Free calculator · 2026
UK wedding budget calculator
The quickest reality-check there is: your budget divided by your guest count, set against the typical UK spend a head. Nearly every wedding cost scales with numbers, so cost per guest tells you more than the total. Nothing you type leaves your device.
Plan the whole day
Got the budget? The UK Wedding Suite turns it into the whole plan: guests and RSVPs, suppliers, payments, a checklist and a tap-to-seat plan. One offline app, bought once.
How much does a UK wedding cost?
The typical UK wedding runs to around £20,000, or roughly £275 a guest outside London (higher in the capital), based on Bridebook and Hitched surveys for 2026. These are a general guide, not a target, and your wedding can sit happily either side of them. Because venue and catering scale with numbers, the guest list is the single biggest lever on the total: trimming or adding guests moves the budget more than almost anything else.
Watch the hidden costs. Many venue, catering and marquee quotes show a price before the service charge (often 10–15%), and some quote before VAT at 20%, which is a large sum on a big line. Add a little for gratuities too. The reckoner here estimates those so the headline figure stays honest. This is an estimate to plan with, not financial advice; get your own quotes before you commit.