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Our wedding budget
Every function in one plan, and what we put aside each month until the wedding
Couple: [OUR NAMES]
Wedding date: [WEDDING DATE]
City: [CITY]
Guests: [NUMBER OF GUESTS]
1. Budget
Item How many Price each Total
Catering — food per plate × guests (all functions) [N] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Venue — banquet hall, lawn or farmhouse 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Decoration, mandap, lighting and flowers 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Lehenga, sherwani and outfits for the functions 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Jewellery and rings 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Photography and video 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Bridal makeup and mehendi artist 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
DJ, band and baraat (ghodi, dhol) 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Pandit, puja samagri, haldi, mehendi and sangeet set-up 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Invitation cards, shagun and return gifts 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Rooms and travel for guests 1 ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Total ₹ [TOTAL]
We save: ₹ [AMOUNT] a month, from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE] — [N] payments.
2. Monthly plan
Date Put aside Saved by then Done
[DATE] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT] ☐
[DATE] ₹ [AMOUNT] ₹ [AMOUNT] ☐
3. Functions
Write the plates for each function — caterers price per plate, and the sangeet and reception are often the largest.
Function When What to budget Plates Budget
Roka / sagai (engagement) 3–6 months before Rings, gifts for both families, a small lunch [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Tilak / ring ceremony 1–2 months before Shagun, sweets, clothes for the groom's family [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Haldi 1–2 days before Turmeric paste, yellow outfits, flowers, breakfast [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Mehendi 1–2 days before Mehendi artist per hand, seating, music, snacks [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Sangeet / cocktail The evening before Stage, choreographer, DJ, dinner [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Baraat and pheras The wedding day Ghodi, dhol, band, mandap, pandit, dinner [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
Vidaai and reception The wedding day or the day after Car decoration, reception stage, dinner, return gifts [N] ₹ [AMOUNT]
4. Who pays for what
Item Bride's family Groom's family Agreed
Venue and catering ☐
Decoration and mandap ☐
Outfits and jewellery ☐
Baraat, band and ghodi ☐
Reception ☐
Rooms for guests ☐
5. Checklist
When What Done
10–12 months before Agree the total and who pays for what with both families; fix the muhurat date with the pandit ☐
9–10 months Book the venue and caterer — the November–February season and auspicious dates go first ☐
6–8 months Book photographer, decorator, makeup artist and mehendi artist; block hotel rooms for guests ☐
5–6 months Choose lehenga, sherwani and jewellery; start the guest list for each function ☐
3–4 months Print and send invitation cards; book DJ, band, ghodi and dhol ☐
1–2 months Final trials and fittings; confirm plates per function with the caterer; return gifts ☐
2–3 weeks Pay balances against receipts; share the function schedule with families and vendors ☐
After the wedding Register the marriage; settle the last bills; write down shagun received ☐
Our rules
One budget for all the functions, agreed by both families before we book anything.
Book the venue and caterer first: the season from November to February fills early.
Every advance against a written receipt — vendor name, amount, date and what is included.
Whatever is left goes to our first home.
Our own amounts: the examples are not market prices. The monthly plan runs from today to the month before the wedding; the last payment adjusts.