Index · 318 weddings · 7,729 line items
Updated Sep 2026
The Wedding
Atlas
A plain-language reference for what weddings actually cost, broken down by category. Medians and ranges drawn from 318 real budgets shared anonymously.
Median total
$19,820
middle 50% · $10k – $44k
P10 → P90 range
$6k — $73k
80% of weddings fall in this band
Categories tracked
16
from venue down to officiant fees
No.
Category
% of total
P10 — P25 — Median — P75 — P90
Median
01
Catering
35 weddings · 124 items
30%
$7k
02
Venue
36 weddings · 55 items
18%
$5k
03
Photography & Video
36 weddings · 60 items
11%
$4k
04
Flowers & Decor
39 weddings · 153 items
8%
$3k
05
Attire
40 weddings · 135 items
7%
$3k
06
Planning
19 weddings · 19 items
3%
$2k
07
Music & Entertainment
34 weddings · 47 items
4%
$2k
08
Rings
25 weddings · 33 items
3%
$1k
09
Beauty
29 weddings · 60 items
2%
$1k
10
Other
40 weddings · 119 items
3%
$937
11
Transportation
17 weddings · 24 items
2%
$800
12
Stationery
33 weddings · 94 items
2%
$767
13
Favors & Gifts
24 weddings · 52 items
2%
$646
14
Officiant
19 weddings · 19 items
1%
$250
15
Decor Signage
5 weddings · 5 items
2%
$190
16
Games
1 weddings · 1 items
0%
$30
Category deep-dive
Photography & Video
Distribution across 36 weddings
P10$2k
P25$3k
Median$4k
P75$6k
P90$7k
At each price point
$720
Photographer (30% weekday discount)
Junonx · 2017 · 50 guests
of $5k total
$1,700
Photographer (4 hours, includes travel and engagement session)
litttlegreenghouls · 2025 · 60 guests
of $7k total
$3,300
Photographer (8 hours)
Leah Moyers · Fantastic-Ladder-404 · 2022 · 59 guests · firehouse
of $42k total
$5,000
Videography (9 hours + raw footage)
Superb-Ad4997 · 2023 · 169 guests · resort
of $69k total