{"id":152,"date":"2011-06-07T10:03:41","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T14:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.weddingsforaliving.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2016-08-11T13:16:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T17:16:00","slug":"how-to-price-wedding-planner-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/how-to-price-wedding-planner-services","title":{"rendered":"Are you Charging Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"
At some point, as a wedding planner you will come to the realization that you are not charging enough for your professional services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
You may justify under pricing–whether its matching a competitor or just low-balling–as a way to ‘get your name out there’.<\/p>\n
Take it from me–don’t do it.<\/p>\n
And if you’re already in this situation, here’s why you need to stop.<\/p>\n
If you’re not Making Money This is a Hobby!<\/h3>\n
Making the decision to plan weddings for a living isn’t usually driven by money. More than likely your work is truly a labor of love; a passion; something you will gladly do–and likely have done– without receiving a dime. \nUnfortunately, women in general (and currently the majority of planners are female) are notorious for volunteering their time, and society readily exploits those who are willing. \nThis practice isn’t good for your wallet.<\/p>\n
If your goal is to operate and grow the successful wedding planning company you’ve dreamed about (and yes, you absolutely can do that!), then you have to set your fees to be profitable. Otherwise consider your wedding planning efforts a hobby.<\/p>\n
Falling into the trap of under pricing, is easy to do. But almost instantly you’re labeled by your clients and other wedding professionals as the budget wedding planner. Will you initially attract more brides this way? Absolutely. But you’ll be working twice as hard…for a lot less.<\/p>\n