my wife did plan wedding there for about 50 guests with reception the amount was just under $6000 total. This included reception with food for 50 guests at a restaurant. Photos, Video, Limo, dress, flowers etc... However some would spend more and others less.

What it comes down to is how much you want to spend and go from there to find what you can get for your budget.

[Ooooops]

Elope and go the tropics instead.   

[Wolf297208]

I was asked to come up with a budget for my up comming wedding. Can those who have recently gotten married in Ukraine please give me a rough idea on what you spent and for what. Thanks Brian

From what I have heard from most people on my travels, most weddings cost about $5k, seems to be average for a smallish group of people, under 20. I am getting married on August 9th in Kishinev Moldova and we are spending $15,000 for over 40 people, thankfully my father in law is splitting the cost with me, so I am spending around $7-8k.

Although we are doing the wedding in good style, so she has a $3k dress, $300 shoes, and we will have all the food, drink, caviar our guests can take, with shows, a toastmaster, DJ, live music, limousine and on and on. Not bad I think considering we are going all out. My first marriage was to an American woman and we spent about $30k on that wedding and overall the food I am sure will not be as good as in Moldova. I have also heard these weddings can last two days!!! So I should count my blessings I think, it’s not a whole lot considering what we would spend here in the US.

[topofthekey]

wow ooops we agree on this. i know a lot of women want a big fancy wedding- but I know I would hope to not have to blow endless amounts of cash on it. And its not that I'm cheap about it. i say buy a nice ring and take a nice honey moon.

i love the fiance visa so she has the opportunity to spend 3 months in your country so she can see what it is like. ideally an engagement ceremony in her home country. 3 months to see if she likes your home country. then get hitched however you like and take a nice honeymoon.

but thats my idea. i see fancy wedding ceremonies in a church of little value- but those are my values and not everyones.

[BC]

Spent about 3K Euro 5 years ago  (except travel costs) for 25 or so guests.  Dress, shoes, limo's, reception, band, rings, photo's and video.. pretty much the whole shebang.  Just guessing but with current exchange rates and inflation added probably would take around 6K USD or so to do the same today.

[Brianinaz]

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This has nothing to do with the thread but I thought I would throw in a different slant on what you wrote. Up until recently I would have said exactly what you said and I still think it has quite a bit of validity but I don't think it's universally that clear cut.

The fellow who introduced me to my very soon to be wife suggested I explain all the options to her and see what her thoughts were and so I did. Her choice was to get married here. We talked about it a bit and I re-enforced the you you've never been there thing and she was unwavering. I figured it was for her family so I suggested an church ceremony or something...nope. So, I thought about it a little bit and it dawned to me that this girl spent 10+ years building a career and has a very good job. For her to quit her job just for a trial run would be insane. For her to throw that away first of all shows me the degree of commitment she has and secondly deserves the same level of commitment on my part. The lesson for me is to not always look at things just from my point of view but to consider things from her chair as well.

[docetae]

Here is all the detail :

Supper : 100$/person
Appartment for family and us : 150$/night/appartment x 4 days (mother and father of my wife will stay with her son in her appartment during this week)
Music : 350$
Car : 600$
dress and suit : 1200$
Photographer is a friend and this is his gift to us (he is professional fashion photographer)

Total in our case (12 persons) : 1200 + 1200 + 350 + 600 = 3350

We will have honeymoon 4 days in Prague after , this is almost the same budget for 3 nights
Total with unplanned extras : 8000$