The truth behind styling costs - where to start + how to prioritise
Photo credit: Benjamin Wheeler
Wedding styling can feel complex; with all the noise and never-ending Pinterest, Instagram, Tik Tok inspo you’re saving - it can be a challenge to know where to start. The decision paralysis is real! The fundamentals of wedding style is how your wedding is going to feel and the way you use spaces and aesthetics to create your unique wedding brand.
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- Discover your unique wedding style
- Understand how to bring styling & decor into each aspect of your events
- Get clear direction on which vendors you need to create your vision
- Gain clarity on the costs involved
It’s a sure-fire way to up-level your styling beyond the norm and take your wedding to the next level.
So, where to start?
1. Set a budget and be realistic. The range of ‘normal’ styling budgets are from 5000-25,000 euro.
2. Identify your style. Light and airy to dramatic, or modern. Consider the venue context, your own personal style outside of your wedding world and the season’s colours and florals.
3. Plot out your day/s. Breakdown each moment of your events and drop in things you would like to include - this might be a colour, a feeling, a floral design, a texture, a lighting mood.
4. Prioritise, find consistency and COMMIT. Don’t be distracted by the noise and other people’s weddings. Skim back through your Style Guide and try and find consistency so as to not confuse or distract your vendor team. If you have 2 ‘routes’ that’s OK – ask for quotes on both and work them up.
5. Brief your vendors for quote. Including: florist, lighting, stationery, rentals needed (if furniture and mise en place is not supplied by your caterer.
Hot Tip:
You can always add more details last minute but with this process you have the foundations in place. This should be done 6-8 months before the wedding so that you have a calm and clear idea of your wedding vision and a realistic budget quote. No surprises near the wedding, thank you!
And costs?
Every wedding is different for logistical reasons and vendors charge wildly different amounts, based on their expertise, travel, the brief - so these figures should be used as a guide to help you budget.
Florals + Candles
Sparse florals or candles on a table of 100 people (30-40m)
150-180 euro per metre
Generous, full florals and candles on a table of 100 people
200-300 euro per metre
Florist shown: Giorgia Carolini
Ceremony Florals
Florals through a 10m aisle and a floor arrangement at the altar
Standard from 4000-10,000 euro
Huge display from 20,000+ euro
Florist shown: Amsicora Fiori
Bridal Florals
Bridal bouquet
150-300 euro
Bridesmaid bouquet
60-150 euro
Buttonholes
10-20 euro pp
Florist shown: Paola Negroni
Dinner Lighting
Fairy lighting over a dinner space of 100 people
From 1500-4000 euro
Photo credit: Jack Stocker | Planner: Wiskow & White
Mise en Place + Furniture
Often this is included in the catering quote. Be sure to check!
If not…..
5-10 euro for a chair
5-15 euro for a charger plate
3-12 euro pp for glassware / cutlery
Photo credit: Lewis Membery
Decor Details
Fans, parasols, menus, order of service (unless super bespoke) allow for 35 euro per guest
Photo credit: Benjamin Wheeler
How do you know if your quote is fair? Lucy personally supports hundreds of members in The Club, tackling your daily questions on pricing, vendor recommendations and all the other planning worries you need an expert to answer.
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