A wedding budget in San Sebastián covers venue, catering, photography, music, flowers and outfits. Planivia's free calculator takes your date and guest count and produces a realistic breakdown by category, with overspend alerts.
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San Sebastián is at the upper end of Spain's wedding budget range, primarily because of food quality and venue limitations. The same wedding that costs €100,000 in Cádiz frequently runs €150,000-180,000 in San Sebastián.
The premium is real but goes into things guests notice: Michelin-quality catering, sophisticated venues, and a generally higher level of finish.
For 80-100 guests with full catering, drinks, venue, photography, video, planning, music, floristry, and transport: a rural caserío wedding lands at €70,000-120,000; a coastal palace or boutique hotel wedding at €110,000-180,000; a Hotel Maria Cristina or equivalent luxury wedding at €150,000-280,000; a Michelin-restaurant takeover (Akelarre, Arzak private dining) at €180,000-400,000+.
Per-head food and beverage runs €170-340.
Venue rental: 18-30%. Catering and bar: 30-40% (higher than other Spanish destinations because food quality is the central feature). Photography and video: 9-13%. Entertainment (band, DJ, ceremony, traditional Basque musicians): 5-10%. Floristry and decor: 8-15%. Planning fees: 9-13%.
Stationery: 2-3%. Transport: 4-7%. Attire, hair and makeup, gifts, and contingency cover the rest.
Airport transfers from Bilbao or Biarritz (€30-60/person round-trip); welcome dinner at a Michelin restaurant (€80-200/head, multiplied by 80-100 guests is substantial); supplier accommodation if importing photographers or musicians; tasting visit costs (the catering tasting is genuinely memorable — many couples make a long weekend of it); permits for outdoor ceremonies on protected coastal land; wet-weather backup plans and rented marquees; 10-15% contingency.
Weekday weddings save 10-15% across most suppliers. Mid-June and the first weeks of September are slightly cheaper than peak July-August. Inland caseríos cost meaningfully less than coastal palaces or city luxury hotels.
Limiting guest count is a more efficient lever in San Sebastián than in other Spanish destinations because per-head food and beverage costs are higher — every 10 guests removed saves €4,500-7,000 once everything is accounted.
Consider keeping the wedding deliberately small and using the gastronomic budget for an extraordinary experience over 2-3 events rather than one large reception.
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