Venue research · reviewed 2026-11-10

What will the reception cost?

Choose a researched venue and your guest count. We build a low and a high case from the venue’s own published menus and packages, then add service charges, tax and a 10% contingency. It covers one reception only — not your whole wedding.

Hyatt Regency Frisco - Dallas

Frisco, Texas · 200 guests

Per person

$165–$323

Reception total

$33,008–$64,588

Planning midpoint, not a measured market average

$244 / guest

How it adds upLowHigh
Menu / package × guests$22,000$37,000
Venue extras allowance$0$7,500
Service & house charges$5,720$9,620
Modeled tax$2,287$4,596
Contingency (10%)$3,001$5,872
Total$33,008$64,588

Listed 2026 dinner selections USD 75–115; buffet USD 105. The modeled USD 110–185 guest allowance adds an editorial USD 35–70 beverage/enhancement allowance. Menu states 12% service plus 14% administration and 8.25% tax; venue extras remain an assumption. Confidence: medium.

Seated dinner for 200?

Published banquet layouts that fit: Juniper Ballroom.

Ask the venue about Regency Ballroom — no confirmed seated figure.

  • Regency Ballroom · advertised 1000 (no layout) — The 2020 property PDF lists 924 banquet / 1,110 reception, while its current venue listing gives 1,056 banquet / 1,233 reception. The wedding page advertises 1,000 without a layout. Excluded from strict matching until the property reconciles these figures.
  • Juniper Ballroom · 288 seated · 300 reception · 320 theatre — General-layout figures from the property’s 2020 floor-plan PDF; the current wedding page advertises 300 without a layout. Confirm the event layout.

Published layouts require confirmation with stage, mandap, dance floor, catering and clear aisles.

Sources & limits

One reception only; no accommodation, transport, decor, AV, entertainment, photography, planner or additional functions. Small, non-representative primary-source menu sample. Editorial segment/type allowances are hypotheses for initial planning; not hotel quotes or official star ratings. BollyWeds editorial planning segment; not an official star rating. Tax and service are modeled; the venue’s written proposal decides the real figures. Prices are in US dollars.