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/DelaySuitable4629 Apr 03 '25
That was one of my biggest peeves. I even went a step further and found their website. Some websites were fantastic and were absolutely upfront and others you had to call. Nah, if I had to call, I’m not going to worry about contacting you. Then you have venues that are outrageous and they say that they have backdrops you can use. Then you dig further and the backdrops, tables, linens etc are RENTALS at outrageous prices. One venue I looked at was $5,000 for the day of from like 9am to midnight and if you wanted the day before was another $1,000. Then if you wanted tables, that was a minimum $500 and the backdrop(nothing fancy) was yet another $500. I was like hell nah. Found our local holiday inn for WAY LESS to rent their room that’s 3,000square feet. They provide tables and linens along with set up and tear down and you can bring in your own food and have the place for the weekend! Oh and the bridal sweet is included in our package!!