Real weddings
See what couples spent, how many guests they hosted, which traditions they included, and what they would do differently.
No weddings for that tradition yet
Data note. The profiles shown today are illustrative examples, built from typical costs for each tradition while we collect couples’ own budgets. They are not real couples. Submitted budgets are published only with permission and can be anonymized. Real costs vary with the city, guest count, number of events, season and vendor choices.
What a profile shows
The total, and how it split across venue, catering, decor, outfits and the rest.
How many people each event hosted, not just the wedding day.
Which ceremonies were held, in what order, over how many days.
The city, because costs move a lot from one market to the next.
The decisions couples would make differently, in their own words.
Two traditions, one wedding
Many weddings combine rites from two families. Each ceremony is planned as its own event with its own guest list, venue and budget, then connected in one plan.
How the data works
Each profile lists the location, guest count, traditions, events and an example total, with the itemized costs grouped into categories. Treat every figure as a reference point for your own planning, never as an estimate or a guarantee of what your wedding will cost.
What every profile includes
Location and date
City and season
Guest count
Per event
Traditions and events
Every ceremony, in order
Example spending
Total and by category
What they would do differently
In the couple’s words
Common questions
Real Weddings is where AyeDu publishes wedding budgets: total spend, guest count, city, traditions and an itemized breakdown by category. The profiles shown today are illustrative examples; budgets that couples submit are published with their permission, and anonymized on request, as they are approved.
Multiple events can add venue, catering, decor, entertainment, staffing and transportation costs. A wedding with a mehndi, sangeet, ceremony and reception may need a very different budget from a single-day wedding with the same guest count, although some venues package several events together.
Commonly overlooked expenses include outfits for multiple events, guest transportation between venues, vendor tips, gifts for both families and the pre-wedding celebrations themselves. For multi-event weddings these costs add up quickly, which is why a contingency line belongs in the budget from the start. The budget calculator shows a starting split by tradition.
Yes. Entries can publish without your names, and vendors are named only where you give explicit permission. We ask for city, guest count, tradition and the itemized spend, because those are what make an entry useful to the next couple planning the same wedding.
Not yet. The profiles shown today are illustrative examples, built from typical costs for each tradition while we collect couples’ own budgets, so please do not cite them as data. Once real submissions are published, each figure will show how many weddings it is based on.
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Tell us your city, guest count, traditions, events and what you spent. You can stay anonymous, and only the details you approve are ever published.
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Set your own total, split it by category and track what you actually spend, for every event.
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