Excel spreadsheet

Is there something specific you want the spreadsheet to include? We created an Excel spreadsheet for our budget. It had a line item for each thing. My husband is actually the one that created it.

I made a spreadsheet that's been really helpful in keeping things organized. I would be happy to send it along. There are rows for each category (dress, tux, cake, flowers, venue, food, etc.) then columns for the associated vendor for each item, contact info, payment due dates, total cost, budget cost, notes (like what exactly is being included in each category). The separate columns for total cost and budget cost helped me see where we were splurging vs saving. I also included a percentage for tax, tip, and contingency so as long as the actual numbers stay within the contingency we're doing okay.

I also recommend having a guest list with names, addresses, whether or not their invitation was sent, RSVP received, meal choices if you need that, gifts received, and thank you notes sent. Some websites like Zola and probably the Knot can help keep track of the guest info if you do everything through them but it has helped me to have it as another tab in the planning spreadsheet.