Chapter two of the celebration

The Money

Not a spreadsheet. A financial position — so that when someone asks can we still afford this?, you already know the answer, to the naira.

0health

At risk

Set your ceiling below to begin.

₦0

per guest

Catering and venue routinely take half the ceiling. Protect photography.

Total budget

₦3,000,000

Total spent

₦0

0% of projected

Remaining

₦3,000,000

Committed

₦0

contracts signed

Pending payments

₦0

Contingency

₦300,000

fully intact

Budget health

0/100

At risk

Cost per guest

₦0

Average vendor

₦0

Savings achieved

₦0

Position

Where you stand today

Projected final cost₦0 of ₦3,000,000
Actually paid₦0

Budget accuracy

100%

estimates vs actuals

Largest category

Variance to plan

₦0

Attention

Alerts

Nothing is on fire. Every category is inside its budget and no payment is late.

Reading the numbers

Smart insights

  • Your reserve of ₦300,000 is fully intact.

Where the money lives

Budget allocation & spend by category

Add expenses and every chart on this page fills itself in.

Families do not fall out over the money. They fall out over the missing receipt.

From the Playbook

Three honest numbers

Said · Committed · Paid

a verbal yes to a caterer is already a commitment

African allocation

Food 40 · Venue 17

the US/UK standard inverts it — venue 27, food 24. Do not average them.

Hidden costs

12–20%

service charge, corkage, overtime, generator, vendor meals, cake cutting

Contingency

10%

untouched until the week of