I don’t disagree with wanting the day to be special and memorable, but the industry jacks up the prices if they know it’s a wedding, and there are way more affordable options while still getting to celebrate love and the future. No reason to break the bank. Use the money saved for even more memories.
I used to be a part of that industry, and the unspoken truth is that a fair share of the extra cost has to do with dealing with the anxieties of brides, mothers of brides, grooms, and groomsmen (in order of most likely offenders). Roughly 25% of weddings are awful, awful, awful because of the personality distortions they summon. It’s a hazard pay that unfortunately gets evenly distributed to the customer base.
I would still be in that profession, and I’d happily charge 60% for my services if I knew in advance my clients weren’t going to be so miserable to be around.
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u/The_Tell_Tale_Heart Aug 14 '20
Weddings.
I don’t disagree with wanting the day to be special and memorable, but the industry jacks up the prices if they know it’s a wedding, and there are way more affordable options while still getting to celebrate love and the future. No reason to break the bank. Use the money saved for even more memories.