How much we charge

Prices

How we charge
£320 for the first hour

£110 for each extra hour

£55 for each extra half-hour

Fixed chargeable time
The chargeable time is from the agreed start time to the agreed end time, including appropriate breaks.  If your event starts later than the agreed start time, we still charge you from the agreed start time.

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Flexible chargeable time
If you are not sure of the exact end time when you book us, we are happy to play on for extra time, charging you as above.

Wedding ceremony or church service plus reception
If you would like to book the quartet for both your wedding ceremony or church service, and also your reception, we charge you as set out above. This applies to bookings where the wedding and reception are at the same venue, and also to bookings where they are at different venues.

Civil wedding ceremony or church service only
Civil wedding ceremony only - £320 fixed price
Church wedding service only - £370 fixed price
This price includes music during the ceremony and also music beforehand as your guests arrive. We find that 15 minutes of music before a civil ceremony and 30 minutes before a church service is ideal.

Deposit
We ask for a non-returnable deposit of £100 to confirm your booking. We will send you two copies of our booking form and we ask you to sign and return one copy with your deposit.

Paying the balance
For a fixed booking this is payable either before or on the day of the event.  For a flexible booking it is payable after the day of the event, on receipt of an invoice.

Travel and set up
We do not charge for travel costs within approximately 60 miles of Oxford, or for the half hour set up time which we always allow.

Individual quotes
An individual quote will be given if the booking is outside our normal travel area, or if we are required to play for two sessions with a lengthy gap in the middle.

Special requests
An additional charge of £30 is made if you have a special request for a piece of music which is not on our repertoire list.

Copyright text and images: Marilla String Quartet 2007/2008