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Offline rnu

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Playing for a wedding
on: May 11, 2007, 04:01:40 AM
How should I charge?

Offline jlh

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Re: Playing for a wedding
Reply #1 on: May 11, 2007, 10:22:28 AM
Charge by the note.  ::)

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Re: Playing for a wedding
Reply #2 on: May 11, 2007, 12:12:38 PM
How should I charge?

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Offline beethoven2

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Re: Playing for a wedding
Reply #3 on: May 12, 2007, 03:49:46 PM
I know one person that charges 200 USD.  He is very experienced, though.  Is this your first time?
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Re: Playing for a wedding
Reply #4 on: May 14, 2007, 06:16:22 AM
$100 USD for a service was standard when I lived in Virginia.

There is an organist guild that has a fee schedule, I think it is $140 per service but you'd have to look it up.

Get the money up front.  At the latest, before the wedding starts.  And make sure you explain that first.  Don't be embarassed to talk about money, if you're good enough to play you're good enough to get paid.   
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