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Wedding budget Sri Lanka — plates, poruwa, saree, photos and homecoming, and what to set aside each month
Short answer. List your guests and the price per plate, add the poruwa, attire, rings, photos, decorations and homecoming, and see the total and a monthly amount until the wedding day. Plates: guests × the price per plate — the biggest line in most budgets (Your hotel's quotation).
- Book the hotel or hall — about 9 months beforetype the date
- Hand the Notice of Marriage to the Registrar — at least 14 days beforetype the date
Check your own case.
The 14 days are the rule for general marriages (Registrar General's Department); the hotel booking is a tip.
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Wedding budget · monthly saving
Your wedding in rupees — and how much to set aside each month until the day
Guests and the price per plate, the poruwa or thali ceremony, attire, rings, photos, decorations and the homecoming. You see the total, the monthly amount until the wedding and a checklist with the registration steps.
Want a reminder on each deposit day until the wedding?
The calendar file works without an account. The reminder needs a free account so we know where to send it.- Get written quotations for the plates and the bar, then confirm the final count a week before.
- Hand the Notice of Marriage to the Registrar of your division at least 14 days before the wedding.
- Set aside the monthly amount — the plan shows every date until the wedding.
All amounts are yours: the fields show examples, not market prices. Monthly deposits run from today until the month before the wedding, rounded up to the rupee; the last one evens out. Registration fees from the Registrar General's Department (general marriages). Not financial advice.
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Tell me how many guests and the price per plate, and I'll show you the total and what to set aside each month.
The checklist below runs from the first family meeting to the marriage certificate.
Deadlines
The rules, with the source
| What | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Plates | Guests × the price per plate — the biggest line in most budgets | Your hotel's quotation |
| Everything else | Bar, poruwa or thali ceremony, attire, rings, photos, decorations, cards, cake, band, homecoming, registration, cars | Your own amounts |
| Monthly saving | Equal amounts every month from today until the month before the wedding; the last one evens out | How the calculator counts |
| Notice of Marriage | To the Registrar of your division at least 14 days before; both 18 or over | Registrar General's Department |
| Registration fees | Notice Rs. 120 · Registrar's certificate Rs. 120 · solemnization Rs. 900 · licence to register outside the office Rs. 60 | Registrar General's Department — Charges |
Amounts are yours: the fields show examples, not market prices. The fees are the government's for general marriages; Kandyan and Muslim marriages have their own, similar fees.
Step by step
What to do, in order
1
Count the guests
Guests × the hotel's price per plate, plus the bar if you have one.
2
Add the rest
Poruwa or thali, attire, rings, photos, decorations, cards, cake, band, homecoming, registration.
3
Set aside every month
The plan shows each date until the wedding — print it for both families.
Questions
How much does a wedding cost in Sri Lanka?
It depends mostly on the number of guests and the price per plate. In our middle example, 300 guests at Rs. 6,500 a plate is Rs. 1,950,000 of a Rs. 4,593,400 total. Put in your own hotel quotation and the other amounts to see yours.
What should a Sri Lankan wedding budget include?
The reception (plates and bar), the poruwa or thali ceremony with the Ashtaka and drummers, the saree or osariya and dressing, the groom's attire, rings and jewellery, photography and video, decorations and the setty-back, invitations, the cake and cake boxes, the band or DJ, the homecoming, registration and the wedding cars.
When and how do we register the marriage?
Hand the Notice of Marriage, in duplicate, to the Registrar of your division at least 14 days before, with copies of your birth certificates and NICs. Government fees are Rs. 120 for the notice, Rs. 120 for the Registrar's certificate and Rs. 900 for the solemnization; registering at the hotel or at home needs a licence (Rs. 60).
Is there an Excel version?
Yes: the budget with formulas, the monthly plan, a guest list and a checklist with the registration fees. It also opens in Google Sheets.
Is it free? Do I need to sign up?
It's free and you don't need an account: fill it in and download. With a free account you can save a copy to your Layers and come back to it 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 and a checklist, not financial advice. Amounts are the couple's own.