Elopement and Micro Wedding Budget Spreadsheet, Small Courthouse Wedding Cost Planner (Excel/Google Sheets)

A budget for a wedding of 2 to 50, line by line, with the usual price ranges filled in and your total checked against your budget.

WHAT YOU GET
- Elopement and Micro Wedding Budget (.xlsx), 1 tab: Elopement Budget
- 14 line items sized for a small wedding: marriage license, officiant or civil ceremony, photographer, attire, flowers, hair and makeup, venue or permit, celebration meal, cake, drinks and toast, travel and lodging, rings, announcements and vendor tips
- The usual price range beside each line, from weddingtipcalculator.com's cost guides, with a starting estimate at the low end wherever the site publishes one
- Three blank rows you name yourself, plus a Notes column on every line
- Totals that update as you type: estimated total, actual so far, over or under your budget, cost per guest and what one more guest adds
- The Knot's average for weddings of 1 to 50 guests ($17,100) alongside your total for comparison
- Open this in Google Sheets.pdf, a one-page import guide

HOW IT WORKS
1. Type your guest count, you two included, and your total budget into the two outlined peach cells at the top.
2. Each line starts at the low end of its usual range; the meal works out to guests x $70 and tips follow your other lines. Type over any estimate and fill in the lines that have no typical price.
3. Fill in Actual $ as you pay. An actual that runs over its estimate turns amber, and the over or under line turns rose when you are over budget and green when you are within it.

WORKS IN EXCEL AND GOOGLE SHEETS
Opens straight into Microsoft Excel (2016 or later, Windows or Mac). No setup, no macros. For Google Sheets, upload the file to Google Drive, open it and choose File > Save as Google Sheets; formulas, colors and dropdowns carry over. A one-page guide is included. Prefer a ready-made Google Sheets copy? Message us with your order number and we will send you a private link.

WHO IT'S FOR
Couples planning an elopement, a courthouse wedding or a micro wedding who want a real number for a small day, not a 150-guest budget with most rows deleted.

HOW YOU RECEIVE IT
Instant digital download. As soon as payment clears, Etsy emails you a download link and the files also appear under Purchases and Reviews in your Etsy account. Download on a computer or in a phone browser; the Etsy app itself cannot save files. Nothing ships.

PLEASE NOTE
- This is a spreadsheet template, not financial or legal advice. Figures are planning guidance, not a quote from any vendor.
- Personal use only. Please do not resell, share or redistribute the files.
- Colors can vary slightly between Excel, Google Sheets and your screen.

SUPPORT AND REFUNDS
Questions or trouble with a sheet? Message us through Etsy and a real person will help, usually within a day. Not the right fit? Message us within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.

From the makers of the free wedding money calculators at weddingtipcalculator.com. The kit uses the same sourced math, packaged into spreadsheets you keep, fill in once and reuse for the rest of your planning.