About the Wedding Budget Calculator
What is the Wedding Budget Calculator?
Indian weddings span several functions, and catering alone is often the largest cost. This wedding budget calculator brings every cost together.
It adds a contingency buffer and shows how much you need to save each month.
How to use the Wedding Budget Calculator
- Guests (sample: 250)
- Catering per Plate (₹) (sample: 1,200)
- Functions with Catering (e.g. mehendi, sangeet, wedding) (sample: 2)
- Venues (₹, total) (sample: 2,50,000)
- Decor and Lighting (₹) (sample: 1,50,000)
- Photo and Video (₹) (sample: 1,00,000)
- Clothes and Jewellery (₹) (sample: 3,00,000)
- Music, DJ and Entertainment (₹) (sample: 60,000)
- Invitations, Gifts, Travel, Stay (₹) (sample: 1,00,000)
- Contingency (%) (sample: 10)
- Money Already Saved (₹) (sample: 8,00,000)
- Months to the Wedding (sample: 10)
- Press Plan Wedding Budget (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Total Wedding Budget, along with Cost per guest, Contingency, Still to arrange and Monthly saving needed.
Formula used
Budget = (Guests × Per-plate cost × Functions + Other costs) × (1 + Contingency)
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Guests | 250 |
| Catering per Plate (₹) | 1,200 |
| Functions with Catering (e.g. mehendi, sangeet, wedding) | 2 |
| Venues (₹, total) | 2,50,000 |
| Decor and Lighting (₹) | 1,50,000 |
| Photo and Video (₹) | 1,00,000 |
| Clothes and Jewellery (₹) | 3,00,000 |
| Music, DJ and Entertainment (₹) | 60,000 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Wedding Budget | ₹17,16,000 |
| Cost per guest | ₹6,864 |
| Contingency | ₹1,56,000 |
| Still to arrange | ₹9,16,000 |
| Monthly saving needed | ₹91,600 |
| Tip | Trimming the guest list cuts catering, venue and gift costs together |
Tips for using the Wedding Budget Calculator
- Off-season and weekday dates can cut venue costs by 20–40%.
- Avoid wedding loans – high-interest debt lasts long after the celebrations.