Dirty Secret #1 agencies dont want you to know

  Dallas Wedding Planners have a list of performers in different price ranges. Their first concern is booking the highest priced performer so they will get a nice fat commission. It is for this reason that they always ask you what your budget is. If you tell them that you have a $5,000 budget they will look to book a performer in that price range. This may not be the best person for your event, but because they can gobble up every dollar you have to spend, the agency books them anyway. If you have a very substantial budget, an agency will almost always book way more entertainment than is necessary. For example, a friend of mine performed at a very small corporate event where an agency had booked two magicians, an artist, a juggler, and a DJ. This was entertainment overkill. The agency did not care about what was best for the client, they only cared about spending every dime that the company had available.