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UK WEDDING COSTS · REAL PRICES

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Real UK wedding supplier prices, shared anonymously. Venues, photographers, catering and the rest. See what couples actually paid, before you book.

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SUPPLIERUK-wide · 2024
Bridal hair and makeup, bride plus maid of honour£200
Line item from a Mumsnet budget breakdown (2024); region not stated.
TOTAL PAID£200
“£200 hair and make-up for me and MOH” · a real bill, shared publicly · source
The wedding premium
Say the word "wedding" and the same service often costs more. The prices here show the real range. source
£20,000 average
The average UK wedding runs well into five figures, spread across a dozen suppliers who each quote differently. source
Nobody lists prices
Most venues and suppliers hide their prices behind a brochure and an enquiry form. Couples compare blind. source

What Britain actually pays

Every number below is a real price: a published price, or a bill someone actually paid. Click through for the full spread.

ProcedurePricesList vs paid spreadListPaidDelta
Band7£1,347£679–£1,800——
Cake10£362£200–£870£355£275–£600−£7
Catering (per head)10£56£42–£70£113£26–£159+£57
Celebrant8£813£600–£1,300£600£600–£600−£213
DJ8£800£400–£1,400£400£230–£950−£400
Dress9£2,000£100–£3,143£1,532£699–£1,900−£468
Flowers8£423£30–£980£1,187£800–£1,500+£765
Hair & makeup11£433£180–£550£397£200–£811−£36
Photographer12£1,500£1,200–£2,250£1,342£500–£2,700−£158
Transport11£450£225–£495£250£100–£600−£200
Venue hire12£6,283£5,200–£6,900£6,343£2,419–£7,500+£61
Videographer6£1,600£450–£1,950£1,514£1,514–£1,514−£86

Two bars per supplier: the pale bar is the advertised list price spread, purple is what people actually paid, on one shared scale (£26 to £7,500, logarithmic). Delta is the gap between the two medians. Hover for the numbers.

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