We are based in Southampton but cover a wide area including Dorset, Surrey and West London. All our costumes are hand made to our preferences and sourced from specialist companies supplying some of the highest quality garments in the business. As we are a small business our prices reflect what a person should be paying for good quality entertainment in the local area.
There are a few national companies out there whose prices are set the same throughout the UK no matter where they are based. Different parts of the country have varying demographics meaning affordability should not be dictated on a national level. In our experience local companies, like us, offer more competitive prices as our prices reflect local costs.
You'd think better costumes would mean a more expensive party right? Not necessarily, some companies offer expensive parties when the costumes do not reflect this. The costumes we use are not mass produced and have been hand made to order, whereas some companies use mass produced costumes to save on costs and think “that'll do, they won’t know any different”. These types of costumes are used more typically by franchise companies.
Ever After Princess Parties like to pay their staff fairly and a good wage reflecting the skills needed to conduct a successful party. Franchises massively underpay their staff despite charging some of the highest prices out there for their services. A lot of the time the performers conducting the party end up with only 20% of the fee being paid!
There are a lot of excellent local companies out there offering princess parties at a lower cost but at much better quality. Make sure you do consider booking with them to ensure you get the best experience possible!