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Will the wedding go over budget?
The final guest count, the per-head cost, the "miscellaneous" line — none are fixed until the day. This template runs them all as ranges and shows what the event might actually cost, and the odds you go over the number you had in mind.
Get this in Google Sheets →The model
Total cost is the fixed venue plus guests × per-guest cost plus everything else. Guest count, per-guest cost, and the miscellaneous line are all uncertain.
| Venue (fixed) | $5,000 |
| Guests | 80 – 120 – 150 (uncertain) |
| Cost per guest | $60 – $85 – $120 (uncertain) |
| Other (flowers, photo…) | $3K – $5K – $9K (uncertain) |
| Total cost | → simulated |
What Sortia tells you
Total cost across thousands of scenarios:
P5 (lean)$17.4K
Median$20.9K
P95 (splurge)$24.9K
Over a $20K budget65%
P5 · $17.4Kmedian · $20.9KP95 · $24.9K
If your budget was $20,000, there is a 65% chance you go over. The honest number to plan around is the P80 — about $23,000 — with a realistic ceiling near $25,000. Better to know that now than the week of. Change the fixed costs and ranges to match your own plan.
Try it in your own sheet
- Open Sortia in Google Sheets and choose Start from a template.
- Pick Will the Event Go Over Budget? — the model loads with the inputs filled in.
- Change the assumptions to fit your situation and press Run.