Wedding Cost Guide
South Palm Beach, FL
Local wedding cost estimates across 9 styles — from intimate elopements to luxury yacht weddings. All figures reflect South 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 South 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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Optional add-ons · not in the total
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About weddings in South Palm Beach
South Palm Beach is five-eighths of a mile of barrier island, wall to wall with oceanfront condominiums. There are no hotels, no rentable parks, no commercial venues at all. You get married on the sand behind a condo building, using a residential easement, or in a condo party room, and only if you or your family live there. A venue equivalent costs about $12,300, food is $133 a head, and an open bar adds $58. Expect around $50,300 for 120 guests. The real constraint isn't money, it's the tide. This stretch of beach erodes badly, and at high tide the water frequently reaches the seawall. On some days a beach ceremony here is physically impossible. Check the tide chart before you pick an hour, not after.
Wedding costs in South Palm Beach: your questions answered
How much does a wedding cost in South Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $50,300 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 South Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding venue in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $12,300. 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 South Palm Beach, FL?
Wedding catering in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $133 per guest for food, plus roughly $58 per guest for an open bar. For 120 guests that is about $15,960 in food and $6,960 at the bar, or $22,920 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 South Palm Beach, FL?
An open bar at a South Palm Beach, FL wedding costs about $58 per guest, or roughly $6,960 for 120 guests. Serving beer and wine only, with a champagne toast, costs about $32 per guest instead — about $3,840 for the same 120 guests. Choosing beer and wine over a full liquor bar saves roughly $3,120.
Is a food truck cheaper than a caterer for a wedding in South Palm Beach, FL?
Yes. A food truck at a South Palm Beach, FL wedding costs about $87 per guest, against roughly $133 per guest for a full-service caterer. Across 120 guests that saves about $5,520. 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 South Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding DJ in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $2,320. A live band costs about $6,380, 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 $1,390. 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 South Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding photographer in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $5,220. A videographer is a separate booking at about $4,870. Together they run roughly $10,090.
How much do wedding flowers cost in South Palm Beach, FL?
Wedding florals in South Palm Beach, FL cost about $5,220. That covers bouquets, boutonnières, centerpieces and ceremony arrangements.
How much is bridal hair and makeup in South Palm Beach, FL?
Bridal hair and makeup in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $750 for the bride alone. Each additional person — a maid of honor, mothers, bridesmaids — adds roughly $232. A bride with four others in the chair spends about $1,678.
How much does a wedding officiant cost in South Palm Beach, FL?
A wedding officiant in South Palm Beach, FL costs about $460, which typically includes the ceremony and the marriage paperwork.