http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: 16 MILE travel expenses? en Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:31:36 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65161 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:21:27 +0000 pancy 65161@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>i agree $100 is totally crazy. but i once went to a wedding in sf where the reception site was like 20 miles from the ceremony site and it took us an hour to get there because of traffic and all the madness over the bridge. I think there was also construction - are you in a heavy traffic area? but even if, i don't think it justifies $100. boo. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65154 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:52:25 +0000 missm 65154@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>good luck and let us know how it shakes out!&nbsp; even in CA where gas prices are super high, many photographers have a pretty large range before charging travel fees.&nbsp; $100 for 16 miles is crazy madness. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65143 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:22:03 +0000 davndee09 65143@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I KNEW I wasn't trippin! &nbsp;We met with the photographer, and upon arriving home she had emailed me explaining that she &quot;forgot&quot; to mention the travel expense. &nbsp;She has not drawn up a contract yet, so I'm going to try and negotiate. &nbsp;My photographers fees are somewhat low, so maybe this is why. &nbsp;But, hey, I'll pick this girl up MYSELF and use that $100 to buy invitations!!!</p> <p>Thanks for all the input!&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65110 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:30:17 +0000 caliocteach 65110@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Is that in the contract you signed?&nbsp; If the price of gas is the issue, offer to pay for a gallon of gas -- that should cover about 16 miles if he is driving a big truck and up to 30 miles if he has an economy car.&nbsp; Offer to pay for 2 gallons if he is driving a hummer! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65099 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:56:30 +0000 rebecca 65099@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>For something so standard (aren't most wedding ceremonies and receptions in two different places?),&nbsp;$100 is a little much. That's what we're paying our officiant to travel from NYC to Delaware -- a few more than 16 miles! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65091 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:04:21 +0000 dreambml 65091@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>That is completely ridiculous.&nbsp; Tell her you'll give her $20.&nbsp; They can charge travel expenses if where they are coming from is really far, but not for between the two, and definitely not for 16 miles.&nbsp; ESPECIALLY $100.&nbsp; That is rude to even expect it. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65052 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:46:52 +0000 SAICreativeEvent 65052@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Most photographers will travel up to 40 miles to the wedding location, in California at least. If your wedding ceremony and reception are in two different locations and is 16 miles apart, this should be inclusive of his/her determined ammount of hours.&nbsp;You may want to really read his/her contract and make sure you are getting what you are paying for. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65043 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:18:14 +0000 Angel 65043@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Yeah, normally there's a minimum distance before they charge. If you can't get out of paying (is it in the contract?), then try to negotiate an actual mileage expense. The government <a href="http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=9646&amp;contentType=GSA_BASIC" title="GSA Pricing">currently pays</a> 58.5 cents a mile (for gas and wear and tear) on a privately owned vehicle.&nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65039 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:56:31 +0000 glittergrl 65039@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>16 miles is ridiculous. I would question her more about this if I were you.</p> <p>Charging a travel fee when there is a great distance (more than 30min drive) from the ceremony to the reception ---- or if you are getting ready somewhere really far away from the ceremony .... that's normal. But 16miles? That's weird.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65021 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:40:40 +0000 QueenoftheClick 65021@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I haven't heard of this. but maybe it is just something new with all of the&nbsp; gas hikes. &nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-65001 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:59:55 +0000 mrbee 65001@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Your travel fee seems to be for travel between the ceremony and reception... I have never heard of that one. </p> <p>In my experience, many photographers don't charge an overall travel fee if the venue is within their &quot;home&quot; area.&nbsp; For example, a lot of Manhattan photographers don't charge for a wedding in Manhattan... but might charge a small surcharge to go to Queens or NJ.</p> <p>I'm not surprised that someone is charging a surcharge for the travel, since it's a pain to have to travel (especially if you have assistants traveling separately).&nbsp; Usually though, this cost would be absorbed into the cost of the overall budget.&nbsp; If the budget is low, maybe I could see a travel surcharge making sense?</p> <p>Hope that helps! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-64999 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:33:33 +0000 snmcdowell 64999@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>This is very unusual in my experience. I would ask them to waive the fee since it is so short of a distance. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/16-mile-travel-expenses#post-64983 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:42:51 +0000 davndee09 64983@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>our photographer just informed me (<em>after</em> our meeting) that there is a $100 travel expense charge to cover transportation from the ceremony to the reception.&nbsp; the distance between the two places is about 16 miles.&nbsp; </p> <p><strong>are travel expenses typical for a NON-destination wedding?</strong></p> <p>i know that with gas prices being what they are, vendors may be tacking on this extra fee.&nbsp; but i thought that 16 miles is a relatively short distance.&nbsp; it's about 20 minutes traveling time without traffic.&nbsp; is this considered far?&nbsp; </p>