Katherine Elizabeth Events

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Did you know the average couple spends 5% of their wedding budget on stationery? The “Stationery” category includes Save the Dates, Invitations, coordinating Day-of items like ceremony programs, dinner menus, seating charts and signage, place cards, and more… and when the dust has settled, Thank You notes.
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So what does that mean realistically? If you’re spending $60k on your whole wedding (the average in NJ!) you should tuck away $3-4k of that for all of your stationery needs. You can easily spend more than that if stationery is high value to you, and if you couldn’t care less about this category (you’re probably not one of my followers!!), you can certainly spend less. The important thing is to have realistic expectations so you can budget accordingly! Here’s some more quick math:

$80k wedding —-> $4000-5600 for 💌
$100k wedding —-> $5000-7000 for 💌
$125k wedding —-> $6200-8800 for 💌
$150k wedding —-> $7500-10500 for 💌
$200k wedding —-> $10-14k for 💌
$300k wedding —-> $15-21k for 💌
$500k+ wedding —-> $25k+ for 💌
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Again, these are *averages*. I never ask a client what they’re spending on their whole wedding because, frankly, it’s none of my business. But I will ask potential clients what their stationery budget is, and SO often the answer is “I have no idea!” Sooo save this post for reference (and round up on these numbers if you want extra special wedding paper!)
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XO,
Katie
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