Labor Costs: Budget Tips for Food and Decor

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When first getting to know a client and formulating budget tips for their event, we’ll peruse digital images, such as their Pinterest. Often, they’ll point out a photo of an idea that looks gorgeous, but doesn’t quite fit in with their budget.

Lighting Try to string lighting from existing rigging points, like a roof line or trees close together, and near a power source. Ask your venue manager where it would be easiest to hang lights in that regard.

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Even the smallest floral order requires a team of people to pick up the flowers, cut and process each stem, and assemble. Containers need to be ordered and purchased, foam needs to be soaked, and often a cooler is needed for storage of the pieces.

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Food trucks have taken the wedding world by storm, for good reason – they provide gourmet offerings for a fraction of the cost of full-service catering, so it’s one of our top budget tips to consider them for food service.

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Labor Costs: Budget Tips for Food and Decor

When first getting to know a client and formulating budget tips for their event, we’ll peruse digital images, such as their Pinterest. Often, they’ll point out a photo of an idea that looks gorgeous, but doesn’t quite fit in with their budget.

When first getting to know a client and formulating budget tips for their event, we’ll peruse digital images, such as their Pinterest. Often, they’ll point out a photo of an idea that looks gorgeous, but doesn’t quite fit in with their budget.

Lighting Try to string lighting from existing rigging points, like a roof line or trees close together, and near a power source. Ask your venue manager where it would be easiest to hang lights in that regard.

Here are a few budget-friendly tips:

Even the smallest floral order requires a team of people to pick up the flowers, cut and process each stem, and assemble. Containers need to be ordered and purchased, foam needs to be soaked, and often a cooler is needed for storage of the pieces.

Flowers

Food trucks have taken the wedding world by storm, for good reason – they provide gourmet offerings for a fraction of the cost of full-service catering, so it’s one of our top budget tips to consider them for food service.

Food

Hope this helps you in your budgeting and planning!

Hope this helps you in your budgeting and planning!

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