My engagement ring was 11,000, how much should I spend on the rest of the wedding?

Question

can a wedding budget be determined by the cost of the ring?

Answer 1

Spend what you want and can afford to spend on your wedding, i dont think its got anything to do with the cost of your ring and also, how would any of your guests know how much the ring cost to compare with the wedding cost?

Answer 2

i saw a pie chart once on one of the wedding webistes (theknot i think) where they showed the percentage of how much you "should" budget for each part of the wedding, rings included.

my ring was around the same cost as yours, and my wedding cost about 250 bucks- we eloped! and it was beautiful!! we're long term not short term thinking people, and even though our wedding day will be in our hearts for ever, its still 24 hrs just like any other day.

our rings will last a life time and be passed on as heirlooms. that was our thought.

everyone has opinions on how much you should spend on what, and obviously you know mine!! :) and there will always be haters.

bottom line is, don't break the bank, and you can still have your dream wedding.

Answer 3

Oh man alias your answer made me LOL

You spend what you can afford

Answer 4

Like to brag much do ya??

Answer 5

well how much money do u have???

Answer 6

whats your budget?  a wedding cost can not be determined by the cost of your ring

Answer 7

You cannot base your wedding budget on the price on  your engagement ring. That has nothing to do with it.

The only thing anyone on here can tell you is that $11,000 is a LOT for an engagement ring, well over average, which means your fiance must make a decent penny. If he's footing the bill, then you can expect to have a wedding that is more money than average. Average weddings these days are about $25,000.

However, your wedding budget should be determined by how much you're both willing to contribute based on current expenses and salary, and how much, if any, family members will be pitching in.

Answer 8

As another poster said, how much money do you have? Presumably, if your guy bought you an $11,000 ring, he is quite wealthy.  Only an idiot would spend that much otherwise.

Answer 9

a million why not eh !!!!

Answer 10

I think you are just using YA to show off about how much money you have!! We dont care or even need to know. And the people that attend your wedding dont need to know either. So unless you are showing off and bragging to them as well (which I feel you might be!) they wont be judging you on how much more/less your wedding costs than your ring. It doesnt matter!!

Answer 11

What you can afford!  Don't over do the budget it it doesn't exist.  If the budget is healthy and it's not taking away from something more important.  Have at it.

Answer 12

d**n, you're ring was more than my whole wedding! LOL!  But hey I guess if you got it go for it.

Answer 13

If your wedding budget including ring is X, the rest of your wedding should cost X - $11,000.  Otherwise there is no correlation.

Answer 14

Spend what you can afford. It does seem weird to me that some people will spend alot on a ring, but less on a wedding. However, you should spend what you can afford.

Answer 15

dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyum! Take care of that finger!!!!! lol

If you are blessed enough to spend that much on a ring, wedding costs will be no problem!!!! :) Do whatever you've always pictured your wedding to be like!!! Who cares if it costs less or more than your ring.  That doesn't matter.  Plus, it's no one's business anyway!!! :):)

Wooohoooo!!!

Rock it out, girl!!!

Answer 16

i've never heard of basing the wedding bugdet off of the ring... i'd figure out how much money you have and go from there....

Answer 17

The cost of the entire wedding is based on your budget (what you can really afford), and how many guests you will be inviting--not the price of the engagement ring.  One does not have to do with another.  Perhaps your fiance is just a very generous man who saved nickels and pennies until he could afford your ring.  Perhaps he is rich....None of us know your specifics.

Congratulations, and good luck on your wedding planning.

Answer 18

One has nothing to do with the other.  Your wedding budget should be determined by what kind of wedding you want and how much you are willing to spend.  The "average" wedding these days is $25,000.  But it all depends on where you want to have it, how many guests you want, and how much importance you place on different parts of the event.

Answer 19

Well if you're trying to throw money out by the bucket, why not spend an additional $70,000?

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Answer 20

I kind of understand where you are coming from.  My diamond was even more than that posted.  I, personally, would much rather spend money on something that I will have and treasure forever than on a party that will last for a couple of hours.  

However, I do not believe that I have ever heard of the wedding/reception budget being determined by the price of an engagement ring.  I believe that if you follow the average budget guidelines online and in wedding magazines/books, the costs of the wedding bands is factored in to the overall budget...but not the engagement ring.

One more bit of advice: I would not advertise how much your engagement ring is worth.  A lot of people will find it unbecoming.

Answer 21

A friend's engagement ring/wedding ring set cost $18 grand. Their wedding cost maybe $5k because it was really small. She wanted the important jewelry but not a big wedding.

Answer 22

It depends on how much you have to spend in your budget.

If you have $16,000 left then spend that much.

If you only have $200 then spend that much.

It really depends on what your budget is.