Ugly Sweater Party Planner

Hosting an ugly sweater party? Keep the guest list, the potluck, the sweater contest and the night's plan in one spreadsheet, with printable ballots and a vote count that picks the winners for you. WHAT YOU GET • Guest list for up to 200 guests with invites, RSVPs, plus-ones, dietary notes and a live count of who's coming • Contest entry numbers assigned automatically to every guest entering the sweater contest • 8 editable contest categories (Ugliest overall, Most festive, Best homemade and more) with a prize for each • Printable ballots with your party name, categories and voting time, six to a page • Printable entry number tags for contestants to pin on their sweaters • Ballot count: type one row per ballot and every vote is tallied by entry and category • Winner, votes, runner-up and tie flag for every category, shown on the Contest tab and the Dashboard • Who-brings-what potluck sign-up with confirmed, asked and open dishes by category • Games schedule with end times and an overlap check, plus a day-of timeline counted from your start time • Shopping list for contest supplies, prizes, food and decor, with a simple what-we've-spent total • Dashboard with days to go, RSVPs, people coming, entries, ballots, progress bars and a needs-attention list HOW IT WORKS 1. Type the party name, date, start time, venue, RSVP date and the time voting closes on Settings. 2. Add guests, record RSVPs and mark who's entering the contest. Fill in who brings what. 3. Print the ballots and entry tags, then type each ballot on the night and announce the winners. FEATURES • Entry numbers, tallies, winners and ties all calculate on their own • Ballots with an entry number nobody has are flagged and left out of the count • Potluck dishes from guests who said No are flagged so you can reassign them • Prizes not yet on the shopping list are flagged • Overlapping games, unanswered RSVPs and timeline items with nobody leading are flagged • Prefilled contest categories, game ideas, timeline and shopping starters to edit • Clean, printable layout WORKS WITH • Microsoft Excel (desktop or Microsoft 365) • Google Sheets (free with a Google account) • Apple Numbers • LibreOffice Best on a computer or tablet. WHAT YOU RECEIVE • Ugly Sweater Party Planner - Blank.xlsx, ready for your party • Ugly Sweater Party Planner - Sample.xlsx, filled with example data so you can see how it works • A quick start guide (PDF) This is a digital download. Nothing is shipped, and the files are yours to keep. For personal use. HOW WE MAKE IT Every Toast & Tally planner is designed in-house with AI-assisted tools, then every tab, formula and sample file is checked and tested before it is listed. QUESTIONS? Message us on Etsy. We're happy to help you get set up.