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Real life MMD: Can I up my quote for a friend's wedding photos?
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Your friend took a chance on booking you when you didn't have experience. You should stick to the original agreement.0
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I don't think you should increase the price. They were willing to give you a chance when you were less experienced. I am sure you will reap a reward in goodwill and recommendations (I hired my wedding photographer after seeing the photos he did for a friend, and another friend hired him on my recommendation). Do a good job for them, smile and hand out business cards!0
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What this really boils down to is how good a friend they are. If they are a friend of a friend, more of an acquaintance, then it is not unreasonable to up the quote. However I would suggest upping it on the basis of inflation alone - saying you're much better now than you were then makes you sound amateur and also big-headed at the same time!
If this person is a true friend I'm a bit surprised you'd charge at all, but if they were happy/volunteered to pay mates rates for you back then you really can't go asking for more money now unless you're willing to sever your friendship!0 -
I agree with susi360, keep the price at £250 and use this as another valuable experience. Be careful,you would be surprised at what people expect for £250 (they think its just turn up and snap away, price for your time,experience,quantity and final product). Increase the price for any new business that you receive.House bought for £220k
MFW £70000 Dec2008
£57000 May 2012
Time to start overpaying on the mortgage0 -
Surely if their original request was two years ago and they are still expecting you to be their photgrapher now, they would have the manners to ask you what you would charge them NOW??!!.
It's a tricky one isn't it?? I have to be honest and say that if it was me, I would rather take the bull by the horns and tell them that my charge is now "x" pounds and they can then make the decision whether they still want to use you or not. If they don't, then at least you are not feeling that you have been taken advantage of, and hopefully there should be no bad feeling ( bear in mind that it sounds like they may well be taking advantage of the fact that by not querying with you whether you are still willing to do it for £250, they could be intentionally trying to take advantage of your good nature and relying on the fact that you will not charge any more - and nobody wants to be treated like a mug do they??!!)0 -
If you quoted a fair price last time around, then re-quote a similarly fair price for the new date, ie. with equivalent "mates' rates" discount, but don't be afraid to increase the price if you are now looking at 2 years down the line.
Your friend should understand that time has moved on and prices have gone up in the meantime and any increase that reflects the amount by which the date has been deferred should be easily justifiable.
If the friend does not get that, then perhaps they are not such a good friend after all and they are just out to take advantage of your good nature.0 -
Loran_Aniseed wrote: »Well it is really up to you. The quote is very cheap, so I understand why you would want to do that.
However,T think Ii depends on how close you are to them. If not too much then its fine, but for a close friend I don't think you should be too calculative. You might increase it slightly if the material and the cost for you to prepare exceeds 250, and charge them only for the cost that you have to bear. I wouldn't mind help a close friend as a wedding gift
Perfectly reasonable to increase the price in line with increased costs. How much of the £250 quoted was for materials?
But if they are really a friend rather than just someone who you used to work with then don't increase the price for your time.0 -
Just tell them that as friends you didn't want to make a profit from them so the £250 you quoted was to cover your costs. Tell them that materials etc. have gone up and at the new price you're still just covering costs. As friends they wouldn't expect you to lose money.
Make it more believable by giving them a figure of something like £324.56 rather than just saying £320. That way it sounds like a figure you've carefully worked out by adding all your costs rather than a number you've snatched out of the air.
Of course if they demand a breakdown of your costs then they're not the friends you thought they were and you can tell them to go elsewhere.0 -
My daughter is getting married next year, and I have been appalled at all the hidden costs of a wedding! I think that you should be honest with your friend/work colleague and tell them that your fee will be more than the £250 you originally quoted and let them know what you would be expecting them to pay. If they aren't happy with this, they are free to make other arrangements aren't they?0
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I think that's very cheap, my friend does wedding photography and charges a lot more than that, because nowadays it's not just a matter of getting the photos processed at Boots, you have to render the photos which takes far more time than the original shoot. I think if your friend asks you about it say you are available but because you're more experienced and have better equipment you'll have to give a new quote, then give a reasonable quote at your new rates.
This is always an issue when someone you know asks you out to help with whatever your skill is, I should imagine there are plumbers out there who've stopped telling people what they do to avoid "can you just take a look at my boiler..."0
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