Most wedding experts say that 50% of your budget should go to your food and venue. But what if your budget is smaller than average? If you’re only spending ten thousand dollars - is five thousand enough to rent a venue and pay for a caterer? What if your budget is even smaller? Maybe your budget isn’t big enough for a traditional caterer. But don’t get discouraged - there’s lots of other options.

Lots of websites will tell you the average cost of a wedding is $33,000. But an average price doesn’t help you that much. Instead of an average price, you can do a bit of math and figure out how much your wedding will cost. See the cost breakdown for wedding venues, wedding ceremony, wedding catering and vendors. Plus sample budgets for a 10,000 wedding, a 7,000 wedding, and a 2,000 wedding.

Normally we try to avoid the word “cheap”. We’ll say we want an inexpensive venue. Or we want to be practical, thrifty, sensible. We want to stick to our budget! All true. But really: if you’re on a budget, you need a cheap wedding venue. The real trick is finding one that doesn’t look cheap. See an idea list of affordable wedding venues, typical prices, and easy ways to save money.