hammering down those scurrying prices
ok. so. I keep getting disorganized. I'm going to use theknot's headings and break them down myself.
"reception venue and rentals"
private party on Saturday for 6 hours: $1250
support staff (1), 6 hours: $150
set-up/cleanup fee: $200
refundable damage deposit: $150
security (1), 6 hours: $240
rentals: pending reply to email sent to caterer
"food and service"
food: $1223.15
servers (4), 6 hours: $111
floor captain, 6 hours: $111
scullery assistant, 6 hours: $111
banquet captain, 6 hours: $150
scullery captain, 6 hours: $150
~17% gratuity: $340
15% operations fee: $305.42
~8.1% sales tax: $165
"reception decorations and centerpieces"
mirrored tiles: free from Teresa
glass bowls: $16.99
Dungeons and Dragons dice: free from Duckie
waxed paper: $2
floating lotus candles: ~$60, unless Teresa finds the partylite catalogue
tealights: $5
"beverages and bartender"
bartender, 6 hours: $180
drink tickets (2 per drinker):
[below prices based on Safeway 2008-03-08]
water: $27
apple: $14.45
orange: $20.37
strawberry-kiwi: $15
peach mango: $19.95
root beer: $5.56
cream soda: $6.75
orange soda: $3.16
adagio tea:
"invitations"
target ivory, 50 (2): $50
wow. I put this into the budgeter (along with stuff already in there)and I have like $800 dollars left out of $10,000. before doing this, I had $1,012 left.
I was talking to Teresa and she mentioned some interesting things:
1. don't need to keep on staff for all six hours because food doesn't need to be out for all six hours.
2. I might not need a banquet captain. I forget why.
so, I was thinking...
what do you think about food disappearing after 3 hours, alcohol after 4-5, but leaving other beverages out till the end since we don't need "official people" for that? personally I'm an all-night casual nosher so I didn't even think about not having food out for the whole night, but really... would anyone miss food and be unhappy if it's been available for three hours, and three hours later it's goodbye time anyway?
it would definitely cut costs down.
anyhoo I started this post about five hours ago. I think it's time to be over now.
=^.^=
"reception venue and rentals"
private party on Saturday for 6 hours: $1250
support staff (1), 6 hours: $150
set-up/cleanup fee: $200
refundable damage deposit: $150
security (1), 6 hours: $240
rentals: pending reply to email sent to caterer
"food and service"
food: $1223.15
servers (4), 6 hours: $111
floor captain, 6 hours: $111
scullery assistant, 6 hours: $111
banquet captain, 6 hours: $150
scullery captain, 6 hours: $150
~17% gratuity: $340
15% operations fee: $305.42
~8.1% sales tax: $165
"reception decorations and centerpieces"
mirrored tiles: free from Teresa
glass bowls: $16.99
Dungeons and Dragons dice: free from Duckie
waxed paper: $2
floating lotus candles: ~$60, unless Teresa finds the partylite catalogue
tealights: $5
"beverages and bartender"
bartender, 6 hours: $180
drink tickets (2 per drinker):
[below prices based on Safeway 2008-03-08]
water: $27
apple: $14.45
orange: $20.37
strawberry-kiwi: $15
peach mango: $19.95
root beer: $5.56
cream soda: $6.75
orange soda: $3.16
adagio tea:
"invitations"
target ivory, 50 (2): $50
wow. I put this into the budgeter (along with stuff already in there)and I have like $800 dollars left out of $10,000. before doing this, I had $1,012 left.
I was talking to Teresa and she mentioned some interesting things:
1. don't need to keep on staff for all six hours because food doesn't need to be out for all six hours.
2. I might not need a banquet captain. I forget why.
so, I was thinking...
what do you think about food disappearing after 3 hours, alcohol after 4-5, but leaving other beverages out till the end since we don't need "official people" for that? personally I'm an all-night casual nosher so I didn't even think about not having food out for the whole night, but really... would anyone miss food and be unhappy if it's been available for three hours, and three hours later it's goodbye time anyway?
it would definitely cut costs down.
anyhoo I started this post about five hours ago. I think it's time to be over now.
=^.^=