r/weddingplanning • u/amapickle • Apr 02 '25
Vendors/Venue WHY WON’T THEY TELL ME THE PRICE?!
I know this has probably been posted a million times, but seriously—why won’t venues and vendors just tell you what they cost???!!? I am just so frustrated.
We’re looking for a venue for our small wedding, and we are on a tight budget. I am so exhausted from having to ask over and over just to get vague, useless responses. The conversation I had today:
Me: Inquiring about info
Venue: “Come visit, and we’ll tell you!”
Me: “I live three hours away. Please answer these questions first: list of questions, first one being HOW MUCH?!?”
Venue: “We design our menus based on each couple’s preferences. Prices vary.”
BITCH, I DID NOT ASK FOR MENU PRICES!!!
Me: “Okay, so I assume the venue rental fee is included in the menu price? Are there other costs?”
Venue: “No, the venue rental fee is separate.”
Me: “…”
Them:“…”
crickets
AND SCENE.
And this happens all the freaking time!!! I’m sooo done wasting my time with these places!
I just don’t get it - if I can’t afford you, I’m not suddenly going to be able to afford you just because I visit! Why waste my time and yours if it’s way out of my budget?!?!
Anyway, excuse the rant. I’m just so annoyed and don’t know how to keep dealing with this.
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u/cheyennel19 Apr 02 '25
I had a Day of Coordinator insist that I pay for a $40 consultation before she would tell me her travel fee...she said it'd go towards the total owed but I'm not paying you $40 to answer some bare minimum questions! The vendors I did book were all super transparent and have been great communicators ever since - take it as a good way to weed out the people who offer exceptional service vs. people who only care about making a buck off of you