Cost of Austin wedding

By Ron Ronhaar
Feb 22, 2023
All Things Wedding Music

How much does a wedding reception cost in Austin, Texas?

Are you wondering how much your wedding reception is going to set you back? The average wedding spend across America for the average Bride and groom is going to cost around $34,000. The average wedding couple in Austin is a little more extravagant and usually spends around $36,000 on their wedding reception. Normally included in this price is dinner for all of your guests, the venue, the live wedding band, the wedding dress and all the usual expenses that come with a normal wedding reception and ceremony. All these numbers come from a survey from wedding couples who got married in 2020. This puts Austin, TX as number 25 in the ranking of most expensive spins on wedding receptions by brides and grooms across America with New York and especially Manhattan as the most expensive which was an average of about $96,000 spent on wedding receptions in that area. The economies in these areas are different so the price of a wedding reception is going to be much more expensive in New York so take that with a grain of salt.
Let’s break all this down a bit shall we?

Cost of a Live Wedding Band in Austin TX

Austin wedding band The Grooves performs for a wedding at Laguna Gloria in West Austin, Texas.

There are lots of live wedding bands in Austin, TX and their cost can go for anywhere from $3500 up to $20,000 depending on the band, size of the band, level of talent, and overall demand for the particular Live Austin wedding band that you are looking at to perform at your reception. The Grooves band is a very popular Austin band for weddings that is extremely affordable for the amazing level of talent that you are getting for this band. The price of this band varies according to day of the week, what city your wedding is going to be in and what size of the band you choose which can be any size from five piece all the way up to a 10 piece band.

Cost of Wedding Rings for a Wedding in Austin

The national average of money spent on an engagement ring is a little over $5000 and then Austin brides and grooms for spending around $6000 on their rings for their wedding. Wedding rings of course can vary anywhere from $1000 for that special ring you’ve had your ion in the pawnshop all the way up to tens of thousands of dollars depending on how many carrots the diamond is sitting in the wedding ring.

Cost of Wedding Gowns in the Austin, Texas Area

Wedding gowns can also go for very good prices but the average that most American brides and grooms spend on their wedding dress is around $1700 with Austin brides again spending more with their average being a little over $2000 for their wedding dress.

Cost of Wedding Flowers in Austin

The average engaged couple in the states who added flowers to their wedding reception ended up spending an average of about $2400. No surprise here, the more extravagant Austin bride and groom up that spend by around $700 spending a little over $3100 on flowers for their wedding reception. Many Austin brides spent way more on flowers and a large bouquet of flowers on each table for a 300 guest wedding reception sometimes ranges into the $25,000 range. Some good resources for wedding flowers in Austin are Flora Fetish, Bouquets of Austin, Floral Renaissance of Austin, and House of Margot Blair to name of few.

Malina Flowers of Austin, Texas is a floral Design studio custom made for your wedding reception.

Price of Wedding Cakes in Austin TX

When looking at wedding cakes the national average spent on a wedding cake was about $500 but in Austin, the average wedding couple spent a little over $700 for their wedding cake.

Cost of Wedding Venue in Austin Texas

Venues in Austin can vary quite substantially but the average spend for local Austin brides and grooms is around $15,500. This is for an average size wedding of about 149 guests. Some popular local Austin wedding venues include Austin wedding venue Pecan Springs Ranch, The Allan House, Barr Mansion, The Vista on Seward Hill, House on the Hill, the Austin Club, The Terrace and Camp Lucy.

The Barr Mansion is a great affordable full service wedding venue in Austin and has a nice dance floor and roomy stage for a wedding cover band.

Conclusion

This should give you a good idea of what the average wedding is going to cost in Austin Texas but The size of your wedding, how extravagant your venue is as well as what caterers you use and how many guests you invite will affect your wedding reception cost substantially. Most Austin brides and grooms also plan a honeymoon but of course not many if any will have their honeymoon in Austin so pricing for that will be a topic for another article! Congratulations on your engagement!

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