Poles spend 20-40k on a wedding – report

According to a poll conducted by classifieds website olx.pl, an average Polish wedding costs between PLN 20-40,000. The reception is usually planned for 50-100 guests with each one of them costing the newly married couple PLN200-300 to host. As many as 5 percent of respondents took out loans to cover the costs and 75 percent paid for the weddings themselves. The remaining respondents received financial help from their families to cover the costs. The majority of Polish weddings take place in June, August and September, with 84 percent of them held on Saturday As many as 86 percent weddings are catholic ones.