Wedding · budget · Excel
How much does a wedding cost in Croatia — every item, and what to put aside each month
Short answer. Guest count, menu, venue, music and the rest: you see the total and the monthly deposit until the wedding, with a planning timeline and a guest list. Per guest: menu and drinks, cake and sweets × number of guests (Your amounts).
- Book the venue and the church or registry office — about 12 months beforetype the date
- Confirm the guest count — a month beforetype the date
Check your own case.
Rough planning dates; adjust them to your suppliers.
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Wedding · every month
Your wedding in euros — and what to put aside each month
Guest count, menu, venue, music, dress, rings. You see the total and dated monthly deposits, and an Excel file with a timeline and guest list.
A reminder on each deposit day?
The calendar file works without an account. Email reminders need a free account.- Put aside this month’s deposit: the table gives every date until the wedding.
- Replace the examples with your quotes as they come in.
- Follow the timeline and confirm the guest count a month before.
Your amounts: the examples are not average prices. Equal deposits each month from today to the month before the wedding, rounded to the euro; the last one is adjusted. Not financial advice.
Lida, Layers template assistant
Tell me the guest count and your first quotes, and I’ll work out the wedding budget.
And how much to put aside each month until the day.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Per guest | Menu and drinks, cake and sweets × number of guests | Your amounts |
| Fixed items | Venue, music, photographer, dress, suit, rings, flowers, invitations, ceremony, hair and make-up, contingency | Your amounts |
| Deposits | The same amount each month from today to the month before the wedding, rounded to the euro; the last one is adjusted | Calculator method |
Example amounts are fictitious, not average prices.
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Enter the guest count
Menu and cake are multiplied by guests.
2
Add your quotes
Venue, music, photographer, dress, rings.
3
Save each month
The table gives every deposit until the wedding.
Questions
How much does a wedding for 120 guests cost in Croatia?
Mostly the menu and the venue: enter your own quotes. In the example (fictitious amounts) €22,240, or €1,568 a month from October 2026 to August 2027 after €5,000 already saved.
What should I include?
Menu and drinks per guest, venue, music, photographer and video, dress and suit, rings, flowers and decoration, cake and sweets, invitations, church or civil ceremony, hair and make-up, contingency.
Can foreigners marry in Croatia?
Yes, but documents and fees depend on your nationality: ask the registry office (matični ured) where you will marry. The budget has a line for the ceremony.
What is in the Excel file?
The budget with formulas, monthly deposits, a 12-month timeline and a guest list checked against the budget.
Is it free? Do I need to sign up?
It is free and needs no sign-up: fill in the fields and download the file. With a free account you can save a copy to your Layers and come back to it later.
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A budget, not financial advice.