Wedding Cost Guide
Palm Coast, FL
Local wedding cost estimates across 9 styles — from intimate elopements to luxury yacht weddings. All figures reflect Palm Coast 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 Coast 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 Palm Coast
Palm Coast has orange sand. The beach here is heavy with crushed coquina shell, which gives it a distinct cinnamon colour and throws up jagged orange coquina boulder formations right in the ceremony zone. It looks like nowhere else in Florida and it photographs unlike anything else. Washington Oaks Gardens State Park has formal rose gardens backing onto that coast; the Hammock Beach Golf Resort and Club handle resort weddings. Coastal oak hammock, Intracoastal canals, low-density and uncrowded. 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, one of the lowest figures of any coastal city in Florida. If you want a beach that doesn't look like a postcard everyone has already seen, this is it.
Wedding costs in Palm Coast: your questions answered
How much does a wedding cost in Palm Coast, FL?
A wedding in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
A wedding venue in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
Wedding catering in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
An open bar at a Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
Yes. A food truck at a Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
A wedding DJ in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
A wedding photographer in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
Wedding florals in Palm Coast, FL cost about $4,370. That covers bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces and ceremony arrangements.
How much is bridal hair and makeup in Palm Coast, FL?
Bridal hair and makeup in Palm Coast, 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 Palm Coast, FL?
A wedding officiant in Palm Coast, FL costs about $390, which typically includes the ceremony and the marriage paperwork.