{The Plus/Plus Rate Can Bust/Bust Your Budget}
What’s the plus/plus rate you ask? For the unfamiliar, it’s a term for how your budget can really get busted.
The plus/plus stands for plus tax, plus service. This is an additional charge by your caterer or venue on top of the per plate charge.
So say your per plate charge is $100. Then you need to add in your plus/plus. Each venue will have its own rate, but let’s say the rate is 8% and the service is 20%. So in reality, your actual per head charge is $128. That’s 28% more than you may have expected. For a wedding of 100 people, that means you’re paying an additional $2,800.
Typically, vendors don’t discuss the plus/plus rate in their brochures. Instead, it’s normally part of the fine print of the contract. So always make sure you ask, and fully consider the cost, before you sign on the dotted line.
The plus/plus stands for plus tax, plus service. This is an additional charge by your caterer or venue on top of the per plate charge.
So say your per plate charge is $100. Then you need to add in your plus/plus. Each venue will have its own rate, but let’s say the rate is 8% and the service is 20%. So in reality, your actual per head charge is $128. That’s 28% more than you may have expected. For a wedding of 100 people, that means you’re paying an additional $2,800.
Typically, vendors don’t discuss the plus/plus rate in their brochures. Instead, it’s normally part of the fine print of the contract. So always make sure you ask, and fully consider the cost, before you sign on the dotted line.
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