Wedding Cost Guide
North Miami, FL
Local wedding cost estimates across 9 styles — from intimate elopements to luxury yacht weddings. All figures reflect North Miami 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 North Miami 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 North Miami
North Miami sits on the northern rim of Biscayne Bay: mangrove coastline, tidal rivers, and no ocean sand. Its venues are unusually good for a suburb. MOCA is a genuine contemporary art museum you can hold a reception in, the Kovens Conference Center at FIU's Biscayne Bay campus is on the water, and Oleta River State Park is on the eastern edge. But the one worth the drive is the Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon Park, which preserves an unmanaged subtropical hardwood hammock split by a natural creek. It looks like jungle, inside a city. A venue costs about $10,280, food is $112 a head, and an open bar adds $49. A 120-guest wedding runs about $42,200. An art museum wedding for forty-two thousand dollars is not a thing you can do in most American cities.
Wedding costs in North Miami: your questions answered
How much does a wedding cost in North Miami, FL?
A wedding in North Miami, FL costs about $42,200 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 North Miami, FL?
A wedding venue in North Miami, FL costs about $10,280. 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 North Miami, FL?
Wedding catering in North Miami, FL costs about $112 per guest for food, plus roughly $49 per guest for an open bar. For 120 guests that is about $13,440 in food and $5,880 at the bar, or $19,320 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 North Miami, FL?
An open bar at a North Miami, FL wedding costs about $49 per guest, or roughly $5,880 for 120 guests. Serving beer and wine only, with a champagne toast, costs about $27 per guest instead — about $3,240 for the same 120 guests. Choosing beer and wine over a full liquor bar saves roughly $2,640.
Is a food truck cheaper than a caterer for a wedding in North Miami, FL?
Yes. A food truck at a North Miami, FL wedding costs about $73 per guest, against roughly $112 per guest for a full-service caterer. Across 120 guests that saves about $4,680. 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 North Miami, FL?
A wedding DJ in North Miami, FL costs about $1,940. A live band costs about $5,340, 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 $1,160. 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 North Miami, FL?
A wedding photographer in North Miami, FL costs about $4,370. A videographer is a separate booking at about $4,070. Together they run roughly $8,440.
How much do wedding flowers cost in North Miami, FL?
Wedding florals in North Miami, FL cost about $4,370. That covers bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces and ceremony arrangements.
How much is bridal hair and makeup in North Miami, FL?
Bridal hair and makeup in North Miami, FL costs about $630 for the bride alone. Each additional person — a maid of honor, mothers, bridesmaids — adds roughly $194. A bride with four others in the chair spends about $1,406.
How much does a wedding officiant cost in North Miami, FL?
A wedding officiant in North Miami, FL costs about $390, which typically includes the ceremony and the marriage paperwork.