Finding your Inspirational Price Tag

written by | ABBIE MCKELVEYplanning + design | EVENTS BY JADE

LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MINIMALIST STYLED SHOOT PLANNED AND DESIGNED BY EVENTS BY JADE. BRIDES, WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD COST YOU IF YOU CHOOSE THIS THEME, VENUE, AND THESE VENDORS FOR YOUR WEDDING?

W things to think about when planning your wedding; your dinner selections, what dress you want to walk down the aisle in, and what’s more, do you have a specific theme or colors selected? Do you want a ceremony with a water feature as yourbackdrop? Do you want to say “I do” at sunset in a beautiful vineyard, or maybe you want a classic and minimalist weddingvenue like The Emerson?

Before you can begin your search for your vendors and set a budget, start by creating a wedding “wish-list”. Sit down with your partner and come up with a list of the most important aspects you want to include in your wedding. Then you can begin to plan where to spend your money and gain an idea of what your financial comfort zone might be. After you have your “wish-list” you can start to prepare yourself for what things are going to cost. Every wedding is different, and every vendor is different. The average wedding in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is about $35,000. This doesn’t mean that you need a budget of that caliber in order to have a beautiful wedding, or that you can’t go over that budget with a swoon-worthy wedding that you want published on a high-end blog or in a magazine. Knowing what each vendor category can cost in advance can assist you while budgeting and will save you a lot of stress and headaches in the end. Planning for your wedding is very important and being prepared is a game changer.

How do styled shoots play a role in planning for your wedding? There are a plethora of well designed and gorgeous styled shoots being featured in magazines and wedding blogs that are flooding vendors’ Instagram feeds, and we love it! Styled shoots provide a great opportunity for each vendor to showcase their best work and to connect with their ideal client. For a bride, this is a wonderful way to find inspiration. Not only do vendors bring out their best creative work for these shoots but they are also there to show you what they are capable of achieving for you! We know you love flipping through these magazines, tearing out pages, and adding them to your wedding wish list. We would also be willing to bet that you think most of these weddings are way out of your price range; that they are not very realistic. We’re here to shed some light! Sometimes, that is just not the case.

“The details are not details, they make the designs” by Charles Eames. “This shoot was a true reflection of this quote. My goal was to create a simplistic and delicate shoot that focused on all the details. I kept it very minimal honing in on the small items to tell the story”. said Jade with Events By Jade. You don’t have to over think your details to achieve a stunning look. This shoot says it all! From the elegant design of the stationery from Brown Fox Creative, to the breathtaking florals that Wedfu l l y Yours created, and every wedding needs a fabulous photographer. Chua Lee Photography captured this shoot in the most eloquent way. Less is so much more in this shoot. We asked each of these pros to give us an estimate on what their price would be if this styled shoot were a real wedding. Pricing for this shoot includes, the bride and groom, 3 bridesmaids, 3 groomsmen, and a guest count of 100 at The Emerson in Kaufman, TX. Here is a breakdown of what you might expect each vendor category to cost. Continue to the end to see the final cost for this elegant and minimalist styled wedding.

The month leading up to a wedding can be full of stress. Let Events by Jade turn your stress into serenity. They will create timelines for your event from set-up to clean-up, make sure the vendors arrive on time, handle emergencies that may arise, and run the rehearsal and wedding. Partial and full planning as well as design and styling are also available.

EVENTS BY JADE

Wedding photography is many things, but most of all it is an investment in someone to capture both the big moments and small details of your day. When the wedding day is done, the cake has been eaten and the last song has been danced to - these photos will become your first family heirloom.

CHUA LEE PHOTOGRAPHY

Brown Fox Creative specializes in custom design, though they do also offer semicustom designs. Included in the price of all custom designed pieces is the initial design of 2-3 iterations based on your design direction.

BROWN FOX CREATIVE