A fair price for a wedding?

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I've been asked to be the official photographer for a friend of a friends wedding in the summer. I barely know the guy so I'd want it to be worth my time and effort.

I've done a wedding before, shadowing the official photographer, so I'm fairly sure about the poses I need to do etc. I'm confident by nature too so I'm not too worried about crowd control etc. I'm my own worst critic and I honestly feel I produced better shots at the last wedding that the official, even without a flashgun. This was echoed by the bride and groom and anyone else who saw the photos. It was in the Dominican Republic however where lighting wasn't really a problem, I just needed a fill to reduce the shadows.

I definately want my price to cover the purchase of a flashgun, plus a little more for my time and processing. I'm willing to process and make all photos available to the b&g so they can go ahead and order as many prints for friends and family as they want. I assume this is not normal procedure?

At the moment I'm thinking £300 all in, baring in mind my experience. All advice welcomed :)
 
I'm in the north east. I've been told he's already been offered £400-600 which may be a little white lie, but what can I say?

Suppose I could say £400 take it or leave it, unsure :confused:
 
I'm hoping I can borrow a friends D70 for the day incase of failure, if not I'll have to rent. Any reccommendations there?

SDK you mention insurance, not something I considered. What would be the cost and benefits involved there?

Glitch, great advice on the gallery, I'll certainly look into that :)
 
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