- $27,000
– average total investment on a
wedding in the year 2003
- $6000-15,000
– average investment in food
and beverage catering at a typical wedding reception, or 30-75% of the budget
- $4500
– investment of the wedding per
hour (based on a five hour reception, $27,000 / 6 hrs)
- $1188-2969
– the total investment of just
the sales tax and gratuity on the food alone (based on average investment of $6000-15,000
on food & beverage catering)
- $1000-4000
– average total investment for
quality photography (5-20% of the budget)
- $800-2000
– average total investment for
quality video/slide show services (4-10% of the budget)
- $500-1000
– your possible investment if
hiring a professional reception coordinator by himself/herself (no equipment, no
entertainment or music experience, no music)
- $400 –
cost for just the RENTAL of
professional DJ equipment alone (no DJ to run it, no music library included)
- $300-1000
– cost of hiring an experienced
professional Master of Ceremonies by himself/herself (no music experience)
- $300-800
– average cost of the wedding
cake, or roughly 2-4% of the budget
- $300-500
– cost of hiring a wedding
planner by himself/herself (no entertainment or music experience)
- $300-500
– average cost for a typical DJ
in Hawaii (2-3% of the budget), and what most brides consider a
"professional" DJ is worth
- $200-500
–average total investment for
centerpieces and favors (1-3% of the budget)
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- $175
– cost to hire professional sound
& lighting contractors by itself (no entertainment experience, no music, no
equipment) to come in, set up the equipment, and make sure it works ($25/hr [union scale]
x 5 hrs in your reception = $125 + $50 for setup and breakdown = $175 per technician)
- 80%
-- the amount of responsibility that the
entertainer has in making your reception successful (four hours of a typical five hour
reception, roughly two hours for the program and two hours of dancing afterward)
- 24
– number of hours a full-time
entertainer, photographer, or videographer will work for you daily
- 20%
-- the amount of responsibility that the
caterer (and live band during the meal, if any) has in making your reception successful
(one hour out of a typical five hour reception, the time for the meal and background
music)
- 18%
-- typical gratuity you will have
to invest in on top of the price for the meal
- $7.50 –
average investment per person for
just the veggie platter (broccoli sticks, carrots, cauliflower, Hidden Valley Ranch
dressing). At $7.50 per guest x 200 guests = $1500 you will invest on just the veggie
platter, or 8% of the budget! Will your guests remember the veggie platter?
- 5
hours in a typical wedding reception, the
number of hours of you will have to create wonderful memories that last forever
- 4.1667%
-- percentage of sales tax in the
state of Hawaii
- 2
people celebrating their special union of
love in front of their family and friends
- #1
fear in America is public speaking
- 1
year or more usually taken to put together
and plan your special day
- FREE
– what most "friends" say
they will charge to MC the party, but would rather relax and have a good time than take
this responsibility seriously
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