> > From: > "Bong Manayon" > That seems to be standard. Google wedding contracts and a lot of them > starts off with 50%. The other issue is when you collect the other > half; but I guess that depends on where you come from. > > Bong > The deposit should be enough to compensate you for not being able to schedule another wedding if they cancel. In that case you probably should consider a difference between early and late cancellations. It's one thing if they cancel a week to a month before the wedding leaving you without gainful employment for the date in question and if they change their minds six months or more before the scheduled date leaving time for another client to book you.
AND the contract should spell out not just the deposit, but exactly when the balance is due. If you don't get paid in full before shooting the wedding, you probably won't get paid. One way I've seen it done is breaking the payments down ... deposit due at signing, professional fees due before the wedding, print & production fees due upon delivery of finished photos & albums. > On 3/14/07, J and K Messervy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to be shooting a wedding in October. We've agreed on a > price, but > how much should I charge for a deposit? I'm thinking 50% but is that too > high? > > Thanks > > James M -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
