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" < [email protected]> 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 < > [email protected]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
