[Callers] Rates for private events (weddings etc)?

[Jeff Kaufman via Callers]

I would ask for about 3x more for a wedding then for an evening of dancing:

* weddings are a lot of hassle

* you're only playing/calling for a short time, but you need to be there
very early and schedules are not reliable at weddings -- this may be worse
for bands than callers

* people spend so much at most weddings these days that they're typically
willing to pay whatever (once I let someone negotiate me down a lot by them
saying they were trying to save money and when I got therei found out that
the food cost more per guest then they were paying each of us)

* I'd charge much less or free for a friend, especially if I would be at
their wedding anyway: it's like a wedding gift
On Mar 26, 2016 2:23 PM, "Michael Fuerst via Callers" <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Central Illinois where I live?  $35-50, although our local callers would
> probably do such for free.
> NYC?  $2000, but  $3000 if on a weekend
>
> Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801      217 239 5844
>
>
> On Saturday, March 26, 2016 1:13 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hey folks,
>
> I've just been asked to call a wedding, and I don't have a good idea for
> what the going rate for these things is. What do you all charge for a
> wedding (say, 30 mins-an hour of dancing)? (And how might you adjust this
> rate for NYC?)
>
> Thanks,
> Maia
>
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