How much does a wedding cost in Singapore in 2026?
Price per table, and a real budget.

Most Singapore couples spend between 40 and 60% of their whole wedding on the banquet. That is why every other decision, from the guest list to the date, is really a banquet decision. Change the number of guests by 30 and you have changed the budget by three tables, which is more than most couples spend on flowers.

Hotels and restaurants quote per table of ten. The published 2026 ranges, compiled by divedeals.sg from SingaporeBrides data and by themoneybees.co, put mid-range hotels at about S$1,400 to S$2,500 per table and luxury hotels at S$2,800 to S$5,500. The sources differ from each other, which is normal: packages change with the day, the season and what is included.

The budget tracker keeps the banquet as its own line with the deposit and the balance date, so you see it move every time the guest list moves.

The two plus signs are the 10% service charge and the 9% GST. GST is charged on the service charge too, so the multiplier is 1.1 x 1.09 = 1.199. In plain words, every quote you receive is about 20% higher than the number printed in bold. A banquet quoted at S$1,800++ per table costs S$2,158.20 per table once both are added.

When you compare packages, convert everything to the nett price first. Then check what each package includes: free-flow beer and soft drinks, a corkage waiver, the wedding car, a room night, the solemnisation corner, or a minimum number of tables. Two quotes that look S$200 apart per table can be the same price once you add what one of them leaves out.

In the budget, enter the nett price per head once in the catering calculator and every total uses it.

Divide your expected guests by ten. 200 guests is 20 tables, 300 guests is 30. Add one table of buffer for late additions, then remove it again if the RSVPs come in lower. The family table and the VIP table count like any other.

The trap runs the other way for small weddings. Many hotel ballrooms carry a minimum number of tables, and a guest list below about 150 often lands under it, so you pay for tables nobody sits at. If your list is small, look at lunch, smaller function rooms or restaurants, where the minimum is lower.

Lunch is the other lever. According to the same 2026 price data, a lunch banquet costs about 15 to 25% less than a Saturday dinner at the same venue, and many couples combine it with the morning gatecrash and tea ceremony so the day ends earlier for elderly relatives.

The seating plan counts your tables of ten from confirmed guests, so you see early whether you are above or below the hotel's minimum.

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Here is the method with real arithmetic. Take 200 guests at a mid-range hotel quoting S$1,400++ per table: 20 tables cost S$28,000 before charges and S$33,572 with service and GST. If the banquet is 60% of your wedding, the total is about S$55,950; if it is 40%, about S$83,930. That brackets the published ranges, which is exactly why they are so wide.

The rest of the budget is a list, not a mystery. Get a quote for each line, and record the deposit and the balance date the day you sign:

Each line in the budget tracker takes a payment schedule: deposit, instalments and final balance, each with its own date and a paid tick.

• Banquet: tables x price x 1.199, deposit on signing, balance before the day
• Bridal studio package: gown, suits, pre-wedding photoshoot
• Actual-day photographer and videographer
• Guo da li: betrothal gifts and the items for the bride's family
• ROM solemnisation: venue, solemniser, small reception if separate
• Morning programme: gatecrash games, tea ceremony set, wedding car
• Hair and makeup for the morning and the evening look
• Rings, invitations, favours, and the honeymoon

Guests in Singapore aim to cover their seat, so a full banquet is largely offset by the ang bao of the people who attend. Two things break that: guests who confirm and do not come, and guests who never answer and get a seat anyway. HardwareZone threads are full of couples who paid for empty chairs. Treat the ang bao as a cushion, never as the plan, and see the 2026 ang bao rates for what guests are likely to give at your venue.

Everything else in the budget, from the bridal studio to the honeymoon, is yours to fund. That is why couples who keep the budget next to the RSVPs stay on track: the banquet number is the only one that moves every week.

The guest list shows who is still pending per event, so you chase them before the hotel's final count.

In The Private Wedding App, the budget tracker works in the currency you type, so you set it to S$ once. Each expense line carries the estimate, the actual cost, what you have paid and a payment schedule for vendors paid in several parts, such as the banquet deposit and balance or the bridal studio instalments. Overdue and due-this-week payments appear at the top of the page.

The catering calculator is the Singapore part. Enter the nett price per head (the table price with service and GST, divided by ten) and the banquet line builds itself from the guests who confirmed on the RSVP, with a "What if" simulator for 20 more or 20 fewer guests. If you already keep a spreadsheet, import it as a CSV file. The same guest list then feeds the seating plan for tables of ten, so the number of tables you pay for and the number you fill are the same number.

Your next step: start the free trial, set the budget to S$ and enter your banquet quote, then stay at S$24.99 a month or pay S$249 once for lifetime access.