How much does a Complete Weddings+Events franchise cost?
Opening a Complete Weddings+Events franchise takes a total initial investment of $70,800 to $81,900, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross receipts of $278,498 across 63 outlets.
Complete Weddings + Events franchises businesses. Category: Recreation.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Complete Weddings+Events franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $70,800 to $81,900. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment ($13,100 to $15,850), Initial Training Travel Expenses ($1,000 to $3,000), and Computer Software, Licensing & Technology Support ($2,100 to $2,500). Together they make up about 26% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $50,000, about 71% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8 |
| Storage Space2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $13,100 | $15,850 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Computer Software, Licensing & Technology Support2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $2,100 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Business Set-up Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Opening Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Media Set2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,300 | $1,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Advertising & Networking Materials2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Google Ads2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,050 | $1,050 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Bridal Shows2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $750 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Initial Training Travel Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 | $70,800 | $81,900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9 |
Source Complete Weddings+Events, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 8-9, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Complete Weddings+Events franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Receipts
$278,498
Complete Weddings+Events' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Calendar year 2024. Basis: 63 franchised COMPLETE WEDDINGS + EVENTS businesses that were in operation during the full 2024 calendar year.
Sample size: 63 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross receipts of $353,710. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- 11 franchised businesses that were open for less than a full calendar year.
- Four franchised businesses that were not operational for the full calendar year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Complete Weddings+Events outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Complete Weddings+Events, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 27, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Complete Weddings+Events outlets there are, and how many closed
Complete Weddings+Events ended 2024 with 78 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 11 franchised outlets opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Complete Weddings+Events opened 20 franchised outlets and 39 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 19, from 97 to 78 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 35 were terminated and 4 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 17% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 6.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32 |
| 2023 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32 |
| 2022 | 97 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32 |
Source Complete Weddings+Events, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 32, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Complete Weddings+Events compares with other Recreation franchises
Measured against the 21 Recreation franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Complete Weddings+Events' estimated range is $76,350. It costs less to open than 80% of Recreation franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 17% for Complete Weddings+Events. That is higher than 100% of the 11 Recreation franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Complete Weddings+Events' franchised system shrank 20%. The typical Recreation franchise here grew 14%.
- Earnings disclosure. 13 of the 21 Recreation franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Complete Weddings+Events is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Recreation franchise side by side.
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