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Wedding budget for Hungary — every item, and how much to put aside each month until the day
Short answer. Guest count, menu and drinks per guest, venue, music, photographer: you see the total and the monthly payment until the wedding, with a timeline and guest list. Per guest: dinner and midnight menu, drinks package, cake and pastries × number of guests (Your amounts).
- Book the venue — about 12 months beforetype the date
- Give notice of marriage at the registrar — about 3 months beforetype the date
- Final numbers to the caterer — 1 month beforetype the date
Check your own case.
Planning guides only; agree the notice date with the registrar.
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Wedding in Hungary · monthly
Your wedding in forints — and how much to save each month until the day
Guest count, menu and drinks per guest, venue, music, photographer, vőfély. You see the total and the dated monthly payment, and an Excel with a timeline and guest list.
Want a reminder on each payment day?
The calendar file works without an account. Email reminders need a free account.- Put aside this month's payment: the table gives every date until the wedding.
- Replace the examples with real quotes as they arrive.
- Give the caterer your final numbers a month before.
Your amounts: the examples are not average prices. Equal monthly payments from today to the month before the wedding, rounded to the forint; the last one balances. Not financial advice.
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Tell me how many guests you are inviting and your first quotes, and I will work out your wedding budget.
And how much to put aside each month until the day.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Per guest | Dinner and midnight menu, drinks package, cake and pastries × number of guests | Your amounts |
| Fixed costs | Venue, band or DJ, photographer and videographer, vőfély, dress and suit, rings, flowers and decoration, invitations, ceremony, contingency | Your amounts |
| Ceremony | In the register office during office hours the room is free; elsewhere or after hours the fee set by the local council applies | Act I of 2010, ss. 18–19 |
| Payments | The same amount each month from today to the month before the wedding, rounded to the forint; the last one balances | Calculator method |
Example amounts are fictitious, not average prices. Enter your own quotes.
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Enter the guest count
Menu, drinks and cake are multiplied per guest.
2
Add your quotes
Venue, music, photographer, vőfély, dress, rings, flowers.
3
Save each month
The table shows every payment with its date until the wedding.
Questions
How much does a wedding in Hungary cost?
Mostly the menu, drinks and venue: enter your quotes. In the example (fictitious amounts) a 100-guest wedding is HUF 6,960,000, or HUF 596,000 a month from October 2026 to July 2027 after HUF 1,000,000 already saved.
What items should we plan for?
Venue, dinner and midnight menu, drinks package, cake and pastries, band or DJ, photographer and videographer, vőfély (the traditional master of ceremonies), dress, hair and make-up, suit, rings, flowers and decoration, invitations and favours, ceremony fees, contingency.
What does a civil ceremony cost?
In the register office during office hours the room is free; for another venue or after hours you pay the fee set by the local council's decree (Act I of 2010, ss. 18–19). Ask the registrar for the amount.
Can foreigners marry in Hungary?
Yes: both partners give notice together and in person at a registrar, and a non-Hungarian citizen declares that their own law does not prevent the marriage (Act I of 2010, ss. 17 and 23). Ask the registrar which documents and translations they need.
What is in the Excel file?
The budget with formulas, monthly payments with dates, a 12-month timeline and a guest list that checks the count 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 find it again later.
Official sources
Other documents
Keep the papers in one place
Letters, receipts and notices in one folder you can share with family or a lawyer. The templates and the editor are free; Layers is free for up to 20 people.
A budget, not financial advice.