How funny, my FI and I were just talking about our buget last night.
We never set a buget but when his mother's- aunt's- friend rsvp for 6 people we sat down & figured that we are paying $16k for food/drinks alone for 60 people on our wedding day, so per person that's (in our mind) lots of money for people we have NEVER met!!!!!!!! Never mind the welcome/reception dinner & after wedding brunch!!
We are paying everything cash as we go so it's a little overwhelming considering we still have LOTS more to pay for but we both agree that we have waited a long time (I'm 32/Fi is 34) and this is our first (and last) marriage so we want to have the wedding WE want to have!