Rex says
Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
Try a scenario
Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Adjusted price
$4,600
Season multiplier applied
1.25
Day-of-week multiplier applied
1.15
Lead-time multiplier applied
1.00
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How to use this
- 1Enter base rate ($).
- 2Enter season.
- 3Enter day of week.
- 4Enter days between booking and event.
- 5Read your adjusted price on the right — it updates as you type.
- 6Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Demand for wedding vendors swings hard by month and day of week — Saturdays in May, June, September, and October in most US markets book out first and command the highest prices, while winter weekdays sit mostly empty. This calculator applies a season multiplier, a day-of-week multiplier, and a short-notice premium (or early-booking discount) to your base rate so your pricing actively steers demand toward the dates you want filled instead of pricing every date the same.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Base rate: 3200 $
- Season: Peak (May, Jun, Sep, Oct)
- Day of week: Saturday
- Days between booking and event: 200
Results
- Adjusted price: $4,600
- Season multiplier applied: 1.25
- Day-of-week multiplier applied: 1.15
- Lead-time multiplier applied: 1
What each field means
Inputs
- Base rate ($)
- The base rate used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 3200 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Season
- Pick the option that matches your situation — the maths changes per option. Choices: Peak (May, Jun, Sep, Oct), Shoulder (Apr, Jul, Aug, Nov), Off-season (Dec–Mar).
- Day of week
- Pick the option that matches your situation — the maths changes per option. Choices: Saturday, Friday or Sunday, Weekday.
- Days between booking and event
- The days between booking and event used in the calculation. Starts at 200 so you have a working example on load.
Results
- Adjusted price
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Season multiplier applied
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Day-of-week multiplier applied
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Lead-time multiplier applied
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
Why charge more for short-notice bookings?
A booking inside 30 days often means a date change, an eloping couple, or someone else's cancellation, and it compresses your prep and communication time into a tight window with less flexibility to plan around your other bookings. A 10%-20% short-notice premium is common industry practice.
Should off-season pricing ever go below cost?
No — the off-season multiplier should still clear your minimum viable price (covering hard costs plus a baseline hourly), it's meant to fill otherwise-empty dates profitably, not to buy volume at a loss. If 0.8x drops below your floor, raise the floor input (base rate) or the off-season multiplier instead.
What months count as peak in the US wedding industry?
May, June, September, and October are consistently the top-booked months nationally per wedding industry surveys, driven by moderate weather. Regional variation exists — desert climates favor spring/fall even more heavily, while some coastal markets extend peak into August.
How aggressive should the Saturday premium be?
10%-20% above Friday/Sunday pricing is typical since Saturday demand consistently outstrips supply in most markets. If your Saturdays already book out completely a year in advance, you likely have room to push this multiplier higher without losing bookings.
Accuracy and limitations
- Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
- Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.
- This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant.
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Cite this calculator
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RevenueLab. (2026). Wedding Season Pricing Multiplier Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/wedding-season-pricing-calculator
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/wedding-season-pricing-calculator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wedding Season Pricing Multiplier Calculator — RevenueLab</a> (2026).</p>
Source: [Wedding Season Pricing Multiplier Calculator — RevenueLab](https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/wedding-season-pricing-calculator) (2026).