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Your wedding is just that, YOUR wedding and there are many very beautiful aspects of the ceremony for you to choose from to make it special and unique to you.
Here are the most common types of services in terms of content and the corresponding fees for my services to perform each. Elements can be added and deleted according to your wishes with no, slight, moderate or significant impact on the fee.
Note - When paying by check, please make payment to "Dave DiRaddo."
I. Ceremony
i. Bronze
The content of this ceremony is fairly simple and perfect for the couple that want an intimate, straightforward service with just the basics. Wedding Dayz will provide all the content for the ceremony. There is no wedding party and only two or three "guests" will stand with you to witness the ceremony. The wedding will take place at the Wedding Dayz office location in Mechanicsburg, PA . It may be indoors or out, depending on the time of year and weather conditions. The length of this service is usually 12 - 15 minutes.
Fee: $175.00
ii. Silver
You desire a little more input into your service with a few additions to the content. There is still no bridal party but there may be a few very special people who will simply join you in the front to act as witnesses to your wedding. The wedding will be at a lociation of your choice and there is no rehearsal. There will be a gathering of friends and family to help celebrate the day with you and the length of this ceremony is usually 18 - 20 minutes.
Fee: $225.00
iii. Gold
This is a more formal wedding with a full bridal party and a rehearsal the night before at the location of your choice. There are several added elements to the ceremony which may include special music, readings, unity candle or other elements selected by the couple. Wedding Dayz will provide a template for you to create your wedding. The length of this service is usually 30 - 40 minutes.
Fee: $325.00
iv. Platinum
This is going to be an event. A very large wedding with many elements added to the service there will be a rehearsal the night before and additional meetings as needed in preparation leading up to the rehearsal. Wedding Dayz will provide a template for you to create your wedding at the first meeting but there will be on-going discussion to create the ceremony content. The length of this service will vary but will usually be 45 to 50 minutes in length, perhaps longer.
Fee: $450.00 and up
II. Deposit
Once the couple has determined that they wish to use my services, a 25% non-refundable deposit of the total fee is required to secure the date and time. Once the deposit is received, no other event can occupy that time. Until the deposit is received however, the date and time will remain available and open.
III. Payment
The balance of the fee and the marriage license should be presented at the time of the rehearsal the night/day before.
For those weddings not incorporating a rehearsal - I will arrive on the day of the wedding between 30 and 45 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. The balance should be paid at that time as well as providing the marriage license which will be filled out and the couple's copy returned prior to the start of the wedding.
IV. Travel
The above fees include travel by car to and from the first meeting and 20 total miles of travel for any additional meetings, the rehearsal and wedding ceremony. Once that distance has been reached, a mileage fee of $1.00 per mile will be applied.
I will preform your ceremony in any state or country (adjusted fees will apply). Should air travel be required to reach the site, it is the responsibility of the couple to purchase one (1) coach-class, round trip ticket departing from and returning to the Harrisburg (PA) International Airport.
V. Lodging
Should the ceremony be in excess of 3 hours driving time from the Wedding Dayz home office, accommodations should be made at a moderately priced lodging facility with reasonable expenses covered such as meals, tolls, parking, etc.. Wedding Dayz reserves the right to accept or decline this feature.
VI. Additional Fees
Time is very important. There are very few instances when your wedding will be my only wedding that day. Should your wedding be late in getting started, there is the unfortunate possibility that I may have to leave in order to honor my other obligations. I will do everything I possibly can to avoid this scenario but excessively late starting services due to inadequate planning, late arrivals or other controllable factors cannot be a reason that someone else's wedding is ruined. In the event that I am able stay and wait, for each 20 minutes that the wedding is delayed, a $25.00 surplus fee will be added to a total of $75.00. If the wedding cannot start within that time-frame, the surplus fee will be paid and a rescheduled date will be arranged. Additional fees may be applied.
Once a fee has been given and accepted, any significant changes added to the level of service originally requested will carry additional fees with it. They would include but may not be limited to: adding a rehearsal, requesting additional in-person consultations, adding more than 2 elements to the service that will increase the length of the ceremony, etc...