Wedding venues outsourcing to wedding planners

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Colbert on August 12, 2009 at 5:01pm

While I do not do any planning, I am the "preferred" invitation vendor for a specific country club. We worked out that I give a certain percentage to the venue from each project I complete for them. All of my projects are custom so the prices range greatly. So, when I figure out a quote for a bridal couple, I increase it by the arranged % and offer that to the bridal couple . I invoice the venue for their cost and the bride's cost to the venue and the venue charges the bride. In your case, I think I would figure out a middle ground for pricing for a basic package and give the brides the option to upgrade: that way you can hopefully fulfill the needs of the majority of the brides. For those on a tight budget, perhaps create a promotion 2x a year and let them to know to make their arrangements then. I don't know if that was at all helpful, but I wish you the best!

Permalink Reply by Nadine DiGiorgio on August 12, 2009 at 5:34pm

Thank you - that gives me such a great insight. By adding the arranged percentage on top of your quote it will cover you from losing out on extra time spent and money! We will try and look at putting this into practice. Thanks heaps!

Permalink Reply by Lynette Roberts on January 4, 2010 at 11:12am

Hi Nadine, I am a self employed wedding planner in Las Vegas. I have packages for different types of coordinating. If they want it all I would work with the couple and the venue. My costs are averaged out to how many hours I will have to put in to accommodate the client. Also I work with vendors and they always give a certain discount for you using them.

Lynette Roberts