Re: Package Ideas?
Wes,
I think you've left out your labor rate in this pricing. Your prices are quite low. Two photographers for eight hours? I suggest that you will be VERY busy at these rates. However you may find that you are not making enough money to make it worth it for you. Calculate what you want to make (in your pocket after expenses) per hour, multiply that by three and that's your labor rate.
Even at $25.00 per hour, times three is $75.00 per hour, times eight is $600, just for the day of the wedding, for ONE photographer....JUST labor.
Now, if you are not running this as a true business, and you only want to make $25.00 per hour, that's still $300 per eight hour day for ONE photographer. You have two photographers. That's $600.00 for labor just on the day of the wedding. And that does not include wear and tear on your auto (Mileage), depreciation on equipment, etc.
I would guess at the rates you are charging you are probably puting about $10.00 or less per hour in your pocket after expenses. How long do you want to do that and is that all your skill is worth to you?
Just food for thought.
Regarding packaging, you will sell what you show them. If they don't see any packaging that they like, you will probaby loose the job to someone who packages differently. You don't want too many packages as it may be confusing. Four or Five with one Whopper is probably more than enough. You can also add an ala-cart price for coverage and proofs only.
My weddings tend to be either full-day seven hours, or four hours, because I package that way. I find that four hours in one location gets people all the important stuff and a few (very few) candids. I will also go out for a couple of hours but normally these are booked close-in, as I don't want to give up a prime date for a two hour gig.
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