By month
Every month, what goes out and by whom, and what the fund holds at its end.
A line with no contract sits in the month you picked or the month couples nearby usually pay it, labeled "est., not booked". A payment date moved in a calendar never changes the payment, because the paper sets it.
The same months as expected cards and minutes, counted from your contracts. The future is an estimate.
| Month | Cards | Minutes | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | 9 | 14 | Invitations, RSVP replies |
| September today | 16 | 24 | Final menu, hotel release, sweep at 30 days |
| October heaviest | 22 | 35 | Final count, final payments, sweep at 7 days |
Not counted, could be billed
Named beside the count, never added to it| Signed floor | Today | Could reach | Whose count | Decide by | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Colorado block §5, p. 3: floor of 42 room nights. §5.1: billed after the Thu Sep 17 release, on the folio; the paper gives no date, so it sits in October | $2,366 | $7,098 | The hotel's report of Sep 1: 28 nights | Wed Sep 16 | José |
| Shuttle, Capitol Coach quote Thu Sep 3: the real total reads $1,233; the plan still counts $1,100 | $133 | $483 | The quote, plus overtime if billed straight through estimate | Fri Sep 11 | José |
| Tips and envelopes Filled in on Final payments, not confirmed yet | $770 | $1,070 | Yours, against the customary ranges estimate | Sat Oct 10 | Ana |
| Bloom & Vine proposal Sep 4: $980 above the signed $4,500, no payer yet | $0 | $980 | Yours: nothing is owed until a change is signed | Tue Sep 15 | Ana |
| All named | $3,269 | $9,631 |
What the RSVPs do to the money
Likely 122 guests, not 142, would leave $3,580 less on your caterer, bar and rental lines. estimate
Firm 96, low 108, likely 122, high 131. The balances above still count your contracts as signed, for 142. At 108, Hacienda §7.2 still bills its minimum of 120: $1,056 of meals nobody eats. That sits inside the 142 you already carry, so it lowers the saving and adds nothing.
Know the fund
Rosela's own count: money in, less payments marked paid from it- Savings, Ana and José$17,000
- Gift from Elena and Tomás$12,000
- Gift from Ramón$3,000
- Ana and José, $1,000 each on the 1st$18,000