10 Things The Wedding Industry Won’t Tell You…#3
Posted on Feb 11, 2009 under Uncategorized |3. “We’ll nickel and dime you to death.”
Allison Gould reserved her reception site in the Detroit suburbs well before her wedding — 17 months before, to be exact — in the hopes of avoiding surprises. After all, a friend had supplied her own cake and champagne at her wedding and was later charged $1.25 per person for each item as a serving fee. But when Gouin ordered chair covers at $2 each from a rental company, she found out only after the fact that if she wanted them ironed and tied onto the chairs, it would cost her $2 extra per chair. She also discovered that there were extra per-person charges for napkins and tablecloths. It’s common sense to go through your wedding contract with a fine-tooth comb, but it’s even wiser to look for anything not in the contract. Package contracts may not include every dish or piece of flatware, or the waiters to pour the champagne you bought. The items and services not included are rarely free.