As a lot of brides know, some suppliers can seem really expensive and one of the biggest fears is you spend all this money and end up with a dud. As I have mentioned before price does not necessarily equal quality of product, but how can you determine what the quality is before testing it? Well Komodo Music has the answer!
Here is what you do:
Get the three top suppliers in a category (Be it photographer, DJ or Celebrant) and put their prices here (For the purpose of this exercise we will call the Photographer A, B, C):
Price:
Photographer A- $ 3,500
Photographer B- $ 4,500
Photographer C- $ 4,000
Now to determine how the stack up, copy and print off the form HERE as seen below
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Small Alterations Are Allowed |
Set Template Which Adjustments Can Be Made |
Custom Templates Based On Your Requirements |
Complete Custom Package |
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Years Established |
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Examples of Work |
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A Portfolio of Old Examples |
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Using a different colour, circle which ones you feel reflect what each company does. The higher the number, the better quality of supplier. Ensure you actually do your research. If you get lazy the results won't reflect correctly.
You can then put them into a chart and it may look like this
If you do this, you will have a much better visual idea of not only is the supplier's price reflecting their quality of service, but it will also ensure you do the research for each supplier properly. Remember this is the most important (and usually expensive) day of your life so you want to ensure you have covered all your bases