2007-04-25 15:05:19 · 3 answers · asked by kellybelle_08 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
How much are they doing? My church had a wedding director that was paid $50 out of my "to rent the church" costs.
She directed the actual wedding. She came to the rehearsal and the wedding and let us know when everyone was in the church and it was time to go into the entrance way and tapped people on the back to let them know when to enter.
That was all.
Now there is also a wedding planner. This person usually gets arranges everything--going wtih you to talk to cake people, caterers, photographers, meets with the florists, talks to you all the time as you plan the entire event and helps deal with anything that goes wrong so the bride doesn't have to--and on the day of keeps everything on schedule with often decorating the honeymoon suite.
That is completely different. They would get paid a fair amount (I'd offer a friend even 1,000 if it was a 20,000 wedding)
What are your expectations of this person? What do you mean by "direct your wedding"--b/c the payment should be balanced by your expectations. How much time you are wanting them to invest.
It also depends on the scale of the wedding. If it is a small wedding with very lil managing to be done vs a huge elaborate wedding with tons of people to meet with and discuss things with.
2007-04-27 04:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by phantom_of_valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on the internet and find out how much people usually pay to hire a wedding planner. After finding out the average price. Give your friend an offer. If she is truly your friend she might cut the cost for you. Remember planning a wedding isn't easy. Just because she is your friend does not mean that she needs to be under paid. You want her to make your wedding top priority because you are paying her. You don't want her to look at it as a favor and figure that you're not paying her enough to stress about it. Has your friend done this before? If she has no experience then you might want to reconsider. This is your special day. You don't want it ruined because you didn't have the heart to tell a friend that you don't want her to do this for you.
2007-04-25 16:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Don't throw stones. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend around $200. There is a lot of work involved for directing/coordinating a wedding day and think this a reasonable price for someone who is not a professional.
2007-04-25 16:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by Veronica W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋