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Korean Wedding Budget Simulator

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Simulate Korean wedding budgets across guest count, venue, region, and level โ€” with SDM, venue, catering, gifts, honeymoon.

About this tool

Korean Wedding Budget Simulator estimates total cost across 8 categories โ€” studio/dress/makeup, venue, catering, return gifts, yedan, yemul, household goods, honeymoon โ€” using guest count, region, venue type, meal style, and level (frugal/standard/premium) with 2026 benchmark pricing as min/avg/max. It auto-derives congratulatory-cash income and family-side split to land on net cost. Override any line, see warnings vs the average, share via URL hash, print, or download a PNG card. State persists in localStorage; nothing is sent to a server. Actual quotes vary by vendor โ€” treat this as early-stage planning.

Use cases

Scenario 1

200-guest standard metro wedding

For a metro standard wedding with 200 guests, instantly simulate โ‚ฉ120โ€“150M total and ~โ‚ฉ14M in congratulatory cash.

Scenario 2

Frugal โ€” cost-first

Frugal level + weekday convention venue + SE Asia honeymoon โ€” see whether 30โ€“45% savings vs standard is realistic.

Scenario 3

Premium โ€” hotel + luxury gifts

Premium hotel ceremony + luxury wedding gifts + extended honeymoon โ€” see the 1.8โ€“2.5ร— standard total.

Scenario 4

Family-split & net cost

Enter cash income and family-split percentages to compute each side's net cost.

Scenario 5

Override โ€” premium studio only

Keep everything frugal but override the studio to premium โ€” focus spend where it matters.

Features

  • 8 categories ร— min / avg / max
  • 3 levels ร— 3 regions ร— 4 venue types auto-adjustment
  • Cash income + family split + net cost auto-derived
  • Per-line manual override + over-average warnings
  • URL hash share + print layout + PNG result card
  • localStorage autosave, nothing sent server-side

Frequently asked

Q. Average 2026 wedding cost?
A. 200 guests, standard level, metro standard venue: โ‚ฉ120โ€“150M total; netting ~โ‚ฉ14M in cash income leaves ~โ‚ฉ100M family-side.
Q. Frugal vs standard vs premium?
A. Frugal = 55โ€“70% of standard (weekday + basic package); Premium = 1.8โ€“2.5ร— (hotel + luxury + extended honeymoon). Multipliers auto-apply.
Q. How is gift cash computed?
A. Guests ร— โ‚ฉ80,000 average per head. Real amounts vary widely (โ‚ฉ50Kโ€“โ‚ฉ1M) by relationship โ€” treat the estimate as conservative.
Q. Where to cut effectively?
A. Honeymoon (โ‚ฉ2.5โ€“10M), studio/dress/makeup (โ‚ฉ3โ€“7M), and yedan/yemul (โ‚ฉ3โ€“20M) are most elastic. Venue and catering are anchored by guest count and region.
Q. What if actual quotes differ?
A. It's an early-stage estimate. Use Weddingbook / Duo / Gayeon and dedicated planners for firm quotes.

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How we run it / disclaimer

This tool is advisory and does not constitute legal, tax, medical, or financial advice. All calculations and document generation run in your browser; inputs are never sent to a server. Ads follow Google AdSense policy and are kept separate from tool accuracy.