| If you are planning on celebrating your Quinceanera | | | | - When negotiating with a professional planner and you |
| reception at a hotel, reception hall or other rented | | | | feel the price is too high, ask them how much they |
| space consider the possible benefits of hiring a | | | | would charge if you did some of the preliminary work |
| professional party planner. | | | | yourself. It is a give and take. They will calculate the |
| Most professional party-event planners fees range | | | | approximate number of hours they will need to spend |
| between 10% to 20% of the total cost of the event. | | | | on your event and translate that into how much they |
| However, if you have done a lot of pre planning work | | | | need to charge you for the professional services they |
| you might be able to negotiate a flat fee instead of a | | | | will commit to deliver for your celebration in order for it |
| percentage. This would more than likely save you | | | | to outstanding. |
| money. The professional event-party planners fees | | | | - There are many benefits when you use a good |
| cover all the management, co-ordination, meetings, | | | | professional party planner. However the top of the list |
| overseeing of the contracts with vendors and the | | | | benefits is that the planner focus is to prevent |
| supervision of the day of your event. | | | | mistakes from happening at your Quinceanera |
| There is a secret most people are not aware that | | | | celebration. One of the major responsibilities of a |
| many professional event planners get paid an extra | | | | professional planner is to avoid horror stories we have |
| booking percentage from the hotel and many times | | | | all heard about from occurring that do not seem funny |
| from the vendors they do business with all the time. | | | | at the time of the celebration. In a large party, a small |
| This is where you can save money when negotiating | | | | mistake can end up costing more than the fees of a |
| with a professional event-party planner. You need to | | | | planner. If you have hired a party planner to do all the |
| request the inside price after deducting the booking | | | | work, you can just sit back and enjoy. |
| fee or any other name it might be called in your region | | | | A professional party planner only has their good |
| be the price you and your family agree to. | | | | reputation they can sell. Therefore, it is very important |
| It is your budget, your money. It all depends if the | | | | for them to make sure your event goes off perfectly |
| professional planner wants and needs your business. If | | | | with out any problems. |
| this is the case you will benefit and in the overall | | | | Things to consider when checking out a professional |
| picture you will save money by using a professional | | | | party - event planners: personally check out his or her |
| event-party planner. | | | | references; talk to a minimum of three people who |
| The more pre planning and organized you and your | | | | have used his or her services before; check out how |
| family are before hiring a professional planner will | | | | long they have worked in your community and ask if |
| influence the actual cost you will end up having to pay | | | | they would ever use them again. If the answers are all |
| the event-party planner. You are buying his or her time | | | | positive then ask why would they use planner again |
| for the services they will perform. | | | | and benefits did they receive. |
| If the professional planner has to start putting the | | | | The usual is for professional party planners to require |
| event together from scratch they are going to have to | | | | a deposit up front. Then they will ask for two equal |
| put in more time and therefore the costs to you will be | | | | payments during the planning process. They will expect |
| much higher. | | | | a final payment just prior to the event. |