Wedding Cost Guide
Miami Gardens, FL
Local wedding cost estimates across 9 styles — from intimate elopements to luxury yacht weddings. All figures reflect Miami Gardens 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 Miami Gardens 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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About weddings in Miami Gardens
Miami Gardens is where you get married inside an NFL stadium. Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Dolphins and a Formula 1 circuit, rents its luxury club levels for weddings, and the backdrop is the field, the seating bowl and the racetrack infrastructure. Calder Casino does ballrooms, Topgolf does private bays, and the Betty T. Ferguson complex handles civic events. It's entirely landlocked and entirely built: stadium, parking, warehouses, tract housing, flat ground. No beach, no marina, no historic estate. A venue costs about $9,960, food is $108 a head, and an open bar adds $47. A 120-guest wedding runs about $40,800. If your family's whole identity runs through football, there is no other venue in South Florida that gets close.
Wedding costs in Miami Gardens: your questions answered
How much does a wedding cost in Miami Gardens, FL?
A wedding in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $40,800 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 Miami Gardens, FL?
A wedding venue in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $9,960. 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 Miami Gardens, FL?
Wedding catering in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $108 per guest for food, plus roughly $47 per guest for an open bar. For 120 guests that is about $12,960 in food and $5,640 at the bar, or $18,600 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 Miami Gardens, FL?
An open bar at a Miami Gardens, FL wedding costs about $47 per guest, or roughly $5,640 for 120 guests. Serving beer and wine only, with a champagne toast, costs about $26 per guest instead — about $3,120 for the same 120 guests. Choosing beer and wine over a full liquor bar saves roughly $2,520.
Is a food truck cheaper than a caterer for a wedding in Miami Gardens, FL?
Yes. A food truck at a Miami Gardens, FL wedding costs about $71 per guest, against roughly $108 per guest for a full-service caterer. Across 120 guests that saves about $4,440. 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 Miami Gardens, FL?
A wedding DJ in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $1,880. A live band costs about $5,170, 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 $1,130. 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 Miami Gardens, FL?
A wedding photographer in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $4,230. A videographer is a separate booking at about $3,950. Together they run roughly $8,180.
How much do wedding flowers cost in Miami Gardens, FL?
Wedding florals in Miami Gardens, FL cost about $4,230. That covers bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces and ceremony arrangements.
How much is bridal hair and makeup in Miami Gardens, FL?
Bridal hair and makeup in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $610 for the bride alone. Each additional person — a maid of honor, mothers, bridesmaids — adds roughly $188. A bride with four others in the chair spends about $1,362.
How much does a wedding officiant cost in Miami Gardens, FL?
A wedding officiant in Miami Gardens, FL costs about $380, which typically includes the ceremony and the marriage paperwork.