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Monetary Gift for Photographer? |
My fiance and I are having a low key wedding. I asked a friend and co-worker (who dables in photography) to take pictures for us. I paid for the film and will pay for processing costs. She will be eating dinner with us at the reception. Is a monetary gift/payment expected? If so, how much? is this person doing the photography as a gift? if they are, i would not pay them extra, just for the processing and film cost. our photographer is a coworker of my husbands and he told us that was our gift for the wedding. he would not accept anything besides the processing fee. :P $40 a roll would be nice. I would get her some sort of thank you gift just like you would for the bridal party. It doesn't have to be monetary, but it can be. I think around $50 should do it or even something as simple as a nice card with a letter of appreciation, after all she is doing you a huge favor. You also have to figure in that some of that is covering her travel expenses...have you seen gas prices lately? it's outta control. I know it may already seem like you're doing enough for her yet I would still pay her atleast something for her time and talent. Just think about where you are financially and give her what you can. She'll be appreciative of the fact that you are trying to pay her for her time and that you aren't taking her for granted. it depends on how good a freind this person is. if she is a really good friend of yours that you would have normally invited to the wedding then I would just get her a small thank you gift. if she is just more of an aquintance that you probably wouldnt have invited to the wedding normally then I would offer her a thank you card with $100 in it because even though you are paying for everything, she is still giving up her time to take the photographs. either way though....I would at least get her a small gift of thanks since she is doing you a huge favour and I'm sure you greatly appreciate it since you took the time to even ask this question. good luck and hope its a wonderful day for you! Was there a contract or did the photographer tell you that the photo shoot was a gift ? A monetary gift for the time spent and the processing and editing would be nice...so they don't think you are just using them, because you are friends.....unless they insist on no money exchange. You tip a waiter if they do a good job serving you...why not a friend / photographer ? Your photographer/co-worker must already know that your wedding will be low-key. You're trying to save money. You're already paying for film & processing. And you've classified this person as a friend. He/she is also getting a free meal to boot ! So, NO !, don't worry about dishing out more money that you really don't have. If this makes you feel guilty (and it sounds like it does) then, buy an inexpensive gift that you know will bring a smile. Wrap it with love ! |
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