A: A deposit is not required, though not refused(!), if you so desire.
However, I do request that you submit payment within ten days prior to the ceremony.
STANDARD PREMIUM WEDDING $450.
(Download a doc. file of the Larger Weddings Sample Contract HERE).
Including all prior discussions, two in-house formal meetings, planning and assistance.
On-site co-ordination with musicians, DJ, photographer, etc.
Personalized ceremony: you decide (with my incredibly valuable assistance) each step of the ceremony what you do or do not want. I will provide you with several alternatives for each step of the ceremony, and incorporate your own ideas. Everything regarding your tailor-made ceremony is open for discussion.
Verbal walk-through of ceremony (in place of separate, formal rehearsal)
PLEASE NOTE: If necessary - for example, when members of the bridal party will not be arriving until the day of the wedding - the rehearsal can be scheduled just prior to the ceremony.
WEDDING WITH SEPARATE FORMAL REHEARSAL: additional $150.
(For a total of $600.)
Rehearsal with whole bridal party, on a day or evening prior to the wedding day.
Unlimited walk-through of ceremony until all feel comfortable with cues and directions
WEDDING, FORMAL REHEARSAL, AND SEPARATE
CO-ORDINATOR MEETING: additional $100.
In addition to the above, though rare, this usually involves a formal meeting with wedding planners & consultants, prior to and separate from both the rehearsal and the wedding.
Q. Do you offer a "special value" for very small, simple weddings? We just want something short & sweet.
A. Some are short, but all are sweet! And, yes, I do offer a special price of $250.00 for more intimate, very small weddings. BUT SOME RESTRICTIONS DO APPLY. Download a doc. file of the Small Weddings Sample Contract here.
Size of wedding: Restricted to Bride and groom and one to three additional guests, one or two of whom could act as your witness(es), up to eight..
If it is just the two of you (Bride and Groom), we will need at least one witness, as required by law. This could be your photographer, for example, or a stranger on the beach, anyone 18 yrs. of age or older, who will attend the whole ceremony and will sign your license.
Rehearsal: No rehearsal, since none is needed.
Ceremony: One set ceremony, my own favorite, simple and beautiful, which could still include some personal additions.
Place of Wedding: Anywhere on the immediate Half Moon Bay Coastside, from Montara to the south end of the city of Half Moon Bay. Assuming that you are trying to cut costs as much as possible, you might want to have your wedding at one of the cost-free sites along the coast: a free beach, bluff top, home or garden - that you would choose (with my help, if you need it).
Note: Keep in mind that the Calif. State Park system CHARGES FOR RESERVATION AND USE OF STATE BEACHES FOR WEDDINGS AND FOR PARKING OF EACH VEHICLE. Please click on the "Beach Wedding" section to your left for further details.
Q Do you require a deposit, and when do we pay you?
A. A deposit is not required (though not refused), so you will not be charged if you change your plans. However, I do request that you submit payment within 10 days prior to the ceremony.
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