Why Price goes Up for your Event

Thos is so true for most places out there. One of the reasons my venue was so cheap is because they DON'T do this. It is the same price to rent the space no matter what the occasion. However, the only thing extra they include is tables, chairs, and setting them up according to your floorplan.

View Quoted Comment That's great mine is alittle cheaper too because I bought most of my stuff from lining to the dinnerware stemware and centerpieces. And yes I believe it's for there setup they said that they are going to gift us the tables and chairs.But most of these places were charging me for the linings, napkins the time that we were going to be there and charged for the dance floor which I found to he nuts.

I totally agree. when i was looking at venues, the pricing for a normal party was like half the price of that for a wedding for pretty much the same foods too.

View Quoted Comment Yeah it's crazy because it's a wedding the price should not go up when I have to pay for the things that you are telling me about have a separate price plus the prices that they are charging for the day. Wedding cake separate price but will get it for free if we went the these different packages like what!!

The reason pricing goes up for a wedding is because people (brides) want the day to be perfect. You'll have lots of parties, but you (hopefully) only have one wedding - so you (and your vendors) have *one* chance to get it right - so more staff is involved, more time, more attention to detail.

View Quoted Comment Hi Becky yes this is true that we do want it to be perfect but something that I have seen and meeting different vendors every single 1 prices was higher or meeting me at my price but some want that big price. We paying alot of the things like our decor food entertainment. Some of the venue have you renting slot of things so this is why I bought some of my own. Because with this I can reuse most of my things again for something else.

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Well, but you said it shouldn't matter. If you're willing to put in the effort, money, and time and purchase things to bring for your wedding, then you don't get the big upcharges; however, if you're having them do it, you have to pay their prices and premiums.

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This. The venue staff and all of the vendors are carrying the weight of delivering a royal fairytale day that bridal customers (and their moms, grams) might have fantasized about for years. And because it's supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, and it's usually the first time they've planned any event of this size and scale, couples get thrown right into the deep end of the planning process and pricing conversations. Understandably, bridal clients send more emails with questions and ideas as they get advice and suggestions from every direction. They might be tempted to just show up and request another tour and information from front-of-house staff who aren't prepared to answer questions specific to their wedding. Family members might call the venue or caterer behind the couple's back to ask about the cake, what bar package was purchased...and actually try to make changes to the couple's contract! I experienced all of this when I was an in-house planner at a venue.

Generally, venues/vendors set their starting fees based on the profit their normal operations bring in, which means, to have a private event on a premium night, the fee will be at least what they could make at the door if they weren't hosting a private event. And yes, a way to keep costs manageable is to buy items separately and load them in and set them up and tear them down yourselves. If you host a lot of get-togethers and can re-use those items, this can be a great option.