Companion page for The Wedding Budget, Line by Line
The wedding budget, line by line: the companion working files
You reached the last page of The Wedding Budget, Line by Line and followed the link here. The book is complete on its own: every category, every hidden-cost prompt and the full estimate-to-actual method are printed in it, and a reader with a notebook can run the whole budget from the book. This page offers the same categories already built into a spreadsheet, with the arithmetic done for you.
What this page recommends
The book teaches the complete budgeting method and prints every category and worksheet in full, so nothing is reserved for buyers. The Wedding Budget Spreadsheet is that same structure as an editable workbook with forty formulas already written, which removes the arithmetic and the rebuilding of the category, payments and hidden-cost sheets.
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What the book already gave you
Every item below is printed in the book in full. A reader who buys nothing can still build and run a complete wedding budget, because the method and the category list are the book, not the file.
- ✓ The full category list, line by line, with what belongs in each
- ✓ The estimate, contract, paid and remaining method explained
- ✓ The hidden-cost prompts: taxes, service fees, gratuities, overtime
- ✓ How to handle family contributions and who controls which line
- ✓ Contingency sizing and when to release it
What the paid workbook adds
The Wedding Budget Spreadsheet contains no category and no rule the book withheld. It is the same budget as a file that adds up, so that changing one contracted amount updates the remaining and variance figures without you recalculating a column.
- ✓ Categories sheet with 24 rows already named
- ✓ Payments sheet with 34 rows for deposits and balances
- ✓ Hidden Costs sheet with 24 prompts already listed
- ✓ 40 built-in formulas for remaining, variance and totals
- ✓ An 11-page printable PDF plus monthly cash-flow worksheets
How readers use the book and the files together
This is the sequence the book describes. The workbook does not shorten it or replace a decision; it holds the numbers so the estimate-to-actual comparison the book asks for is visible without manual addition.
- ✓ Enter your estimates category by category, as the book sets out
- ✓ Replace each estimate with the contracted figure once signed
- ✓ Record every deposit and balance with its due date
- ✓ Work the hidden-cost prompts before declaring a total
- ✓ Review variance monthly and move contingency deliberately
Working view
| Piece of the method | In the book | In the Wedding Budget Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|
| Category list, line by line | Printed in full, all categories | Pre-built sheet, 24 rows, editable |
| Estimate to actual method | Taught in full, with worked examples | Not repeated; the workbook assumes it |
| Deposit and payment tracking | Printed in full, copy by hand | Pre-built sheet, 34 rows, with due dates |
| Hidden-cost prompts | Printed in full, all prompts | Pre-built sheet, 24 prompts, editable |
| Remaining and variance arithmetic | You add it up yourself | 40 formulas recalculate as you type |
Look inside the paid files
Real previews from Wedding Budget Spreadsheet
These are flattened, watermarked images generated from the canonical paid PDF and XLSX release. They show the real structure without exposing an editable template.
Compare estimates, contracted amounts, payments, remaining balances, variance, ownership, and notes by category.
Track deposits, final balances, due dates, paid status, and receipt notes in one vendor register.
Surface taxes, service charges, delivery, meals, overtime, gratuities, alterations, postage, and other easy-to-miss costs.
Questions couples ask
Frequently asked questions
Does the book leave anything out that the spreadsheet has?
No. Every category, prompt and rule is printed in the book in full. The spreadsheet is the same content as a file that performs the arithmetic; it introduces no new budgeting guidance.
What does twelve dollars actually buy?
An editable XLSX with the categories, payments and hidden-cost sheets already built and forty formulas already written, plus an 11-page printable PDF and a setup CSV.
Will it tell me what my wedding should cost?
No. Costs depend on your market, guest count and choices. The workbook records what you estimated, contracted and paid, and shows the difference. Deciding what to spend stays with you.
Does it work in Google Sheets?
It is delivered as an editable XLSX workbook with a setup CSV. Most spreadsheet applications that open XLSX will open it, though formula rendering can differ between applications.
Continue with the working system
Wedding Budget Spreadsheet
This educational guide explains the method. The product page shows the actual paid-file previews, exact file inventory, and checkout path.
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