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SO much of wedding costs depend on where you are getting married (a wedding is say Boston --since I see you are in Mass, will be much more $$ than a wedding in say, Dothan Alabama), what kind of reception you want to to have, and how many people you are inviting to the wedding/reception.
Rule of thumb that I heard from someone that was pretty accurate when I got married 7 years ago: When you make the guest list and the list from his parents and your parents, assign percentages to each person based on their likelihood of coming. For instance, you KNOW your grandmother will be there. She would be 1. Great Aunt Maybelle, however, is bedridden and across the country so you know she is not coming; the invitation is more of a courtesy. Assign her 0. If there is some one you are reasonable sure of (but not 100%) assign them .75. Others would be .50 and .25 based on their changes of coming. THis is just to give you an early count (before the RSVPs come in) of what kinda numbers you are working with.
Think about your personality (and the personality of your groom to be!) and what you are looking for. Night time party with the booze flowing? Afternoon garden wedding with tea sandwiches? Tons of flowers?
Good luck with your planning!!
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