Wedding Cost Guide
Palm Beach, FL
Local wedding cost estimates across 9 styles — from intimate elopements to luxury yacht weddings. All figures reflect Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
Palm Beach is a barrier island with the Atlantic on one side and the Intracoastal on the other, and it has been the address for a certain kind of American wedding for a century. The Breakers, Mar-a-Lago, the Four Seasons and Whitehall (the Flagler Museum) are the rooms people book. Expect Gilded Age Beaux-Arts and Mediterranean Revival, coquina stone, and ficus hedges cut twenty feet tall. It's the most expensive wedding market in Florida. A venue runs about $13,040, roughly 16% above Fort Lauderdale. Food is $141 a head, an open bar adds $62, and a live band is $6,770. A 120-guest wedding lands near $53,400. Two things to plan for. Yacht charters are awkward here because the bridges are low and fixed. And every outdoor amplified note stops at 10:00 PM. The town does not bend on that.
Wedding costs in Palm Beach: your questions answered
How much does a wedding cost in Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding in Palm Beach, FL costs about $53,400 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 Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding venue in Palm Beach, FL costs about $13,040. 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 Palm Beach, FL?
Wedding catering in Palm Beach, FL costs about $141 per guest for food, plus roughly $62 per guest for an open bar. For 120 guests that is about $16,920 in food and $7,440 at the bar, or $24,360 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 Palm Beach, FL?
An open bar at a Palm Beach, FL wedding costs about $62 per guest, or roughly $7,440 for 120 guests. Serving beer and wine only, with a champagne toast, costs about $34 per guest instead — about $4,080 for the same 120 guests. Choosing beer and wine over a full liquor bar saves roughly $3,360.
Is a food truck cheaper than a caterer for a wedding in Palm Beach, FL?
Yes. A food truck at a Palm Beach, FL wedding costs about $92 per guest, against roughly $141 per guest for a full-service caterer. Across 120 guests that saves about $5,880. 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 Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding DJ in Palm Beach, FL costs about $2,460. A live band costs about $6,770, 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 $1,480. 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 Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding photographer in Palm Beach, FL costs about $5,540. A videographer is a separate booking at about $5,170. Together they run roughly $10,710.
How much do wedding flowers cost in Palm Beach, FL?
Wedding florals in Palm Beach, FL cost about $5,540. That covers bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces and ceremony arrangements.
How much is bridal hair and makeup in Palm Beach, FL?
Bridal hair and makeup in Palm Beach, FL costs about $800 for the bride alone. Each additional person — a maid of honor, mothers, bridesmaids — adds roughly $246. A bride with four others in the chair spends about $1,784.
How much does a wedding officiant cost in Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding officiant in Palm Beach, FL costs about $490, which typically includes the ceremony and the marriage paperwork.