What are average prices we can expect?
Just to give you some wedding stats:
· An average wedding right now in NC is $19,000-$23,000
· An Average wedding in USA is $27,660
· Average guest count is 150
· But the industry standard is $100 per person (pp)
§ $125 w/ alcohol & a cocktail hour w/ appetizers,
§ $150 for custom flowers, linens, & lighting
§ $175 if you add a band too everything above
· Average reception is 3-5 hours long (with 5 hours having a sit down meal.
· Average DJ = $100 per hour
· Average Food & Non-alcoholic Beverage per guest $18.00-$25.00 pp (appetizers additional)
· Average Bar per guest = 1 drink per person per hour Average drink = $4.00
· Average Cake slice = $5.25 pp
· Average Bridal Bouquet = $150-$200
· Average Bridesmaid's Bouquet = $75 Average (Bridal party = 4 each side)
· Average Boutonnière = $18.00 (groom, groomsmen, family)
· Average Corsage (mother and grandmother & greeters) = $22.00
· Average centerpiece = $25.00 - $150.00 per table
· Average Linen = $18.00 per table
· Average photographer = $300 per hour per photographer plus prints/photo album
Don’t forget:
According to: www.costofwedding.com
Average cost of a wedding in Alamance County: $15,693-$26,155… However most spend less than $10,000.
Average guest count of a wedding in Alamance County: 117-137
Average cost per guest in Alamance County: $148-$181
Average cost venue in Alamance County: $2499-$4165
Average cost day of coordinator in Alamance County: $616-$1026
Expect to spend between $1,250-$1,667+ for well experienced professionals
Average cost month of coordinator in Alamance County: $882-$1470
Expect to spend between $1,745-$2,326+ for well experienced professionals
Average cost full service planner in Alamance County: $2495-$4159
Expect to spend between $4,953-$6,604+ for well experienced professionals
(Alamance County including Burlington, Graham, Haw River, Elon, Mebane, & Snow Camp)
According to American Express: An average guests spends $592 to attend a wedding (including airfare, hotel, travel arragements, attire and gift).
Here's a sample of a BASIC wedding for 100 or less guests:
$1099 day of coordinator plus 3 assistants for 8 hours
$500 venue (basic hotel meeting space, local park or recreational center, church)
$1200 additional rentals (ceremony chairs, additional tables, linens, etc)
$1200 1 meat two sides, salad, dessert, roll, tea and water, with plasticware
$500 basic cake or cupcakes
$1000 basic flowers bridal bouquet, 3 bouquets, 6 boutaineres, 4 corsages, 10 simple centerpieces, and 1 simple arch for ceremony
$600 basic DJ services, usually one system
$1200 1 photographer for 4-6 hours, with unedited photos on a disk
$800 1 videographer for limited hours limited DVD
$500 minister (remember without them it's just a party)
$300 party favors
$400 invites and stamps
It adds up quickly.... $10,299
Don't forget honeymoon, rings, dress & accessories, hair & make-up, tux and wedding gifts...
*no transportation due to no alcohol
if you were thinking of having a $10,000 budget