Description
Most stylists do not lose money because their prices are too low. They lose it because the quote never included the pack down at midnight, the second trip to the hire company, the four broken glasses or the eleven hours of prep before anyone saw a table.
The Tablescape Costing Sheet walks you line by line through what a table actually costs you, then shows you how to turn that number into a client-facing price with a clear inclusion list.
What is inside
- The seven cost lines of every tablescape, explained
- A printable per-table hire costing sheet covering crockery, glassware, linen, vessels and stationery
- How to count properly — final guest lists, spares, real table sizes and drop lengths
- A florals and greenery costing table, including mechanics and conditioning time
- How to cost your labour honestly, with a full labour worksheet from meetings to returns
- Breakage, loss and the things that go wrong — allowances, counting in and out, and what to check in a hire agreement
- A delivery, logistics and fixed-cost table
- How to turn cost into a client price, with a printable quote summary and a per-guest sense check
- What to put in writing in every quote
- Scripts for the price conversation — sticker shock, cheaper quotes, late guest changes, client-supplied items
- A sixteen-point checklist to run before you send
Who it is for
Wedding stylists, planners and florists quoting styled tables, and anyone moving from favours-for-friends into a business that has to pay for itself.
After a few weddings with this sheet, you have real numbers for your own market instead of guesses. Your quotes get faster, your inclusion lists stop scope creep before it starts, and you finish the season with the margin you planned for.
Anything relating to tax, insurance or contract terms is framed as questions to take to your own accountant or lawyer.
What’s inside
- The seven cost lines of every tablescape
- Per-table hire costing sheet
- Florals and mechanics costing table
- Full labour worksheet including pack down
- Breakage and loss allowances
- Delivery and logistics costs
- Quote summary with per-guest sense check
- Scripts for the price conversation
