Should I charge for wedding photos?
I’ve been invited to one of my close friends wedding, they also invited my other half a two young kids to the ceremony (registry office) and then to the reception later. I have a photography background but never done a wedding I was messaged the other day asking to do photos at the ceremony, my kids won’t sit still if I’m not with them so my other half has offered to not go and take them out instead and then just go to the reception later. So I’ve gone from guest to now working, there has been no mention they will pay me, how would I go about asking to be paid and also how much? I asked them what they wanted and they sent back a brief list of family members with bride and groom but I know they’ll want more. I don’t mind doing it but I don’t want to be walked over. I know they’re trying to do a budget wedding but feel it’s a bit cheeky not to offer payment, different if I offered to do it but they asked me after invited us. Growing up this friend would always take advantage of my kindness but now I have a family to think about I feel if they want me to work then I should get paid?
Edit to add
Both myself and partner are self employed although I wouldn’t necessarily be working this day my other half will have to take it off unpaid and we would be taking a big loss on his earnings and he’ll probably have to work a weekend to get the money loss back