If you’re planning a wedding in Nigeria for 300 guests, and not sure how much to budget or how to start, this post will give you some insights. If you want to know how much other couples planned theirs, stick around. I’ll let you peek into sample wedding budgets.
In this post, I’ll show you how 3 different couples with different budgets was planned. What these couples had in common was the same number of guests (300 guests). How much did they spend on venue, catering (food and drinks), photography, DJ, MC, and other wedding details? I’ll show you.
In this post, you’ll find out their total wedding cost and a breakdown of expenses for their 300-guest wedding in Nigeria. Swipe/ scroll down to see their (sample) wedding budgets.
COUPLE 1: N2m Total Cost, 300 Wedding Guests
300 guests | N2,000,250 total spend
- Venue: N200,000
- Food (catering): (@N2k per plate/ guest) N600,000
- Drinks: (@N400 per guest): N120,000
- Wedding cake: N100,000
- Wedding rings: N100,000
- Wedding gown (rent): N50,000
- Bride’s shoes and accessories: N50,000
- Groom’s suit and shoes: N50,000
- Bride’s Makeup, Hair & Nails: N50,000
- Invitation cards printing: N30,000
- Bulk SMS invitations: N5,000
- Venue decoration: N120,000
- Photography: N150,000
- DJ: N100,000
- MC: N100,000
- Transportation: (to convey couple to/ from the wedding): N20,000
- Outfits for Parents (Bride’s, Groom’s): N60,000
- Miscellaneous: N95,250
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COUPLE 2: 300 Wedding Guests, N3m Spent
300 guests | Total spend: N3,018,750
- Venue: N300,000
- Food (catering): N750,000
- Drinks: N150,000
- Wedding cake: N150,000
- Wedding rings for bride n groom: N150,000
- Wedding gown (hire or sew affordably): N70,000
- Bride’s shoes and accessories: N50,000
- Groom’s suit and shoes: N70,000
- Bride’s Makeup, Hair & Nails: N70,000
- Programme of events printing: N40,000
- Invitation cards printing: N40,000
- Bulk SMS invitations: N5,000
- Venue decoration 180,000
- Photography: N200,000
- Video Coverage: N150,000
- DJ: N100,000
- MC 100,000
- Ushers & servers: N50,000
- Transportation: (to convey couple to/ from the wedding): N50,000
- Outfits for Parents (Bride’s, Groom’s): N100,000
- Souvenirs: N100,000
- Miscellaneous: N143,750
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COUPLE 3: 300 Wedding Guests, N3.5m Spent
300 guests | Total spend: N3,585,750
- Venue 450,000
- Food (catering) : (@n2,500 per plate/ guest) 750,000
- Drinks: (@N500 per guest 150,000
- Wedding cake 150,000
- Wedding rings for bride n groom 150,000
- Wedding gown 150,000
- Bride’s shoes and accessories 80,000
- Groom’s suit and shoes 100,000
- Bride’s Makeup, Hair & Nails 100,000
- Programme of events printing 40,000
- Invitation cards printing 40,000
- Bulk SMS invitations 5,000
- Venue decoration 250,000
- Photography 250,000
- Video Coverage 200,000
- DJ 100,000
- MC 100,000
- Ushers & servers 50,000
- Transportation: (to convey couple to/ from the wedding). 50,000
- Outfits for Parents (Bride’s, Groom’s) 100,000
- Souvenirs 150,000
- Miscellaneous 170,750
Disclaimer: The above 300-guest Nigerian wedding budgets are strictly examples presented here for the sole purpose of giving you ideas to kickstart making your own budget. By no means do these sample budgets represent the only way to plan a wedding of that size. You can have more costlier and cheaper weddings with that number of guests.
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Key Takeaways: Your Wedding Budget for 300 Guests
You’ve just seen examples of what 3 different couples spent in planning their 300-guest weddings (above). I hope those sample wedding budgets has given you some planning insights and the confidence you need to plan your own wedding with that number of guests.
Let’s look back at those sample budgets for 300 guests, you can see that what each couple spent on each wedding thing (venue, catering, etc.) was different. Why do you think one couple spent more on venue and the other spent less on venue, for example?
Reason could be due to many factors – maybe availability of funds; maybe the average cost of venue or vendors and other wedding things varied in each couple’s location. Or maybe each couple allocated the most money to what was most important to them.
That should be something to takeaway for you. Make a priority list of what you want to your wedding to be big about, and go big on quality (hence money) there and and then be average on the others.
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Your Next Steps: 4 Tips to Make Your 300-Guest Wedding Budget Unique to You
1. Make a priority list for your spending, and allocate the most money on the things that matter most to you. If you care more about your guests’ satisfaction (as top priority), for example, you would spend more money on venue and catering (food and drinks). For some couples, their top priority is quality photography, so they splurge on that, and manage on other things. For other couples, it’s their looks (outfits) – and so, their outfits get the most money, while they ‘manage’ everywhere else.
2. Use our sample 300-guest wedding budget (above) for planning, as a starter budget, and tweak things based on your priority and taste to actually arrive at your own number by getting quotes from vendors and venues in the state/ city of your wedding;
3. Know that you can spend less or more on your own 300-guest Nigerian wedding. Feel free to tweak the sample budget to your desire. You can spend less or more on each wedding thing, depending on the state and city of your wedding – consult a couple of venues and vendors for their pricing.
4. Do a market and vendors research to get prices in your venue state/ city. Actually speak to potential wedding vendors near your venue location, to arrive at your own 300-guest wedding budget. No two wedding budgets will be the same, even if you have the same amount to spend and and same venue (location). Your own tastes and priorities determine what you budget for and how much you choose to spend on every detail.
TIPS TO CUT COST: If you’re on a low budget, some ways to keep your cost down include: finding a cheaper venue, considering a cheaper type of outdoor venue, such as a public garden or park, a school field, or a community open field.
You may want to leave out video coverage, and do only photography. Some couples leave out Souvenirs, and that’s also a way to cut cost, if you choose. You can check out more ways to cut down wedding cost.
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Conclusion
So, there you have it – sample wedding budgets for 300 guests in Nigeria. You’ve seen the breakdown – 3 different couples, same guest size, different budget sizes. What they had in common was a great wedding at the end of the day. I hope that this post has helped you with ideas on how to plan your own wedding for 300 guests in Nigeria.
It’s possible to even plan it cheaper If you use my cost-cutting tips I gave in the above section. If along the way you find that you cannot afford a 300-guest wedding, it’s okay to cut down your guest list to match your budget. If you really want a quality wedding and are struggling with the cost, know that a well planned smaller wedding wows guests.
Finally, I want to hear from you – comment down below to tell me which of the sample 300-guest wedding budget looks like what you’d go for. What are you doing differently, and is there any cost-cutting measures you’re taking? Tell me about it in the comment section down below.
thank you so much for this, l chose number one step for my wedding budget.
Hi Charity. Thanks for working through our 300-guest Nigerian wedding budget samples. I’m glad to know that you found a sample budget you can work with to plan your own wedding.
I hope to hear how it goes. Well done!