b*****s

appears that way................:wave: lol

hey ho' some folk.
 
inaneredstripe said:
had our first wedding cancelation.
by email three weeks before the ruddy wedding, and had the cheek to ask for the deposit back. koff.
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had my first ever back in May - groom was shagging anything that moved and the bride found out the Tuesday before. She wasn't best pleased

Hugh
 
boyfalldown said:
had my first ever back in May - groom was shagging anything that moved and the bride found out the Tuesday before. She wasn't best pleased

Hugh
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LOL we had exactly the same thing a month or so back, bride to be caught him in bed with potential bridesmaid.
 
yup. first one ever.
didnt even ring us.
rung em several times, and emailed em a reminder about the final payment
left a message with a "relative".
then they emailed us to say the wedding was canceled, and the bride to be thought the husband to be had contacted everyone.
oh well, theyve lost their deposit.

think our deposit/booking fee is going to have to go up.
 
My Booking Fee (not a deposit!) is pretty most of the profit from the Shoot, so when they cancel (as one has for November - groom walked away apparently) I make a decent amount for not doing anything - so if I get a later booking all the better

That said, I'd like 500 bookings a year where they ALL cancel :lol:

DD
 
Metal God said:
A word of warning. In your contract, never use the word 'deposit' in your contract. Deposits are refundable. Always refer to it as a booking fee.
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Surely the idea of a deposit is to compensate for any inconvenience or losses caused by cancellation. If it were refundable there wouldn't be much point in deposits.

:shrug:
 
"25% non-refundable deposit to secure the booking on your required date"

There is so little to argue with :)
 
I was gonna' be shooting a wedding(my first non family) this September(as a student,BUT getting paid!),Was meant to be meeting with the couple this week,And god an email off them last week,I was like "oh they've cancelled" but when I read it turns out they are changing the date,Which I'm happy with as I've got about 9 months to get some experience in :D
 
Our wedding tog took a 25% deposit, which I cannot see any bride and groom quibbling about really.

Gotta protect yourself!
 
I've been told that "non-refundable deposit" isn't good enough :eek:

Adding non-refundable in front doesn't change the fact that a deposit is, by nature, a forward payment for a service, and should that service be cancelled, the deposit is due. I'm no lawyer, but I do know that a precedence has been set in the States where a B&G successfully sued a tog getting their "non-refundable deposit" refunded! :eek::dummy:

Maybe it's a different law in the UK and maybe the legal meaning of deposit is different, but I'm gonna check it out for sure before I use it myself!

edit: the correct (American English) word is retainer. Detail here: http://www.photoattorney.com/2006_01_01_photoattorney_archive.html
 
Surely if it's in the wording of the contract that if you cancel then your deposit is not returned then there's no way they can atgue that though?
 
ChrisMClark said:
Surely if it's in the wording of the contract that if you cancel then your deposit is not returned then there's no way they can atgue that though?
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contract laws is a bit of a minefield - but US precedents aren't relevant in the UK. There are many clauses you can have in a contract that wouldn't be worth the paper they are written on - penatly fees for example.

I don't think it matters if you call it a deposit or a booking fee, as long as you make it clear that it is non-refundable.

Hugh
 
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