French Wedding Budget
Vin d'honneur, pièce montée, long dinners, discours — a realistic French wedding budget.
Tradition-specific line items
These are the items the french overlay adds or replaces on top of a standard wedding budget. Prices below include VAT or sales tax.
| Item | Role | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Mairie (Civil Ceremony) | additional | 88 € |
| Vin d'Honneur (Cocktail Reception) | additional | 1.320 € |
| Dragees (Sugared Almonds) | additional | 185 € |
| Brunch du Lendemain (Day-After Brunch) | additional | 1.848 € |
| Piece Montee / Croquembouche | replaces | 246 € |
Full category breakdown
The complete allocation for this wedding, including the 5 overlay items above. Shown for Paris at a typical 100-guest scale — shift the city or guest count and the numbers move accordingly.
| Category | Share | Amount | Line items |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catering | 20% | 9,600 € | 10 |
| Venue | 14% | 6,600 € | 9 |
| Bar & Beverages | 7% | 3,500 € | 7 |
| Photography | 6% | 3,100 € | 4 |
| Miscellaneous & Contingency | 6% | 3,100 € | 2 |
| Music & Entertainment | 6% | 2,600 € | 4 |
| Attire | 6% | 2,600 € | 8 |
| Flowers & Florals | 5% | 2,200 € | 7 |
| Planning & Coordination | 5% | 2,200 € | 3 |
| Videography | 4% | 1,800 € | 5 |
| Décor | 4% | 1,800 € | 4 |
| Beauty & Grooming | 3% | 1,300 € | 4 |
| Rings & Jewelry | 2% | 1,100 € | 3 |
| Transportation | 2% | 1,100 € | 1 |
| Stationery & Paper | 2% | 900 € | 6 |
| Cake & Desserts | 2% | 900 € | 2 |
| Gifts & Favors | 2% | 900 € | 4 |
| Accommodation | 2% | 900 € | 2 |
| Ceremony | 1% | 700 € | 3 |
| Insurance & Legal | 1% | 700 € | 3 |
| Technology | 1% | 400 € | 2 |
| Total | 100% | 42,885 € |
Calculate your french wedding budget
Pick a city and adjust the guest count — the engine applies the french overlay and returns a live estimate.
Where couples build this budget
Linden supports french weddings in any city. Change location and the overlay items rescale to local pricing automatically. See the Paris budget →
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