{
  "slug": "wedding-cost-split",
  "title": "Wedding Budget Split Calculator",
  "heading": "Wedding Budget Split Calculator",
  "category": "other",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/wedding-cost-split",
  "summary": "Category-by-category budget from your total and guest count.",
  "description": "Venue and catering usually eat half the budget. This allocates a realistic split and shows your cost per guest.",
  "formula": "Category = total × industry share; per guest = total ÷ guests",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=wedding-cost-split",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "budget",
      "label": "Total budget",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 30000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "guests",
      "label": "Guest count",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 120,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "perGuest",
      "label": "Cost per guest",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "venueFood",
      "label": "Venue + catering (45%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "photo",
      "label": "Photo + video (12%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "flowersDecor",
      "label": "Flowers + decor (10%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "attire",
      "label": "Attire + beauty (8%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "musicEnt",
      "label": "Music + entertainment (8%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "contingency",
      "label": "Contingency (7%)",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Total budget: 30000 $",
      "Guest count: 120"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Cost per guest: $250",
      "Venue + catering (45%): $13,500",
      "Photo + video (12%): $3,600",
      "Flowers + decor (10%): $3,000",
      "Attire + beauty (8%): $2,400",
      "Music + entertainment (8%): $2,400",
      "Contingency (7%): $2,100"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter total budget ($).",
      "Enter guest count.",
      "Read your cost per guest on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "budget": 18000,
        "guests": 70
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "budget": 30000,
        "guests": 120
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "budget": 48000,
        "guests": 190
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary.",
    "Results are rounded for readability; add a buffer before ordering, booking, or committing.",
    "Double-check anything with a real cost attached against a local quote."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the wedding budget split calculator work?",
      "a": "Venue and catering usually eat half the budget. This allocates a realistic split and shows your cost per guest. The underlying maths is: Category = total × industry share; per guest = total ÷ guests"
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "2 values: total budget, and guest count. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the cost per guest result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Estimates assume standard, average conditions — local rules, pricing, and materials vary."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone doing everyday planning maths — a quick estimate that would otherwise need four browser tabs and a calculator app."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Wedding Budget Split Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/wedding-cost-split)"
}