Bridal Shower Budget Calculator

This calculator splits your total bridal shower budget using common planning percentages: venue 10%, food 35%, drinks 15%, decor 25%, activities 10%, and other costs 5%. Bridal showers often emphasize decor and themed activities more than a typical dinner party, which is reflected in those larger shares.

Venue costs vary widely — many showers are hosted at home (near 0% venue spend), freeing budget for catering, florals, or a photo backdrop. Shift percentages toward whatever matters most for your event.

Example: a $2,000 total budget splits into $200 for venue, $700 for food, $300 for drinks, $500 for decor, $200 for activities, and $100 for other costs. Compare against per-guest quotes if you're deciding between DIY and catered options.

DIY decor Pinterest spreads often beat 25% decor in cash but cost host time — trade money for labor when shifting categories.

Restaurant private rooms may bundle food+venue — map the package price into food and venue slices manually.

Worked example with $2,000: food $700, decor $500, drinks $300, venue $200.

Restaurant private-room minimums (e.g., $1,500 food spend) may force total above your $2,000 mental cap — enter the minimum as food line and shrink decor rather than understating the real invoice. Restaurant private-room food minimums may exceed $2,000 total — map package price into food and venue slices manually when quotes bundle both.

Group gifting games and printable decorations sit in the decor slice — DIY Pinterest setups often exceed 25% decor when you add quality cardstock, ribbon, and backdrop stands that were not priced in the inspiration photo. Track host labor separately; handmade centerpieces cost evening hours even when cash spend stays under the $2,000 total budget cap.

Two-thousand-dollar budget with default category weights: ~$700 food, ~$500 decor, ~$300 drinks, ~$200 venue slice. Compare per-guest ($2,000 ÷ 35 guests ≈ $57) against venue quotes before committing. $2,000 defaults: ~$700 food, ~$500 decor, ~$300 drinks — thirty-five guests ≈ $57/guest before host time and printable game licenses. Signed vendor contracts may override percentage splits from planning worksheets.