How much would a small wedding cost?

This is like asking "how long is a piece of string?"

For example, a wedding of about ten people catered by Subway in the middle of nowhere at a park in Wisconsin, with flowers from the brides mother's garden as decorations and a cake from Walmart, will cost a lot less than a wedding of about ten people catered by a high end restaurant or personal chef at a mansion in New York with flowers done by some high end florist and a cake from Carlo's Bakery.

You need to start calling places in your area and find out how much what you want will cost you

Look at it this way. The only must haves for a wedding like this are the officiant (and what he/she costs), and the wedding license. So that's a couple hundred dollars max.

After that, you'd want a small celebration. You could make your signature casserole, order in pizza, etc. It's just the cost of feeding 10-15 people. This would be well under $100.

Cake? Get a sheet cake at Costco or even something like cupcakes or something unique. Maybe $40 total.

That's all you need. You can wear any dress you want (or buy a rack gown for $99 at David's Bridal if you want). Your guy can wear a suit.

Most people would at least want a small bouquet. See what your grocery store has and get one for super cheap if you want one as a memory.

Other than the officiant, it's really no different than having a small party at your home.

For the cost of the license google where you live marriage laws.

For the person marring you, call and ask how much

For the meal, it's up to you.

You could make the meal, have the whole thing pretty cheap.

You could pick up trey of food, that would be a bit more

You could have someone cater the meal, that would be the most expensive

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Are you going to hire a photographer?

That will add to the cost

What about the cake? Are you making it? getting a sheet cake? Getting a wedding cake?

If you are not making the cake, getting a sheet cake will cut the cost of the cake for a few hundred dollars

You could do everything for under 500 dollars or over 1000 dollars depending on what you are doing

Still impossible to say. Are you buying a dress? If so, what is your budget? A plain white dress from your local department store is not going to cost the same as a Vera Wang. Are you having the event catered or are you doing the cooking? What are you eating and drinking? There is a world of difference between a cake and punch reception and a four course meal. Will there be booze? If so, there is a big price difference between getting a keg and buying tons of top shelf bubbly. How many people will actually be there? Ten? Twenty? Fifty? Is this a casual backyard wedding or are you going for a more formal vibe? Will you be renting tables, chairs, and tents to move the party outside? There are too many variables here to really give you an answer.

Well it all depends, but I think this could be very affordable. You you just want something low-key at home, then your expenses will be very few. You'll need an officiant, some food and drinks for your family and friends, and if you don't have enough seating, you will need that. A wedding dress, decor, flowers, and a photographer will of course add to the cost, unless you don't want/need any of those things. You can likely find an officiant for under $100, your marriage license will vary depending on your state, but they usually run under $40. Then food can be as simple or as extravagant as you'd like. Really, you could end up spending anywhere from $100-$10,000, it just depends on you. So figure out everything you want, research the costs, and then start booking.

For even a small wedding function, you would need at least $2000 - 2500. At this much amount, you can plan a small wedding function at home with your very few numbers of family members around 10 - 12, but the food is the main part of every function. Hire a caterer according to your budget who will take of your guests and make your wedding function successful.

That's like asking how much a small house or a small car costs? You can spend whatever you want on one!

Bare bones wedding, as I see it:

License $40

Officiant $100

Dress and accesories $500

Flowers $100

Photographer $100

Rings $500

Cake $50

Food $500

About $2000

- The cost of the license

- The officiant's fee, or a donation or small gift if they refuse a fee

- The cost of whatever food and drinks you choose to serve (the cost of whatever kind of dinner and drinks you want to make or order; the cost of ordering a few pizzas and soda or another takeout meal; or the cost of baking/buying a cake plus brewing some coffee and tea or making some punch)

- The cost of thank you cards and postage stamps, for those that brought you a gift

Those are the mandatory costs - you need the legalities (license and officiant) and you need to feed your guests something after the ceremony, and you need to send out thank you notes for any gifts. So that could cost as little as $100-200, or as much as you want it to cost depending on what kind of food you want to serve.

Optional costs: a professional photographer, a videographer, flowers, any decorations or centerpieces you may want, new clothes and accessories, wedding rings, music (hire a band or DJ, or use a laptop/iPod with your own playlist), paper invitations (word of mouth or email is fine for a very small group), if you need to rent more chairs or buy new table linens, party favors, a special wedding cake/dessert in addition to the dinner, and if you choose to have a bridal party then you need to buy them thank you gifts.

How long is a piece of string?

pintrest!!!!