A clearer way to plan wedding spending

Plan Your Wedding Without Losing Control of Your Budget

Enter your total budget and guest count to create a personalized starting budget instantly. No credit card required.

  • No credit card required
  • Free starting budget
  • Works in Google Sheets and Excel

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Your plan at a glance

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Total budget
$25,000
Guests
100
Cost per guest
$250
Reserve
$1,250

Largest category

Catering and beverages at $6,000

Across 17 planned categories.

Your wedding budget

Adjust your core categories, add up to 3 custom categories, and save your plan for free.

Total budget

$25,000

Emergency reserve

$2,500

Available for spending

$22,500

Cost per guest

$250

Budget breakdown

Total$25,000

Budget breakdown chart showing 8 categories.Catering and beverages: $6,500 (26.0%). Venue: $6,000 (24.0%). Photography and video: $3,000 (12.0%).

Category allocations

Total: 100.0%

Venue
%
Catering and beverages
%
Photography and video
%
Attire and beauty
%
Flowers and décor
%
Music and entertainment
%
Stationery and invitations
%
Contingency and miscellaneous
%

Recommended categories do not use your custom slots.

0 / 3 custom categories — 3 remaining.

Your top three categories

1Catering and beverages

$6,500

26.0% of budget

2Venue

$6,000

24.0% of budget

3Photography and video

$3,000

12.0% of budget

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These percentages are planning starting points, not professional financial advice or universal prices. Actual costs vary by location, vendor, and date. For financial guidance, consult a qualified professional.

After the budget

Your budget is the starting point

Once the numbers are set, the wedding still has to be kept on track. These are the areas that come next.

  • Budget

    ✓ Starting plan created

    Your categories and amounts are set.

  • Payments

    Needs tracking

    Deposits, due dates and remaining balances.

  • Vendors

    Needs organizing

    Quotes, decisions and what each one really costs.

  • Guests

    Needs managing

    Guest details, RSVPs and final counts.

  • Timeline

    Needs planning

    Tasks, deadlines and the wedding-day schedule.

Wedding Planning Command Center

Your budget tells you what you can spend. The Command Center helps you manage what happens next.

One organized workspace for your budget, vendors, payments, guests, and timeline.

  • Actual spending against your plan
  • Deposits, deadlines and remaining balances
  • Vendor quotes side by side
  • Guest details, RSVPs and timeline

From scattered to one place

Nothing is imported automatically — the workbook simply gives every part of the wedding one home.

Before

  • Notes
  • Emails
  • A separate spreadsheet
  • Vendor quotes
  • Payment reminders
  • Guest information

After

One Wedding Planning Command Center

Budget, vendors, payments, guests and timeline kept together in a single workbook you update yourself.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the wedding budget spreadsheet really free?+

Yes. The Free Wedding Budget Spreadsheet is completely free. You provide your email so we can send it to you, and no payment is required. The paid planner and bundle are separate, optional products.

Does it work in Google Sheets?+

Yes. The spreadsheet is designed to work in Google Sheets, which is free with a Google account. We include instructions for making your own copy and editing it.

What is included in the paid planner?+

The Ultimate Wedding Planning Spreadsheet includes a complete budget dashboard, planned versus actual tracking, deposit and payment tracking, guest list and RSVP tools, vendor and venue comparison, a wedding checklist, monthly timeline, seating planner, wedding-day schedule, gift tracker, and a hidden-cost checklist.

How are digital products delivered?+

After a successful purchase, you will be redirected to a confirmation page and your account library will show secure download links. You can download your files from your account at any time.

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