Vowlist › Free tools › Wedding budget spreadsheet
The one we'd have wanted when we started: 13 real categories, planned vs. actual, a paid/unpaid column, "% of budget" so nothing quietly eats the whole pie, and totals that add up. Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers.
Prefer it online? The same budget lives in the free Vowlist app next to your guest list — free forever; the RSVP link is $79 once if you ever want it.
| Category | Item | Planned | Actual | Paid? | % of budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue & catering | Venue hire | $4,000 | $0.00 | no | 20.0% |
| Venue & catering | Food & drink | $4,800 | $0.00 | no | 24.0% |
| Photo & video | Photographer | $2,000 | $0.00 | no | 10.0% |
| Flowers & decor | Flowers | $1,200 | $0.00 | no | 6.0% |
| Music | Band / DJ | $1,400 | $0.00 | no | 7.0% |
| Other | Contingency (10%) | $2,000 | $0.00 | no | 10.0% |
| … 7 more lines (attire, rings, stationery, beauty, transport, gifts, decorations) + 3 blank rows for your own | |||||
| Total | $19,200 | $0.00 | 96.0% | ||
Illustration of the layout — the numbers are an example; every line in the file starts at $0.
The spreadsheet handles the budget. What a spreadsheet can't do is ask 80 people chicken-or-fish and write down the answers. That's what Vowlist does — one RSVP link your guests tap, a dashboard that fills itself in — for $79 once, no subscription. If you never need that, keep the spreadsheet with our blessing.