Discover the most challenging aspects of wedding planning according to real couples and find proactive solutions to make your journey stress-free.

Two dollar amounts— $21k and $36k. One is the amount most QCA couples actually spend on their weddings and the other is the amount required to hire a high-quality wedding professional in all categories. So what’s the $15k discrepancy? That’s where couples prioritized and made some tough choices.

Below are some examples. Consider that the first three couples had a $20k budget and a guest count of about 150— both pretty realistic. Each couple prioritized parts of their wedding day and allotted their budgets to reflect that.

Vendors are not created equal. And when deciding which vendors are the best fit for you, there’s a lot to consider. Pricing is one of those things. Comparing pricing among florists or djs or photographers or venues does provide insight into what quality of services/ products you’ll get from them.

Yeah, wedding planning is work. Yeah, you can find all the information you could ever want online. But can you find out exactly what other QCA couples are planning? Not till today.

Today QC Wed Me is sharing wedding data collected from ≈500 QCA couples.

According to The Knot®, the average cost of a US wedding overall is about $34k. However, this number varies greatly by state or region. State averages range from $53k to $19k.

But what about us here in the QCA? We’re not firmly set in rural Iowa where the state average wedding budget is just over $22k, nor are we living in the burbs or big-city Chicago where that number jumps to almost $40k.

Wedding planning is tough work. There’s a reason why most people plan a year or more out— there’s a lot to do! Here are some of favorite organization and planning resources! They make the perfect gift for anyone planning their dream wedding day!