NO, no, no! I'm sorry I wasn't clear! The first payment was only $375. Since then, the dad has been paying me to catch her up. At this point, the balance they owe around $1500 based on 200 guests. Since her numbers are down, the payment could be considerably smaller. My problem in this is that she refuses to count the children in the total #. We'll see what she says when I add on the DJ and photographer.
If I had only collected $375 and the wedding is a week away, I should get smacked in the head! Friends or no friends, that would have been beyond stupid! Actually, they're not friends; I used to work with them so if this whole thing goes south, I won't miss them at all. I'll be there on Saturday, though. I can't see the point in ruining my reputation over a couple hundred dollars. I'm pretty sure that the dad will pay up as he's the only one in the whole bunch of them with a brain.
They are getting a good deal, but I'll also make a profit- just not the profit I would have made had I charged her what the gig is worth. People just don't realize that it's no easy feat to bring the restaurant to them. All that goes into doing that is an amazing amount of work and shouldn't be taken for granted.  |