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Plan the wedding, not the spreadsheet.
One place for your date, your vendors, your budget and every RSVP.
- Vendor markets (United States)
- 17
- Vendor categories
- 22
- Cost for couples
- Free
In short
Wedyesday is a free wedding planning workspace and a vendor marketplace in one (the directory covers the largest cities in United States): set your date, shortlist vendors who are still free on it, ask for real prices, and give your guests a wedding website that collects the RSVPs.
- Price for couples
- Free, no card
- Vendor markets (United States)
- 17
- Vendor categories
- 22
- Typical wedding
- USD 30,000 · 100 guests
- Included
- Website + RSVPs
Cost figures: Wedyesday United States cost guide, USD for around 100 guests, before sales tax and the 20-25% service charge caterers add, reviewed 2026-07-17.
Build your team
Find the people who make the day
21 kinds of wedding business across 17 markets in the United States. Pick a category and a city, then ask your shortlist for prices in writing.
How it works
Four steps to a booked wedding
Step 1: Set your date
One date sets everything else: your checklist counts backwards from it, and the directory only shows vendors you can still book.
Step 2: Shortlist vendors
Filter by city, category and price, save the ones you like to a board, and compare them side by side on the numbers that matter.
Step 3: Ask for real prices
Send one brief to your whole shortlist. Quotes come back in writing, in your own currency, and land in one thread per vendor.
Step 4: Share the day
Publish a free wedding website, collect RSVPs and meals on one link, and seat the room from the replies as they arrive.
What you get
Everything, in one workspace
Checklist on your timeline
Tasks scheduled backwards from the date, not a generic 12-month list.
Budget with real quotes
Every quote, deposit and due date against a running total.
Vendor directory
22 categories across 17 markets in United States.
Free wedding website
Story, schedule, travel and RSVPs on one link, with a QR code.
Free wedding website
One link your guests will actually use
30 designs. Open one, put your names on it and see your own site before you sign up. Switch designs whenever you like: your words and photos stay put.
- The day in order: every event with its time, place and a note
- Where to stay and how to get there
- Dress code and the questions guests always ask
- RSVPs through a private link for each household
- Your registry links and a gift note
- A countdown, and a QR code for the invitation
Editorial vows
Premium
What it costs
Wedding costs in the United States, line by line
The Knot's 2026 study put the average US wedding at about $34,200 across all guest counts, or roughly $290-300 a head. Scaled to a 100-guest celebration, that is the range below — quoted, as US vendors always quote, before sales tax and service charge. Marrying elsewhere? Cost guides for Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and India.
| Category | Low (USD) | High (USD) | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue hire | USD 5,000 | USD 20,000 | The single biggest line for most couples. Rural venues and off-season dates sit at the low end; major-metro Saturdays at the top. |
| Catering and bar | USD 7,000 | USD 18,000 | Roughly $70-180 a head. A 20-25% service charge plus state sales tax lands on top of this — budget for it from the start. |
| Photography | USD 2,500 | USD 6,500 | Six to ten hours of coverage. The middle of the range buys an experienced full-day photographer in most markets. |
| Flowers and styling |
Where you're marrying
Planning a wedding in the United States
Local cost guides and live vendor directories for the cities couples in United States marry in most.
New York
Cost guide and New York vendors.
Chicago
Cost guide and Chicago vendors.
Los Angeles
Cost guide and Los Angeles vendors.
Atlanta
Cost guide and Atlanta vendors.
Free planning tools
Start with the part that's stressing you
Each tool opens on its own. Use one today and the rest of the workspace is there when you need it.
Free wedding website
Your schedule, travel details and RSVPs on one link.
Guest list & RSVP tracker
One list. Every reply, meal and plus-one against the right name.
Wedding budget planner
Your total, split by category, against real local ranges.
Seating chart planner
Tables drawn from the guest list your RSVPs already feed.
Quote checker
Enter a quote you've been given and see where it sits against local prices, plus what to ask before you sign.
Planning something specific? Eloping · Micro wedding · Destination wedding · Short-notice wedding · Big family wedding
Run a wedding business?
Your listing may already be here
Search for your business, show it's yours and publish a free profile. Couples with a real wedding date can then ask you for a price.
Two minutes
Create your free workspace
Tell us the date and a rough budget. Your checklist, budget tracker and guest website are set up to match before you finish reading this page.
Start free · no card
Let's plan your big day
Two minutes to your own wedding workspace — checklist, budget, guests, and vendors.
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Questions couples ask
Answers are American national ranges. City-level numbers, and guides for Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and India, live in the cost guides.
How much does the average US wedding cost?
The Knot's 2026 study put the average at about $34,200 across all guest counts, with a median closer to $20,000-$25,000. For a 100-guest wedding, most couples land between $18,000 and $55,000 before tax and service charges.
Why does the same wedding cost double in another city?
Venue and catering are local markets. A 150-guest wedding that costs around $85,000 in San Francisco can be roughly half that in a mid-sized Midwestern city. Where you marry moves the total more than any single vendor choice.
What do US quotes leave out?
Sales tax and service charge. Venue and catering are quoted pre-tax, and catering contracts routinely add 20-25% as a service charge or gratuity. On a $15,000 food and bar bill that is another $3,000-4,000.
