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How much do I need?
Children are under 18. Quantities include everyone on this list.
Estimated total
£335.83
£33.58 per guest
Estimated total
£335.83
Every category below, including contingency
Over budget by
£35.83
£33.58 per guest
Fixed costs
£165.00
Venue, entertainment & fixed pieces
Guest-dependent
£170.83
Scales with who's coming
Full cost breakdown by category
- Venue£0.00
- Food£35.20
- Drinks£42.65
- Cake£9.90
- Decorations£45.75
- Entertainment£150.00
- Equipment & tableware£21.80
- Party bags£0.00
- Contingency£30.53
Venue, entertainment and contingency are planning estimates, not quotes.
Ways to get back under budget
- Switch to Budget-friendly quantities · saves about £139.08
Food
£35.20- 60 pieces · Buffet savoury items (sandwich quarters, sausage rolls, quiche slices)£27.00
- 2 sharing tubs · Crudités & dips£5.00
- 2 150g sharing bags · Crisps & savoury snacks£3.20
Drinks
£42.65- 23 330ml cans · Soft drinks & juice£11.50
- 9 500ml bottles · Still & sparkling water£3.15
- 2 75cl bottles · Wine & fizz£14.00
- 8 cans · Beer & cider£10.40
- 3 2kg bags · Ice£3.60
Cake
£9.90- 11 slices · Celebration cake10% extra for seconds£9.90
Decorations
£45.75- 1 cloths · Tablecloths£2.00
- 10 per-guest kits · DecorationsOne kit of themed decorations per guest — banner or bunting, table confetti, garlands and hanging pieces. Balloons are counted separately below.£40.00
- 25 balloons · Balloons£3.75
Venue
£0.00No items calculated for this plan.
Entertainment
£150.00- 2 activities · Planned activities / gamesOne every 90 minutes£0.00
- 1 estimate · EntertainmentPlanning estimate — adjust it in your assumptions£150.00
Seating
£15.00- 6 chairs · Chairs (to borrow or hire)£9.00
- 1 tables · Tables (to borrow or hire)£6.00
Supplies
£6.80- 30 cups · Cups£2.40
- 20 plates · Plates (main + cake)Covers cake too – no separate cake plates£2.00
- 30 napkins · Napkins£0.90
- 10 sets · Cutlery sets£1.50
Your basic shopping list
Bakery & deli
- 60 pieces · Buffet savoury items (sandwich quarters, sausage rolls, quiche slices)
- 11 slices · Celebration cake10% extra for seconds
Beer, wine & spirits
- 2 75cl bottles · Wine & fizz
- 8 cans · Beer & cider
Crisps & snacks
- 2 150g sharing bags · Crisps & savoury snacks
Decorations
- 10 per-guest kits · DecorationsOne kit of themed decorations per guest — banner or bunting, table confetti, garlands and hanging pieces. Balloons are counted separately below.
- 25 balloons · Balloons
Drinks
- 23 330ml cans · Soft drinks & juice
- 9 500ml bottles · Still & sparkling water
Equipment hire
- 6 chairs · Chairs (to borrow or hire)
- 1 tables · Tables (to borrow or hire)
Frozen
- 3 2kg bags · Ice
Fruit & veg
- 2 sharing tubs · Crudités & dips
Partyware
- 30 cups · Cups
- 20 plates · Plates (main + cake)Covers cake too – no separate cake plates
- 30 napkins · Napkins
- 10 sets · Cutlery sets
- 1 cloths · Tablecloths
Planning estimates, not live quotes. Quantities and totals update when you change your plan.
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Planned costs are £35.83 over budget.
Estimates for 10 guests over 3 hours · setup ≈ 50 min
Buffet savoury items (sandwich quarters, sausage rolls, quiche slices)
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£27.00 est.piecesCrudités & dips
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£5.00 est.sharing tubsCrisps & savoury snacks
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£3.20 est.150g sharing bagsCelebration cake
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£9.90 est.slicesSoft drinks & juice
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£11.50 est.330ml cansStill & sparkling water
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£3.15 est.500ml bottlesWine & fizz
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£14.00 est.75cl bottlesBeer & cider
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£10.40 est.cansIce
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£3.60 est.2kg bagsCups
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£2.40 est.cupsPlates (main + cake)
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£2.00 est.platesNapkins
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£0.90 est.napkinsCutlery sets
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£1.50 est.setsChairs (to borrow or hire)
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£9.00 est.chairsTables (to borrow or hire)
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£6.00 est.tablesTablecloths
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£2.00 est.clothsDecorations
Estimate · One kit of themed decorations per guest — banner or bunting, table confetti, garlands and hanging pieces. Balloons are counted separately below.
£40.00 est.per-guest kitsBalloons
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£3.75 est.balloonsPlanned activities / games
Estimate · One every 90 minutes
£0.00 est.activities
Assumptions
Every rule we use. Change any and quantities recalculate.
