Posts Tagged ‘vendors’
Venue Pricing Explained: What You’re Really Paying For
Venue pricing can be difficult to navigate since every venue charges something different. There is no set “standard” prices for a venue because each company has its own inclusions, taxes, services and rentals. If you see a beautiful venue with fantastic reviews, it costs the owners quite a bit of money to keep it running…
Read MoreWhat You Can Realistically Expect for $5k, $10k, $20k, $50k, and $100k
Managing expectations for your wedding costs are one of the most important elements of planning your wedding. When you jump on Google or ask AI to give you average costs, most of the time they are only pulling from a few sources and I find that the numbers are not always accurate. For a 5k…
Read MoreThe Real Costs Behind A Wedding: What Couples Don’t Realize Until It’s To Late
As a venue owner and planner I work directly with couples starting with the tour, to sales to helping with planning their wedding. I am finding in 2025 many couples that come to me do not actually know the real cost of a wedding. Therefore they either don’t budget enough or they overpay. When shopping…
Read MoreThemed Weddings
This season we have done quite a few themed weddings and I have to say, they were amazing! Themed weddings offer the couple and the guests a fun way to interact with each other, the photos are epic and it is magical. If you are into a certain online game, or other ideas are; magical,…
Read MoreFocus On The Experience
Weddings are continuing to evolve and shift but I feel the one change that is here to stay; smaller weddings that focus on the entire experience. Covid, inflation and couples not wanting “the cookie cutter wedding” are what is forcing this shift. Over the last few years I have experienced this change at my venue…
Read MoreSustainable Weddings
Sustainability is a word we are hearing over and over in the wedding business. What does a sustainable eco friendly wedding look like? First you have to realize that up until this point, weddings and events have one of the biggest footprints and the most amount of waste per event. From catering to florals to…
Read MoreTen Ways to Cut Your Wedding Costs
I am a wedding planner as well as a venue owner and I am frequently asked “how do we cut back on our wedding expenses”. Here are ten ways to cut your wedding costs.
Read MoreReasons To Do An All-Inclusive Wedding
Reasons To Do An All-Inclusive Wedding Small weddings are still trending, and they just might be here to stay. But there is another trend that is also getting attention, all-inclusive weddings. We have added 2 all-inclusive wedding packages to our menu this season and they are selling like crazy. What I am hearing from…
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