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Inital Message Send Details
Date Sent: Sun, May 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
From: "Bruce Gilbert <mewst2190[@]gmail[.]com>
Subject: Wedding Music Inquiry
Initial Message Content
Hello,
I want to make an inquiry if you will be available to perform at my wedding ceremony. Sarah and I will tie the knot on July 12 2025 by 4pm at a private residence inSouth Hadley, MA. Will you be able to perform either Live, Pre recording or Zoom? We are expecting a maximum of 15 guests. The ceremony is just an hour and you will be expected to play Prelude 7 minutes, Processional 2 minutes, Recessional 2minutes, postlude 10 minutes. Let me know if you are available and how much is your fee. Which of the mediums will be OK for you to perform (Live, Pre recording or Zoom). Please reply asap.
Bruce.
Follow up Message Content
Hello [name],
I'm so glad that you are available to do a Live Performance but we do not have any musical preferences, anything Romantic is fine with us. . As for the fee of $450 It's within the budget. Also a very close friend to the family who volunteered to pay for your service fee, as his own financial contribution towards our wedding. He said he will be making payment through a check. He will want to do that asap. If you are okay with the payment, kindly forward the name that will be on the check, Phone number and the address it will be sent to. We will continue to communicate further regarding the ceremony. We are planning a very small wedding with an average budget.
Thanks,
Bruce.
