How we price
Every rule behind the number, and nothing behind a form.
Each figure on this page is read from the same module the pricing engine reads, so this page cannot describe a rule the engine does not apply.
What we charge
12% of what your suppliers are paid, invoiced after the wedding.
With a floor of €3 200 net, because a small wedding takes the same number of telephone calls as a large one. It is a line on your estimate from the first screen. Our invoice is the last of four and it arrives when the work is done.
We take nothing from suppliers. No commission from the venue, no kickback from the caterer, no preferred-partner fee. That is the whole reason your venue list is ordered by fit and not by who pays us.
VAT
Both Italian rates, inside every figure.
22% on most lines and 10% on food and drink. The reduced rate applies to 3 of the 19 lines we price: catering, seasonal menu, beverages, aperitivo to close, cake. Nothing is quoted net and then increased at the end.
The month multiplier
| Month | Hire | Against June |
|---|---|---|
| April | ×0.8 | −20% |
| May | ×0.95 | −5% |
| June | ×1 | the baseline |
| July | ×1.15 | +15% |
| August | ×1.25 | +25% |
| September | ×1.05 | +5% |
| October | ×0.85 | −15% |
It applies to venue hire and to nothing else. August against April is about 56% on that line alone, which is far less than the difference most couples expect from a shoulder-season date.
Currency
The ECB rate plus 1.5%, and the contract is in euro.
Rates come from the European Central Bank daily reference set and the publication date is shown beside any converted figure. We then add 1.5%, because the ECB mid rate is not a rate a retail customer can actually get: a bank transfer typically lands two to four per cent off mid and a specialist provider four tenths to one per cent. A bare mid rate would make every converted figure optimistic by around €1 000 on a €50 000 wedding, which a couple would discover at their bank rather than here.
1.5% is deliberately conservative, so the figure you see is slightly high rather than slightly low. Your contracts with every supplier are in euro either way.
Where each rate comes from
| Basis | What it means |
|---|---|
| Contracted | Signed with the supplier for your date. This figure cannot move. |
| Rate card | From a rate card the owner sent us in writing. |
| Venue's own price | Published by the venue on its own website. Not yet confirmed for your date. |
| Comune tariff | From the comune's published tariff. Authoritative, and it can be revised annually. |
| Portal band | A range advertised on a booking portal. Real, wide, and not a quote. |
| Aggregator | A third-party listing figure. The weakest source we will show. |
| Regional model | Our national reference rate scaled by a regional index computed from venue-hire we have observed in this region. A model, not an observation, and shown as one. |
| Our reference | Our own working rate for this line. No supplier has confirmed it. |
Every line on your estimate carries one of these, printed on the line. We hold 21 venue hire observations: the middle of them is €2 000, the lowest €500 and the highest €6 250. A figure outside that range is flagged on the estimate rather than quietly printed.
Nothing here is binding until a planner has confirmed a price with the venue. Until then every total on this site is an estimate and says so.
Compose your weddingLast changed 2026-08-07.