Wedding Budget Calculator
Enter your total and guest count, adjust the split, and track what is left in your wedding budget.
Start with your total
Enter what you can spend. We’ll fill a starting split that you can change.
Enter dollars and cents. Amounts display as USD when you leave the field.
Make room for your priorities
Brides’ starting split. Edit % or dollars; reduce a category to fund the reserve.
Venue and catering
Planning
Photo, video and content
Stationery
Attire and beauty
Music and entertainment
Flowers
Decor
Transport
Cake
Favors and gifts
Tips
Reserve
Track quotes and payments
Quoted is the total a supplier has offered; Paid is what you have paid so far, including deposits. These optional figures are in USD. Leave unknown amounts blank; enter 0 only when you know it is zero.
Venue and catering
Planning
Photo, video and content
Stationery
Attire and beauty
Music and entertainment
Flowers
Decor
Transport
Cake
Favors and gifts
Tips
Your budget at a glance
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Your wedding budget
Fill in your own amounts. Starting percentages are from Brides’ published sample; no vendor prices are supplied.
| Category | Allocated | Quoted | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue and catering (35%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Planning (12%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Photo, video and content (10%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Stationery (5%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Attire and beauty (5%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Music and entertainment (5%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Flowers (6%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Decor (10%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Transport (5%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Cake (3%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Favors and gifts (2%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
| Tips (2%) | ________ | ________ | ________ |
USD. Blank payments and quotes are unknown. Allocations are planning choices; confirm vendor scope, taxes, fees and tips. Starting split: Brides, updated November 10, 2025.
Use the split as a starting point
Change the categories to match your plans. The suggested percentages describe a published sample, rather than what your wedding should cost. The reserve begins at 0%; choose a cushion and adjust other allocations to stay within your total. Each category rounds to cents, so a percentage split may leave a few cents to adjust. For the flower category, compare wedding flowers on a budget before setting your amount.
Your budget and checklist save separately in this browser. They are not shared with a partner or another device. Printing lets you save a PDF through your browser. Use the wedding budget planner to keep quote sources and payment dates beside your figures.
Prefer the five-sheet companion’s categories?
Venue and ceremony; Food and beverages; Photography and video; Attire and alterations; Flowers and decor; Music and entertainment; Stationery and postage; Rentals and transport; Gifts and personal items; Buffer and surprises. You can rename, add and remove categories to use that structure.