asked to do a wedding

Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 56 Location: Alaska, USA

Hello everyone!

Digital photography is just a hobby of mine since I was 14. I've shot mostly nature scenes, family photos and closeups of flowers (as close as I can get with what I have). Nothing that I've ever been paid for. I have a Nikon Coolpix P50, had a Coolpix L6 before in the recent past.

Friends of friends of the family have asked me to shoot their wedding in June, at their home on the river. They don't want to pay a local pro as much as $3,000~I'm the very cheap alternative.

I'd like to do it. I like to think I have an eye. I have the P50, a tripod, and I intend to burn the pics onto a disc for the couple. I have a printer, nothing professional, so they can bother with prints themselves. They understand that I'm no pro but I was recommended well by friends and family.

I was just wondering if anyone would pass along tips for me.

& my biggest question:
How much can I ask for? I imagine being paid at least $100.

Thanks!