Free planning calculators
Wedding and event costs, worked out with clear math
Estimate your budget, catering, cake servings and how much food to make. Every calculator shows its assumptions, so you always know where a number comes from.
Popular calculators
The tools people reach for first when they start planning.
Wedding Cost Estimator
Estimate a realistic total for your wedding from guest count, region and style.
Open calculatorWedding Budget Calculator
Split your total budget into dollar amounts for every wedding category.
Open calculatorWedding Cake Calculator
Work out servings from tier sizes and shapes, then the cost of the cake.
Open calculatorCatering Cost Per Person Calculator
Estimate catering per guest and in total, including service, staff, rentals and tax.
Open calculatorPasta Per Person Calculator
How much dry pasta to buy for a crowd, as a main dish or a side.
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From the big wedding budget down to how much rice to cook.
Wedding Cost Calculators
Total cost, budget split, venue, photographer, planner and cake.
7 calculators
Catering Calculators
Cost per guest, pricing a catering quote, and how much to tip.
3 calculators
Food Per Person Calculators
How much pasta, rice, salad and appetizers to make for a crowd.
4 calculators
Event Setup Calculators
Dance floor and tent sizes that fit your guest count and layout.
2 calculators
Latest planning guides
Plain-English guides that explain the numbers behind the tools.
- Food How Many Appetizers Per Person (Party Planning Guide) Planning appetizers for a party? Plan 4 to 6 pieces per guest before a meal, or about 5 in the first hour and 3 each hour after when they're the meal.
- Catering Average Catering Cost Per Person (by Service Style) The average catering cost per person for a wedding is about $46 to $55. Compare plated, buffet, family-style and stations, plus the fees that sit on top.
- Wedding Average Wedding Cost in the US (by State and Guest Count) The average cost of a wedding in the US is about $34,000 to $36,000. See how costs change by state and guest count, where the money goes, and how to plan yours.
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Sourced, never guessed
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Assumptions you can see
Each result lists the assumptions behind it in plain English, and you can change any of them to match your quotes.
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