Financial Clarity for Wedding & Event Professionals
Specialized bookkeeping and advisory services for wedding planners, photographers, florists, venues, and other creative entrepreneurs in the wedding and event industry. We help you understand your numbers, run a stronger business, and get back to the work you love.
After you submit our short contact form, we'll review your details and reach out within two business days to schedule your Right Fit Call.
You Create Magic for Others.
You Deserve Clarity for Yourself.
You didn't choose this path for spreadsheets and receipts. You chose it to bring moments of beauty to life. But behind every great event business is a set of books, a cash flow forecast, and a tax season - and most owners are doing all of that alone, late at night, hoping it adds up.
That's where we come in. Whether you're cleaning up the past, starting fresh, or ready for deeper financial partnership, we'll meet you where you are and help you build a business that runs as seamlessly as the experiences you create.
What We Do
Five services, one client-first process. Every serious engagement starts with a conversation.
A clear, expert look at where your books stand today and what it'll take to get them where you need to be. The starting point for every serious bookkeeping engagement.
Diagnostic Review
A clean QuickBooks Online or Xero foundation, built right the first time. Best for newer businesses or owners switching from spreadsheets.
Setup Services
Behind on your books or inherited a mess? We bring everything current and accurate so you can move forward with confidence.
Catch-Up & Cleanup
Three right-fit tiers - Starter, Growth, and Executive - recommended after your Diagnostic Review based on your actual needs.
Monthly Bookkeeping
For business owners ready to move beyond clean books into real financial strategy. A monthly six-step framework we run together.
Client Advisory Services (CAS)
How working with us works
Every engagement follows the same simple path.
No surprise pricing, no guessing which package you need.
1. Contact Us
Fill out a short form telling us about your business. It takes less than a minute.
2. Internal Review
We confirm we're a strong fit for your stage and industry or point you toward someone who is.
3. Right Fit Call
A 45-minute conversation to get to know your business and confirm we're a fit on both sides
4. Diagnostic Review or Financial Assessment
Before any pricing or proposals, we run a proper assessment so our recommendations actually fit your business.
A general bookkeeper can balance your books. An industry-specific bookkeeper understands your business. We know what a 50% retainer looks like on your books, how to handle deposits collected 18 months before a wedding, why your March P&L looks nothing like your June P&L, and how to track profitability across packages, planners, vendors, and venues.
Built for the Wedding & Event Industry
Why the niche matters
We speak your language - packages, retainers, gratuities, sub-contractor pay, rental income
We know your seasonality and how to plan cash flow around it
We understand creative business owners because our founder was one
MEET THE CO-FOUNDER & CEO
MEET THE CO-FOUNDER & CEO
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Hi, I’m Matt Mitchell
As a former wedding planner who spent eight years running my own planning company - and over a decade before that in finance, I co-founded The Event Ledger because I lived this. I know the challenges of managing cash flow, understanding profitability, and keeping up with bookkeeping in a creative business. The Event Ledger exists to give creative entrepreneurs like you the confidence to actually use your numbers.
Ready to Get Started?
Every great engagement starts the same way - a short contact form, a quick internal review, a Right Fit Call, and a proper assessment. From there, we'll recommend the right service mix for your business.
No pressure, no guesswork, no generic packages.
After you submit the contact form, we'll review your details and reach out within two business days to schedule your Right Fit Call. If we're not a fit, we'll let you know quickly and point you toward someone who is.
Skimmable financial reminders and 60-second wins to keep your business clear, calm, and accountant-ready. One email a month. No fluff.