Observatory · methodology · 2026
Reported wedding costs, published offers and transparent methodology. No invented averages, no unverified “exclusive data”.
No complete, independently verified wedding budget dossiers are held by this observatory yet. The examples below are clearly attributed public reports, not a statistically representative sample.
A couple reported approximately £4,000 for a 28-guest celebration including their private meal. The figure is an interview-based report: invoices have not been checked by this observatory.
Read the article (Hespress, May 2024) ↗A €40,000 offer for 50 guests, with two days of celebrations and two five-star hotel nights among its inclusions, was reported after a TF1 segment. This is an advertised package, not confirmed actual spending. Flights were excluded.
Read the article (Le360, June 2025) ↗The two numbers cannot be averaged: currencies, inclusions, guest counts, duration and evidence levels differ.
| Publisher / format | Published indication | What the number means |
|---|---|---|
| Amaria Events · 60–80 guests | €13,000–€25,000 | Self-published agency estimate for a riad or standard villa; not an independently validated market median. View original source |
| Palais Zoya · 80–150 guests | €28,000–€55,000 | Venue-published editorial range; a different size and production scope. Not directly comparable with Amaria’s indication. View original source |
Collect completed-event spending with the year, guest count, duration, venue category, itemised costs and redacted supporting invoices. Remove identifying details.
Separate paid costs from quotations; identify services, taxes, accommodation, flights, outside suppliers and the number of event days. Convert currency using a documented historical rate where needed.
Publish sample sizes, median and spread only for sufficiently comparable groups. Small or biased samples must be reported as such; never call them the Marrakech market average.
At least 10 comparable, documented cases are required before we consider a group median. This is a publication threshold, not a guarantee of representativeness. Cases without sufficient evidence stay excluded from observed statistics. No model-generated or fictitious events are inserted into the database.
Enter actual amounts or quotations in euros. Empty fields remain “unknown”, not zero. Calculations happen in your browser; nothing is transmitted to this site. Export a CSV of non-identifying figures.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
Leave blank if unknown; enter 0 only if there is genuinely no charge.
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This tool is not a market estimate. Even after all eight fields are completed, amounts remain user-entered and unverified. Never present an exported file as independent market research.
The observatory can develop into a meaningful research resource with real, closed-event budgets and written permission to publish only anonymised summaries. Do not send guest lists, personal contact information or unredacted invoices. Contributions are reviewed manually and are not published automatically.
If you send evidence by email, redact names, phone numbers, bank details, addresses and any identifying booking reference first. The static website does not have a submission server.
These links explain the precise origin and status of the figures. The publisher has an interest in Villa Taj Marrakech. That connection does not make this a third-party independent audit, and figures from linked establishments are not given preferential statistical weight.
No. The €40,000 figure cited here describes one advertised Agafay package for 50 guests in 2025, not an average.
Only after normalising the number of guests, venue nights, food and drinks, transport, suppliers, taxes and inclusions. Otherwise the totals mean different things.
No. The current verified case dataset is empty; public reporting and published price guidance are clearly labelled separately.