Budget planning
Plan a realistic event budget with local benchmarks, track quotes vs. actuals, log partial payments, and see category breakdowns at a glance. Built for people who hate spreadsheets.
Why Event Atlas
Part of the free Event Atlas planning suite. Works alongside our other tools and the local New England vendor directory.
Each line tracks the vendor's quote, your locked-in actual cost, and what's paid vs. outstanding. Color-coded payment status keeps balances visible at a glance.
Typical local spend ranges per category, pulled from real vendor pricing on Event Atlas. Set expectations before you shop.
Tell us your event type and guest count; we'll pre-populate sensible categories (venue, catering, photographer, florist, etc.) so you can start filling in numbers.
Link any budget line to a checklist task so deposit due dates live next to the rest of your planning timeline. One source of truth for what you owe and when.
Realistic from day one
Most budget tools ask you to invent numbers. Ours seeds each category with a low, typical, and high range based on real local pricing, so you can plan with context.
Quote → actual → paid
Every line has three states. Quote is the price the vendor gave you. Actual is what you signed a contract for. Paid tracks payments you've logged. Color-coded status shows outstanding balances at a glance.
Shared with your team
Collaborators can view or edit your budget depending on their role. Planners get the same view, so you're never copying numbers into a shared doc.
Frequently asked
Yes. It's included with every Event Atlas account alongside the Guest List, Checklist, and Seating Chart.
They're derived from real local vendor pricing on Event Atlas and industry-standard ranges. We keep them updated as pricing shifts.
Yes. You can rename, add, or remove categories to match how you actually think about your event.
Yes. Any budget line can be linked to a task in your Event Checklist, so deposit due dates live next to the rest of your planning timeline.
Part of the free Event Atlas planning suite, with no trial, no credit card, and no referral fees.