Wedding Cost Guide
Key West, FL
Local wedding cost estimates across 9 styles — from intimate elopements to luxury yacht weddings. All figures reflect Key West market pricing.
Each style's total is based on a guest count of 100 (fewer for yacht, destination, and elopement — shown on each style card) and covers the 11 essential wedding must-haves at real Key West prices. Optional extras are greyed out.
A 10% contingency buffer for tips & overages is shown separately on top of each total.
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In this example budget, the total covers the 11 essential wedding must-haves for a guest count of 100. The optional add-ons further down are greyed out and not counted.
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Optional add-ons · not in the total
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About weddings in Key West
Key West is the end of the road, and it's one of the great wedding towns in America. You can be married in the garden of Ernest Hemingway's 1851 limestone house, surrounded by the descendants of his six-toed cats, which are protected by a historical trust and entirely uninterested in your ceremony. Or at Fort Zachary Taylor, inside a brick Civil War fort. Or at the Truman Little White House. Or the Casa Marina, or the Southernmost Beach Resort, or on a catamaran. It's 19th-century Conch architecture, tin roofs, wrap-around porches, banyans, bougainvillea and feral chickens everywhere. No skyscrapers, no country clubs. A venue costs about $12,610, food is $137 a head, and an open bar adds $60. A 120-guest wedding runs about $51,700. Book early. The island is small and everyone wants it.
Wedding costs in Key West: your questions answered
How much does a wedding cost in Key West, FL?
A wedding in Key West, FL costs about $51,700 for 120 guests. That covers the venue, catering, an open bar, a photographer, florals, a DJ, the cake, hair and makeup, and an officiant. Your number moves most with your guest count: roughly two thirds of a wedding budget scales directly with how many people you feed.
How much is a wedding venue in Key West, FL?
A wedding venue in Key West, FL costs about $12,610. That is the ceremony and reception space only. Food and beverages are not included, and most venues in this market charge for them separately.
How much does wedding catering cost per person in Key West, FL?
Wedding catering in Key West, FL costs about $137 per guest for food, plus roughly $60 per guest for an open bar. For 120 guests that is about $16,440 in food and $7,200 at the bar, or $23,640 all in. Most quotes you will see elsewhere combine the two, which is why catering estimates so often come in low.
How much does an open bar cost for a wedding in Key West, FL?
An open bar at a Key West, FL wedding costs about $60 per guest, or roughly $7,200 for 120 guests. Serving beer and wine only, with a champagne toast, costs about $33 per guest instead — about $3,960 for the same 120 guests. Choosing beer and wine over a full liquor bar saves roughly $3,240.
Is a food truck cheaper than a caterer for a wedding in Key West, FL?
Yes. A food truck at a Key West, FL wedding costs about $89 per guest, against roughly $137 per guest for a full-service caterer. Across 120 guests that saves about $5,760. The tradeoff is service: a food truck is cooked to order and casual, while a caterer brings staff, plated or buffet service, and handles the room.
Should you hire a DJ or a live band for a wedding in Key West, FL?
A wedding DJ in Key West, FL costs about $2,380. A live band costs about $6,550, which is roughly 2.8 times more. Ceremony and cocktail musicians — a harpist, a violinist, or a string trio — are a third and separate booking at about $1,430. They are different vendors, and many couples in this market hire a DJ for the reception and separate musicians for the ceremony.
How much does a wedding photographer cost in Key West, FL?
A wedding photographer in Key West, FL costs about $5,360. A videographer is a separate booking at about $5,000. Together they run roughly $10,360.
How much do wedding flowers cost in Key West, FL?
Wedding florals in Key West, FL cost about $5,360. That covers bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces and ceremony arrangements.
How much is bridal hair and makeup in Key West, FL?
Bridal hair and makeup in Key West, FL costs about $770 for the bride alone. Each additional person — a maid of honor, mothers, bridesmaids — adds roughly $238. A bride with four others in the chair spends about $1,722.
How much does a wedding officiant cost in Key West, FL?
A wedding officiant in Key West, FL costs about $480, which typically includes the ceremony and the marriage paperwork.