Event planner template for guests, budget, seating and the day's run of show.

One event planner template that replaces the guest list, seating chart, vendor budget and run-of-show documents you would otherwise build from scratch — fill it in once, print it for the venue, and hand it to anyone helping you run the day.

OwnDesk Event — event planner template dashboard with guests, budget and run of show
18 planning modules Works offline No subscription One-time payment
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One-time payment

No monthly bill for a template you only need a few times a year. The price you see is the whole price.

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Guests and seating, together

RSVPs, dietary notes and plus-ones feed straight into a seating plan with a live waiting list.

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Budget vs what vendors quoted

What is quoted, paid and still owed, rolled into a running total by category and vendor.

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A run of show, minute by minute

Who is responsible for what, printed for the whole team on the day.

What this event planner template covers

Everything a planner tracks, in one file.

An event pipeline from enquiry to completed • guest list with RSVPs and dietary notes • a seating plan with live capacity and a waiting list • vendor budget vs actual • printable proposals and quotes with a signature line • a client CRM • bilingual (English/Spanish) with 8 colour themes.

Every event, one pipeline

Enquiry → Completed stages tracked across weddings, corporate galas, product launches, birthdays and private parties — nothing falls through between the first enquiry and the final invoice.

Guests and seating, settled together

RSVPs, dietary notes and plus-ones feed straight into a seating plan with live table capacity and a waiting list, printable for the venue.

Budget against what vendors actually quoted

Every vendor's quote, what has been paid and what is still owed, rolled into a running total you can see before it becomes a surprise the week of the event.

A run of show everyone can follow

A minute-by-minute timeline with who is responsible for what, printed for the whole team on the day — not a checklist that stops at "arrive by 9am."

OwnDesk Event event planner template — guest list, seating and vendor budget screens

Why planners switch

You're not really choosing between two event planner templates.

A free template makes you build every formula yourself. Event-planning software does the work for you — for a monthly fee that outlives the event. OwnDesk Event sits in between: everything built in, one payment, yours to keep.

 OwnDesk EventFree spreadsheet templateEvent software (HoneyBook, Aisle Planner…)
Price Original price was: $149.00.Current price is: $49.00. once Free $29–$79+/mo
Guests, seating & vendor budget built in Yes, in one file You build it yourself Yes, while you keep paying
Run of show timeline Included Rare, do-it-yourself Often a higher tier
Works offline Yes Yes, if downloaded Limited or none
Setup Open the file, go Hours of formulas Onboarding, account setup

Competitor pricing is publicly listed and current as of this page's last update — check their sites for today's figure. OwnDesk Event is a single-user desktop file: it does not sync between devices, does not process payments, and is not a substitute for a lawyer-drafted contract.

From payment to your first event

Three steps, about two minutes.

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Pay with card

Checkout runs on Stripe. Your card details never touch this site.

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Download and open

The link appears the moment payment clears. Double-click the file and it opens like a webpage — nothing to install.

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Clear the demo, add your event

It opens with a sample event already loaded across every module. Clear it in one click and the pipeline, guests, seating, vendors and run of show are ready for your own.

14-day money-back guarantee Plus support from Adrián, usually the same working day

If OwnDesk Event isn't right for how you plan, email me and you get a refund — no questions. If something's confusing, you're writing to the person who built it, not a queue. English and Spanish, both spoken here.

14-day refund Reply usually same working day Any event type

Custom build

Need it to work exactly the way your events business does?

I can adapt OwnDesk Event to the way your events business works: your own fields, your run sheets, your reports, or two OwnDesk products combined into one. It’s still a one-time payment, it still runs offline, and it’s yours. I built the software, and I build your version myself.

  • A client proposal and run of show printed with your branding
  • Your fee and vendor commission on each event, so you can see what it earned
  • OwnDesk Event and OwnDesk Wedding combined, if you plan both

Custom builds start at $490, paid in two halves: 50% to start, 50% after you’ve tested it.

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Questions

Before you buy.

What is the best event planner template for tracking guests, budget and the day's timeline?
A free template gets you a blank grid you still have to build — formulas for the budget, a layout for the seating chart, a separate document for the run of show. Event-planning software like HoneyBook or Aisle Planner does more of that for you, for a monthly fee that keeps billing long after the event is over. OwnDesk Event sits in between: guest list with RSVPs, a seating plan with a live waiting list, vendor budget vs actual, printable proposals and a minute-by-minute run of show, all in one file, for one payment.
Is there a free event planner template that does all of this?
Free templates exist for one piece at a time — a guest list here, a budget sheet there — and you are the one building the formulas and keeping them from breaking. OwnDesk Event is a single one-time payment of $149.00 Original price was: $149.00.$49.00Current price is: $49.00. instead of the hours it takes to assemble and maintain that yourself across a spreadsheet, a seating diagram and a separate timeline document.
Does this work as an event planner budget template?
Yes, and it is built into the same file as everything else. The Budget module tracks what each vendor quoted, what you have paid and what is still owed, rolled into a running total by category and vendor line, so you are not rebuilding a budget spreadsheet's formulas from scratch for every event you plan.
Is this an event planner template in Excel or Google Sheets?
No — it is one HTML file that opens in any browser rather than a spreadsheet, and it does not export to Excel or CSV. It exists for the same reason a spreadsheet template does, though: the guest list, seating plan, vendor budget and run of show are already built, so you are filling in fields instead of writing formulas or fixing a cell someone broke.
Does it include a contract or agreement template for clients and vendors?
It includes a printable proposal and quote for each client — itemized services, deposit terms and a signature line — but that is not a lawyer-drafted contract. Pair it with your own client or vendor contract; the proposal in OwnDesk Event is built to sit alongside it, not replace it.
Can more than one person work on the same event at the same time?
Not on the same live file — like a spreadsheet, each copy keeps its own data on its own computer and moves between people as a file you send. For one planner running the show that is normal; if you need several people editing the same event at once, this is not the right fit and we would rather tell you that upfront.
Does it work without an internet connection?
Yes. Everything is saved to that browser's local storage, so it keeps working with no connection at all once you have downloaded it. Nothing to sync, nothing that needs a server to load.
What do you need to run it?
Any modern desktop browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox — on Windows or Mac. It is built for a laptop or desktop screen rather than a phone, with nothing to install and no account to create.
Can you customize it for my event planning business?
Yes. I can adapt OwnDesk Event to the way your events business works: your own fields, your run sheets, your reports, or two OwnDesk products combined into one. It stays a one-time payment, it still runs offline, and it is yours, built by the same person who made the software. Tell me about your business and I will tell you what it would take.

See your own event in it before you decide.

The live demo has a real event loaded across every module — no sign-up, no credit card. If it fits, buying takes about a minute.

14-day money-back guarantee · instant download · one-time payment

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