lisa_sweet1

<p>Hi,<br> So I sent a proposal for the entire thing... the week away and the wedding the week after they get home. I told him $18,900.00 and that includes his 2 photographers, plus our packages and products that comes with the 2 weddings.. so, 2 Albums, Gallery Wraps, etc. He would be responsible for all travel, meals, lodging and any other incidentals. I haven't heard back yet but he's either choking on this quote, or he's thinking this is a steal. I can't put anymore effort into this client from here on in until I hear back from him. We'll see... I'll definitely keep you posted. Thanks for all your help everyone, I appreciate the feedback. </p>

<p>Thanks Everyone for your responses... it is making me think twice about it. It sounds like a great opportunity, however, we have never done a destination wedding away for 7 days and it's a little different given we are on private property the entire week either on the boat or on the cruise's island. The liability for shooting on private property adds a whole new spin to this. I am also thinking of the thousands of pictures we will be editing which is hours behind the scenes as you all are very familiar with. I don't think he is going to go for this number but I'm going to send out a rough quote to him with the intent to confirm some ballpark amount initially. Like you all said, why waste hours on this thinking of everything when you don't even know it's a go.? So, i'll keep you posted and hope this all goes well. Thanks so much for your responses... im so grateful for everyone's input. take care, Lisa S.</p>

<p>Hi, thanks for your response.. this trip and work would only be for myself and my partner, no kids. Anyway, I just spoke with my partner. We kept this initial quote pretty simple. For the week of the 14th- 21 (Sat -Sat) PLUS the all day wedding on May 28th... we thought this might be in the ballpark of what we should do... let me know what you think of this. I'm keeping the hours per day on the vague side because if he is serious about the initial quote, we can put the up to 10 hrs per day in the contract. <br> So, 14-28th: Plus the wedding on the 28th:<br> quote is in the ballpark of : 18,900 and this is how we broke it down. <br> It's $4,000 for each wedding (1 on ship and 1 on the 28th) so $8,000.00 right off the top which includes their package products. Ex: 12x12 Album, gallery wrap, 5x5 albums , engagement shoot prior to the trip and basically all edited images, high res on usb from the trip AND the all day wedding on the 28th after we get back. This 18,900.00 will also cover our time, products, expenses on our end, etc. I would say that yes, he would be responsible for all excursions, meals, travel, and room on the boat. If we factor in how much we spend on products we would both walk away from everything in the ballpark of 7 or 8 grand each which includes their home wedding too... then have to pay taxes on that so take off about 2 grand roughly. Does that sound about right? so send him a initial quote of $18,900.00 but we would still tell him that the additional expenses for travel, room , meals would be his responsibility. Does that sound too high of a quote for us to be splitting? what are your thoughts on that? ~Lisa</p>

<p>Hi All,<br> I am new to this forum however I am in need of some serious advice on a destination wedding. I own a photography company along with my partner/co-owner and we just this past year had merged our "wedding photography" into this new business. I met with a couple yesterday and was under the impression I was gathering information on a formal wedding he was having AFTER him and his new bride came home from their Vacation... a Bahama Cruise. Halfway through our conversation, they tell me that they wanted to know if we could do the photography for them for the week too. He said he would pay for both myself and partner to come aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line, pay for our rooms, meals, etc. IT's a huge commitment as I have 2 children 14 and 12 and my partner has 6 and 8 year old. We are willing to do this as it's not really a vacation... we are at this couple's disposal whenever they need us the entire time on the boat. They also have roughly 60 people coming with them for the week and a 2 year old son too. After the week is over, Sat-Sat, we are home a week and then shoot their formal wedding of over 250 people at a venue they have booked. They agreed to a package for that wedding, however they are still waiting on a quote from us for the wedding ceremony on the island away and all the photos taken during excursions and gatherings... all of which he said he would cover. How do I make out a contract for all this?? I'm concerned on the expectations of this client. He also has been in the wedding industry himself a while ago, first as a photographer himself, and now as a DJ. <br> My question is what do you think is a fair price for the Sat-Sat trip with them? His wedding back home is all set so he has already agreed to 3,800.00 for that. IF anyone has any idea how to word this or has a sample contract for destination weddings like this can you help me out? I would really appreciate it. thanks so much, lisa ~</p>