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[quote=Anonymous]About $25-30k for 70ish guests 6 years ago – though that includes my dress, makeup, and the photographer.  So $20-$25k for the ceremony and reception (venues, officiant, drinks, food, flowers, favors, and music). We had a church wedding and then a Saturday evening reception in a separate venue in Virginia.  The reception venue rental was fairly affordable – say $2-3k to rent for the day – but we also had to buy alcohol through the venue, which was probably more expensive than other options.  We rented chairs, tables, linens through the caterer.

We really didn’t go over the top for anything, and I remember being shocked at how quickly all of the costs added up.  (especially was shocked at how expensive the chair rental was).  I thought that the per person prices at restaurants and hotels were high, but it turns out that was on par with (and maybe cheaper than) bringing a caterer and renting items to bring into an existing venue.

It definitely would have been cheaper to hold the wedding outside of DC or to have the reception be a brunch at an existing restaurant.  However, those weren’t appealing options for us, for a variety of reasons.  No regrets – it really was one of the best days of my life.
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