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title: "Wedding costs and budgeting guides"
description: "What a UK wedding really costs in 2026, how to split the budget, what insurance covers, and where couples overspend. Numbers first, with the sources."
canonical: https://getaisley.com/guides/money
last_updated: 2026-09-05
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# Wedding costs and budgeting guides

> What a UK wedding really costs in 2026, how to split the budget, what insurance covers, and where couples overspend. Numbers first, with the sources.

Canonical: https://getaisley.com/guides/money. Every guide is also plain markdown at the same URL with a `.md` suffix.

Every wedding decision is a money decision in disguise. These guides give you the real UK numbers, the way to split a budget so the venue does not eat it, and the small costs that turn into the £4,800 average overspend.

## Guides

- [How much does a wedding cost in the UK in 2026?](https://getaisley.com/guides/how-much-does-a-wedding-cost-uk): Realistic UK wedding costs for 2026: the true average, a full supplier-by-supplier breakdown, how guest count and region change the number, and where couples overspend.
- [Wedding budget breakdown: where the money actually goes](https://getaisley.com/guides/wedding-budget-breakdown): How to split a wedding budget by percentage, with worked examples at £15,000, £25,000 and £40,000, typical deposit schedules, and the contingency most couples forget.
- [Wedding insurance in the UK: what it covers and what it costs](https://getaisley.com/guides/wedding-insurance-uk): What wedding insurance actually pays out for, what every policy excludes, typical UK prices by cover level, and the week you should buy it.
- [How much does a wedding planner cost in the UK in 2026?](https://getaisley.com/guides/how-much-does-a-wedding-planner-cost-uk): Full planning is 10 to 15 percent of the budget, partial £1,500 to £3,500, on-the-day £800 to £2,000. When each pays for itself, and what an AI planner covers.
- [How much does a small wedding cost in the UK? 20 to 60 guests](https://getaisley.com/guides/small-wedding-cost-uk): Worked costs for 20, 40 and 60 guests in 2026, the fixed costs that never shrink, the venues built for small numbers, and a script for saying no to a bigger day.

## Other topics

- [Wedding venue guides](https://getaisley.com/guides/venues): The questions to ask before you book.
- [Wedding planning timelines, legal steps and the guest list](https://getaisley.com/guides/planning): Timelines, to-dos and who does what.
- [Wedding supplier guides: emailing, questioning and booking](https://getaisley.com/guides/suppliers): Finding, emailing and booking your people.
- [Getting married abroad from the UK](https://getaisley.com/guides/destination-weddings): Costs, legal steps and timelines by country.