WeddingBase

UK weddings · 2026

Everyone tells you it's magical.
Nobody tells you the number.

Work out what your day will cost, plan it properly, and keep everything in one place. Calculators, a full planner you can export, and guides written to answer the question rather than sell you something.

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Start with the guests

The single biggest lever you have.

£

Food, drink and their share of the venue.

£

Dress, rings, photographer, flowers, music.

£16,600
£208 per guest, all in

Wedding snapshot

Updated 10 September 2026
106 days
Next bank holiday
The Christmas Day, 25 Dec
16
Saturdays left in 2026
Before you count out the ones already booked
19:21
Sunset in September
London, mid-month. Sets your photography window
22 months
Average engagement
ONS
32.3
Average age at marriage
ONS, women marrying in England and Wales
Updated daily Worked out from today’s date Updated yearly, ONS

Where it goes

Rings

Start with the part that comes first

Most guides on rings are written by people selling them. These aren't.

Engagement

Choosing an engagement ring

How carat, cut, colour and clarity each move the price, which of them anyone actually notices, and why lab-grown changed the maths.

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Wedding

Choosing wedding bands

Metals and how they wear, matching to an engagement ring, sizing for hands that change, and what a hallmark tells you.

Read the guide

Plan it

Everything in one place, and yours to take away

Budget, guests and suppliers. Export any of it to a spreadsheet whenever you like.

Planner

Budget tracker

Planned against actual, by category, with a running total and what's left.

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Calculators

Six quick answers

Total cost, guests you can afford, monthly saving and more.

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Templates

Spreadsheets to take away

The same tools as files, if you'd rather work in Excel or Sheets.

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