OMG now what!! That would be the reaction of most brides. The first thoughts might be we need invitations, we need…..we need….and so the list goes on. This would apply to the smallest wedding where Mom coordinates the show to weddings that have several planners to do every ones thinking. Let’s just take a moment to theorize what kind of conversation might take place between the bride and the caterer. The bride bride obviously wants to know HOW MUCH the caterer charges to do weddings. That is the first question she asked the caterer. There is dead silence on the other end of the phone. The bride asks again, HOW MUCH do you charge for an average size wedding? Seems rather foolish for the caterer to give a figure when he has no idea how many people he is going to feed and what they are going to eat.
The bride should be prepared to make an appointment with each vendor and to discuss what is expected of each other and also if what she wants is within her budget. Believe it or not, most photographers have been to quite a few weddings and have a very good idea of what questions to ask. By not setting package pricing a bride is more apt to get exactly what she is looking for most times less than the package price. This gives the CHOICE back to the bride & groom.
I’ve put together a 1 page questionnaire that can be downloaded in a PDF form. You don’t even have to print it out. Just type in your answers and that will give me enough information to get us in the ballpark. After you are done just save the form with your name – jonesinfo.pdf and attach it to an e-mail. I will get back to you within a day with some answers and more questions. Download the form here.
1. Download form
2. type in answers
3. save on your computer
4. attach it to an email to info@jldearman.com
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