The Pinery : A Better Way

The exact cost of any wedding at The Pinery is determined by the details. Brides meet personally with The Pinery's coordinator, chef, florist, photographer, and DJ. Each bride crafts her own special wedding, making informed decisions assisted by the professionals who will be servicing her wedding.

Because The Pinery provides most or all of the products and services involved, there are many cost variables and final costs of weddings vary considerably. For a preliminary quote, contact us today at (719) 495-9499.

Reserving Your Date

At The Pinery you never compete with another event for the staff's attention or access to any part of the facility or amenities. During your time at The Pinery, EVERYTHING really is all for you. There are never any questions about issues such as what the staff will be focused on or whether the chapel or ballroom will be available on time.

Making Payment

When planning a wedding the traditional way, there is frequently a rush, a considerable amount of stress and sometimes serious complications involved with identifying the right service providers in time to book with them before someone else takes your date. At The Pinery, we have already done the work of finding experienced professionals with positive attitudes and top notch work products. And to make sure there is never a problem with availability, we retain the core service providers as full time staff and maintain exclusive and special contracts with others.

Budget Planning Help

"How much do weddings cost?" "Where does the money go?" "How much should I budget for flowers, photography, food?"

According to The Wedding Report, the average expenditure for a wedding in the United States in 2006 was $27,690. This does not include certain related costs such as rings, honeymoon, or the cost of a bridal consultant.

The chart below shows major wedding budget categories. Again, some costs such as rings and honeymoon costs are not included. In one column you can see typical traditional recommended percentage allowances. This is consistent with the budgeting advice you may get from a planner or find on a wedding website. You can also see actual average expenditures for 2006 U.S. weddings.

WEDDING BUDGET CATEGORIES	Typical Traditional Allowances	2006 Actual Average US Expenditures*
Dress / Veil / Tux / Shoes...	8%	$2,606	9.2%
Invitations / Stationary...	4%	$847	3.0%
Ceremony: Venue / Officiant...	3%	$2,525	8.9%
Reception: Venue / Meal...	50%	$14,169	50.1%
Photography	12%	$3,688	13.0%
Flowers	12%	$1,969	7.0%
DJ / Musicians / Entertainment	5%	$953	3.4%
Gifts / Favors	3%	$1,121	4.0%
Limo / Transportation	3%	$410	1.4%

The symbol to the left of categories indicate services provided by The Pinery. By providing and coordinating the overwhelming majority of the services, we simplify the planning process to an unprecedented level. Our service model also affords a degree of coordination between services that is simply unachievable when working with multiple independent service providers.

In addition to innovative levels of efficiency and convenience, at The Pinery you will also find quality - a quality of service and products befitting the significance of your wedding day and the resources dedicated to it.