A COMPARISON OF WEDDING COSTS AND FEATURES

A Typical Hotel, Country Club, or private facility Wedding	A Heaven On Earth Wedding
You will need a separate deposit for the Bakery, Caterer, Photographer, Facility, Church, Florist, DJ and many others.	One retainer holds everything.
You will need to rent a church separately or use your reception facility and put chairs on the dance floor to create a "chapel" look. Churches are charging $500 to $800 for the use of their sanctuary. Many churches will not work with you if you are not a member	We have a beautiful chapel on site with a cathedral ceiling, a grand twin staircase and church pews. There are candles up the aisle and on the stage. All this is included in the cost of your package.
Minister fees range from $150 to $200. A Justice of the Peace is even more	The fee is in your package
An organist can range from $150 to $200. Churches often have strict restrictions on ceremony music.	The fee is in your package. Heaven on Earth has no music restrictions.
A good photographer will cost $2,000 to $6,000, and still may have never done a wedding at the location you choose.	The fee is in your package. Our photographer as photographed over 3000 weddings at Heaven on Earth.
It is not unusual to wait six to nine months for your pictures. Only some of your pictures will come in your package.	Your complete set of wedding pictures will be available for viewing our photographers website in aprox. one week,
The average dinner buffet in a hotel runs $50 to $100pp. Country clubs will make you spend a minimum (at least $2,500).	Our average dinner buffet runs $20 to $40. You can have a simple cake and punch reception for as little as $12.00 pp.
Gratuity will run from 17 to 22%.	There is no gratuity. These savings could fund your honeymoon.
China, flatware, linens and sometimes tables and chairs are often an extra charge. There are more deposits and delivery fees here.	Tables, chairs, china, flatware, and even centerpieces are here for you to use. We also have napkins, goblets, cutting utensils, and rice to throw at your departure.
The cost of wedding cakes range from $3 to $10 pp. There are charges to deliver and deposits on accessories. Someone in your family will have to return the cake accessories after the wedding to get the deposit back.	The cost is in your package. There is no delivery fee, no additional deposits; no one will have to return anything.
Finding all the wedding venders is time consuming and frustrating. You are putting together a group of strangers, all with their own agenda. They may never have worked together before your wedding day.	Heaven on Earth has a stable and dependable staff working as a team for your day of a lifetime. Our key people have 10 to 30 years' experience working at Heaven on Earth. You should be able to relax and let us handle the details.
At a hotel or Country Club you will be one of many weddings and other events. You will be sharing a lobby and the parking area with the other guests.	At Heaven on Earth you will have a private entrance and your own parking area.
The average Houston wedding costs $20,000.	The weddings at Heaven on Earth begin at $4,500 and the average is $12,000
Hotels and Country clubs are commercial venues they lack personal attention.	Heaven on Earth is a private estate. You will be treated as guests in our home.