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Wedding budget — Slovakia
Budget by item, monthly savings, timeline and register office fees
The couple: [NAMES OF THE COUPLE]
Wedding date: [WEDDING DATE]
The budget
Item Qty Price Total
Wedding meal (per guest) [QTY] €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Drinks (per guest) [QTY] €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Venue hire 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Ceremony: register office or church, fees 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Wedding dress and accessories 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Groom’s suit 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Wedding rings 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Photographer and video 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Band or DJ 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Flowers and decorations 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Cake, pastries and výslužky boxes (per guest) [QTY] €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Announcements and invitations 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Guest transport and accommodation 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Contingency 1 €[AMOUNT] €[AMOUNT]
Total €[TOTAL]
Save each month: €[AMOUNT] — [NUMBER] instalments from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE].
Planning timeline
When What ☐
12 months before Date, budget and number of guests ☐
12 months before Book the reception venue ☐
10 months before Agree the date with the register office or parish; ask which documents you need ☐
9 months before Photographer, video, band or DJ (including the čepčenie) ☐
6 months before Dress, suit, wedding rings ☐
4 months before Announcements and invitations; accommodation for guests ☐
3 months before Menu, cake, pastries and výslužky, flowers and decorations ☐
2 months before Documents for the register office; witnesses ☐
1 month before Confirm the guest count and seating plan ☐
1 week before Final payments to suppliers, envelopes, timetable of the day ☐
Register office fees
Act Fee
Wedding at a register office where neither partner has permanent residence in its district (Slovak and EU citizens) €30
Permission to marry outside the designated time €30
Permission to marry outside the official room €100
Wedding of a Slovak or EU citizen with a non-EU national €100
Wedding of two non-EU nationals €280
Wedding where neither partner has permanent residence in Slovakia €280
Act No. 145/1995 Coll. on Administrative Fees, tariff, item 18 (slov-lex.sk, version from 1 September 2026). The fee is charged to one partner only. Check at the start of the year.
Your amounts: the examples are not average prices. Monthly instalments from 21 October 2026, rounded to whole euros; the last one is adjusted.