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Wedding budget — Czech Republic
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] CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Drinks (per guest) [QTY] CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Venue hire 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Ceremony: register office or church, fees 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Wedding dress and accessories 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Groom’s suit 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Wedding rings 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Photographer and video 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Band or DJ 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Flowers and decorations 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Cake and wedding koláčky (per guest) [QTY] CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Announcements and stationery 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Guest transport and accommodation 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Contingency 1 CZK [AMOUNT] CZK [AMOUNT]
Total CZK [TOTAL]
Save each month: CZK [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 ceremony and 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 ☐
6 months before Dress, suit, wedding rings ☐
4 months before Announcements and invitations; accommodation for guests ☐
3 months before Menu, cake, wedding koláčky, flowers and decorations ☐
2 months before Hand in documents at 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
Permission to marry outside the designated place or time CZK 3,000
Couple where only one partner has permanent residence in Czechia CZK 3,000
Couple where neither partner has permanent residence in Czechia CZK 5,000
Registrar at a ceremony before a mayor of a municipality that is not a register office (no permanent residence there) CZK 1,000
Certificate for a church wedding CZK 500
Certificate of legal capacity to marry abroad or to marry a foreign national CZK 500
Act No. 634/2004 Coll. on Administrative Fees, annex, item 12 (zakonyprolidi.cz, 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 koruna; the last one is adjusted.