A Fabulous, Upscale Location
Aloha Dear Reader,
So, as a result of our conversation, I have at least a vague idea of what you want.
Now it’s time for me to crunch some numbers and give you an itemized estimate for your wedding.
Obviously I will include the things that we discussed. If I’m not sure how much something will cost I generally over-estimate it on the theory that down the road a good surprise will be much better than a bad one.
At this point in the planning I won’t ask vendors to submit bids. We don’t have a contract yet and I don’t want to ask them to spend the time.
And then there are those pesky little things like tents, linens, tables, chairs, banquet tables for the buffet, etc. I know what we’ll need and so I just put them in.
Every part of the wedding is itemized, with tax and my charge as well. So you know what you’re paying for.
The initial estimate is rarely the same as the final invoice. We add, we we eliminate. But you will always know how the changes affect your bottom line.
And nothing is carved in stone until about two weeks before the date.
I now limit estimates to two per potential client. Unfortunately I’ve been taken advantage of and after umpteen estimates the client decides to do something else. Estimates take time and they aren’t my favorite part of my job…
So then I send you the estimate…
Peace, sunsets and aloha from Maui,
Ellen
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