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5 Red Flags When Hiring an Event Decorator
The patterns we have seen go wrong — and the questions that surface them before you have signed a contract.
SPD Events
Five things that should make you pause
After enough events, you learn to recognise the patterns. These five red flags are the ones we wish more families knew about.
- A round-number quote. Real quotes are messy because real events are messy. A round number usually means a round estimate.
- No site visit before the proposal. Anyone proposing decor without seeing the venue is proposing decor for a generic venue.
- No on-site lead named. "We will assign a team" is not the same as "your on-site lead will be X, and here is their phone number".
- Reluctance to share recent work. Recent work — not the showpiece event from 2018.
- Pricing changes after you confirm dates. This one is decisive. Walk away.
