Review criteria
- +Estimated vs. actual spend by category
- +Deposit-paid and balance-due tracking
- +Auto total against your overall budget
- +Works in Google Sheets and Excel
Wedding Budget in Events & Weddings
The Wedding Budget is a copy-ready spreadsheet for events & weddings that tracks categories, estimated vs. actual, deposits, balance due. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 4 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Wedding Budget”
Tabs: How to use · Budget · Overview · SummaryFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 9
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Category
- Vendor
- Estimated
- Actual
- Deposit paid
- Balance due date
- Balance due
- Remaining
- % used
- Open the Budget tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Estimate each category first, then replace with the actual contract price once you book. Remaining turns red for any category over estimate.
- Track deposits and balance due dates so final payments don't sneak up on you; the Overview tab compares everything with your overall budget.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Wedding Budget
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: couples keeping a wedding on budget. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Wedding Budget
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Couples keeping a wedding on budget
- +Anyone juggling deposits and final payments across vendors
Pause before choosing when
- -Vendor booking or contracts
- -Automatic payment reminders
About Events & Weddings
Why people consider this option
- +Plan a budget, guest list, and timeline in one shared sheet
- +Everyone helping can edit the same live plan
- +No per-event app fee — reuse it for the next occasion
What to review before acting
- -No vendor marketplace or e-invites built in
- -Manual RSVP entry without a form connector
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Wedding Budget work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Wedding Budget really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Wedding Budget track?
It tracks categories, estimated vs. actual, deposits, balance due. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.