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Jorge68
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p.1 #1 · How much % do you ask upfront?

just wondering how much you guys are asking to reserve the date? 25%? 50%?

Oct 05, 2008 at 05:05 PM

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p.1 #2 · How much % do you ask upfront?

50%

Oct 05, 2008 at 05:10 PM

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p.1 #3 · How much % do you ask upfront?

30% here

Oct 05, 2008 at 05:16 PM

Lucky_Dog
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p.1 #4 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$400

Oct 05, 2008 at 05:17 PM

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p.1 #5 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$500
balance 30 days before

-M

Oct 05, 2008 at 05:19 PM

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p.1 #6 · How much % do you ask upfront?

30% or $1k, whichever is greater.

Oct 05, 2008 at 06:08 PM

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p.1 #7 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$500. No matter the size of the contract.

Oct 05, 2008 at 06:20 PM

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p.1 #8 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$600.00

Oct 05, 2008 at 06:53 PM

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p.1 #9 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$300 to hold the date

Oct 05, 2008 at 06:58 PM

Manuel Guerrer
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p.1 #10 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$450

Oct 05, 2008 at 08:00 PM

Saad Syed
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p.1 #11 · How much % do you ask upfront?

60%

Oct 05, 2008 at 08:43 PM

Sam Hassas
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p.1 #12 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$750 regardless.

Oct 05, 2008 at 08:56 PM

Gary Harfield
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p.1 #13 · How much % do you ask upfront?

500.00

Oct 05, 2008 at 09:34 PM

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p.1 #14 · How much % do you ask upfront?

Not enough

. About 10%. For no reason really, we'll have to bring that up.

Oct 05, 2008 at 10:43 PM

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p.1 #15 · How much % do you ask upfront?

25%

Oct 05, 2008 at 11:26 PM

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p.1 #16 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$500.00 no matter what the final package price is.

Oct 06, 2008 at 12:09 AM

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p.1 #17 · How much % do you ask upfront?

50%

Oct 06, 2008 at 12:12 AM

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p.1 #18 · How much % do you ask upfront?

MarianneDoidge wrote:
$500
balance 30 days before

-M

+1

Oct 06, 2008 at 12:13 AM

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p.1 #19 · How much % do you ask upfront?

well i would ask for $500 and then the balance 2 week before.

Oct 06, 2008 at 12:25 AM

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p.1 #20 · How much % do you ask upfront?

50% with the final balance due 30 days prior to the wedding.

Oct 06, 2008 at 12:52 AM

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p.1 #21 · How much % do you ask upfront?

$800 to hold the date, the rest on the day of the wedding.

Chris M
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Oct 06, 2008 at 01:39 AM

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p.1 #22 · How much % do you ask upfront?

Below are the percentages of my total packages, but my figures are spelled out and based on dollars. These just happen to be what the percents come out to. It insures that a substantial amount of money is paid up front and I'm pretty much paid in full for services before the wedding. The balance is pretty much material cost with a small bonus if I do my part and keep cost in line.

Smallest package
75% at booking
50% of balance 30 days before
50% (balance) when they see the online proofs

Mid package
50% at booking
57% of balance 30 days before
43% (balance) when they see the online proofs

Highest package
35% at booking
53% of balance 30 days before
47% (balance) when they see the online proofs

Oct 06, 2008 at 03:07 AM

Matt Graves
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p.1 #23 · How much % do you ask upfront?

25%

Oct 06, 2008 at 03:10 AM

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p.1 #24 · How much % do you ask upfront?

cordellwillis wrote:
Below are the percentages of my total packages, but my figures are spelled out and based on dollars. These just happen to be what the percents come out to. It insures that a substantial amount of money is paid up front and I'm pretty much paid in full for services before the wedding. The balance is pretty much material cost with a small bonus if I do my part and keep cost in line.

Smallest package
75% at booking
50% of balance 30 days before
50% (balance) when they see the online proofs

Mid package
50% at booking
57% of balance 30 days before
43% (balance) when they see the online proofs

Highest package
35% at booking
53% of balance 30 days before
47% (balance) when they see the online proofs

I can see your motto is not "Keep it Simple"...

Chris M
www.imagineimagery.com

Oct 06, 2008 at 03:30 AM

JimGephart
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p.1 #25 · How much % do you ask upfront?

Apparently not enough.

$100 holds the date 6 months in advance.

33% deposit 30 days in advance.

Balance prior to event.

Oct 06, 2008 at 03:35 AM


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