This is what it costs to get married

Are you planning to get married? Do you know how much the cake, the dress, the paperwork and everything else can cost you? Get marry It is one of the most important moments in life, but it is also one of the most expensive events. Here we tell you how much a wedding can cost.

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A marriage is the union of two people who decide to start a marriage. This is done through certain rituals or legal procedures, the costs of which vary according to the economic condition and requirements of each couple.

The general manager of the Bride and Groom Corporation, Carlos Scaglioni, explained that there are four types of wedding: simple, traditional, premium and lavish.

HOW MANY PEOPLE MARRY IN PERU?

Before the pandemic, an average of 100,000 people were married in Peru. The average expense of a wedding is US $ 5,000, generating a economic movement of 500 million dollars annually.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MARRY?

The cost of a wedding, based on an average list of 100 people and not counting the honeymoon, according to Carlos Scaglioni, general manager of the Bride and Groom Corporation is as follows:

• Simple wedding: the cost can be US $ 2,000. In most of these cases, the ceremonies are carried out on a massive scale and the costumes are rented.
• Traditional wedding: the cost is over US $ 10,000.
• Premium wedding: This type of wedding can cost from US $ 17,000.
• Lavish wedding: the cost ranges from US $ 300,000 upwards.

HOW ARE THE EXPENSES OF A WEDDING DIVIDED?

The budget for a wedding is divided as follows:

• The 9% of the expenses goes in civil procedures, payment of the church, invitations and souvenirs.
• The 10% in the DJ, orchestra, photo and video.
• The 6% goes to rings.
• The 25% goes to bride’s dresses, groom’s suit, car and makeup.
• The fifty % of all the budget goes in the food, drinks buffet and reception.

HOW MUCH DOES IT SPEND ON IMAGE FOR A WEDDING?

Image expenses include dress, suit, makeup and accessories.

• A simple wedding: US $ 500.
• Traditional wedding: US $ 1,500.
• Premium wedding: US $ 3,500.
• Lavish wedding: $ 50,000 and up (designer dresses under $ 30,000).

HOW MUCH ARE THE EXPENSES FOR THE CEREMONY ON A WEDDING?

These types of ceremony expenses include choir, flowers, toasts, cake, and souvenirs.

• Simple wedding: US $ 700.
• Traditional wedding: US $ 2,500.
• Premium wedding: US $ 4,500.
• Lavish wedding: over US $ 60,000 (it has French champagne and multi-tiered cakes).

HOW MUCH DOES A WEDDING PARTY COST?

The expenses of a wedding party, which include catering (dinner, liquors, snacks), music, party favors and premises, are, on average, the following:

• Simple wedding: US $ 800.
• Traditional wedding: US $ 6,000.
• Premium wedding: US $ 9,000.
• Lavish wedding: $ 250,000 and up.

HOW MUCH DOES THE HONEYMOON COST?

In case couples decide to travel, this is the average budget:

• Traditional wedding: US $ 2,000. (Travel to the interior of the country or South America)
• Premium wedding: US $ 5,000.
• Lavish wedding: US $ 10,000 upwards.