Weddings and events
Wedding contributions and the budget, in one place
A wedding contribution budget has two sides: the money a committee, a family and friends put in, and the money the venue, the caterer and the photographer take out. Moneva records both in one event space, so who has contributed, what is committed to suppliers and what is left are always the same figures for everyone on the committee.
- Wedding or event template with a reserve
- Contributions recorded under each name
- Suppliers paid through approvals
Start from the Wedding or event template
The template splits the budget into venue, catering, decoration, logistics, entertainment, photography and outfits, with a flexible Reserve line for surprises, and covers a custom period that ends on the day. Each line can hold items (the hall, the chairs, the sound system) planned by the member responsible for it, and a committee member who does not know the items yet can plan the category as one amount and let others propose items for approval.
Contributions as income, under each name
Every contribution is income of the event budget, recorded when it arrives with the contributor's name, so the funding card shows expected against received and who still has to pay. A shared savings account with the purpose Wedding does the same for money set aside months ahead: each member's deposit is recorded under their name and the account shows progress to the target. Moneva records contributions; the money itself stays in the committee's account or wallet.
Suppliers paid through approvals
Large payments go through an expenditure request: the treasurer asks, an approver commits the money, the available figure drops at once, and the request is fulfilled with the actual amount and the receipt. Smaller costs are recorded the same day on the right line. Available is allocated minus actual, committed and pending, so two people cannot promise the same money to two suppliers, and every approval is in the audit trail.
Contributing to other people's weddings
On the personal side, the Wedding support category keeps the contributions you make apart: wedding contribution, wedding committee contribution, family wedding contribution; gusaba and dowry support (inkwano, the introduction ceremony); bridal party outfits (umushanana, suit hire); wedding gifts and gift envelopes; and the cost of attending (transport, accommodation, hair and make-up). Funeral and bereavement contributions, umuganda, associations and ibimina sit under Social & celebrations, and tithe, charity and helping family under Donations & giving, so a month of contributions is visible as what it is.
After the event
Close the budget with what went well and what to improve; the closing summary freezes planned, allocated, spent, outstanding and the reserve used. The execution report compares plan and actual per line, and a late invoice can reopen the budget with the reopen recorded.
Step by step
Run a wedding budget in Moneva
For a committee of three or a family of thirty.
- Create an event space in its currency and invite the committee with their roles.
- Start the budget from the Wedding or event template and adjust the lines; keep the Reserve.
- Record each contribution as income when it arrives, under the contributor's name.
- Commit large payments through expenditure requests; record small costs the same day with the receipt.
- Close the budget with what went well and what to change.
In short
Plain facts
- The Wedding or event template plans venue, catering, decoration, logistics, entertainment, photography and outfits with a flexible Reserve line.
- Contributions to an event budget are recorded as income under each contributor's name; a shared savings account with the purpose Wedding records deposits the same way.
- An expenditure request commits money when approved and is fulfilled with the actual amount and a receipt; available is allocated minus actual, committed and pending.
- The Wedding support category separates contributions, gusaba and dowry support, bridal party outfits, wedding gifts and the cost of attending.
- Moneva records contributions and payments; it never holds or moves the money.
Questions
Questions people ask
Can the whole committee see the figures?
Members with the matching role see the budget, the contributions and the approvals; the owner decides per member what they may add and see. Nobody's personal space is visible to the committee.
How do we track who has paid their contribution?
Record each contribution as income when it arrives, with the person's name. The funding card shows expected against received and the list shows who still owes.
Does it handle a funeral or a graduation the same way?
Yes. An event space with a single short budget fits any event; the categories include funeral and bereavement, celebrations and community contributions for the giving side.
What about my own contributions to other weddings?
Record them under Wedding support in your personal budget: contributions, gusaba and dowry, outfits, gifts and attending, each its own sub-category, so the month shows what went where.
Related pages
Give the committee one set of figures
Create an account, start an event space from the template and record the first contribution.