Why Do You Charge More For Weddings?

It’s a fair concern! Nobody wants to be charged extra for something just because the vendor thinks they’re willing to pay more. We all want to be charged a fair price for a good or service.

So the short answer is that weddings are a more significant impact on my schedule.

We’ll do a lot more correspondence, the stakes are a lot higher (you have plenty of birthday parties but hopefully only one wedding, right?), there’s more prep-work involved… so I charge more because the workload is unequal. If all you want me to do is show up once dinner is over and play music for a few hours, then I’d be willing to talk about whether I’d be willing to charge for the non-wedding rate. I don’t charge based on whether it’s called a wedding, but based on if it has a harder workload.

I think the difference in charges is a fair and slight increase. I also wonder about some vendors who nearly double their prices for weddings.

Lastly, for the folks who are gonna think it: Of course it has nothing to do with the amount of effort and diligence I put into my work. I always double and triple check my notes, I always show up 1.5-2 hours early, I always show up with a smile and a can-do attitude. Weddings have a substantial increase in responsibilities, but that doesn’t affect my work ethic.