Wednesday 14 March 2012
More guest posting - this time on name changes!
So, I completely forgot to actually post this on my own blog. My life, she is busy. Anyway, I seem to have kicked off a series of feminist musings on marriage over at the wonderful Bad Rep. My second post is about changing your name - one woman's dream and another's pet peeve. Where do you guys stand?
Tuesday 6 March 2012
A small rant about prices
ARGH. Seriously, wedding people, why do you make this so hard? Why do you cause so much stress? Why are you such tools over what is meant to be the happiest time of my life?
It's not about you charging too much, although most of you frequently do and it's just bollocks. But SO MANY of you don't even have a price list on your website!
How the hell am I meant to know if I'm allowed to fall in love with your floral arrangements, or photography, or your whatever, if I don't know if it comes within my budget? Please tell me that. No, I don't want to email you with my details to get a price list, because then I get emails FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE and if I'm super lucky, phone calls. I just want you to tell me how much you cost.
And no, don't pull that old 'bespoke' shit with me. No, I don't care if you treat every wedding as a tailormade experience blessed by god and showered with kittens, because you don't. It's a lie. Sure, you'll accomodate a bride's wishes to have her picture taken with both her aunts, fine. Yes, you'll go with tulips instead of roses. But don't tell me that this hasn't been asked for before and that you haven't got an idea of what this costs before I contact you.
Just give me different package costs. Tell me what the core of it is and then any extras. Don't take the piss with extras, though - I've seen wedding albums charged at £900 and I can tell you right now, they don't cost that much, even if they were made by Mulberry. Just give me honest, transparent details about what I might be expected to pay to have you involved in my wedding. If you are expensive, that's fine. Just be honest about it. It's the duplicity and the manipulation that's so irritating.
Please, wedding suppliers. Can we not just have a nice, open discussion about your value? Why are you so afraid to proclaim it on your website? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? Because it seems like you are hiding something. I don't want any hidden costs, I want upfront VAT inclusion. That makes my life easier, which in turn is more likely to make me hire you, which then presumably makes your life easier.
See, wedding vendors - transparency is a win-win situation. Please look into it, pun intended.
It's not about you charging too much, although most of you frequently do and it's just bollocks. But SO MANY of you don't even have a price list on your website!
How the hell am I meant to know if I'm allowed to fall in love with your floral arrangements, or photography, or your whatever, if I don't know if it comes within my budget? Please tell me that. No, I don't want to email you with my details to get a price list, because then I get emails FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE and if I'm super lucky, phone calls. I just want you to tell me how much you cost.
And no, don't pull that old 'bespoke' shit with me. No, I don't care if you treat every wedding as a tailormade experience blessed by god and showered with kittens, because you don't. It's a lie. Sure, you'll accomodate a bride's wishes to have her picture taken with both her aunts, fine. Yes, you'll go with tulips instead of roses. But don't tell me that this hasn't been asked for before and that you haven't got an idea of what this costs before I contact you.
Just give me different package costs. Tell me what the core of it is and then any extras. Don't take the piss with extras, though - I've seen wedding albums charged at £900 and I can tell you right now, they don't cost that much, even if they were made by Mulberry. Just give me honest, transparent details about what I might be expected to pay to have you involved in my wedding. If you are expensive, that's fine. Just be honest about it. It's the duplicity and the manipulation that's so irritating.
Please, wedding suppliers. Can we not just have a nice, open discussion about your value? Why are you so afraid to proclaim it on your website? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? Because it seems like you are hiding something. I don't want any hidden costs, I want upfront VAT inclusion. That makes my life easier, which in turn is more likely to make me hire you, which then presumably makes your life easier.
See, wedding vendors - transparency is a win-win situation. Please look into it, pun intended.
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