BloominWedding budget calculator
To work out how much to save for a wedding, add up what you plan to spend on each part of the day, take off what you've already saved, and divide by the paydays before the date.
Change the example amounts below to yours. You'll get the total and how much to put away each paycheck.
Optional. See when this amount would get you there.
Wedding total
$18,000
Venue, Food and drink, Attire and 5 more.
$18,000 to save.
Save this much every two weeks to have it by Nov 7, 2027
$666.67
27 deposits, the last on Nov 6, 2027.
No interest is added. Every number here is plain arithmetic.
To improve these tools, we keep a rounded copy of the numbers and choices you enter. Names you type are kept only if they're common ones like Rent or Vacation. None of it is linked to your name or email. What we keep
How the calculator works
It adds your lines into one total, subtracts what you've saved, and counts the paydays from today to the date you pick. The amount per payday is rounded up to the cent so you don't come up short. If you add what you could realistically save each payday, it also shows the date that amount would get you there.
The lines start with round example amounts so you can see how the plan works. They aren't averages: costs depend on where you live, how many people you invite and what matters to you, so swap in your own quotes. Rename, add or remove lines to fit your plans.
Keep the money separate
Wedding money that sits in your everyday account tends to leak into everyday spending. Keeping it apart, and leaving it there until the bills are due, is what makes the per-paycheck number add up. No interest is added to any figure here.
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Questions
How much should I save for a wedding?
The total of what you plan to spend, minus what you've already saved or been given. Prices vary too much by place and guest count for an average to tell you much, so replace the example amounts with your own.
How do I work out how much to save per paycheck?
Take what's left to save and divide it by the paydays before the wedding. $9,000 left with 18 paydays to go is $500 per paycheck.
Should I count gifts or family contributions?
Only money you already have or know for certain is coming. Put it in Saved so far. Counting promised money that doesn't arrive leaves a gap close to the date.
Is my budget saved?
It's kept in the page address, so bookmark the page or copy the link to come back to it. We also keep a rounded copy to improve the tool, without any names of your own.