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How much do you put down as a deposit?....

Original post by PapayaChic

for hall
photog
video
and dj usually

I was thinking 500-1000 for each? Am I right?

Trying to set up bugdet and moving around money and wanted to know how much is going to leave my savings account in the next month
Lissy3077 Posted:

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i have put 500 for each vendor that i have gotten so far

Mrs_C_in_'07 Posted:

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Each place told us what they wanted, and we felt what they asked for was fair.

Hall required $1000
Photo/Video required $700
Didn't get to DJ yet
cuteauburnininny Posted:

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my hall wanted 10%

my photographer and video is a client of mine so i don;t have to put anything down. thats all i did so far
lilred13 Posted:

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I put down half over 9 months for my hall
1/4 for photo and video
100 for DJ
Your price range is pretty accurate
sunshine1813 Posted:

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Posted by RobbsWifey

Whatever the requirement was, I would put down a few hundred more; usually 50% of the bill for photo, dress, and limo. Better to not get stuck with several large bills in the end.



I couldn't agree more. The more money the better, if you can. Smaller amounts at the end may cause me less stress
Mdolph6 Posted:

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Hall--$500--then $2000 the next month
Photographer--$800
Video--$300
and
DJ--$600
snowcat Posted:

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1000 for hall

1000 for photography
bride2b24 Posted:

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hall 2000
video 100
dj 100
photo 1500
flowers 500
MJDoc12 Posted:

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Posted by Jess5790

for hall
photog
video
and dj usually

I was thinking 500-1000 for each? Am I right?




Hall: $1000
photog & video: $800 (we have a very inexpensive package)
DJ: they asked for $500 but we gave $1000 anyway!
PaddysGirl15 Posted:

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Hall--500 euro
Photographer--400 euro
Video--200 euro
Band--100 euro
Danacm80 Posted:

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The hall: $5,000
Photo/Video: about $1000 (just under i think)
Dj: $1000
ksl268 Posted:

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Posted by LuckySevens

From my experience, your range seems about right but it does depend in some cases what your total is.



I agree.....that seems to be a pretty standard range
MnM52607 Posted:

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So far I put $2000 down for the hall and $300 down for the DJ.

leshellem Posted:

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$1000 for hall
that's all i have right now, but i have been looking for photo and most wanted $500 down
meliss1019 Posted:

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about that yes.

woobie113007 Posted:

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The hall required a $1000.00 deposit when we booked. DJ was cool....only $50.00.
Thats all I did so far
cherish83 Posted:

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All i've booked so far was the hall.. CLM which required 1000 deposit and another 1000 every other month, till you've given them 5000. We are going to look at Unlimited Entertainment on Tuesday and they require a 25% deposit.

SeptBride70 Posted:

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for hall: $1,000
for photog: $500
for video: $500 (same person as photog, it needed to be $1,000 total so i split it)
i don't have a DJ, i am having a band, but for my band we put down: $1,000 and then two weeks later they wrote us requesting another $1,100 so we sent that check. it was stated to us from the beginning that that was their standard practice so we were aware when we got the bill for the $1,100 in the mail.

i put a certain amount of money aside each WEEK for the wedding and then when i accumulate some money i rotate and pay a little off from each vendor as i go. i keep a log of it all.
lisaslove Posted:

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$500 for the hall,$500 for photo, & $500 for the dress
oOMarshmallowOo Posted:

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Hall - $1000
DJ - $200-300 (don't remember since FH took care of all the money)
Photographer/Videographer - $500


Some halls don't require up to $1000 but some could ask for more!.

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