Venue Comparison Spreadsheet Request

I made an excel spreadsheet which has categories and then I put each vendor we wanted to either check out or received a quote from. That made it easy to do a comparison of the package offerings and choose who we wanted to have consults with. I saved in google docs so I could access at anytime from my phone or tablet. I also have a binder, my friends and FH have started calling me Monica - LOL

I did the same for guest list and our budget

Excel was my best friend when picking out vendors and doing our budget

Do you have a Google account? There is a wedding planning spreadsheet template that's free. That's what I using for my venue comparison

I tried, but it was REALLY hard to do direct comparisons even with a spreadsheet, because venues vary so wildly in what's included. It was like apples and oranges comparing the semi-inclusives with those that did some, but not all. I ended up with a ton of notations like "no linens, but special discount at X rental shop" or "can bring in booze, but must pay X for bartender and XX for insurance. Ice, glasses etc cost?" Drove me crazy running the numbers because of stuff like that. In the end, I worked out a total pp cost for each venue and used that for comparison.

Following!

I found a great sheet for my guest list but I'm definitely trying to compare every cost between venues.

For example, one is so close to the hotel I would block, transportation isn't necessary, but another venue is cheaper and would require a shuttle... Which one ends up cheaper? Things like that I need to get all down & added up based on catering, parking needs, any rentals or permits I'd need, etc.

I'm with you girl! Google Sheets is my best friend.