A Wedding Budget Spreadsheet That Actually Works

Heads up: the Wedding Budget spreadsheet inside Brunchie is hosts-only — your guests never see it. It lives in your hangout alongside your seating chart and itinerary, but it's visible only to you, your partner, and any cohosts (planner, parents) you've added. Per Brunchie's design, expense splitting is intentionally disabled on wedding hangouts so vendor invoices never surface to your guest list. You track costs; guests see the seating chart.

The problem

You've got a Google Sheet for the venue. A Notes app list for the caterer. Screenshots of quotes in your camera roll. When someone asks "what's the total so far?" you have to add it up from six different places.

The solution

A shared spreadsheet that lives in your wedding hangout. One place for every line item. Share with your partner, your planner, or your parents — everyone on your cohost team sees the same numbers, and guests see nothing.

Step 1: Create your budget sheet

Add a spreadsheet to your hangout. Columns: Category, Item, Estimated, Actual, Paid By, Notes. Start with the big buckets: Venue, Catering, Photography, Flowers, Music, Attire, Rings, Invitations, Favors, Misc.

Step 2: Log as you go

When you get a quote, add it. When you pay a deposit, update the Actual column. When your partner pays, note it in Paid By. No more "did we pay the florist?"

Step 3: See the totals

Sum your Estimated and Actual columns. Know where you stand. Adjust as you go — maybe you splurge on photography and cut the favors.

Step 4: Keep it with everything else

Your budget lives next to your seating chart, RSVP poll, itinerary, and photobooth. One hangout. One place. No spreadsheet chaos.