Many times when you are looking for a wedding or party vendor, you forget the work that goes into the finished product.  Sometimes brides will ask me why I am charging them $1200-$1500 for four or five hours of work.  Many clients forget that while spinning CDs and entertaining guests is fun, it's also a time consuming business.  The below chart shows how a 5-hour reception with ceremony, in fact, consumes about 20-25 hours of my (and my wife's) time..

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