Wedding Budget Planner

There are, and some are fine. The difference is what has been checked. This file was built from scratch, then every formula in it was recalculated by a separate checker that compares each result against an independently worked-out answer — 72 of them here. A template that looks right and totals wrong is worse than no template at all, and that is the usual failing of one downloaded from a search result.

It also opens with sample rows already filled in, so you can see every formula working before you touch it, and it is set up to print without fighting the page setup. No email wall, no signup, no watermark, and you can use it commercially.

Wedding costs creep up one supplier at a time. This Excel wedding budget planner lists every item with its category and supplier, compares what you budgeted with what it actually costs, and tracks deposits paid and balances still due.

Set your total budget and the summary shows planned and actual spend, what is left to allocate, what is paid and still to pay, lines over budget, the biggest overspend and how much is going on the venue and catering.

Set the total budget in the box below. Each line tracks what you planned, what it actually costs, what you have paid and what is still owed.

The file opens with sample rows so you can see every formula working before you change anything. Type your own figures over them. When you need more rows, insert them inside the existing block rather than underneath it, so the totals keep covering every row.

Shaded, boxed cells below the table are settings the formulas read from. Change those first — every row that depends on them updates at once.